shropshire 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 shropshire
Wonderland
Telford
Wonderland The Award Winning big park for little people, an enchanting place where nursery rhymes and fairytales come to life.
Rays Farm Country Matters
Bridgnorth
Rays Farm Country Matters At Rays Farm you will see a variety of deer, friendly goats and farm animals. Watch the grace and splendour of many owls, and explore a streamside walk of myth and magic woodcarvings.
Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom
Telford
Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom is a real Children's paradise  complete hands on experience. From feeding the lambs, Sheep and Goat racing, petting the lizards and talking to the parrots to candle dipping, mini quad biking, pony rides and other craft activities  Hoo Farm has everything for a family day out!
Park Hall Countryside Experience
Oswestry
Park Hall Countryside Experience Loads to do - milking, lamb feeding, pony grooming, and cart rides. Huge indoor play arena with toy tractor circuit and bouncy castles. Vintage Garage and Welsh Guards Museum. Exciting extras: Junior Driving School and quad bikes. Great Tearooms and picnic areas.
Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Shrewsbury
Shropshire Wildlife Trust Their aim is to give all children opportunities to enjoy being outside and discovering wildlife. Regular children's events and workshops are also run throughout the year.
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Shifnal
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is the only National Museum in the West Midlands and has over 70 aircraft in three wartime hangars. With a world-class collection and display of aircraft, integrated with special exhibitions, films, interactives, artwork, engines, missiles, photographs, uniforms, medals and research and education facilities, the Museum takes an innovative approach while keeping with tradition.
Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Coalbrookdale
Ironbridge Gorge Museums Hear it, feel it, see it, do it. Be at the heart of the action and explore your industrial past at the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums.
The Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre
Shrewsbury
The Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre The premier exercise and fitness facility in Shrewsbury, boasting four pools and an excellent Fitness Suite, situated in the most picturesque area of town.
South Shropshire Leisure Centre
Ludlow
South Shropshire Leisure Centre 25 metre pool with 65 metre Flume Ride
Teme Ludlow
Ludlow
Teme Ludlow Swimming facility with diving pool and boards, leisure pools, 65m flume and more sporting opportunities besides.
Mickey Miller's Family Playbarn
Craven Arms
Mickey Miller's Family Playbarn A genuinely amazing array of activities from laser battle to playbarn with literally every age catered for!
Fuzzy Eds Funhouse
Shrewsbury
Fuzzy Eds Funhouse Play centre attrached to pub - rather like the Wacky Warehouse set-up
MC's Energy Zone
Telford
MC's Energy Zone A two-tier soft adventure play area which includes a fantastic under five's section, a ball pit, slides and a great arial swing.
Wacky Warehouse - Bridge Builder
Telford
Wacky Warehouse - Bridge Builder An indoor play frame attached to a pub - the usual Wacky Warehouse set-up.
Playpit Pirate Adventure
Telford
Playpit Pirate Adventure Large pirate ship play frame offers hours of entertainment with slides, ball pools, crows nest and much more.
Enginuity
Telford
Enginuity Exciting interactive Design & Technology Centre, part of the Ironbridge Museum.
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker
Nantwich
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker Discover the secret world of nuclear government For over 50 years this vast underground complex, remained secret, hidden on the outskirts of a sleepy Cheshire town.
Shrewsbury Castle
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Castle The Castle houses the spectacular collections of the Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust including pictures, uniforms, medals, weapons and other equipment from the 18th Century to the present day. Special events take place throughout the year.
Hawkstone Park Follies
Shrewsbury
Hawkstone Park Follies Highlights include Grotto Hill, where you can explore a pitch-dark labyrinth of ancient mines cut into the cliff; the Swiss Bridge, a rustic wooden structure perched over an unnervingly deep chasm; the Cleft, a path winding between two cliffs which narrows into a dark, creepy tunnel; and the Monument, a 100ft high column which can be climbed to enjoy panoramic views of up to 13 counties!
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Craven Arms
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre offers a range of activities, past-times and opportunities for anyone and everyone.
AMF Bowling
Shrewsbury
AMF Bowling 20 lanes fully computerised, Cafe Bar, Quasar Laser Arena and much more
Supercamps
Shrewsbury
Supercamps Activity day camps for children aged 4-14 combining Sports and Arts into a fun-fuelled programme keeping children active, alert, safe and happy during the Easter and Summer holidays!
Telford Ice Rink
Telford
Telford Ice Rink Telford's Ultimate Skating Venue. Our friendly staff and accessible Town Centre location makes for lots of fun, for you and the family, all year round. Whether you are a complete novice or a regular we are always happy to see you.
What are you waiting for?...get your skates on.
The Sun Valley Canoeing Co
Bridgnorth
The Sun Valley Canoeing Co The Sun Valley Canoeing company has been running since 1988 and specialises in Canadian-style canoe trips.On every trip there is a guide, who will supply you with the buoyancy aids, give you tuition before you set off, and accompany you down the river if required!
Wheely Wonderful Cycling
Ludlow
Wheely Wonderful Cycling Choose from a short break or longer holiday and you can start any day you like. Many UK destinations catered for. The price of your holiday includes: all accommodation, brilliant routes, luggage transported, quality bikes and equipment and our award winning service.
The Edge Adventure Activities
Much Wenlock
The Edge Adventure Activities Enjoy a huge range of activities including Quad Biking / Trekking, Mountain Boarding / Grass Boarding, 4x Mountain Biking, Clay Pigeon Shooting and Off Road Karting.
Telford Snowboard and Ski Centre
Telford
Telford Snowboard and Ski Centre The 85 metre slope (and nursery slope facility) provides skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing and snowblading activities for adults and juniors of all ages and abilities throughout the year.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway This remarkable funicular railway is the oldest and steepest inland electric cliff railway in the country.
Telford Steam Railway
Telford
Telford Steam Railway A classic and delightful Steam Railway - at 1 in 39 one of the steepest railways in preservation.
Nesscliffe Hill Country Park
Oswestry
Nesscliffe Hill Country Park Nesscliffe hill is a sandstone escarpment & is now a country park with various footpaths through the woods. To the north of the hill the ramparts of an old hill fort are present. An old sandstone quarry face forms a spectacular cliff, popular for rock climbing. Cut into the cliff face is a cave reputedly the hideaway of the highwayman Humphrey Kynaston & his horse.
Weston Park
Shifnal
Weston Park 1,000 acres of Parkland in which to play and an endless choice of special attractions including a miniature railway, Woodland Adventure Playground, woodland walks, lakes and follies to explore.
Home Farm Attingham
Shrewsbury
Home Farm Attingham A working farm with great seasonal kids' activities often available - from pumpkin carving to sheep shearing (check website). There is a playground and picnic area, and animal feed is available.
Cineworld Cinema
Shrewsbury
Cineworld Cinema Standard and 3D screenings, disabled access, special junior showings on Saturdays (contact for details).
Majestic Cinema
Bridgenorth
Majestic Cinema The Majestic, Bridgnorth, is a fine and all too rare example of a really artistic cinema, and the patrons are given the opportunity to enjoy an atmosphere of genuine luxury.
Cornhill Ceramic Cafe
Tutbury
Cornhill Ceramic Cafe Paint your own ceramics, no artistic talent required. All paint, brushes, help and inspiration provided. Just choose an item to paint from their extensive range of bisque ware, create a masterpiece and leave it with them for 3-4 days for glazing and firing, then collect or they can post it.
Royal Stafford Ceramic Cafe
Bursiem
Royal Stafford Ceramic Cafe The Ceramic Café at Royal Stafford is a place where you can create your own unique and colourful piece of tableware or giftware.
Huntfun Shrewsbury Treasure Hunt
Shrewsbury
Huntfun Shrewsbury 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 shropshire 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 shropshire can enjoy the great day out as well.
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