Every place in Birmingham

Mary Stevens Park

Stourbridge

Free water play, a big playground and a duck pond in one park, with a café for when everyone's soaked and hungry.

Accessible toiletCaféDog friendlyFree parking+3 more

Matrix VR Virtual Reality Gaming Arcade and Cinema

Birmingham · ages 16+

VR gaming and 360-degree rotating cinema seats near the Bullring, but it's a 16-plus venue, so this one's for the teens and adults, not the little ones.

Booking requiredGift shop

Maxstoke Castle

Birmingham

A guided tour round a genuine medieval castle, open on weekdays for a look behind its walls.

Meriden Park

Birmingham · ages 0-17

A free, fully staffed adventure playground with a zip line, sandpit and a real fire pit for cooking and fire safety chat.

Booking requiredOutdoor playToilets

Meriden Park Parkour Park

Birmingham

Free outdoor bars and concrete obstacles for pull ups, parkour moves and street workout drills.

Outdoor play

Middle England Farm Alpacas and Care Farm

Henley-in-Arden · ages 5+

Book a slot to walk an alpaca, meet the goats and sheep, then say hello to giant bunnies and guinea pigs.

Booking required

Middleton Hall & Gardens

Tamworth · ages 2-17

A 950-year-old house, a walled Georgian garden and a nature trail to hunt through on a kids' trail, with your ticket covering the whole day.

CaféGroup bookingsPicnic areaPicnics allowed+1 more

Midland Air Museum

Coventry · ages 5-15

Wander among historic aircraft outdoors and climb into cockpits like the Vulcan bomber's.

Blue badge parkingCaféDog friendlyFree parking+1 more

Mini Mugs Funhouse

Solihull · ages 0-6

A miniature role play town and soft play corner built for the under sixes, with a proper baby area too.

Baby changeBooking requiredCaféIndoor play+2 more

Mini Pro Golf Parks

Kidderminster

An 18-hole outdoor putting course with themed holes and camel rides, plus a leaderboard to argue over on the way back to the car.

Birthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookingsIndoor seating+3 more

Monster Mayhem (Redditch)

Redditch · ages 0-12

Two-level soft play, a 15ft drop slide and an inflatable arena with electric quad bikes on a circuit.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesIndoor playIndoor seating+6 more

Moseley Folk & Arts Festival

Birmingham · ages 0+

A grown-up folk and arts weekend in Moseley Park where under-12s get in free and can bring a picnic blanket to sit on.

Accessible toiletFood on sitePicnics allowedPublic transport nearby+2 more

Moseley Park and Pool

Birmingham

Eleven acres of parkland, a lake with fish and water fowl, and a free Wednesday opening that's the easiest way in.

Accessible toiletPublic transport nearbySensory friendlyToilets+1 more

NPF Bassetts Pole Adventure Park

Sutton Coldfield · ages 5+

A big outdoor site for paintball, quad bikes, archery and axe throwing, built for kids eight and up who fancy something loud.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingGroup bookings+6 more

NQ64 Arcade Bar - Birmingham

Birmingham · adults only (18+)

A retro arcade and bar with Laser Quest in the basement, but it's an over-18s venue except for one Sunday morning kids' session.

Accessible toiletCard onlyCash onlyFood on site+2 more

NQ64 Laser Quest

Birmingham

Retro arcade tokens, pinball and a laser tag arena in one Birmingham venue, with a bar serving snacks and soft drinks.

Accessible toiletCaféCard onlyFood on site+1 more

Namco Funscape Tamworth

Tamworth · ages 1-16

Bumper bowling, indoor-outdoor adventure golf and soft play under one roof, with dodgems and a full arcade to soak up whatever's left of the day.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+6 more

National Cold War Exhibition

Shifnal · ages 4+

Free entry to a huge aircraft hangar, then extras like the Spitfire cockpit or a 4D theatre ride you pay for on top.

Baby changeBlue badge parkingBooking requiredCafé+9 more

National Fairground Museum Statfold

Tamworth

Vintage fairground rides, a heritage railway and a soft play barn on one site near Tamworth, plus mini golf outdoors.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBirthday parties+12 more

National Trust Shugborough Estate

Stafford

A working farm with Longhorn cows and Dorking chickens, a grand mansion, and acres of parkland to wander at Shugborough Estate.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+8 more

Newlands Bishop Farm

Solihull

Solihull charity farm with animals and Berry's Cafe open seven days.

Food on siteCaféOutdoor playParking+1 more

Ninja Warrior UK adventure (Walsall)

Walsall · ages 4+

Climb the Warped Wall and Mount Sasuke indoors, with a soft play corner for the under-fours who can't do the main course yet.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféCard only+2 more

No.393

Birmingham

A café built round board games, with a private hire option if you fancy taking over the place for a party.

Café

Noir 55 Coffee

Birmingham

A coffee stop with free parking and indoor seating, open long hours seven days a week, plus space you can book for a birthday.

CaféFree parkingIndoor seating