tayside 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 tayside
Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre
Comrie
Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre So many exciting animals & birds to see - Set in 100 acres of beautiful Strathearn countryside - Unique bird hatchery - Chick & bunny handling
Play park & indoor barn - Daily animal feedings
Camperdown Wildlife Centre
Dundee
Camperdown Wildlife Centre The wildlife centre is one of Dundee's most popular attractions and is home to around 50 species of animals, birds and reptiles.
Glengoulandie Country Park
Perthshire
Glengoulandie Country Park Glengoulandie Country Park has something for everyone..A fabulous herd of red deer, including a white stag, Highland cattle, Soay sheep & Goats
Chickens and peafowl. There is also a Coffee shop, serving homemade food, a small camping site, popular with hillwalkers, who like the peace and tranquillity and a fishing lochan, stocked with Rainbow and Brown trout. Rod hire also available.
Sensation
Dundee
Sensation Unique visitor attraction with over sixty hands-on exhibits based on the senses. Ideal for families and fun for all ages. - Voted 'Scottish Family Attraction of the Year 2003' by the Good Britain Guide.
Perth Leisure Pool
Perth
Perth Leisure Pool Perth Leisure Pool is the ideal attraction for your visit to Perth. Based only 5 minutes from Perth City Centre, it boasts fun for all the family. The centre offers 5 indoor swimming pools, 1 outdoor lagoon, flumes, monkey jungle fitness gym, health suite and much more.
Junglee Fun Dundee
Dundee
Junglee Fun Dundee Great place to go in Dundee to get the kids to let off some steam - 2300 square feet of play space, including a soft play area
Doune Castle
Doune
Doune Castle The castle featured in the cult comedy movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Discovery Point
Dundee
Discovery Point All weather award-winning 5-star attraction - Hands on interactives - Computer-based multimedia and displays - Audio visual show - Gift Shop - Cafe - Guided Tours available - Open all year, all weather attraction
J M Barrie's Birthplace
Angus
J M Barrie's Birthplace Enchanting cottage where Sir J. M. Barrie was born and raised with his nine siblings - Peter Pan garden with a living-willow crocodile and Pirates Workshop to be explored - Fly like Peter Pan as part of the 'Peter Pan Experience
Dewar's Centre
Perth
Dewar's Centre From September to April curling is available in an eight lane rink - also has indoor bowling arena, exhibitions and shows.
Dundee Ice Arena
Dundee
Dundee Ice Arena A state of the art multipurpose ice arena offering an excellent skating venue for all ice users. - All types of ice activities are encouraged at the Arena. Why not look inside the most modern ice facility in the country and find out more about the coolest place in town.
Olympia Leisure Centre
Dundee
Olympia Leisure Centre - a leisure pool complete with waves, flumes, whirlpools, and a standard pool mainly used by swimming clubs for training.
Kerr's Miniature Railway
Arbroath
Kerr's Miniature Railway With six miniature locomotives (including two fully operational steamers), miniature buses and a fire engine, there is always lots to see and many an adult is just as keen as the wains to have a 'hurl' along the line.
Highland Safaris
Aberfeldy
Highland Safaris Family Land Rover Safaris & 4x4 Off Road Driving, Gold & Gem Panning, The Safari Lodge Cafe & Gift Shop, Red Deer Park, Play Area & Discovery Garden.
Activekid Adventure Park
Perth
Activekid Adventure Park Based on a working farm we have an adventure park, coffee shop, toy shop, indoor play area and we retail TP Climbing Frames and Trampolines. Attractions in the park include: large play fort, farm animals, crazy golf, trampolines and many more. We welcome group visits and host children's birthday parties.
Huntfun Dundee Treasure Hunt
Dundee
Huntfun Dundee 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 tayside 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 tayside can enjoy the great day out as well.
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