Family Days Out near to Redcar
Mungle Jungle Indoor Soft Play Centre (< 1km)
Redcar
Mungle Jungle Indoor Soft Play Centre Mungle Jungle - indoor funworld, for 10 year olds and under. Under 5's area, plus bouncy castle, slides, ball pool and much more, so whether its rain or sun there's always plenty of fun.
Wacky Warehouse - Wheatlands Farm (< 1km)
Redcar
Wacky Warehouse - Wheatlands Farm has the usual formula of a multi-levelled indoor soft play centre 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!!!
Teesside Karting Centre (7km)
Middlesbrough
Teesside Karting Centre Race your friends at the longest and most exciting kart circuit in the WORLD. Enjoy the thrill of motor racing in a safe yet exciting environment, with karts to suit novices as well as the professional driver. The circuit has been designed to meet the latest safety requirements, but retains the excitement and challenges of a top international racing circuit.
Saltburn Miniature Railway (8km)
Saltburn
Saltburn Miniature Railway Saltburn Miniature Railway - 5 inch gauge miniature railway, running from the seafront through to the Valley Gardens, Italian Gardens, Tea Lawn and Woodland Centre.
Saltburn Cliff Lift (8km)
Saltburn
Saltburn Cliff Lift Opened on 28th June 1884, this is the oldest remaining waterbalance cliff lift in Britain. Height of the lift is 120 ft, length of the track is 207 ft. Refurbished with stained glass windows. Links Saltburn pier, one of the few left in the country, with the town.
Mister Twisters Wacky World of Fun (12km)
Hartlepool
Mister Twisters Wacky World of Fun - great big indoor playcentre with pirate-themed climbing frames including toddler area with bouncy castle. Superb themed party rooms ÃÂ choose from the Ship Wreck, Jungle Swamp or Groove rooms
Summerhill (12km)
Hartlepool
Summerhill Summerhill Nature Reserve and Outdoor Sports Centre has plenty to keep the kids entertained. They can visit the trim trail, the boulder park, the junior adventure and fitness area, the BMX course and the high level ropes course.
Nature's World (13km)
Middlesbrough
Nature's World we aim to provide you with more than just a visit to the uk's pioneering eco-experience, our plan is to provide you with information, education, ideas and an inspiration for looking after the environment. More info coming soon.
Dorman Museum (13km)
Middlesbrough
Dorman Museum With ever changing exhibitions - 8 galleries and 3 exhibition spaces, there's something for everyone and plenty of hands-on activities, objects and children's trails.
HMS Trincomalee 1817 (14km)
Hartlepool
HMS Trincomalee 1817 The classic British frigate, HMS Trincomalee, built in Bombay for the Admiralty in 1817, is the oldest ship afloat in the UK and the last of the commissioned frigates of the Nelson era. Berthed at Hartlepool's Maritime Experience it is now fully restored.
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience (14km)
Hartlepool
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience All children love pirates and this maritime visitor attraction is the perfect place to take them. Travel back to the days of Nelson, Napoleon and the Battle of Trafalgar. With our many attractions, costumed guides and weaponry displays, any kids (of whatever age) will enjoy this day out. So all ye landlubbers make your way to Hartlepool.
Newham Grange Farm (14km)
Middlesbrough
Newham Grange Farm - come and make friends with the rare breeds of farm animals, enjoy a walk around the fields, and why not bring along a picnic for a treat.
Wacky Warehouse - Coulby Farm (14km)
Middlesbrough
Wacky Warehouse - Coulby Farm - the usual setup for Wacky Warehouses. Have a nice hour off while the kids run round like loons on the indoor play structure - lovely!!
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum (15km)
Saltburn by the sea
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum The Museum today offers visitors an opportunity to experience the underground world of a real ironstone mine and to explore the skills, customs and life of the Cleveland miner. It was these miners that helped make Cleveland the most important Ironstone mining district in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.
Quads '4' All (16km)
Billingham
Quads '4' All Quads '4' All offers different sizes of quad bikes to suit any age group and three different types of tracks for childrens varying abilities. Experienced marshals provide training on a one to one basis and the riders are fully supervised at all times whilst on the tracks. All of the safety equipment is provided.
Crazy Corner (17km)
Stockton-on-Tees
Crazy Corner From Ball Cannons to Shoot Slides, Gaint Bouncing Balls to Tarzan Gliders, Crazy Corner has something for all.
Hollywood Bowl Stockton (17km)
Stockton-on-Tees
Hollywood Bowl Stockton Hollywood Bowl is number one for family fun. As a regular treat for the kids or for half term and school holiday entertainment. We have games and activities to ensure everyone has a great time, especially the younger kid's.
Splash (17km)
Stockton-on-Tees
Splash Stockton's newest leisure facility has been designed to meet 21st century needs. The complex includes a 25 metre pool with wave machine and water features, offering leisure and training facilities for swimmers at all levels. a learner pool, spa pool and flume slide complete the water based features.
Teesside White Water Centre (17km)
Stockton on Tees
Teesside White Water Centre e is based at the Tees Barrage Artificial White Water Course. The Centre is ideally placed to provide canoeing to a broad range of paddlers from complete beginners to Olympic aspirants.
Tweddle Children's Animal Farm (19km)
Blackhall Colliery
Tweddle Children's Animal Farm Kids will have a great time at the farm visiting the animals. There is also a Play Area, which offers a fantastic range of fun activities to keep them busy. Great idea if you are looking for family days out in Durham
Doodlepots Ceramic Cafe (27km)
Whitby
Doodlepots Ceramic Cafe Whatever your age or artistic ability, you can create something unique to treasure for ever at Doodlepots. Choose an item to paint from our wide range of plain ceramics - you'll find there's something for everyone from novelty items to useful mugs, plates, bowls, vases etc.
Play 'n' Krazy (31km)
Bowburn
Play 'n' Krazy ball pools, play frame, slides, football and basket ball areas, and tiny tots explore too, in their own safe space
Huntfun Darlington Treasure Hunt (31km)
Darlington
Huntfun Darlington 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 Point Ltd (31km)
Darlington
Adventure Point Ltd Fantastic indoor & outdoor adventure play centre with huge play frame, bumper cars, 3 tree climbers, slides, rope bridges, ball cannon arena, multi-sports court, separate toddler play areas and lots more!
Fun Shack (32km)
Seaham
Fun Shack The largest indoor playground in the north of England. Here you will find a wide range of fun activities in a safe and secure surrounding.
Ruff 'N' Tumble Adventure World (33km)
Newton Aycliffe
Ruff 'N' Tumble Adventure World - is a haven for your kids to play and wear themselves out. It has all the latest equipment to put the biggest smiles on your children's faces. They can race their friends down the three lane giant Waterfall Slide, climb to the top of the Castle and experience the thrill of the scary Drop Slide, or prepare for battle in the Ball Blast Cannon Arena.
The Funky Farm (33km)
Northallerton
The Funky Farm - main area includes giant astra slide, ball pool, pulley & wow pool - Large football and basketball court.
Robin Hood's Bay (33km)
Robin Hood's Bay
Robin Hood's Bay absolutely stunning scenery, great little shops (including fab fish and chips!) and lots to do (check weblink) - great place to go for a family day out in North Yorkshire
Smugglers (33km)
Robin Hood's Bay
Smugglers Miniature village streets to walk around depicting the sounds, smells and lifestyle of smuggling life in the 17thC.
Down at the Farm (35km)
Houghton Le Spring
Down at the Farm You can see a wide range of farm animals including goats, sheep, pigs, donkeys, ponies and chickens, plus a few unusual ones. There is plenty of hands-on fun including reptile handling, sheep/pig racing and washing the sheep. Kids can also climb their way round the adventure trail, pedal round the tiny tots tractor course, dig their way out of the giant sandpit or go mad on the jumping pillow + tractor rides.
Buttercups Ceramic Studio (36km)
Hurworth-on-Tees
Buttercups Ceramic Studio you can paint a piece of functional pottery such as a mug, plate, bowl, platter and much more or how about a fun item like a money box, figurine or fun home accessory.
Spennymoor Leisure Centre (36km)
Spennymoor
Spennymoor Leisure Centre has a free - form Leisure Pool with a large shallow water area and a maximum depth of 1.8 metres. A water slide and wave machine are also available, but these only operate during evening, weekend and school holiday sessions. The pool is approximately 18 metres wide and 30 metres long.
Whitworth Hall - Bobby Shaftos (36km)
Spennymoor
Whitworth Hall - Bobby Shaftos The restaurant offers a fantastic menu and children can play in the indoor or outdoor play area. In the summer months you can dine on the patio at the lakeside and watch the deer and the ducks at play. The park abounds with wild life with squirrels, wild geese, swans and even the odd heron.
Wacky Warehouse - Sandcastle (37km)
Sunderland
Wacky Warehouse - Sandcastle Wacky Warehouse - Harbour Lights - i would imagine it is the usual wacky warehouse scenario - sit down and have a rest while the small run themselves ragged in the playcentre - job done!!!
The Play Shack Indoor Play Centre (37km)
Shildon
The Play Shack Indoor Play Centre The Indoor Play facility is the Biggest Indoor Soft Play frame in the area featuring 3 Lane Astra Slide, 540 Degree Tube Slide, ball-pools, Rope Bridges, Spooky Corner, Gliders, 5 a Side Football Pitch, separate Toddler Area and much, much more
Locomotion (37km)
Shildon
Locomotion This hands-on interactive experiences brings teh reality of the railways over the last 200 years fully to life. The museum celebrates Shildon's history as one of the world's oldest railway towns. The first passenger train on the first passenger railway in the world left from here in 1825.
Crook Hall and Gardens (38km)
Durham
Crook Hall and Gardens A stunning Grade 1 listed Medieval Manor House with a banquetting hall and 17th century Jacobean room, surrounded by stylish cottage gardens which are relaxed, lush and quintessentially English.
Durham Cathedral (38km)
Durham
Durham Cathedral The present Cathedral has stood on this spot as a place of prayer and pilgrimage for over 900 years. It is one of the most beautiful buildings in England (Bill Bryson called it 'the best Cathedral on planet earth'), and is part of a World Heritage Site.
Kascada Bowling (38km)
Durham City
Kascada Bowling 20 state of the art lanes, Kascada can cater for parties of up to 200 ten pin bowlers and offers special combination deals to suit everyone. Kascada also contains Arcadia, a fully interactive video arcade and Diner Express
Top Gear Karting (38km)
Durham
Top Gear Karting in Durham we give you karting in a disco atmosphere with ultra violet tubes, strobe and spotlights with music and smoke machines, but most importantly safety This is karting and entertainment in one.
Huntfun Durham Treasure Hunt (38km)
Durham
Huntfun Durham 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.
Durham Botanic Garden (38km)
Durham City
Durham Botanic Garden has plant collections from around the world as well as a woodland garden, alpine garden and bamboo grove. In the glasshouses there's a collection of tropical rainforest plants, desert plants, and more familiar plants from the mediterranean. It also has some tropical bugs, scorpions and tarantulas. In late summer to early spring the arboretum is grazed by rare breed sheep.
Prince Bishop River Cruiser (38km)
Durham City
Prince Bishop River Cruiser The Prince Bishop River Cruiser is a one hour cruise that takes in many of the city's sights from the unique perspective of the River Wear. On the trip to the Cathedral you will take in some spectacular views of the cities bridges, the castle and many of the Durham University buildings.
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens (39km)
Sunderland
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Exciting hands-on exhibits and interactive displays tell the story of Sunderland from its prehistoric past through to the present day.The stunning Winter Gardens stimulates the senses with over 1,500 flowers and plants brought together in a spectacular showcase of the world's natural beauty.
Rosebud Ceramics (39km)
Sunderland
Rosebud Ceramics An extensive selection of templates, stencils,stamps and other tools which are available, anyone of any age and ability can create a perfect, one of a kind gift for any occasion or their very own masterpiece to show off at home.
Sunderland Wall (41km)
Sunderland
Sunderland Wall Sunderland Wall - great climbing wall in Tyne and Wear check our weblink for more details - click the i button
Sunderland Stadium of Light Tour (42km)
Sunderland
Sunderland Stadium of Light Tour Imagine what it feels like running out at the start of the game. The referee has pressed the five-minute buzzer in his dressing room, the sound of Prokofiev engulfs the stadium, thousands of people are on their feet in anticipation and then as you emerge into the arena the stadium erupts as Sunderland are Ready to Go!
Funtastic Indoor Play Centre (42km)
Sunderland
Funtastic Indoor Play Centre a large climbing frame on three levels with a two lane main slide and also a curly tube slide. There is also an enclosed football/basketball court and two toddlers' areas with ball pool/mini slide/mini climbing frame and push-car circuit area
North Yorkshire Moors Railway (43km)
Pickering
North Yorkshire Moors Railway Britain's most popular Heritage Railway carrying over 300,000 passengers a year. Travelling through 18 miles of beautiful North York Moors National Park from the market town of Pickering to Grosmont. On many days throughout the year you can now continue your journey along the scenic Esk Valley to our newest destination of Whitby.
Pot Doodles Ceramic Studio (43km)
Pickering
Pot Doodles Ceramic Studio Come and choose a piece of pottery andpaint it to your own design. We will then fire it, leaving you with a work of art, an ideal present, keepsake or useful everyday item.
Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting North Yorkshire 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 North Yorkshire can enjoy the day out as well.
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