Family Days Out near to Solihull
Solihull Ice Rink (< 1km)
Solihull
Solihull Ice Rink Solihull Ice Rink is a great indoor facility that offers great family fun.. From skating lessons, birthday parties, ice hockey, ice dance and fun skating sessions. We have a café, amusements area and rooms to hire on site. You'll never be bored with us. Great family day out.
National Motorcycle Museum (< 1km)
Solihull
National Motorcycle Museum The National Motorcycle Museum is recognised as the finest and largest motorcycle museum in the world. It is a place where "Legends Live On" and it is a tribute to and a living record of this once great British industry that dominated world markets for some sixty years.
Fox Hollies Leisure Centre (4km)
Birmingham
Fox Hollies Leisure Centre Swimming Pool with Splash and Family sessions. Check for details.
Vintage Railway (6km)
Birmingham
Vintage Railway Steam Train Excursions to places of interest make an excellent day out for families and railway enthusiasts.
Hickory Dickory's Playhouse (8km)
Birmingham
Hickory Dickory's Playhouse Huge soft play frame areas packed with entertainment. - Separate play areas for under 12's and under 5's - 8 slides including one of the highest indoor slides of its kind in the UK - Balls pools, trampolines, powerful ball canons, numerous fun obstacles
Creation Indoor Climbing Centre (8km)
Birmingham
Creation Indoor Climbing Centre Creation Indoor Climbing Centre - Crag Rats Club run on weekend mornings for kids - plus childrens parties with up to 50 kids catered for. Great idea if you're looking for fun family days out in the Midlands.
Grand Prix Karting (8km)
Birmingham
Grand Prix Karting Grand Prix Karting - the juniors circuit is designed to give juniors a chance to sample the thrill of driving a real race kart. Under the guidance of one of our experienced instructors, novices learn the basics of motor sport safety and race-craft, and quickly build confidence in the control and handling of a race kart. Ideal for children's birthday parties from 8 years upwards.
Castle Pool and Adventure Playland (9km)
Birmingham
Castle Pool and Adventure Playland Adventure play area, Soft Indoor Play Area and public swimming pool in Birmingham
Wacky Warehouse - Fort Jester (9km)
Birmingham
Wacky Warehouse - Fort Jester The Wacky Warehouse indoor playcentre structure guarantees plenty of fun for hours for the kids and a welcome break for the parents!
Huntfun Birmingham Treasure Hunt (9km)
Birmingham
Huntfun Birmingham 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.
Huntfun Stratford Treasure Hunt (9km)
Stratford
Huntfun Stratford 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.
Adventure Island Mini Golf (10km)
Birmingham
Adventure Island Mini Golf The courses have been built across 3 levels and wind past palm trees and volcanoes, through caves, behind waterfalls and through Tiki Villages providing a fantastic and fun leisure experience for all.
Funky Monkeys (10km)
Birmingham
Funky Monkeys is a large jungle-themed soft play structure with a separate baby soft play zone.
For parents there is comfy sofa seating and an excellent healthy café serving a range of healthy eats and tasty treats for all ages.
Thinktank (10km)
Birmingham
Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum - a place where science and history come alive. Attractions include the IMAX cinema with its huge screen and surround sound, and a new Planetarium powered by the world's most advanced digital projection system.
IMAX Birmingham (10km)
Birmingham
IMAX Birmingham The IMAX Cinema at Millennium Point is the biggest movie screen in the Midlands - as high as a five storey building and as wide as four buses. The great range of fantastic IMAX 2D and 3D films will put you right in the heart of the action.
National Sea Life Centre (10km)
Birmingham
National Sea Life Centre Well over 50 displays of freshwater and marine life, a great day out for all the family. Brand new is a fantastic 'Otter Sanctuary', home to three Asian short clawed otters. Children will love the challenges of the Captain Pugwash Adventure trail.
Cadbury World (10km)
Birmingham
Cadbury World Cadbury World is choc loads of fun, in stickylicky Bournville. Come and experience the magic, making and history of Cadbury chocolate. With the world's largest Cadbury shop, Cadabra ride and much more, you couldn't ask for a more scrumptious day out.
Broomey Croft Children's Farm (12km)
Bodymoor
Broomey Croft Children's Farm is an award winning farm attraction. It is a great day out for families. Lots of friendly farm animals to feed, free tractor rides, play areas and sandpit. A great kids day out in Warwickshire.
Dunton Stables (12km)
Curdworth
Dunton Stables Trekking centre and riding school - kids mini-trekking for children and parents.Kids as young as four can enjoy this wonderful horse thrill along the bridal ways
Treasure Island Play Centre (14km)
Birmingham
Treasure Island Play Centre Treasure Island Play Centre - kids indoor softplay centre in Northfield, West Midlands
Kingstanding Leisure Centre (14km)
Birmingham
Kingstanding Leisure Centre Kingstanding's water flumes and wave machine are a big hit with kids of all ages and the leisure pool provides fun for all the family. On Sundays there are family swimming sessions and the centre also has a café on site for hot and cold food and drink.
Wacky Warehouse - Scireborne Tavern (15km)
Coventry
Wacky Warehouse - Scireborne Tavern Wacky Warehouse - Scireborne Tavern has the usual Wacky Warehouse formula of an indoor playcentre attached to a public house - where you can let the kids run riot for a couple of hours while you take a no doubt well earned break - aaah!!!
Coconut Island Play Centre (17km)
Redditch
Coconut Island Play Centre Coconut Island play centre offers a superb play experience for children from the under-2's upwards. The main play area has a capacity of 75 children, with a large ball pit, a spooky area and three slides.
Leasowes Park (18km)
Halesowen
Leasowes Park Covering 143 Acres, including Halesowen Golf Club, it consists of steeply wooded hillsides, rolling grasslands, small lakes, and streams incising their way through two narrow valleys.
Midland Air Museum (18km)
Coventry
Midland Air Museum Midland Air Museums exhibits range from the magnificent Avro Vulcan bomber through more than 30 other historic aircraft, both civil and military, aero engines and other artefacts, to a wide range of memorabilia. A good family day out for if your smalls like vehicles of any description.
Forge Mill Farm (18km)
West Bromwich
Forge Mill Farm Forge Mill Farm is one of two farm visitor centres within Sandwell Valley Country Park. It is a working dairy farm where the main attraction is the dairy herd of pedigree Jersey cows.
Sandwell Park Farm (18km)
West Bromwich
Sandwell Park Farm Rare Breeds Farm with walled kitchen garden, blacksmiths and shops.
Sandwell Valley Country Park (18km)
West Bromwich
Sandwell Valley Country Park The Sandwell Valley provides a real taste of the countryside within one mile of West Bromwich Town Centre and has over 2000 acres of woodland and parkland with wildfowl lakes and the remains of an old Benedictine Priory.
Coventry Cathedral (18km)
Coventry
Coventry Cathedral Coventry Cathedral is a definite must for every visitor to Warwickshire.
Coventry Transport Museum (18km)
Coventry
Coventry Transport Museum The largest collection of British Road Transport in the world with over 230 cars and commercial vehicles, 250 cycles and 100 motorcycles. Fun for all the family!
Coventry Skydome Ice Rink (18km)
Coventry
Coventry Skydome Ice Rink Coventry Skydome Ice Rink - get the kids out ice skating for an afternoon. Great idea if you're looking for fun family days out in the Midlands.
The Public and The Public Gallery (19km)
West Bromwich
The Public and The Public Gallery PLEASE RING TO CHECK WHEN IT OPENS - Each visit is a unique experience dependent on the reactions to each of the interactive art pieces. With digital waterfalls, flying avatars, winding paths and sound tunnels - alongside two temporary exhibition spaces, which will see a changing programme of work by internationally renowned artists
Drayton Manor Theme Park (20km)
Tamworth
Drayton Manor Theme Park Drayton Manor Theme Park is the home of Europe's only Thomas Land. The theme park also boasts some of the biggest, wettest and scariest rides around including G-Force, Maelstrom, and Apocalypse. There's also a zoo, which is home to more than 100 animal species from around the world including big cats and primates.
Ash End House Children's Farm (20km)
Nr. Tamworth
Ash End House Children's Farm A fun filled family day out! With lots of friendly animals to feed and stroke.
Three Play areas, Indoor Toddlers Barn, Family Games Yard, Crazy golf and lots of fun activities for the children. New for 2008 Jumping Pillow!!
Little Picassos Paint Your Own Pottery (20km)
Tamworth
Little Picassos Paint Your Own Pottery is set in a Craft Centre at Middleton Hall. Painting pottery is great fun for all ages. No experience necessary we will provide everything you need to create that special gift or memento. Even the youngest Little Picasso can put their hand or footprint on a piece of bisque for something to treasure.
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre (20km)
Coventry
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Your visit to Brandon Marsh Nature Centre starts at the Visitor Centre, opened by Sir David Attenborough in 1998. The Centre contains displays, hands-on activities and information about the nature reserve, as well as a Tea Room and Shop. The Centre is open every day (except Christmas Day) and has lots of events and activities for everyone throughout the year.
War Memorial Park (20km)
Coventry
War Memorial Park Approximately 48.5 hectares in size, the park consists of two distinct areas, the formal garden with the War Memorial and the sports facilities areas with playing fields, golf course, THE NEW Splash 'n' Play Park and play areas.
Jam Jam Boomerang (20km)
Coventry
Jam Jam Boomerang Coventry's Biggest Indoor Play and Party place for children up to 12 years of age, with a separate area for babies and under 4's.
Lakeside Superbowl (21km)
Nuneaton
Lakeside Superbowl 24 bowling lanes - amusements - pool room - kids party room - kids partys - ball ramps - lane bumpers
Ace Karting (21km)
Nuneaton
Ace Karting An indoor go karting centre with junior and adult karts rurally situated in the midlands. All racewear is provided. Lap times printed after each session. There is an indoor viewing area, party rooms, toilets, outdoor patio and a café serving hot and cold snacks.
Wacky Warehouse - Bermuda Park (21km)
Nuneaton
Wacky Warehouse - Bermuda Park - follows the usual Wacky Warehouse formula. Has a great kids play structure which the ankle biters can run themselves silly on - while you sit down and have a well earned cup on tea.... aaaah!!
Warwick Castle (22km)
Warwick
Warwick Castle Bursting to the towers with tales of treachery and torture, passion and power and above all fascinating people, times and events, Warwick Castle is so much more than simply a castle. There is a full programme of events including birds of prey, jousting and the world's largest trebuchet.
Funky Monkeys (22km)
Warwick
Funky Monkeys Funky Monkeys combines fantastic play facilities with an excellent healthy-eating café. There are lots of activities to keep your children entertained including our exciting jungle-themed soft play structure, daily arts/crafts activities, an imaginative play zone and interactive computers. Meanwhile parents can sit back and relax on our comfortable leather sofas and sample the delights from our healthy-eating café.
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings (22km)
Bromsgrove
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings An outdoor museum of buildings in rural Worcestershire with a full and varied family events programme. Enjoy our natural setting and see some of our exciting buildings, including the Windmill, our interactive National Telephone Collection (including a TARDIS!) and the ever-popular outside toilet!
Juggler Soft Play Centre (22km)
Bromsgrove
Juggler Soft Play Centre Jugglers soft play centre is a children's soft play area, suitable for a wide age range of children. The play centre is in a convenient area of Bromsgrove and has lots of parking, jugglers is a safe place for children to play whilst parents sit back and enjoy a hot drink and watch their children having fun.
Twycross Zoo (22km)
Atherstone
Twycross Zoo Set in 50 acres of parkland, Twycross is known throughout the world for its apes and monkeys. This conservation centre breeds endangered species, such
as Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Bonobos, Monkeys and Parrots. Here you will see Lions, Giraffes, Otters Giant Tortoises and Flamingos. Make sure you see the Sealions and Penguins at feeding time and all of our new arrivals.
Plantasia (22km)
Mancetter
Plantasia Plantasia - Step inside for an exciting, interactive experience that brings the world of plants to life. Discover their mysteries through our touch-sensitive screens and video presentations there's plenty to touch, press and smell! Plus Maze World and Wild Walk.
Dudley Zoo and Castle (23km)
Dudley
Dudley Zoo and Castle Dudley Zoo has long been home to some of the world's biggest, rarest and most exotic animals - from lions and tigers to snakes and spiders!! Been told there is a great gable car ride as well. Great idea if you're looking for fun family days out in the Midlands.
Dudley Canal Tunnels (23km)
Dudley
Dudley Canal Tunnels Dudley Canal Tunnels - an opportunity to travel the complete length of Dudley Tunnel and also visit Dudley's famous Limestone Mines. Looks like a great family day out.
Bowlplex - Dudley (23km)
Dudley
Bowlplex - Dudley Bowlplex - Dudley - 26 lanes of great bowling fun. A great idea for an afternoon with the kids or for a childrens party
Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting West Midlands 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 West Midlands can enjoy the day out as well.
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