If you know of any other great things to do in South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Doncaster
Yorkshire Wildlife Park From Wallaby Walkabout to land of the Tigers all the kids' furry favourites are here! The latest feature is a 100 sq m viewing platform where visitors come face to face with endangered leopards as they scale their 10m high climbing frames!
Cannon Hall Farm
Barnsley
Cannon Hall Farm Family run farm attraction featuring hundreds of animals with lots of babies always on show. Spectacular new adventure playground opening Easter 2011. Farm Shop selling home produced beef, pork and lamb. Toy and gift shop. Don't miss our famous home made pies in the delicatessen and restaurant.
Wigfield Farm
Barnsley
Wigfield Farm is a working farm with lots of animals to see and feed. There’s meerkats, donkeys, goats, cows, owls, pigs, sheep, chickens, ponies, alpacas, rabbits, guinea pigs, rodent room and an aquatics room. We have an outside play area, a cafe and gift shop. We hold birthday parties and events.
Aston Springs Farm
Rotherham
Aston Springs Farm Small family run farmyard and farm shop where you can feed hungry goats, pet Dolly the lamb or throw corn to their rare breed chickens.
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Rotherham
Magna Science Adventure Centre Power your imagination at Magna; the UK's first Science Adventure Centre and explore the four elements of fire, air, earth and water. Home to 'Sci-Tek' the largest science and technology playground in Europe, and Aqua-Tek the UK's largest outdoor water play area.
AeroVenture
Doncaster
AeroVenture - loads of things to see including: Military Aircraft collection from propeller training aircraft to Mach 2 Jet fighters - Historic 60 year old RAF buildings including Bellman aircraft hangar and authentic wooden RAF huts - Helicopter Collection
Weston Park Museum
Sheffield
Weston Park Museum Children and adults will love the animated new displays, specially designed to delight even our littlest explorers. From Egyptian Mummies, to a traditional butchers shop. From Snowy the polar bear, to living ants and bees. The citys amazing collections of beautiful, varied and unusual treasures will be brought to life by fascinating histories, incredible facts and hands-on interactives.
The Fire and Police Museum
Sheffield
The Fire and Police Museum Come face to face with some of the most amazing vehicles and exhibits around!
Feel as if you're in the thick of the action and adventure, with the sights and sounds of the Fire and Police Museum Sheffield,
Clifton Park Museum
Rotherham
Clifton Park Museum One of the most modern and user-friendly Museums in the country, the twice nominated Museum of the year features famous exhibits such as Nelson the Lion and the breath-taking Rhinoceros Vase. Plus Lion's Den children's play area.
Kelham Island Museum
Sheffied
Kelham Island Museum Immerse yourselves in the sights and sounds of industrial Sheffield during the Industrial Revolution and follow the growth of the city through the Victorian Era and two world wars to see how steelmaking forged both the City of today and the world!
Metrodome Leisure Complex
Barnsley
Metrodome Leisure Complex Have a fun filled session in the metrodome waterpark. With waves in the lagoon pool, three great white knuckle rides and two slides for the young 'uns. Good idea if you're looking for fun family days out in Yorkshire.
Maltby Swimming Centre
Rotherham
Maltby Swimming Centre Standard swimming facilities plus diving pool with 1m and 3m springboards and a 5m platform.
Ponds Forge
Sheffield
Ponds Forge Come down and make a splash at Ponds Forge leisure pool! Whizz through the 2 flumes, float along the lazy river or jump through the big waves. There is also a smaller fun pool, for parent and toddler swimming!
Rotherham Leisure Complex
Rotherham
Rotherham Leisure Complex Leisure pool with shallow entry and aqua flume water slide plus standard swimming pool and a smaller parent child pool.
Camelot Play Castle
Rotherham
Camelot Play Castle Multi-level play structure with slides, ball-pit, party area
Playmania
Barnsley
Playmania a multi-level play area with slides, tunnels, three party rooms, including a disco room.
Pirate Petes Indoor Playden
Doncaster
Pirate Petes Indoor Playden The Mill House incorporates the childrens indoor playcentre run by the aforementioned Pirate Peter. Guess it is run similar to a Wacky Warehouse.
Just for Kids
Sheffield
Just for Kids indoor fun centre with rollerblading, bouncy castle, tube slide and a large toddlers' play area - ring for more details
Wacky Warehouse - Story Teller
Rotherham
Wacky Warehouse - Story Teller - has a purpose built indoor play structure which leaves children to run themselves ragged for a couple of hours - leaving the adults to chill!!!
Pirates Cove Indoor Play Centre
Barnsley
Pirates Cove Indoor Play Centre This is a bright and colourful multi level childrens adventure softplay centre with 2 Bouncy Castles, 7 Slides, 2 Ball Pools and lots more!
The Big Tops Indoor Playcentre
Dinnington
The Big Tops Indoor Playcentre An exciting and adventurous indoor family entertainment centre for the under 12's (+5's for laser tag) combining fantastic imaginative children's play facilities with an excellent, healthy eating cafe, Massive indoor soft play equipment with slides, Ball pool, Sports court, car track, toddler's area, and disabled zone. The perfect children's party venue. We also have "Make a Bear" "Laser Tag"
Megakidz Indoor Play Centre
Sheffield
Megakidz Indoor Play Centre One of Sheffield's favourite Indoor Play Centres. Here at Megakidz we are well known for our friendly atmosphere, relaxing environment and excellent facilities for both parents and their children. It's a place where your cheeky monkeys can run wild!
Astrabound Inoor Play Centre
Doncaster
Astrabound Inoor Play Centre The biggest indoor soft play centre in Yorkshire full of exciting features including a 6 metre daredevil drop slide, 4 lane Astra slide, ball cannon battle zone, spiral slide and interactive sports area.
Astrabound also has lots of party packages to choose from including Disco or Sports parties!
Monkey Bizness
Sheffield
Monkey Bizness - the premier family entertainment centre, where kids can be kidz. With separate play areas for 0-2, 2-5 and 5-12 year olds. The family entertainment centre has a huge triple pyramid design frame including our massive cannon arena featuring our new super canon.
Jungle Mania Play Centre
Sheffield
Jungle Mania Play Centre Roar like a lion as you slide down our super fast 4 lane astra slide or get dizzy on the spiral slide, climb cargo nets and tumble towers, swing from the bish bags, crawl through tunnels and squeeze through the spiders web.
Runaround Play Centre
Sheffield
Runaround Play Centre A fantastic playcentre for kids complete with large play frame, 4 lane Astra Slide, Spiral Slide, Ball Cannons, Large Sports Arena, Traverse Climbing Wall and separate Toddlers Area with interactive touch screen TV and ball fountain.
Hullablloos
Sheffield
Hullablloos - Sheffield's premier kids indoor play centre with soft play areas, ball pools, slides, bridges and much more.
Ali Bongos
Mexborough
Ali Bongos Three levels, featuring slides, swings and cargo nets, Sony Playstations and an outdoor activity area, there is enough to keep your little adventurers entertained safely for a few hours, while you relax next door.
The Play Arena
Sheffield
The Play Arena An exciting family entertainment centre with a wide range of activities which will appeal to the whole family, from babies to adults, whatever the weather. At 18,000 square feet the venue is the largest in Sheffield. There is both indoor and outdoor play equipment.
The Cheswold
Doncaster
The Cheswold Attached to a family oriented restaurant, this has a great little multi storey play area with a separate baby and toddler section. There are classic fun features like slides and ball pit in a safe, colourful environment.
The Play Pit
Doncaster
The Play Pit Multi level 'outdoors' themed indoor play facility, offering a soft obstacle adventure up above the parents' tables and featuring all the classics and a few surprises.
Hydra Kids
Sheffield
Hydra Kids 3 zones for differing age groups, each offering physical, mental and imaginative challenges with a high standard of classic adventure soft play equipment.
Blue-John Cavern and Mine
Hope Valley
Blue-John Cavern and Mine The Blue John Cavern is steeped in history and old mining equipment is on view inside the cavern. Guided tours are conducted through the cave system at short regular intervals. Each tour lasts 45 minutes to 1 hour during which time a series of magnificent natural water-worn caverns are seen.
Conisbrough Castle
Doncaster
Conisbrough Castle Kids love castles, and even though it is mostly ruins, Conisbrough Castle has a 90ft-high great white circular keep with six buttresses is the oldest surving of its type in England. Constructed in 1180AD from local limestone is a compelling and unique sight to behold.
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
Doncaster
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens Bring the kids along for a great day out at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens. With a hands-on resources areas and a great new family-friendly exhibition there is more than enough to keep them occupied.
Doncaster Dome
Doncaster
Doncaster Dome A tropical world of exotic plants and lagoons and an alpine world of snow and ice. From the steamy Oasis to the bright lights of the Sundeck, through the fun packed Main Hall. The world within The Dome is waiting to be explored, adventure in to the world of Leisure. The place to go ice skating in Yorkshire.
Ice Sheffield National Ice Centre
Sheffield
Ice Sheffield National Ice Centre Ice Sheffield is totally committed to catering for the interests and aspirations of the whole community - offering recreational skating, learn to skate sessions, children's birthday parties and ice disco sessions
Skate Central of Sheffield
Sheffield
Skate Central of Sheffield Why not go and visit the rink that still maintains good old-fashioned family values? Varied sessions, extra sessions during school holidays.
The Climbing Works
Sheffield
The Climbing Works The World's biggest and best dedicated bouldering centre with dedicated kid's bouldering area, climbing classes for children, beginners and improvers. Good idea if you're looking for fun family days out in Yorkshire.
High Sports Rotherham
Rotherham
High Sports Rotherham Indoor Climbing Centre with opportunities for the smaller climber - ring for more details. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do with children
The Edge Climbing Centre
Sheffield
The Edge Climbing Centre An ideal way to get children interested in an adventure sport and a great and exciting way to exercise with the family. It's all set in a friendly environment and there is something for everyone from 7 years and up.
Foundry Climbing
Sheffield
Foundry Climbing Offers over 200 routes, 70% of which are from F5a to F7a. Over 1,100 sqm of climbing walls. Regular clubs for children starting at age 7.
Aerial Extreme
Sheffield
Aerial Extreme Join us for a unique, fun-packed experience on our Adventure Ropes Course located at iceSheffield! Suitable for all and no experience necessary. The outdoors has never been this much fun, so what are you waiting for?
The House Skatepark
Sheffield
The House Skatepark A great facility for skating only, no bikes, with classic features to train on and its all wood floors, so no concrete scars! If you're under 12 you will need an adult to stay with you.
Quasar Sheffield
Sheffield
Quasar Sheffield Painless bruise-less laser tag, the gentler way to get the thrills of shoot 'em ups in a live action role play setting.
Doncaster Superbowl
Doncaster
Doncaster Superbowl Kids love bowling and where better than the fun, family friendly and independent Superbowl! Gutter guards and ramps available for young ones.
Hollywood Bowl Sheffield
Sheffield
Hollywood Bowl Sheffield Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. Great family fun!
Barnsley Bowl
Barnsley
Barnsley Bowl Classic family friendly tenpin bowling with gutter guards and ramps for the kids to give them a chance! Great family activity, especially when it's wet!
Superbowl 2000 Rotherham
Rotherham
Superbowl 2000 Rotherham With classic tenpin bowling, arcade games and fruit machines for adults and kids, why not come and enjoy a thrilling family day out. It's not just bowling: It's Superbowling!
Fastlane Bowl
Sheffield
Fastlane Bowl Eleven lane bowling centre with a licensed bar and food served all day.
1st Bowl Sheffield
Sheffield
1st Bowl Sheffield Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. Great family fun!
Avago Karting Swinton
Mexborough
Avago Karting Swinton Minimum age 8 and height 4ft3. This is an Indoor circuit with an overall length of 300 metres. They have junior and cadet driving options for younger karters.
Parkwood Karting
Sheffield
Parkwood Karting Junior karting is ideal for children aged 8 years or older looking to get started in karting or progress their racing skills. They give tuition to new drivers to ensure they drive safely and correctly.
York Minster Mystery Trail
York
York Minster Mystery Trail The regional detective Willie Solvit, is baffled by the death of novice campanologist, Terry Bell. There had been some anonymous complaints made to the police about loud, out of tune bell ringing during the hours of darkness. Help Willie solve the clues, and you could win a cash prize.
Rother Valley Country Park
Sheffield
Rother Valley Country Park Country Park with land and water activities for all ages and abilities. Events all year. Activity centre offering; family rowing and pedal boats, water zorbing, sailing, windsurfing, canoes, single scull rowing boats, cycle hire and archery for groups. For refreshments bring your own picnic, eat in the cafe or have an ice cream.
BBQ's are permitted in the park as long as they are off the ground.
Clifton Park
Rotherham
Clifton Park Lovely green space with several adventure play areas, crazy golf and a mini funfair! Also has tennis courts and bowling greens available for you to hire, plus a seasonal water play area.
Graves Park
Sheffield
Graves Park Something for everyone including ancient woodland, playgrounds, sports fields, cafe, tennis courts, lakes, golf course and a cricket oval. Perhaps Graves Park’s greatest asset is its Animal Farm, home to Highland Cattle, Sheep, Donkeys, Goats, Pigs, Deer, Ducks, Chickens, Rabbits, Chinchillas and more.
Wentworth Castle Gardens
Barnsley
Wentworth Castle Gardens is a large country estate with beautiful gardens, deer park and visitor centre. With family friendly tea rooms, large play area and year round programme of events, we are the day out on your doorstep.
Penistone Paramount
Penistone
Penistone Paramount Old style cinema offering film, live theatre and organ recital performances in a varying showcase which includes a great deal suited to children and families.
Planet Pot
Sheffield
Planet Pot Pottery painting for both children and adults. Come and paint from our great selection from Cup Cakes to Plates, Egg Cups to cereal bowls. You can bring your own food or enjoy some of the buns and hot drinks we have on offer.
Budding Picassos Ceramic Cafe
Sheffield
Budding Picassos Ceramic Cafe is a bright and airy paint your own pottery studio in Sheffield. We have lots of great gadgets and tools, and friendly, helpful staff to make creating your own ceramic masterpiece easy! We have also been told we serve the best hot chocolate ever!
Thanks for all the great things to do in South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire can enjoy the great day out as well.
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