Family Days Out near to Birmingham
Thinktank (< 1km)
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 (< 1km)
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.
Huntfun Birmingham Treasure Hunt (1km)
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 (1km)
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.
National Sea Life Centre (1km)
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.
Adventure Island Mini Golf (2km)
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.
Creation Indoor Climbing Centre (2km)
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 (4km)
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.
Vintage Railway (4km)
Birmingham
Vintage Railway Steam Train Excursions to places of interest make an excellent day out for families and railway enthusiasts.
Funky Monkeys (6km)
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.
Fox Hollies Leisure Centre (7km)
Birmingham
Fox Hollies Leisure Centre Swimming Pool with Splash and Family sessions. Check for details.
Kingstanding Leisure Centre (7km)
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.
Cadbury World (7km)
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.
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
Castle Pool and Adventure Playland (8km)
Birmingham
Castle Pool and Adventure Playland Adventure play area, Soft Indoor Play Area and public swimming pool in Birmingham
Wacky Warehouse - Fort Jester (8km)
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!
Forge Mill Farm (8km)
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 (8km)
West Bromwich
Sandwell Park Farm Rare Breeds Farm with walled kitchen garden, blacksmiths and shops.
Sandwell Valley Country Park (8km)
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.
The Public and The Public Gallery (9km)
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
Solihull Ice Rink (10km)
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 (10km)
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.
Broomey Croft Children's Farm (10km)
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 (10km)
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
Leasowes Park (10km)
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.
Treasure Island Play Centre (10km)
Birmingham
Treasure Island Play Centre Treasure Island Play Centre - kids indoor softplay centre in Northfield, West Midlands
Dudley Zoo and Castle (14km)
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 (14km)
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 (14km)
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
Black Country Living Museum (14km)
Dudley
Black Country Living Museum You can go underground into the coal mine, take a trip on a canal narrowboat into the famous Dudley Canal Caverns (additional charge), to spend a day soaking up the atmosphere of this very different museum where costumed demonstrators and living characters bring the story of the buildings to life.
Dudley Canal Trust and Trips (14km)
Dudley
Dudley Canal Trust and Trips See the network of underground canal routes that helped form the Industrial Black Country and marvel at the fantastic Limestone Caverns carved by man in his search for raw materials.
Scallywags Merry Hill (16km)
Dudley
Scallywags Merry Hill Scallywags Merry Hill is an Indoor Play Centre offering play facilities for children up to 8 years of age with tube slides, biff bash, rollers, zig zag climb plus much more
Saltwells Local Nature Reserve (16km)
Dudley
Saltwells Local Nature Reserve One of the UK's Largest urban Nature Reserves, Covering 247 Acres. wide range of habitats including woodlands, grasslands, heath land, wetlands nature trail and sculpture trail.
Baggeridge Minature Railway (17km)
Dudley
Baggeridge Minature Railway Trains run on regular dates throughout the year offering visitors a chance to board and admire the trains.
Chilly Kiddys (18km)
Stourbridge
Chilly Kiddys Chilly Kiddy's is an indoor fun filled play and party centre for kids of all ages (grown ups too!). It is one of the biggest and most exciting play areas in the West Midlands with over 8,000 square feet of endless fun!
Crystal Leisure Centre (18km)
Stourbridge
Crystal Leisure Centre Waves, Rapids, Slides, Waterfalls, Fansprays and many other water features included.
Crash Bang Wallop (18km)
Walsall
Crash Bang Wallop has all the things kids love! This is the Midlands biggest most thrilling indoor play & fun centre for children. We have a giant main play area including firing cannons!, a double helix tunnel slide!, a huge wavy slide!, log ramps and ball pits, bif bash and so much more! We also have our own sports area, separate babies and toddler areas and a car track!
Juggler Soft Play Centre (19km)
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.
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.
Coconut Island Play Centre (20km)
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.
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings (20km)
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!
Treasure Island Indoor Soft Play Centre (24km)
Tamworth
Treasure Island Indoor Soft Play Centre Treasure Island - The indoor colourful, pirate themed play area located within Treasure Island, has been specially built for accompanied children under 6.
Tamworth Snowdome (24km)
Tamworth
Tamworth Snowdome Tamworth Snowdome - real indoor ski slope - 170m ski run, click information button for more details - a great idea if you are looking for family days out in staffordshire
Tamworth Castle (24km)
Tamworth
Tamworth Castle Is a Norman Motte and Bailey Castle located in the centre of Tamworth surrounded by the Castle Pleasure grounds. The oldest parts of the Castle are believed to date from the 1180's. There are 15 period rooms to explore with many hands-on activities for all ages.
Wacky Warehouse - Scireborne Tavern (24km)
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!!!
Fantastico Indoor Play Area (25km)
Kidderminster
Fantastico Indoor Play Area Fantastico Indoor Play Area offers a super, fun and safe experience for your children in Kidderminster to enjoy themselves with a play area for all ages up to 10.
Wyre Forest Glades (25km)
Kidderminster
Wyre Forest Glades Leisure pool with wave machine and 2 flumes (also available for private hire Sat/Sun 5.00pm-8.00pm). A great idea for family days out with the kids.
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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