central 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 central
David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre
Aberfoyle
David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre David Marshall Lodge visitor centre is the best place to start exploring the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. The Carnegie Trust gifted the centre to the Forestry Commission in 1960. Its location above Aberfoyle offers some of the most spectacular views in the area including a stunning view across Loch Ard Forest to Ben Lomond.
Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park
Stirling
Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park is a great day out for the family. We have an Adventure Playground with Pirates Ship. Giant Astraglide, Splashcats, Flying Fox and Kiddies Rides. Also Sea Lion Shows and Pets Farm and don't forget to take the boat to visit our chimps on their island. Fantastic idea for family days out in Scotland.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regime
Stirling
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regime The Regimental Museum which is in the King's Old Building of Stirling Castle. It is one of the most fascinating museums in Scotland,
Funky Forest at the Outside Inn
Falkirk
Funky Forest at the Outside Inn The younger visitors enjoy the Funky Forest play facility and this allows their carers the chance to enjoy some moments of their own. Not suitable for younger children, as it is not a soft play but 3 years and over.
Playzar Indoor Play Centre
Falkirk
Playzar Indoor Play Centre Childrens indoor play centre in Falkirk - great review if your press the more info button
Bear Heart Castle Soft Play Centre
Stirling
Bear Heart Castle Soft Play Centre A soft play centre for children at Bearheart Castle and is the first fully interactive facility in the country, adding an exciting new dimension to what is already enormous safe fun. Has the usual slides ballpits and cafe plus a castle
Cheeky Monkeys
Falkirk
Cheeky Monkeys Cheeky Monkeys has 3 slides and the usual ball pit set-up, kids love it.
Cadwinkle Indoor Soft Play Centre
Falkirk
Cadwinkle Indoor Soft Play Centre has 2 separate areas, one for toddlers (under 5's) and one for juniors (over 5's). There are 4 slides including a 4m Drop Slide (over 5's only, legs and arms must be covered) and a 3 lane astra slide.
Wizzi's Castle Indoor Play Centre
Wishaw
Wizzi's Castle Indoor Play Centre Wishaw's only children's soft indoor play centre offering two fun soft play areas with slides, two great party rooms and arts and craft activities in Wizzi's Weekday Toddler Time sessions. While the kids play, parents can enjoy lunch from our varied hot and cold menu.
The Buzz
Falkirk
The Buzz For 5's and over or adventurous under 5's our equipment is designed to stimulate and challenge children. With a huge 26 x 25 metre frame to play in they will have plenty to keep them amused. Area for under 5's as well - plus great laserplay arenas
Bannockburn
Stirling
Bannockburn Exhibition "The Kingdom of the Scots" includes an audio visual of the Battle of Bannockburn and audio tour of property.
Callendar House
Falkirk
Callendar House Situated amidst magnificent park and woodland, Callendar House tells stories spanning 600 years of Scottish history. Through wars, rebellions and the industrial revolution, the house has played host to many great historical figures over the centuries, including Mary, Queen of Scots, Cromwell and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Callendar House is nice to walk round with boating pond, kids play area and woodland walks.
Stirling Castle
Stirling
Stirling Castle All kids love castles and this is without doubt one of the grandest of all Scottish castles, both in its situation on a commanding rock outcrop and in its architecture.
Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk
Falkirk Wheel As the world's first and only rotating boat lift, The Falkirk Wheel is quite simply unique.. There are many events that take place throughout the year at The Falkirk Wheel with also a good playground on the site for the kids to let off steam on.
Stirling Old Town Jail
Stirling
Stirling Old Town Jail - an authentic Victorian prison in the heart of the city. Take a fascinating live tour - to meet the characters of the jail - including the hangman! Look out from the Rooftop Viewpoint, and visit the exhibition area for a glimpse of prison life today.
Polmont Farm Dry Ski Centre
Falkirk
Polmont Farm Dry Ski Centre A 100m long artificial ski slope and a 20m nursery slope. Both slopes are floodlit and offer all year round, all weather skiing and snowboarding. The main slope has a sprinkler system and button ski tow.
Stirling Ice Rink
Stirling
Stirling Ice Rink Sport and leisure ice rink for all ice sports includes curling, public skating, ice hockey, speed skating and figure skating. A great idea if you are looking for family days out in Scotland.
AMF Bowling Stirling
Stirling
AMF Bowling Stirling If you've never been, then take the kids bowling, they love it. If they are too young to hold a bowl they can use the ball ramp - a great idea for a family day out. AMF Stirling has 28 lanes. Great idea for a kids birthday party as well.
Mariner Leisure Centre
Falkirk
Mariner Leisure Centre Lagoon-shaped leisure pool with beach area and wave machine - 4 x 25m lanes and baby pool - poolside viewing and family friendly communal changing village - frog, dolphin, whale and walrus chutes along with frog-on-a-log water feature - child and adult swimming lessons available.
Go Ape!
Aberfoyle
Go Ape! Think you, your friends and family can handle 3 hours of tree top adventure? Are you wild enough to climb 30ft up a rope ladder, Tarzan swing into a giant rope net then zip wire through trees, crawl through tunnels and tackle high wire rope bridges?
Firpark Ski Centre
Tillicoultry
Firpark Ski Centre -120m dry ski slope where there is skiing, snowboarding and blading for people of all levels of experience, with expert tuition given by experienced instructors. There are tubing lets, which allow up to 15 people to descend the slope in tubes (similar to a large inner tube) just for fun. Great fun and a great family day out.
Grangemouth Pool
Grangemouth
Grangemouth Pool Swimming pool with 2 great flumes to travel down on. 25m pool and 12m teaching pool. A great idea if you are looking for family days out in Scotland.
Falkirk Cineworld
Falkirk
Falkirk Cineworld - all the latest facilities you would expect of a modern cinema including large screens and digital projectors, enabling it to show all the latest films, including 3D versions of the most popular releases.
Hippodrome Boness
Boness
Hippodrome Boness Scotland's oldest cinema - a stunning A-listed, pre art-deco picture palace - fully restored, with red velvet seats and wooden panelling enhanced by state-of-the-art projection and sound quality, and screening the best major releases, family block-busters, independent films and classics.
Briarlands Farm
Stirling
Briarlands Farm After you have conquered the Maize Maze there is entertainment for all ages in the recreation area. Jumping Pillow, Straw Mountain, Tyre Maze, Hay Bale Maze, Sand Pit, Football Skills Game, Puzzles and Mazes.
Zetland Park
Grangemouth
Zetland Park Great place to take the fkis for a family day out - things to do include crazy golf, putting, tennis courts, bouncy castle, children's bicycle area, bowling green, boating pond and mini traffic area.
Huntfun Stirling Treasure Hunt
Stirling
Huntfun Stirling 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.
Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting central 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 central can enjoy the great day out as well.
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