If you know of any other great things to do in Mid Wales with kids which aren't listed on DAYoutWITHtheKIDS, please get in contact with us, so we can add them to the website and share the fun places to go with other children - thanks a lot
Family Days Out in Mid Wales
Dinosaur Park
Tenby
Dinosaur Park Loads of dinosaurs roam in the woods - you'll come across as you go on the trail. also - adventure playground, Volcanic Adventure Golf, pets, maze, indoor play den, Dino's Snack Bar, Dinosaur Restaurant & picnic area.
Oakwood Theme Park
Narberth
Oakwood Theme Park is one of the top paid-entry attractions in Wales that receives close to the 400,000 visitors each year. A great idea for a family day out with the kids.
National Showcaves Centre for Wales
Swansea
National Showcaves Centre for Wales There are ten attractions all included in the one entry ticket, and there is plenty to see and do for all ages. The 3 different caves Dan-yr-Ogof, Cathedral Cave and Bone Cave each offer a unique underground experience.
National Botanic Garden of Wales
Llanarthne
National Botanic Garden of Wales The National Botanic Garden of Wales is The No 1 Modern Wonder of Wales boasting the largest single-span glasshouse in the world. Set in 500 acres of fantastic countryside, attractions include a unique double-walled garden; lakes, ponds, walks; theatre; restaurant; shop; gallery; children’s play area and discovery centre.
Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park
Cardigan
Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park See bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic grey seals, seal pups, harbour porpoises, sea-birds, rare choughs and skylarks.Meet our friendly farm animals including Dilwyn the donkey, pigs, sheep, goats, rare breed cattle, jersey cow, Shetland ponies, Welsh mountain ponies, rabbits, guinea pigs.
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo
Kilgetty
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo Discover a treasure trove of family attractions including a zoo, adventure park, farm and funfair. Our sheltered attractions make Folly Farm a great place to visit, even in the rain. Experience an award winning animal adventure like no other.
Pembrey Country Park
Pembrey
Pembrey Country Park Loads of great things for a family day out - including horse riding, dry ski slope, toboggan run, train ride, pitch and putt, adventure playground, picnic areas and walks. The Pembrey Country Park also has three restaurants and a visitor centre
The Animalarium
Ceredigion
The Animalarium A collection of unusual and interesting animals to amuse and delight you as well as the more domestic types which you can pet and feed in the petting barn. Several play areas.
Also there are exotic and endangered species in the larger enclosures, where we attempt to breed animals whose natural environment is under threat.
Visit us for a day to remember!
The Magic of Life Butterfly House
Ceredigion
The Magic of Life Butterfly House Come and see some of the largest and most colourful butterflies in the world!
Manor House Wild Animal Park
Tenby
Manor House Wild Animal Park - nature experience where kids can interact with animals rather than just view them in cages. Whether you want to see gibbons, playful lemurs, gangs of foraging meercats or gaceful zebras, there is something for everyone.
Cantref Adventure Farm
Brecon
Cantref Adventure Farm With the large indoor play areas, outdoor play, great animal shows including pig racing, bottle feeding the lambs and tractor and trailer rides; there is something for the whole family come rain or shine!
The Play Barn
Breacon
The Play Barn The Play Barn - an exciting indoor children's soft play facility
Playzone Indoor Soft Play Centre
Swansea
Playzone Indoor Soft Play Centre Everyone has a ball, and a swing, slide, whoosh, zing! Our main sessions are designed for Kidz aged 1 to 14 accompanied by their parents.
Funsters Fun Factory
Swansea
Funsters Fun Factory A great childrens' indoor play centre in Pontarddulais with plenty of clean bright obstacles and challenges to exhaust and entertain!
Quackers Indoor Soft Play Centre
Newbridge-on-Wye
Quackers Indoor Soft Play Centre We have a large indoor play area with a drop slide, astro-slide, tube slide, rope bridge, spider's web, spinner and more including a separate toddlers area. There are no age restrictions on the equipment and plenty of seating for those who want to watch. Great indoor play centre.
Machinations
Llanbrynmair
Machinations has the only miniature rabbit village and mechanical model museum in the country! Also has a cafe, shop and an indoor play centre.
Ocean Commotion
Tenby
Ocean Commotion is open all year round and provides the perfect escape from the sun in the summer and the cold in the winter! Parents can relax in the licensed family bar and restaurant whilst the children entertain themselves with the vast facilities available to them. Ocean Commotion has 3 different zones over 5 levels of play equipment!
Lions Den
Haverfordwest
Lions Den Provides families with a superior entertainment venue, with the opportunity to enjoy exciting, safe and adventurous play in a relaxed atmosphere. Suitable for kids 0 to 12.
Centre for Alternative Technology
Machynlleth
Centre for Alternative Technology The centre teaches you all about the earth's natural resourses - solar - wind and wave power. Also has an adventure playground and maze and many different animals to visit. There is even a great cliff railway in the summer months.
Dolaucothi Gold Mines
Llanwrda
Dolaucothi Gold Mines You'll be taken on guided underground tours with miners hats and lamps and panning for gold - you may get lucky!! The tours will take in the Roman and more recent workings.
Cardigan Heritage Centre
Cardigan
Cardigan Heritage Centre Display on the history of Cardigan and its port and changing local history displays.
Interactive computer, cafe on riverside terrace. Art activites for younger children and quizzes.
King Arthur's Labyrinth
Machynlleth
King Arthur's Labyrinth An underground storytelling adventure where you join a mysterious Dark Age boatman and sail underground, through a waterfall and back across a thousand years. As you explore the vast underground caverns and winding tunnels, Welsh tales of King Arthur, of dragons, battles and more unfold. Complete with dramatic scenes, light and sound this is a real adventure for all ages in all weathers.
Corris Mine Explorers
Powys
Corris Mine Explorers Explore a virtually untouched abandoned Welsh Slate Mine with one of Wales' top Mine Explorers. Get kitted up and enter the dark caverns of the abandoned Mine which was first worked in 1836 and closed in 1970. Discover huge caverns, machinery and old tools; it feels as if the miners have just left.
Come, explore and step into the tough working lives of the miners and of past generations.
Blue Lagoon Waterpark
Narberth
Blue Lagoon Waterpark Ride high on a rapid river, spiralling your way in and out of the building at speed or glide gently along a winding river stopping at weirs and pools. Rolling rapids, slides, wave, spa and bubble pools will soak you in 101 different ways. And when you’re ready to take a break lie back on a lounger and gaze into the skies, whatever the weather.
Llangorse Multi-Activity Centre
Brecon
Llangorse Multi-Activity Centre Llangorse Multi Activity Centre is the home of the largest indoor Climbing and Riding Centre in Wales. We cater for groups and individuals, whether experienced or novice, young or old.
The Riding Centre offers Pony Rides for little ones (4-7 yrs), Trekking for the beginner or novice rider and riding for those with some experience.
Heatherton World of Activities
Tenby
Heatherton World of Activities is a Family Fun Sports Park near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, with so much going on for all ages. Activities range from Go-Karts, Bumper-Boats and Archery to Paintball, High Ropes and Zorbing.
B P Karting Ltd
Haverfordwest
B P Karting Ltd Cadet Karts are powered by Honda 160 engines and have remote control fitted to be used if required. All drivers must be over 8yrs age and over 130cm.
Carew Karting
Tenby
Carew Karting Children are given a very thorough safety briefing before their session begins. The minimum age for children is 8 yrs old and a minimum height of 1.35 meters. Please note limited times in winter.
Aberaeron Treasure Hunt Trail
Lampeter
Aberaeron Treasure Hunt Trail Identify the location of the buried treasure on our walking Treasure Hunt Trail around Aberaeron. Follow our directions and solve our clues for a great afternoon’s entertainment. You will have to look hard for the clue’s answers for they could be anywhere!
New Quay Boat Trips
Glanmor Tce
New Quay Boat Trips Take a trip along the beautiful Ceredigion Coast in one of theri passanger boats. You may get close to the local wildlife, dolphins, seals, porpoises and more.
The Vale of Rheidol Railway
Cardiganshire
The Vale of Rheidol Railway An unforgettable journey through the spectacular Rheidol Valley by narrow gauge steam train.
Corris Railway
Machynlleth
Corris Railway This was the first narrow Gauge railway in Mid-Wales, built in 1859. The round trip takes 50 minutes, including a guided tour of the 133-year old engine shed and workshops at Maespoeth.
Poppit Sands
Cardigan
Poppit Sands Blue Flagged beach good for swimming, as well as buggying, land boarding, kite boarding and power kiting.
New Quay Harbour
Cardigan Bay
New Quay Harbour Blue Flagged waters good for swimming and water sports, for which there is a centre by the harbour, with summer lifeguard cover. Excellent location to spot dolphins.
Aberaeron South Beach
Ceredigion
Aberaeron South Beach Good swimming, surfing and canoeing territory, but not for sand castles or much swimming. Amenities are all in local town.
Thanks for all the great things to do in Mid Wales with kids you keep sending in.
Now we have the easter and summer holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find the best days out and as many fun 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 playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, horse riding, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, outdoor play at the best local parks, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys with many historical and educational atractions listed
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't shown above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people visiting on holidays and all the other children in Mid Wales can enjoy the great day out as well.
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