Play Parks and Great Outdoors near brighton on DAYoutWITHtheKIDS.co.uk

Brighton 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!

Play Parks and Great Outdoors near to Brighton

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Wilderness Wood (15 miles)

Hadlow Down

Wilderness Wood A unique family-run working woodland park in the beautiful hills of the Sussex High Weald.

Holly Gate Cactus Garden and Nursery (18 miles)

Ashington

Holly Gate Cactus Garden and Nursery Thousands of cacti and succulents set in 10,000 square feet of glass houses

Shinewater Park (19 miles)

Eastbourne

Shinewater Park - is Eastbourne's newest park and combines purpose built recreation facilities within a country park atmosphere

Bewl Water (26 miles)

Lamberhurst

Bewl Water Bewl Water is the southeast's largest reservoir. Today it is one of the top tourist destinations in Kent and Sussex. New for 2010 is Children's fishing, Hydroballing, and Model Boating. You can also enjoy our playground and high adrenaline activities such as Fan Descender, Zip Wire and 3G swing.

Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest (34 miles)

Goudhurst

Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest Open every day, Bedgebury is the perfect place for kids to let off steam. The National Pinetum offers beautiful walks and picnics amongst the conifers. Bedgebury Forest features family cycling, mountain-biking, Go Ape, riding, walking and adventure play. The Visitor Centre has a bike shop, refreshments and showers.

Stoke Park (36 miles)

Guildford

Stoke Park Forming part of Stoke Park the original gardens were laid out in the 1800s. The Victorian style gardens contain seasonal bedding and landscaped areas with oriental themes, an award winning sensory garden, putting green and children's play area. There is also a boating pond, rock lined stream, paddling pool and Japanese shelter.

River Hill Himalayan Gardens (38 miles)

Sevenoaks

River Hill Himalayan Gardens Discover the Everest trail with incredible views, let your Little Sherpas' imaginations run wild in our new Himalayan Hideout, spend time building dens together, lose yourself in the Himalayan maze and perhaps even spot the elusive Yeti.

Staunton Country Park (39 miles)

Havant

Staunton Country Park Explore acres of ancient woodland and beautifully landscaped parkland at the award winning Staunton Country Park. You can escape to another age as you discover mysterious follies in these idyllic surroundings.

Garsons Farm (40 miles)

Esher

Garsons Farm From May to October Garsons have over 100 acres of crops exclusively for pick-your-own harvesting. A choice of over 40 crops and 5 types of flowers can be picked throughout the warmer months and many new varieties of certain crops mean that they are available for a greatly extended season.

Alice Holt Forest Woodland Park (40 miles)

Farnham

Alice Holt Forest Woodland Park There's so much to do! You can walk, cycle, play or just have a picnic in these lovely woods. Experience life in the trees with Go Ape, take a relaxing break in our cafÂ© and finish your visit with a quiet stroll in one of the more remote parts of the forest.

Bushy Park (44 miles)

Hampton Court

Bushy Park I am told there is a great children's playground, a sandpit, beautiful surrounds and lots of great wildlife. Bushy is the second largest of the Royal Parks. Lying to the north of Hampton Court Palace, the park, has a distinctly rural character and is home to around 320 free-roaming deer

Shepherd Meadows (47 miles)

Sandhurst

Shepherd Meadows As neighbouring sites on the River Blackwater in Sandhurst, the children's play area, multi-sport area and skate park at the Memorial Park, combined with a network of paths around the rare habitats of Shepherd Meadows, ensure that a great day out will be had by all!

Appley Park (48 miles)

Ryde

Appley Park Public park with beach area, pitch and putt, miniature railway, adventure playground, picnic areas and more.

Puckpool Park (48 miles)

Ryde

Puckpool Park 18hole putting green, 15hole crazy golf, tennis courts and bowling greens. You can hop on the Ryde Road train (dotto train) to get to other places.

Holland Park Adventure Playground (48 miles)

Holland Park

Holland Park Adventure Playground This great adventure playground has swings, aerial runway, mini climbing wall, climbing frames. Next to the adventure playground is an enclosed play area for little ones.

Corams Fields (49 miles)

Bloomsbury

Corams Fields Coram's Fields has a wide variety of activities including extensive lawns for free play (and very suitable for family picnics), artificial turf sports pitches, a paddling pool, sandpits, a flying fox and other slides, a pets corner (with sheep, goats, ducks, hens and much more), vegetarian cafe, a nursery and drop-ins for under 5's as well lots of other organised activities.

St Johns Wood Playground (50 miles)

St Johns Wood

St Johns Wood Playground Great little adventure playground with swings, roundabout and climbing frames

Pope's Meadow (51 miles)

Bracknell

Pope's Meadow Come and explore this 13.7 hectare park where 18th Century poet Alexander Pope spent much of his childhood! The parkland is a Wildlife Heritage Site and includes a pond, copse and open grassland in addition to an outdoor children's play area. Picnic tables and benches are also located throughout the site.

Westmorland Park (51 miles)

Bracknell

Westmorland Park Come and enjoy some peace and quiet in this calm rural setting and bring the children for a fun day out! This welcoming park of nearly 9 hectares is located to the north-east of Bracknell where a wide variety of activities are catered for through its paths, open spaces, play area and pavilion.

California Country Park (51 miles)

Finchampstead

California Country Park In the summer a great big paddling pool is opened up, there is a play area, great walks and there is also a ceramic painting studio located within the California Dreaming Cafe

Northala Fields Park (52 miles)

Ealing

Northala Fields Park This brand new very striking park was born out of the rubble of the old Wembley Stadium and White City Shopping Centres and has lots for kids to do of an afternoon

Manor Farm Country Park (53 miles)

Southampton

Manor Farm Country Park A working farm of a bygone age set in a scenic landscape of farmland and ancient woodland on the banks of the River Hamble.

Ventnor Botanic Gardens (53 miles)

St Lawrence

Ventnor Botanic Gardens A botanic garden with many exhibits and facilities to be enjoyed by all the family.

Brockhill Country Park (55 miles)

Hythe

Brockhill Country Park Brockhill Country Park was previously part of a large estate that dates back to Norman times. The old manor house is now part of Brockhill School, and is located next to the park.

Lakeside Country Park (55 miles)

Eastleigh

Lakeside Country Park 60 acres of lakes, wet meadow and woodland situated between Eastleigh and Southampton.

Denham Country Park (56 miles)

Uxbridge

Denham Country Park The Park can be explored on foot and is home to a variety of wildlife. Along the river and canal banks herons are regularly seen and you may be lucky enough to see a kingfisher.

Ray Mill Island (56 miles)

Maidenhead

Ray Mill Island As well as a range of native trees and wildlife (including budgies and guinea pigs!) there's an aviary and a play area for children. The island also provides wonderful views upstream of the weir and the wooded slopes of the Cliveden Estate.

Braywick Nature Centre (56 miles)

Maidenhead

Braywick Nature Centre The Nature Centre houses displays and exhibitions on wildlife, sustainability and local history; and has a large classroom for use by schools and other groups.

Dinton Pastures Country Park (57 miles)

Wokingham

Dinton Pastures Country Park Dinton Pastures Country Park - There are four different walks, all different lengths around the lakes and Woods. Their are picnic areas and a playground.

Wellington Country Park (58 miles)

Reading

Wellington Country Park Set in 350 acres of beautiful parklands surrounding a 35 acre lake, there are numerous activities to keep the kids happy:- Adventure play area, toddler's area, sand pits, water play, slides, miniature railway, enchanted forest, nature trail maze, 9 holes of crazy golf, plus an assortment of play equipment to climb in and on, will all ensure a fun filled day for all!

Waltham Abbey Gardens (61 miles)

Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey Gardens Discover this truly magical heritage site. Wander around the remains of what was once one of the largest Augustinian Abbeys in the country, founded by King Henry II in 1177 and reputed to be the site of King Harold's grave after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Lee Valley Regional Park (65 miles)

Lee Valley

Lee Valley Regional Park The 10,000 acre Park has hundreds of great days out for all the family. Whether it\\\'s a day out at the farms, athletics, golf, horse riding, ice skating, fishing, cycling, bird watching, camping or simply exploring the countryside, Lee Valley Regional Park has so much to explore.

Beale Park (65 miles)

Reading

Beale Park Space, fresh air, tranquility, fun, adventure, enchanting animals, exotic beauty and all this on the banks of the magical Thames.

Basildon Park (65 miles)

Reading

Basildon Park This impressive Georgian mansion, surrounded by glorious parkland, was lovingly rescued from ruin by Lord and Lady Iliffe in the mid 1950s. There are waymarked trails through the historic parkland and gravel paths around the gardens.

Promenade Park (73 miles)

Malden

Promenade Park Formal gardens, splash park, adventure playground, an ornamental lake, a sandy play area for children, picnic, play and recreation areas for both adults and children, maze, tennis courts, shops and cafés, a large model boating lake, skateboard park and much, much more

Wendover Woods (74 miles)

Wendover

Wendover Woods Children are happy exploring in the undergrowth, hiding in trees and riding bikes - there is an adventurous childrens play area set in the middle of the forest. The equipment is suitable for children up to 12 years old, with swings, slides, climbing frames and a challenging ropes trail.

Brownsea Island (80 miles)

Poole Harbour

Brownsea Island A peaceful island of woodland, wetland and heath with a rich diversity of wildlife for you to visit.

Willen Lake and Park (90 miles)

Milton Keynes

Willen Lake and Park Beautiful lakeside park five minutes from M1 jct 14 and Milton Keynes City Centre offering, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, water-skiing, wakeboarding, cycle hire, fishing, miniature railway, seasonal attractions and funfairs.

Lydiard Park (92 miles)

Swindon

Lydiard Park The park has a visitor centre that houses countryside displays and a café. Lydiard Park also has exciting adventure playgrounds for toddlers and older children including an aerial runway. Paths and trails through the woods and by the lake offer glimpses of the many animals and birds which make Lydiard their home.

Cotswold Country Park and Beach (100 miles)

Cirencester

Cotswold Country Park and Beach Play park with large kids' and toddlers' play areas, BBQ pits and picnic areas, bike and boat hire - also hosts Head4Heights: a treetop assualt course for the 8+s.

Abington Park (105 miles)

Northampton

Abington Park A good park for parents offering lots to do when England warms up - hit info for a great review.

Stanwick Lakes (106 miles)

Stanwick

Stanwick Lakes Unique adventure play ground, assault course, adventure trail, fishing, cycle hire, lots of wildlife + sand and water play - great idea if you are looking for family days out in northamptonshire

Batsarb Aboretum (107 miles)

Moreton-in-Marsh

Batsarb Aboretum Visit the Cotswold's secret garden for 55 acres of walks in magical Japanese settings.

Westonbirt The National Arboretum (107 miles)

Tetbury

Westonbirt The National Arboretum - provides a natural woodland playground for children. Discover stepping stones, balancing beams and den-building areas hidden in one of the most magical and important tree gardens in the world. 600 acres of picturesque, historic landscape and some of the oldest, rarest and largest trees of their kind in the UK

Rockingham Forest (108 miles)

Northants

Rockingham Forest The Royal Forest of Rockingham, a medieval hunting forest, is a beautiful patchwork of ancient woodlands and open agricultural land with historic features and attractive stone-built forest villages. Today the Forest offers visitors plenty of routes for walking, cycling and riding.

Daventry Country Park (109 miles)

Daventry

Daventry Country Park Daventry Country Park - was created in 1968 as part of the nationwide Countryside Act. This movement sought to provide communities with green spaces to use and enjoy. The reservoir (130 acres of open water) was dug out and completed in 1804, taking eight years to finish.

Brampton Valley Way (111 miles)

Brixworth

Brampton Valley Way Brampton Valley Way is 14 miles of park linking Northampton and The Brampton Valley Way. It has Beautiful scenery, Ancient meadows, woodland spinneys and traditional hedgerow. There are also Steam trains, railway embankments and tunnels.

Coton Manor (111 miles)

Northampton

Coton Manor This peaceful ten acre garden occupies a hillside position extending down from the 17th century manor house, constructed of mellow Northamptonshire stone.

Broadway Tower Country Park (115 miles)

Broadway

Broadway Tower Country Park - spectacular views,, a restaurant, a Red deer enclosure, country walks, picnic sites and wildlife & wildflowers in season

Hengrove Park (115 miles)

Bristol

Hengrove Park Great new development opened in 2009 with lots of the latest play equipemnt, sand and water play area, skate park for boarders and bmx-ers, and jungle play in a 11m high dome

Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting East Sussex 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 East Sussex can enjoy the great day out as well.

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