Family Days Out near to Cardiff
Millennium Stadium Tours (< 1km)
Cardiff
Millennium Stadium Tours tour the millennium stadium, take a look behind the scenes, visit the dressing room - walk down the players tunnel,and visit the royal box
Techniquest (< 1km)
Cardiff
Techniquest 160 hands-on exhibits - Become absorbed in the fascinating world of science and technology with over 160 hands-on exhibits to explore. Puzzles and activites that will keep the whole family entertained include: Fire a rocket; Test your reaction times; Race an electric car; Launch a hot air balloon; Watch a bubble race ...and much, much more.
National Museum of Wales (< 1km)
Cardiff
National Museum of Wales Monet, Dylan Thomas, Owain Glynd?r, the Big Bang, Van Gogh, Tyrannosaurus rex ... with so many big names it's no surprise that National Museum Cardiff is such a big day out! Also great if you are looking for free days out with the kids in Cardiff.
Cardiff Castle (< 1km)
Cardiff
Cardiff Castle Cardiff Castle is one of Wales's leading tourist attractions. Situated in the very heart of the capital, alongside city centre shopping and the magnificent Bute Park, the Castle's enchanting fairytale towers conceal an elaborate and splendid interior.
Huntfun Cardiff Treasure Hunt (< 1km)
Cardiff
Huntfun Cardiff 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.
Ants Inya Pants Play Centre (5km)
Cardiff
Ants Inya Pants Play Centre Ants Inya Pants is a great place for children to explore. It is full of slides, ball-pits, tunnels, cannons and zip-lines! It is a great place in Cardiff to go on a huge adventure, whilst grown ups can enjoy a coffee and relax... or better still, join in the adventure!
Wacky Warehouse - Pentre Gwilym House (5km)
Cardiff
Wacky Warehouse - Pentre Gwilym House - the usual Wacky setup, have a sit down and a well deserved nice cup of tea, while the kids run round like loons in the great indoor play centre - lovely!! Great idea for kids partys as well.
Llanishen Leisure Centre (5km)
Cardiff
Llanishen Leisure Centre Leisure pool with tropical lagoon and wave machine, offering fun for children of all ages.
Museum of Welsh Life (5km)
Cardiff
Museum of Welsh Life The Museum of Welsh Life is one of Europe's biggest and most exciting open-air museums. Wales' journey from rural tradition to industrial powerhouse is traced throughout extensive galleries and 100 acres of beautiful parkland.
Wacky Warehouse - Heron Marsh (6km)
Cardiff
Wacky Warehouse - Heron Marsh - the usual Wacky Warehouse formula - big playframe inddor play centre - put the kids in and let them run themselves ragged for a couple of hours while you have a break from the little darlings.
Bowlplex Nantgarw (10km)
Nr. Caerphilly
Bowlplex Nantgarw Kids love bowling and this centre has 26 lanes. If your kids are too young to hold abowling ball, they can use a ramp, which they also love doing.
Welsh Hawking Centre and Animal Park (12km)
Barry
Welsh Hawking Centre and Animal Park At the Welsh Hawking Centre you will see over 200 Bird of Prey including Eagles, Owls, Hawks, Falcons and Buzzards. There are also rabbits, chickens, chicks, ducks and geese. The adventure playground is a hit with the younger children and is made to stretch their courage without breaking too many bones!
Caerphilly Castle (13km)
Caerphilly
Caerphilly Castle Stretching over a thirty-acre site in the centre of Caerphilly, this imposing Castle is a striking testament to the turbulent times of medieval Wales Exhibitions, medieval weapons - plenty to see and do..
Ezeeeplay Indoor Play Centre (14km)
Newport
Ezeeeplay Indoor Play Centre Newport's premier indoor activity centre , crammed full of safe, clean, stimulating fun for the whole family . An array of play structures including wave slides, ball cannons, football arena. Sensory room and arts & craft area. Reading corner, dressing up and much more
Newport Centre (18km)
Newport
Newport Centre The Newport Centre has a leisure pool with slide, wave machine and beach area.
Seaquarium (20km)
Weston-Super-Mare
Seaquarium Here you will discover the fascinating secrets hidden beneath the Severn Estuary and the sea beyond.
Weston Miniature Railway (20km)
Weston-Super-Mare
Weston Miniature Railway Passenger-carrying miniature railway 7.25 gauge over 0.5 mile on the seafront. Eighteen-hole putting course.
Time Machine Museum (20km)
Weston-super-Mare
Time Machine Museum The displays range from the archaeology of the earliest inhabitants to the wildlife that you can find today. Other displays cover the local history of the area. The Seaside Holidays Gallery is a speciality of the museum, and the cottage next door is laid out as a landlady's lodging house of 1900.
Kidzz Fun Indoor Playcentre (20km)
Ystrad Mynach
Kidzz Fun Indoor Playcentre - is an Indoor children's play centre with café and lounge areas, sports court and play frame, even a funky car track. We also cater for children's parties in one of our 3 fantastic party areas.
Monkey Mania (21km)
Blackwood
Monkey Mania Childrens indoor soft play centre in Gwent. Great place to go with the kids on a cold, wet or chilly day. Also great idea for kids party.
Greenmeadow Community Farm (23km)
Torfaen
Greenmeadow Community Farm The farm has a wide variety of animals including sheep, goats, cattle, tortoises, deer and chickens. Visitors can see the cows being milked and enjoy a tractor & trailer ride. There are learning materials available for school children. There is also tractor an adventure playground and an interactive play area where you can have a go at milking a life-size demo cow!
Zoopadoopa (23km)
Cwmbran
Zoopadoopa Zoopadoopa is Cwmbrans' Premier Childrens Activity Centre! It offers children the chance to play, learn, explore and party in a fun, safe and stimulating environment. Birthday parties a speciality! So come and explore our Zoopadoopa Centre with Zebra Astra Slide, Tiger Tube Slide, Leopard Cannon, Toddler area with Discovery Hut and a Car Track with Role Play. A Multi-Sports Court and Party Rooms. And if that's not enough come and relax in the Zebra Lounge café!
Bucket and Spade (24km)
Weston-Super-Mare
Bucket and Spade A Two-for-one pub with a fun barn attached.
Puxton Park (24km)
Weston Super Mare
Puxton Park The Playbarn features a huge 3 storeys of fantastic fun for children and adults - outside there is a large boucing pillow - visit all our furry friends in Pets Village and see them hopping around their indoor & outdoor enclosures.
Rumble in the Jungle Indoor Playcentre (26km)
Rhondda
Rumble in the Jungle Indoor Playcentre e is the largest childrens indoor playcentre in RCT, catering for children aged 0-12 years, with huge 3 level playframe, large baby area with ballpond and softplay, sports areane and party rooms.
Court Farm Country Park (26km)
Weston-Super-Mare
Court Farm Country Park Nationally award winning farm attraction set on real working farm. Animals, Adventures play, Indoor play barns, hands on fun, free tractor rides, maize maze, milking show, bottlefeeding. Kids love the freedom and the animals. Great family day out in Somerset.
Bridgend Recreation Centre (28km)
Bridgend
Bridgend Recreation Centre Bridgend Recreation Centre boasts the area's largest leisure pool complete with hydro-slide, wave machine and beach area with baby slide.
Big Pit National Mining Museum (28km)
Torfaen
Big Pit National Mining Museum World-famous underground tour - go 300 feet underground with a real miner and see what life was like for the thousands of men who worked at the coal face. Plus new multi-media tours and exhibitions.
Animal Farm Adventure Park (28km)
Berrow
Animal Farm Adventure Park Stay & play all day at Somerset's 'top all weather family day out'. Cuddle pets & baby animals, mega playbarn with three levels of fun and exciting giant slides! Acres of friendly animals to meet and feed, farm walks, massive play park with trampolines, free train rides & lots, lots more
Brean Leisure Park (28km)
Brean Sands
Brean Leisure Park Imagine 40 fantastic rides, from thrilling roller coasters (including our new Super Looper knuckle-whitener!) to children's river boat rides, pony rides and old favourites like the dodgems! Families can splash to their heart's content in our swimming pool complex, whizzing down the four water chutes and if it rains, relax simply step inside for some top quality children's acts and family entertainment.
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm (30km)
Bristol
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Located just six miles from Bristol, Noah's Ark has everything from rhinos to rabbits, giraffes to gibbons all on 100 acres of rolling hills and spectacular views. Wander past the zebras, take a tractor ride and watch the birds of prey in a free flight display. Round off the day with a relaxing cup of coffee while the children explore 9 different indoor and outdoor play areas.
Caldicot Castle (31km)
Caldicot
Caldicot Castle Visit Caldicot Castle in its beautiful setting of tranquil gardens and a wooded country park. Lots for kids to do including activity station and activitys and workshops throughout the year.
Scallywags Castle (31km)
Caldicot
Scallywags Castle Scallywags Castle offers clean, safe, stimulating fun for the whole family. There are two separate play zones, designed to provide fun and activity in a safe environment for pre walkers, toddlers and juniors to the age of 12 years. The venue is packed with lots of fun features including a giant four lane astra slide, tube slide, under 4's wavy slide, Ball Shower and much more...
Alstone Wildlife Park (32km)
Highbridge
Alstone Wildlife Park A family run park and zoo with camels, pigs, emus, deer, owls llamas - a pets corner and more
Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park (32km)
Burnham-on-Sea
Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park Covering approximately 42 acres and a County wildlife site, there are many different sections to Apex, including fishing, a skate park, BMXing and many walking routes.
Brecon Mountain Railway (33km)
Merthyr Tydfil
Brecon Mountain Railway Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the National Park from a narrow gauge train - one of Wales's most popular railways. They have a new childrens play area at Pontsticill which is proving very popular with young visitors.
Adventure Land (33km)
Merthyr Tydfil
Adventure Land Kids indoor soft play centre - available for children's parties
Dizzy Kidz Indoor Playcentre (34km)
Tredegar
Dizzy Kidz Indoor Playcentre Dizzy Kidz is an Indoor Adventure Play Centre for children aged 0-11 years with a catering & party provision.
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Cheddar Caves and Gorge (36km)
Cheddar
Cheddar Caves and Gorge A year round all-weather attraction with plenty to do above and below ground. Listen to a story about the caves on your personal audioguide, see how cavemen really survived in our Cheddar Man Museum and look out for the Peregrine falcons as you ride up the Gorge on an open-top bus.
Tropiquaria Animal and Adventure Park (37km)
Watchet
Tropiquaria Animal and Adventure Park Hold snakes and spiders in the Tropical Hall, visit the Aquarium, Radio Museum and Puppet Theatre.
There are pirate ships to play on, animals and an Indoor Playcastle with café.
Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust (37km)
Watchet
Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust The Museum Contains relics from the former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway which ran from Bath to Bournemouth with branchlines to Highbridge, Burnham on Sea, Wells and Bridgwater. All finally closing in 1966.
Bristol Zoo Gardens (38km)
Bristol
Bristol Zoo Gardens A visit to Bristol Zoo Gardens is a trip to an amazing world of animals, all within 12 acres of beautiful gardens. Meet over 450 species of exotic, endangered and cute animals from the four corners of the globe. Visit the primates in Monkey Jungle, stroll through the lemur garden or come face to face with the inhabitants of the impressive Seal and Penguin Coast. Some other Zoo favourites include Gorilla Island, Reptile house, Asiatic lions, Butterfly Forest, Bug World, Twilight World, and the Aquarium.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge (38km)
Clifton
The Clifton Suspension Bridge The Clifton Suspension Bridge, designed by the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel provides spectacular views over the pretty Avon Gorge. It's a great place to walk across and see how high you are above the traffic and the river.
Feel and see it move with the traffic !
Whirlikidz (39km)
Chepstow
Whirlikidz Whirlikidz boasts a large indoor play structure with slides, tunnels and plenty more to explore. There are also mother and toddler sessions which include free squash and snack, arts and crafts, story time and singing.
Queen's Hall (40km)
Minehead
Queen's Hall Queen's Hall - With the free indoor soft play area, the kids will be amused for hours. There is also games machines, a pool table and football game.
Butlins - Minehead (40km)
Minehead
Butlins - Minehead Over 50 FREE things to do and see including: Sub-tropical Splash Waterworld - Children's Play Areas - Great Shows - Funfair - with rides for all Sports Facilities PLUS so much more.Great idea if you are looking for family days out in Somerset.
West Somerset Railway (40km)
Minehead
West Somerset Railway Great steam railway running 10 stations and 20 miles through the Somerset countryside, always a great family day out with the kids.
Exmoor Falconry and Animal Park (40km)
Nr.Porlock
Exmoor Falconry and Animal Park Parrot handling; Dog training; Natural Herbal Remedies; Care of your pets; Alpaca Walks and Animal Handling Sessions. Hawk walks, Falconry Days, Courses, Half days, Owl Hour.......
Dunster Castle (40km)
Nr Minehead
Dunster Castle The site of the castle, which dates back to Norman times, the house and gardens provide a great space to explore with the whole family! Come along and discover the diversity of the wildlife in the gardens, find out about bats and find the secret passage way in the house!
West Somerset Sports & Leisure Centre (40km)
Minehead
West Somerset Sports & Leisure Centre The West Somerset Sports & Leisure Centre is a dual based sports centre within the West Somerset Community College. The Centre Offer's a wide range of Activities.
Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting South Wales you keep sending in. Now the christmas 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 and other attractions as possible.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for 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 South Wales can enjoy the day out as well.
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