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Family days out in and around Birmingham, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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from £5Conkers Vertigo High Ropes
Moira · ages 8+
A high ropes course roughly 30ft up, plus zip wire, climbing wall and free-fall descender for kids eight and over.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsSchool visits
Core Theatre
Solihull
A proper theatre programme of shows, comedy, music and dance, plus youth theatre groups for older kids.
Accessible toiletCaféDog friendlyHearing loop+3 more
Coventry Building Society Arena
Coventry
A big stadium venue in Coventry that hosts touring circus and street performance shows, with proper food, parking and step-free access sorted.
Accessible toiletCaféCard onlyDog friendly+6 more
FreeCoventry Canal Basin
Coventry
A free wander along the towpath and old canal buildings, good for stretching legs without spending a penny.
ParkingToilets
from £3Coventry Music Museum
Coventry · up to age 15
A small, music-mad museum where kids can compose in the studio and sit in a Ghost Town car, not just look at cases of guitars.
Accessible toiletCaféCard onlyCash only+2 more
from £8Crazy Cube Game
Birmingham · ages 10+
Full-body VR missions with wind, heat and shaking floors, built for squads of ten-year-olds and up.
Indoor play
Creation Climbing Centre
Birmingham · ages 4+
Roped climbing up to 44ft, bouldering, and a bit of caving under one roof, from age four upwards.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféCard only+8 more
Creation Skatepark. (Birmingham)
Birmingham · ages 4+
An indoor skatepark for boards, BMX, in-line skates and scooters, open all day rather than in timed sessions.
Accessible toiletCaféCard onlyFree parking+2 more
from £13Crescent Theatre
Birmingham
A proper theatre in Brindleyplace with plays like Wait Until Dark and relaxed performances for families who need a gentler show.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingEV charging+3 more
from £7.95Crumb and Play
Lichfield · ages 0-6
A soft play corner for under-fours and a mini role-play village called Crumbs Lane for the slightly older ones.
Booking requiredCaféFree parkingIndoor play+1 more
FreeDaventry Country Park
Daventry
Free to get into, with an adventure playground, a reservoir to walk round and a café for when everyone's flagging.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+4 more
David Lloyd Birmingham
Birmingham
A members' club with a kids' splash pool, soft play and LEGO Squad, where family swim slots sit between adult-only sessions.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor play+8 more
Daytona
Tamworth · ages 6+
Real karts on an outdoor circuit, with junior practice sessions from age 6 and endurance races for older kids up for a proper race.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingGroup bookings
from £9Dinosaur World Adventure Golf
Walsall
Eighteen holes of crazy golf weaving past a dozen life-size moving dinosaurs, outdoors and open into the evening.
Birthday partiesFood on sitePicnics allowedWheelchair accessible
Dragon Fly Café
Birmingham · ages 3+
Seven VR stations and over 250 games under one roof, with each go lasting just a few minutes so nobody hogs a headset.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféFree parking+4 more
Drakelow Tunnels Museum
Kidderminster
Guided tours through a real WWII and Cold War tunnel network, plus rock houses cut into the hillside above.
Booking required
from £2Drayton Manor
Tamworth
Coasters, a whole Thomas & Friends land and a 15-acre zoo, all on one ticket near Tamworth.
ToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changeCafé+6 more
from £27.50Drayton Manor Hotel
Tamworth
A theme park day of rides, a zoo and Thomas Land, with the option of staying over at the hotel next door.
Baby changeBirthday partiesGift shopGroup bookings+8 more
FreeDudley Library
Dudley
A free, wheelchair-friendly library with Rhyme Time for babies and toddlers and a Creative Writing group for older kids.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingFree parking+4 more
from £15.40Dudley Zoo & Castle
Dudley · ages 0+
Zoo and castle in Dudley - animals for Birmingham day-trips. Soft Play N.
ParkingToiletsBaby changeCafé+15 more
Earlswood Lakes
Solihull
Flat towpaths round three lakes for a slow walk and some birdwatching, with free parking on site.
Free parkingToilets
FreeEastside Projects
Birmingham
A free contemporary art gallery in Digbeth, open Wednesday to Saturday afternoons during exhibitions.
Bike parkingToilets
from £30.60Erdington Leisure Centre
Birmingham · ages 3-12
Two pools, inflatable obstacle sessions and Splash, float and play family swims, with holiday swims booked online ahead of time.
Blue badge parkingChanging PlacesGroup bookingsMembership scheme+2 more
from £20Escape Brum
Birmingham · ages 0+
Sixty minutes locked in a themed room cracking around twenty interlinked puzzles as a team, with kids allowed if an adult plays too.
Booking requiredFree parkingPublic transport nearbyToilets
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