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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 £5Garden Organic
Coventry
A working organic garden near Coventry where you wander veg beds, a glasshouse, ponds and container displays on a booked tour.
Booking requiredWheelchair accessible
from £4Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
Stafford · ages 3-16
A small sanctuary where kids get up close to birds of prey, reptiles and raccoons, and can hold a hawk at the flying display.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits
from £28Glaze Room Pottery Painting
Birmingham
Pick a piece of blank pottery, sit down and paint it, no experience needed and the studio fires it for you afterwards.
Birthday partiesFood on site

Glebe Farm Community Hub
Birmingham
A weekday community hub with a Fit Fun Club, story time and a kids club with games and crafts, plus a breakfast club to start the day.
Indoor playIndoor seatingFood on siteToilets
FreeGlenfield Tunnel
Leicester
Seasonal guided walks into a historic 1829 railway tunnel near Leicester - free with donation, book via LIHS.
Booking required
from £20.95Go Ape Cannock Chase
Rugeley
Treetop rope courses and zip lines through Cannock Chase forest, with a bouncy net course thrown in.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+7 more
from £9.95Go Ape Coventry
Coventry · ages 4+
Zip lines and Tarzan swings through the treetops at Coombe Abbey Park, with a proper kids' course from age 4.
Booking requiredParkingToiletsPicnic area+4 more
from £20.95Go Ape Wyre
Bewdley · ages 4-10
Zip wires and rope crossings through the forest canopy, with a kids' course for the 4 to 10s who aren't ready for the full height.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+11 more

Golden Beach Karaoke Bar 黄金海岸KTV
Leicester
Adults-only private karaoke rooms in Leicester city centre, from 5pm to 2am, with cocktails and food brought to your table.
Birthday partiesFood on siteParty rooms
from £20Gulliver's Kingdom
Matlock Bath · ages 2-13
Hillside theme park near Matlock Bath with a log flume 300ft up and rides scaled for younger kids.
Free parkingToiletsAccessible toiletBaby change+5 more
from £12Gymboree Play & Music Solihull
Solihull · ages 0-5
Baby and toddler classes from newborn to five, covering sensory, music, art and messy play, run on a rolling monthly membership.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor play
from £7.50Habberley Trail
Kidderminster · ages 0+
A mile and a half woodland trail with more than 20 play stations, slides, bounce rides and a zip line to save for last.
Birthday partiesCard onlyDog friendlyFree parking+3 more

Hare & Hounds
Birmingham
A pub kitchen with a proper kids menu and food served right through the day, useful if little appetites can't wait for a comedy slot.
Allergy awareKids menuVegetarian options
from £3Hartlebury Castle
Kidderminster
A bishop's palace with talking portraits, a county museum full of hands-on displays, and grounds with a playground and nature trail to wander after.
Bike parkingCaféDog friendlyFree parking+4 more
FreeHartshill Hayes Country Park
Nuneaton
Free woodland park with a play area and walking trails, plus a hill worth the climb if you fancy the view.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféDog friendly+6 more

Harvington Hall
Kidderminster
A moated Elizabethan manor with priest holes and secret passages, plus candlelight tours if you fancy something spookier.
Café

Hatton Country World
Warwick
Warwickshire farm park day trip with petting farm, indoor play and outdoor rides.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingDog friendly+10 more
FreeHatton Locks
Warwick
Free canal walk past 21 locks stacked up a hillside, with a flat towpath that's easy going for buggies.
CaféParkingToilets
FreeHeart of England Forest Coxmere Wood
Stratford-upon-Avon
Free waymarked forest walks with den building and bug hunting through holiday clubs, no ticket needed.
Outdoor playParking
from £8Heritage Wood
Ashbourne · ages 0+
Wander an illuminated woodland trail of about a mile, then warm up at the stalls for hot drinks and crafts.
Booking requiredFree parking
FreeHighbury Hall
Birmingham · ages 0+
Free entry to a historic hall with model railways, old bicycles and family walks around the grounds.
from £5Highbury Theatre
Sutton Coldfield
Amateur theatre with plays, a cinema and a Tuesday-night youth theatre group for 11 to 18 year olds.
Accessible toiletHearing loopFood on siteToilets+1 more
FreeHilltop Farm & Zack's Barn
Leamington Spa
A working farm shop and café where you can watch the animals over breakfast and let the kids clamber over a real combine harvester.
Allergy awareCaféDog friendlyIndoor seating+3 more
from £6Hoar Park Children's Farm And Saddlery
Nuneaton
Nuneaton children's farm with paddock animals, craft village and tearoom nearby.
CaféGift shopParkingToilets
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