West Sussex is a great place to have a day out with the kids. Below we've tried to list as many attractions as we can to make it easy for you to find fun places to visit - we hope you find our website useful - and easy to use. Do you know of any other great
places to go that we may have missed? If so, it would be really nice if you could you get in touch, so that other kids can enjoy the day out as well - thanks a lot - have fun!
Family Days Out in West Sussex
Harbour Park
Littlehampton
Harbour Park Located next to sandy beaches and the working harbour and marina in Littlehampton Harbour Park is a must for a family day out. Outdoor attractions include Water Chute, Adventure Golf, Dodgems, Panning for Gold and the Caterpillar Coaster. The Indoor Kingdom of Fun, Harbour Café and Arcade are open all year round.
Fishers Farm Park
Wisborough Green
Fishers Farm Park Fishers Farm Park offers a unique mixture of farmyard and adventure play - the ideal place for family visits, birthday parties, school trips and group outings - whatever the weather.
Earnley Butterfly Park
Chichester
Earnley Butterfly Park Get up close and personal and walk amongst amazing tropical butterflies. The colour and beauty of these creatures has to be seen to be believed.
Holmbush Farm World
Faygate
Holmbush Farm World Lots of farm animals - please click here to visit
Daily Activities include: Tractor Rides - Cow and Goat milking - Animal Handling - Goat Races - Picnic areas with covered seating - Playgrounds including: Bale maze - Mini Mountains - Sand Pits - Tree houses - Indoor Play Areas
Arundel Wetland Centre
Arundel
Arundel Wetland Centre Visitor attraction and conservation area with wildfowl from around the world. A superb setting to stroll round with a picnic area and activity areas for children. Pond dipping and crafts are offered free daily during summer holidays. Many birds tame enough to feed from your hand. Free boat rides through the Wetlands Discovery area.
Amberley Working Museum
Amberley
Amberley Working Museum the museum contains a wide range of exhibits, ranging from transported-based collections, such as the Southdown bus collection & the village garage, to industry-based collections - also has narrow gauge train running round te site
Hailsham Lagoon Leisure Centre
Hailsham
Hailsham Lagoon Leisure Centre Hailsham Lagoon Leisure Centre - a fantastic soft play centre - ten pin bowling - leisure pool with a separate toddler area and flume - splash dance pool party every friday night (term time) for under 16s - active gym for 8 - 13 year olds
Worthing Aquarena
Worthing
Worthing Aquarena Worthing Aquarena offers far more than just a swim, with a main pool being 33 metres long and learner pool, diving boards, flume, sauna, steam room, sunbeds, Pulsecity Health and Fitness Centre and, in the summer months, an outdoor Paddling Pool.
Westgate Leisure Centre
Chichester
Westgate Leisure Centre A magnificient complex which contains three pools: main pool, leisure pool and a toddlers' pool.
Flying Fortress
Ford
Flying Fortress is a multi award-winning indoor children's activity centre with one of the most exciting playframes on the South Coast. Children just love the slides, the mangles, the monkey bars and mums and dads can have just as much fun as the kids! The Café serves great food too with plenty of healthy options!
CJs Playland
Burgess Hill
CJs Playland 3 levels high and packed full of mazes - Rope bridges - V bridges - Pull swings - Log climbs - Bish bash - Rollers - Push balls - Wade through balls - 2 large slides - An enormous ball pond
Arundel Castle
Arundel
Arundel Castle There is nearly 1,000 years of history at this great castle, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex and built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel.
Chichester Harbour Water Tours
East Wittering
Chichester Harbour Water Tours Chichester Harbour Water Tours - a great boat cruise around West Sussex
Beech Hurst Park Miniature Railway
Haywards Heath
Beech Hurst Park Miniature Railway Half a mile track of 5" gauge train track which is elevated - the kids love it!! Only runs on weekends. Great idea if you are looking for family days out in west sussex.
Holly Gate Cactus Garden and Nursery
Ashington
Holly Gate Cactus Garden and Nursery Thousands of cacti and succulents set in 10,000 square feet of glass houses
Potty Wotty Doodah Ceramic Cafe
Shoreham by Sea
Potty Wotty Doodah Ceramic Cafe APPEARS TO HAVE CLOSED, PLEASE CHECK - whether you're a superb artist or a complete beginner, Pottywottydoodah is the place to come. Enjoy painting your own designs, patterns or writing on our ready made pottery pieces.
Solar Heritage
Chichester
Solar Heritage Welcome aboard our solar powered catamaran. Take a trip through Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with an informative commentary. On-board the engines are virtually silent as you glide along admiring the view and getting up close to the wildlife and habitats that make this place so special.
Huntfun Worthing Treasure Hunt
Worthing
Huntfun Worthing Treasure Hunt A great fun way to explore in your own town or when visiting somewhere new. Fun for all the family and something a bit different getting everyone out and about in the fresh air for a few hours.
Butlins - Bognor Regis
Bognor Regis
Butlins - Bognor Regis Butlins - Bognor Regis - Splash waterworld, the Skyline Pavillion packed full of live entertainment including Bob the Builder and his team, a FREE fun fair, go-karts, crazy golf and a recording studio there's loads for the whole family to enjoy.
Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting West Sussex you keep sending in.
Now the summer holidays are upon us, we're trying to find as many things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor soft playcentres, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, castles, railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, ten pin bowling alleys, steam railways and other tourist attractions.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys.
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't listed above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people on holidays and all the other children in West Sussex can enjoy the great day out as well.
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