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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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Bee pollinating a white flower with yellow centre, surrounded by pink-purple buds on a green blurred background.from £5

Garden 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

Close-up of a white cockatoo with dark beak on grass.from £4

Gentleshaw 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

Modern bright café interior with long white table, wooden chairs, hanging plants, pendant lights and green-painted walls.from £28

Glaze 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

Five people smiling at the camera in an indoor space decorated with Christmas ornaments and garlands.

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

Glenfield TunnelFree

Glenfield Tunnel

Leicester

Seasonal guided walks into a historic 1829 railway tunnel near Leicester - free with donation, book via LIHS.

Booking required

Woman on zip wire at forest adventure course with other participants on platforms among tall trees.from £20.95

Go 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

Person on a rope obstacle course in a woodland canopy park, navigating between trees.from £9.95

Go 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

Person ziplining through trees against a blue sky with white clouds.from £20.95

Go 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

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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

Hillside resort overview at Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bathfrom £20

Gulliver'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

Four smiling staff members in blue uniforms pose together holding a colourful clown toy in a decorated playroom.from £12

Gymboree 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

Family of four walking hand in hand on a woodland path in autumn, with trees showing golden and green foliage behind them.from £7.50

Habberley 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

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

Bride and groom walk hand in hand along a garden path towards a castle, with the bride carrying a pink and orange bouquet.from £3

Hartlebury 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

Woman serving at a small kiosk window decorated with autumn leaves and seasonal products.Free

Hartshill 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

A historic brick manor house with multiple chimneys and gabled roofs surrounded by manicured gardens and a moat under clear blue sky.

Harvington Hall

Kidderminster

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

Café

Family camping outdoors with two children eating inside and outside a blue tent, surrounded by trees.

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

Narrowboats moored on a tree-lined canal with visitors walking along the towpath and lock gates in the distance.Free

Hatton Locks

Warwick

Free canal walk past 21 locks stacked up a hillside, with a flat towpath that's easy going for buggies.

CaféParkingToilets

Aerial view of a dense mixed woodland with bright green tree canopies and a small stream running through.Free

Heart 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

Illuminated woodland trail at Heritage Woodfrom £8

Heritage 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

A group of adults gathered outside a brick building with arched windows, whilst a man in a suit presents a large landscape plan to the group on a sunny day.Free

Highbury Hall

Birmingham · ages 0+

Free entry to a historic hall with model railways, old bicycles and family walks around the grounds.

Highbury Theatrefrom £5

Highbury 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

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GRAPHICFree

Hilltop 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

Hoar Park Children's Farm And Saddleryfrom £6

Hoar 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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