Rainy day activities in Birmingham

Adventure Street Ltd

Dudley · up to age 9

A child-sized village of role-play sets, from a bakery to a fire station, where under-9s run the show for a 75 minute session.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+7 more

Adventureland Aldridge

Walsall · ages 0-14

A big indoor playframe with a black hole slide, a climbing wall and a football pitch, plus a fenced baby corner for the small ones.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor play+3 more

Air Nation

Birmingham · ages 0-15

An inflatable park with an 18ft bouncy slide into a ball pit, plus a toddler zone for the under-fours.

Booking requiredIndoor playFood on siteToilets

Air Ninja

Birmingham · ages 0-16

An indoor trampoline arena with an assault course and inflatable zones for climbing, sliding and bouncing, plus a toddler area for under-4s.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+3 more

AirHop Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 1-99

Wall-to-wall trampolines, airbags and a mixed reality arena for jumpers from toddlers to adults.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingGroup bookings+5 more

Artrix

Bromsgrove · ages 0+

A theatre stage for pantomime and family shows, plus youth theatre classes for older kids.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféCard only+5 more

Ash End House Children's Farm

Tamworth

Children's farm near Tamworth with animals, tractor rides and optional play barn.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféGift shop+3 more

Attwell Farm Park

Worcestershire

Redditch farm park with animals, outdoor play and indoor play areas.

Accessible toiletBike parkingBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+15 more

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Bromsgrove · ages 0+

Wander 700 years of rescued buildings, ride the miniature train and count phone boxes in the National Collection of Telephone Kiosks.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+10 more

Axeperience Axe Throwing

Birmingham · adults only (18+)

A grown-up hour with a real axe, an instructor and a target, not a kids' activity despite the arcade-sounding name.

Booking requiredFood on site

Baby Sensory & Toddler Sense Birmingham South

Birmingham · ages 0-13

Weekly sensory sessions for babies and toddlers, built around massage, music, textures and early signing.

Baby changeSensory friendly

Bantock House

Wolverhampton

Free house museum with a mouse trail to hunt round the rooms and a nine-hole pitch and putt outside.

Baby changeBlue badge parkingBreastfeeding friendlyCafé+4 more

Berzerk Active Play Atherstone

Atherstone · ages 0-10

Atherstone Soft Play with go-karts, under-5s zone, cafe and free parking.

Wi-FiFree parkingCard onlyBirthday parties+9 more

Berzerk Active Play Birmingham

Birmingham

Active Soft Play in Kings Heath with sensory zones, parties and SEND sessions.

Indoor playBirthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits+5 more

Birmingham & Midland Institute

Birmingham

A quiet members' library and lecture venue in the city centre, worth knowing about if you want to introduce a curious child to a proper old reading room.

CaféWheelchair accessible

Birmingham Bouldering Centre

Birmingham · up to age 14

Bouldering walls for kids to try under supervision, with routes changed regularly and a café to collapse in afterwards.

Birmingham Christmas Parties (Vivid Experience Ltd)

Birmingham · ages 16+

An 18+ Christmas party night in Birmingham with a three-course meal, fairground rides and a casino floor, for groups of 8 or more.

Booking requiredCaféFree parkingIndoor play+3 more

Blue Orange Theatre

Birmingham · ages 6-18

Youth theatre classes and pantomime shows for ages 6 to 18, tucked into the Jewellery Quarter.

Toilets

Boing Zone Trampoline & Inflatable Park

Stourbridge · ages 5-16

Trampolines, a foam pit and a dodgeball court for kids aged five and up, booked in 30 to 120 minute slots.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféGroup bookings+4 more

Boom Battle Bar Birmingham Broad Street

Birmingham · ages 0-18

Axe throwing, crazy golf and beer pong under one roof, with a 7pm cut-off for anyone under 18.

Birthday partiesCard onlyGroup bookingsIndoor play+2 more

Boulder Central - Indoor Climbing

West Bromwich

Bouldering walls, a Moonboard with LED routes, and kids' climbing clubs, with a day pass that lets you climb as long as you like.

Birthday partiesCaféGift shopGroup bookings+2 more

Broadway Plaza

Birmingham

One car park, five different ways to spend a few hours: bowling, climbing, crazy golf, a cinema and an arcade.

CaféGift shopIndoor playFood on site+2 more

Cadbury World

Birmingham · ages 0-18

A self-guided chocolate tour with a 4D cinema, a Chocolate Quest ride and a doodling-and-tempering zone to get sticky in.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+15 more

Café Craft Pottery Painting

Birmingham · ages 0+

Pick a piece from over 150 pottery designs, paint it at your own pace, then wait a week to collect the finished mug or plate.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor seating

Candyland Play Village Ltd

Alvechurch

Six themed play houses plus a soft play frame, split into set two or three hour sessions so the day has a clear shape.

Birthday parties

Cannon Raceway

Bilston

Indoor go karting, laser tag and escape rooms under one roof, open daily from 9am till late.

Birthday partiesFree parkingParty roomsWi-Fi

Capital Karts

Birmingham · ages 7-14

Indoor go-karting on a private closed track, built for kids aged 7 and up who fancy racing for real.

Accessible toiletCaféFree parkingGroup bookings+4 more

Carnival Golf and Games, Merry Hill

Brierley Hill

Indoor crazy golf, digital darts and carnival games under one roof, with combo tickets if you fancy more than one round.

Birthday partiesIndoor playFood on site

Centrala

Birmingham

A small Birmingham gallery running family workshops around creativity, community and culture through painting and storytelling.

Chilly Kiddy's Soft Play Area

Stourbridge · ages 0-11

Timed sessions of slides, a climbing wall and trampolines, with a separate baby zone for the pre-walkers.

Baby changeBirthday partiesFree parkingHigh chairs+4 more

City of Birmingham Indoor Bowls Club

Birmingham

Have a go at indoor bowls on pay-and-play sessions, with a phone call to sort times and cost.

CaféParty rooms

Clue HQ Birmingham - The Live Escape Game

Birmingham · ages 7+

An hour locked in a themed room with your team, cracking locks and riddles before the timer runs out.

Booking requiredFood on site

Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre

Birmingham

A local leisure centre with a pool, sports courts and party rooms, running from early morning to late most nights.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingLockers+5 more

Conkers Discovery Centre

Moira · ages 3+

A big woodland day out with rope trails, a splash park, a barefoot walk and an indoor play house for the rainy bits.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+15 more

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 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

Crazy 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

Crumb 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

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

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

Dudley 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

Eastside Projects

Birmingham

A free contemporary art gallery in Digbeth, open Wednesday to Saturday afternoons during exhibitions.

Bike parkingToilets

Erdington 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

Escape 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

Escape Hunt Birmingham Cannon Street

Birmingham · ages 8+

Locked-room puzzle games for kids 8 and up, with an outdoor City Hunt option if the weather's kind.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+1 more

Escape Hunt Birmingham Resorts World

Birmingham · ages 8+

Themed escape rooms and outdoor City Hunt games for kids eight and up, with roughly 90 minutes per adventure.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyIndoor seating+1 more

Escape Hunt Worcester

Worcester · ages 8+

Locked rooms, tight clues and a countdown clock, with teams of two to six racing to crack the puzzles before time runs out.

Indoor seatingLockersFood on sitePublic transport nearby

Escape Live

Stratford-upon-Avon · ages 10+

Two themed puzzle rooms, Shakespeare's house or a witches-and-wizards curse hunt, built for older kids who can handle a proper brain teaser.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings

Escape Live Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 10+

Locked-room puzzle games for older kids and teens, from a casino heist to a haunted hospital, with an hour on the clock.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsParty rooms+1 more

Escape Rooms - Wolverhampton

Bilston · ages 9+

Three themed puzzle rooms, from a crime history mystery to an eerie hospital, built for teams of three to eight with an hour on the clock.

Free parkingParty roomsWi-Fi

Everyman Birmingham Mailbox

Birmingham

Sofa seats, a proper menu brought to you, and screenings tuned down for babies and toddlers.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféFood on site+5 more

Exciting Game - Escape Room Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 13+

Five themed escape rooms in Birmingham for teens and adults, booked online, no walking in off the street.

Booking requiredCard onlyIndoor play

F1® Arcade Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 7+

Full-motion racing simulators with five skill levels, big screens for watching real F1, and a proper restaurant and bar attached.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsIndoor seating+2 more

Fired Crafts

Solihull · ages 0+

A mobile pottery painting outfit that turns up to cafés, homes and parties around Solihull so the kids paint their own piece to keep.

Birthday parties

Flamingoo Soft Play

Erdington · ages 1-10

Erdington Soft Play with ball pit, slides, cafe and party rooms for ages 1-10.

CaféBirthday partiesParty roomsBooking required+3 more

Flight Club Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 12+

Social darts with pizzas and cocktails, and a Family Session window that lets kids from 12 have a go too.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor seating+3 more

Flip Out Sandwell Trampoline Arena

Oldbury · ages 0+

Wall-to-wall trampolines, a foam pit and an inflatable wrecking ball, with sessions booked in one or two hour blocks.

Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playIndoor seating+3 more

Forge Mill Farm

West Bromwich

Sandwell Valley farm with animals, Natural Play Barn and farm shop in West Bromwich.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+16 more

Forge Mill Needle Museum

Redditch

A working needle mill turned museum with Forest School sessions and grounds to explore, coffee and cake included.

Accessible toiletCaféFree parkingGift shop+3 more

Full Throttle Raceway

Stourbridge · ages 4+

Indoor karting with a dedicated Cadet Raceway for 4 to 10 year olds, plus a Main GP track for the older ones once they hit 9.

Birthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookingsIndoor seating+1 more

Fun City

Dudley

Laser tag, VR escape rooms and a full arcade under one roof, with an unlimited summer pass if you want to lose an afternoon there.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsFood on site+2 more

Funky Monkeys West Bromwich

West Bromwich · ages 0-8

Climbing frames, twin wavy slides and a jungle village shop keep under-8s busy, with a separate baby corner for the crawlers.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+4 more

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

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 Tunnel

Leicester

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

Booking required

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

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

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

Hockerhill Adventure Playbarn

Stafford · ages 1-12

A big outdoor and indoor play barn built around a climbing tree, with go-karts, a zipline and a toddler corner too.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBirthday parties+19 more

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World

Telford · ages 2+

Real animals, a dinosaur land and a Land Rover safari ride, with enough ground to fill most of a day.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+8 more

Houdini's Escape Room Experience - Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 8+

A private hour-long puzzle room where your team has to riddle, search and think its way out before the clock runs down.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyFree parking+2 more

Houdini's Escape Room Experience - Redditch

Redditch · ages 8+

An hour locked in a themed room with your team, solving puzzles and riddles against the clock before the door opens again.

Booking requiredParkingPublic transport nearby

Ikon Gallery

Birmingham

Free contemporary art exhibitions in Birmingham plus hands-on family Saturdays like a clay-making day.

CaféGift shopWheelchair accessible

Imagination Street

Redditch · ages 0-12

Five floors of soft play plus an inflatable obstacle course, with toddler mornings if your child isn't ready for the big stuff yet.

Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking requiredCafé+5 more

Imaginations Run Wild Ltd

Sutton Coldfield · ages 3-7

Woodland story sessions where small children act out the tale as they walk it, built for ages 3 to 7.

Outdoor playSensory friendly

Inflata Nation Inflatable Theme Park Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 0+

Wall to wall inflatables, from an eleven metre slide to a ball pit with blasters, in one to two hour sessions.

Birthday partiesCaféGroup bookingsIndoor seating+4 more

Inflata Nation Inflatable Theme Park West Bromwich

West Bromwich · ages 0+

A giant inflatable arena of drop slides, ball pools and assault courses, with a fenced-off zone for the under-4s.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféGroup bookings+5 more

Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf Birmingham

Birmingham

Two 18-hole jungle crazy golf courses at Star City with kids parties and a bar.

Food on siteBirthday partiesToiletsParking

Junglebugs Indoor Play Centre

Rowley Regis

Blackheath Soft Play with under-3s zone, sports net and cafe near Rowley Regis.

CaféFood on siteBirthday partiesUnder-5s area+4 more

Kitchen Garden Cafe

Birmingham

A café with a soft-mat play corner for the kids while you get a proper home-cooked lunch or a Sunday roast.

Dog friendlyIndoor playKids menuParty rooms+2 more

Ladywood Leisure Centre

Birmingham · ages 0-11

Swimming lessons, RISE gymnastics and a Gymfants class for 0-3s with a grown-up in the water or on the mats.

Accessible toiletIndoor playMembership schemeFood on site+4 more

Lane7 The Bullring (Birmingham)

Birmingham

Bowling with darts, karaoke, retro arcades and an augmented-reality Playground room bolted on for good measure.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesGroup bookingsFood on site

Lapworth Museum of Geology

Birmingham

Free museum of fossils, rocks and prehistoric creatures on the University of Birmingham campus, no booking needed.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingGift shop+4 more

Laser Conflict

Studley

Outdoor floodlit laser tag missions with Call of Duty style objectives, booked in 60 or 90 minute slots.

Booking requiredPicnic area

Lazer Battlez Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 0+

Multi-level laser tag battles in a Fortnite-themed arena, with games sold by the round rather than the hour.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsParty roomsSchool visits

Le Petit Chef - Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 6-12

A 3D projection show plays out on your plate through a multi course dinner, with a junior menu for kids aged 6 to 12.

Allergy awareBooking requiredDog friendlyWheelchair accessible

Leicester Underwater Exploration Club (LUEC)

Leicester · ages 8-70

Pool-based scuba and snorkelling training for eight-year-olds upwards, run by volunteer instructors at Aylestone Leisure Centre.

Free parkingParkingWheelchair accessible

Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield

Wander a genuinely huge medieval cathedral for free, spot the carved Lichfield Angel, and climb the library's spiral steps if legs allow.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+4 more

Little Hooligans Soft Play Centre

Walsall · ages 0-12

Go-karts, a ball cannon and a toddler sensory corner, with grip socks compulsory before anyone sets foot inside.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBirthday parties+8 more

Little Lobsters Play Centre

Stourbridge · ages 0-5

A gentle soft play just for under-fives, with role play corners and a music session to end every 90 minutes.

Baby changeBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+2 more

Little Owl Farm Park, Worcestershire

Stourport-on-Severn

A farm park with a 30-metre four-lane sledge ride, a zipline, an assault course and animals to meet in between.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+12 more

Little Sassy’s Spa

Birmingham · ages 3-16

Manicures, makeovers and karaoke for a birthday party, with everything from face glitter to a full pamper package for the whole group.

Booking requiredIndoor playFood on siteToilets

Loft Theatre

Leamington Spa

A community theatre in Leamington Spa putting on straight plays and musicals, with a studio space for smaller shows.

Accessible toiletDog friendlyHearing loopToilets+1 more

Long Lane Library

Halesowen

Free rhyme time sessions and stories for babies and toddlers, with reading groups for older kids too.

Blue badge parkingParkingToiletsWheelchair accessible+1 more

Magic Voices Stafford Musical Theatre Choir

Stafford · adults only (18+)

An adults-only choir in Stafford where you turn up on a Monday evening and sing West End musical theatre numbers in harmony.

Free parking

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

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

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

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

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

nook gallery ltd

Birmingham

A small contemporary art and craft gallery with changing exhibitions, film screenings and workshops in artist studios.

Norbury Theatre

Droitwich

A community theatre putting on an annual pantomime plus youth theatre shows, films, music and dance through the year.

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

Oak House Museum

West Bromwich

A half-timbered Tudor and Stuart house with original 17th century rooms to poke round, plus a playground for afterwards.

Accessible toiletOutdoor playSchool visitsStep-free access+1 more

Palace Theatre

Redditch

A proper pantomime and family show stage, with Cinderella and Unicorn Live among the current bill.

Party and Play

Birmingham · ages 1-10

An indoor play session built around a role-play village, ball pit and climbing wall, with two hours on the clock once you're in.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesFree parkingIndoor play+4 more

Pen Museum

Birmingham · ages 5+

Kids get to write with a quill, bash out words on an old typewriter and make their own pen nib on Victorian machinery.

Accessible toiletGroup bookingsSchool visitsStep-free access+1 more

Perkisound

Birmingham

A private, booked-out sensory garden and play space in Birmingham with a big trampoline, climbing frames and a sensory room, all to yourselves.

Booking requiredFree parkingOutdoor playPicnic area+3 more

Pippatopia

Smethwick · ages 0-7

Roleplay café for under-sevens with a salon, a supermarket and a hospital corner, sold in tight 90-minute sessions.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+8 more

Planet Playworld

Solihull

Space-themed Soft Play in Solihull with cafe, party rooms and exclusive centre hire.

Birthday partiesCaféKids menuFood on site+4 more

Play @ Lower Drayton Farm

Penkridge · ages 0-18

A four-storey soft play frame with racing slides indoors, plus rabbits, goats and pedal tractors outside.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféChanging Places+13 more

Play-tropolis

Wolverhampton · up to age 8

Nine role-play zones from a hospital to a fire station and a supermarket, for a day of pretend jobs rather than climbing frames.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféGroup bookings+5 more

Playbox Theatre

Warwick · ages 0-19

Workshops in acting, musical theatre, creative writing and screen skills for ages 4 to 19, based at a dedicated theatre venue in Warwick.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesCaféIndoor seating+4 more

Pooley Country Park

Tamworth

Free woodland park with a balance trail, a clue-hunt walk and soft play upstairs in the café, for the cost of parking.

Birthday partiesCaféDog friendlyIndoor play+5 more

Portway Lifestyle Centre

Oldbury

A leisure centre in Oldbury where kids can hit a roller disco, kick about in casual football or swim, all pay-as-you-go.

Indoor play

Purple Gallery

Birmingham

A small Birmingham gallery of paintings, ceramics and jewellery, with a sculpture garden to wander round in summer.

Free parkingGift shop

Rainforest Rascals Shirley

Solihull

Rainforest Soft Play in Shirley Parkgate with toddler zone, parties and ASDA free parking.

Birthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookingsFood on site+6 more

RBSA Gallery

Birmingham

A city-centre gallery with changing contemporary art shows and workshops, and a lift to all three floors if you've got a buggy.

Accessible toiletWheelchair accessible

Redpoint Birmingham Climbing Centre

Birmingham

Top rope walls up to 13m, bouldering, and a UV lights-off room for climbing in the dark.

Birthday partiesCaféFood on siteParty rooms+1 more

Redpoint Worcester

Worcester · ages 7+

A 500m2 bouldering hall and a 1000m2 roped climbing space where kids from 7 up learn to get up walls, not just look at them.

Birthday partiesCaféGroup bookingsIndoor play+4 more

Rising Cafe

Birmingham

A relaxed café for a sit-down breakfast or lunch, with party rooms if you're planning a birthday.

Birthday partiesFree parkingIndoor seatingFood on site+1 more

Roxy Ball Room Birmingham Victoria Square

Birmingham

A cashless, over-18s games bar in the city centre with duck pin bowling, crazy pool and shuffleboard, not a venue for kids.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+3 more

RSPB Sandwell Valley

Birmingham

Free reserve of meadows, lakes and woodland trails where kids can go wild-play spotting and get properly muddy.

Baby changeBlue badge parkingFree parkingOutdoor play+3 more

Sandbox VR

Birmingham

Full-body motion capture VR where you and up to five mates suit up in haptic vests and fight your way through Stranger Things or a dinosaur jungle.

Birthday partiesCard onlyGroup bookingsIndoor play

SEA LIFE Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 0+

Sharks, otters and a walk-through ocean tunnel in the middle of Birmingham, all under one roof.

ToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changeWheelchair accessible+5 more

Selly Manor Museum

Birmingham

A timber-framed Tudor house where kids can try on armour, dress up and poke about a real medieval garden.

Toilets

Sense TouchBase Pears

Birmingham

Sensory play, tactile art workshops and adaptive movement sessions in a fully accessible Birmingham centre built for disabled children and their families.

Baby changeBike parkingBlue badge parkingCafé+6 more

Seventh Circle - Artworks & Aesthetics Ltd

Birmingham

Free contemporary art gallery with hands-on workshops like making your own ceramic pumpkins or trying watercolours.

Free parking

Sliced N Diced

Birmingham

A board game café with over 350 titles to pick from, plus pool, air hockey and Dungeons & Dragons parties with a proper DM.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFood on site+1 more

Slick City Action Park Nottingham

Nottingham · ages 4+

Nottingham - Slick City indoor slide action park in Lenton, dry slides and Air Courts from £14.95.

CaféBirthday partiesBooking required

Snibston Colliery

Coalville

Former-miner surface tours plus the Into the Dark coalface simulation - no real underground, but a proper Leicestershire pit day out.

ParkingBlue badge parkingEV chargingCafé+7 more

Square Peg Activities

Sutton Coldfield

A sensory garden, forest garden and indoor play space with Stay and Play sessions, after school clubs and holiday events.

Booking requiredChanging PlacesSensory roomWheelchair accessible

Stourbridge Glass Museum

Stourbridge · ages 4-17

Watch live glass making demonstrations, then let the kids design their own cameo glass on the digital screens.

Dog friendly

Sundragon Community Pottery

Birmingham · ages 16+

Term-time pottery courses where you learn wheelwork and hand-building properly, not a one-off paint-a-mug session.

Sutton Coldfield Town Hall

Sutton Coldfield

A proper old town hall stage doing pantomimes like Cinderella and family musicals such as Joseph, with tickets from £3.

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Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre

Kenilworth · ages 12+

A community theatre doing the annual panto, family drama and fringe nights, with a relaxed performance option for anyone who needs it.

Accessible toiletDog friendlyWheelchair accessible

Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Tamworth · ages 0-16

A proper old theatre in the middle of Tamworth doing pantos, films, comedy and music for kids from babes in arms up to teens.

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Tamworth Ice Skating

Tamworth · ages 4+

Real ice skating in Tamworth, with skating aids for wobbly beginners and a snow slope, climbing wall and pools under the same roof.

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TeamSport Go Karting Birmingham

Oldbury · ages 4-99

Electric go-kart racing on a lower and upper track, plus laser combat and a Mini Racers session for four to seven-year-olds.

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Teamworks Karting Birmingham City

Birmingham · ages 8+

Indoor electric go-karting, laser tag and simulator racing on Assetto Corsa, built more for older kids than toddlers.

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Teenie Weenies

Birmingham · up to age 12

Bullring Soft Play with under-1s, toddlers and juniors zones plus cafe.

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Tenpin Walsall

Walsall · ages 4-13

Twenty lanes with bumpers for the little ones, plus laser tag and escape rooms if bowling alone won't fill the visit.

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The Attic Theatre

Stratford-upon-Avon

A tiny 80-seat theatre in the centre of Stratford where family shows and pantomimes happen right in front of you.

The Barn At Berryfields

Meriden · ages 3+

Pumpkin picking, farm animals and a synthetic ice rink, plus axe-throwing if the kids fancy something sharper.

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The Big Play Barn

Tamworth

A barn full of big slides, rope bridges and clamber challenges, with a bouncy pillow that'll wear out the bravest kids first.

Indoor playIndoor seatingFood on siteOutdoor play

The Bridge House Stourbridge

Stourbridge · ages 0-5

A sensory and soft play spot for under-fives, with baby classes, story sessions and a fibre optic sensory room to explore.

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The Circle Lounge at Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham

A pre-show restaurant at the Hippodrome where you can feed the kids before the panto without missing the curtain.

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The Exchange

Birmingham

A free city centre exhibition space with step-free access, a proper café and long opening hours to build a day around.

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The Executive Lounge

Birmingham

Bowling, racing simulators, pool and PS5 gaming under one roof, with karaoke for the ones who fancy showing off.

Food on siteParkingParty rooms

The Grange Playhouse

Walsall

A small community theatre with a 104-seat auditorium putting on a proper stage production nine nights running, six times a year.

The National Motorcycle Museum

Solihull

Over a thousand restored motorcycles under one roof, with a guided tour if you want the highlights pointed out.

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The New Art Gallery Walsall

Walsall · ages 0-99

Free art gallery with drop-in workshops, sensory sessions for babies, and a Costa on site for when everyone's had enough culture.

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The Pinball Factory - Pinball Arcade

Birmingham · ages 10+

A room full of pinball machines from the 1980s through to modern tables, open just four days a week.

Birthday parties

The Rugeley Rose - Community Hall & Theatre

Rugeley

A local theatre and hall in Rugeley doing pantomime and family shows on one accessible level.

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The Staffordshire Regiment Museum

Lichfield

A regimental history museum in Lichfield with free parking and picnic space, open daily with last entry at 3pm.

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The Theatre Workshop - Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 7-17

A weekly theatre school where 7 to 17 year olds train in acting, dance and singing, building towards real performances.

The Windsor Complex

Smethwick

Bowling and arcade games under one roof, open late most nights if you fancy a lane after tea.

Theatre On The Steps

Bridgnorth

A little theatre down a flight of steps in Bridgnorth, with pantomimes and live shows plus a Youth Theatre for budding actors aged 5 to 25.

Thimblemill Library

Smethwick

A local studies and archive room in Smethwick where kids can dig through old records and local history stock.

Booking requiredToiletsWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi

Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

Birmingham · ages 0+

Play in MiniBrum, try 200+ hands-on science exhibits and watch a 4K planetarium show.

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TinyTalk Harborne, Quinton & Bearwood

Smethwick · ages 0-5

Baby and toddler signing classes teaching British Sign Language through weekly themes like bedtime or a trip to the park.

Booking requiredIndoor seatingSensory friendly

Treasure Island Soft Play Northfield

Birmingham · ages 0+

Pirate-ship soft play in Northfield - under-4s zone, slides, football pitch and parties, free parking.

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Triumph Factory Visitor Experience

Hinckley

A free 90-minute tour round a working motorcycle factory, plus an exhibition on Triumph's history.

Booking requiredCafé

Tudor Grange Leisure Centre

Solihull

A leisure centre with pools, tennis courts and an athletics track, plus summer sessions of soft play and badminton.

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Tudor World

Stratford-upon-Avon · ages 0-16

A creaky old Tudor building packed with hands-on history, a quiz for the kids and, after dark, a proper ghost tour by lantern light.

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Tumble Tots Kids Activities Bournville

Birmingham · ages 0-7

Structured climb-and-balance classes for babies through to age 7, with a parent joining in for the younger groups.

Indoor play

University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness

Birmingham · ages 1-18

A 50m pool, a climbing wall and over 150 classes at the university sports centre, open to anyone, not just students.

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West Midlands Police Museum

Birmingham · ages 3+

Three floors of real police history to explore yourselves, with a handling collection and dress-up to try along the way.

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Wicksteed Park

Kettering · ages 0-8

Over 25 rides, a duck-feeding lake and a miniature train, with a wristband that lets small legs go round again and again.

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Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Wolverhampton

Free family trails, an art-making space and a Pop Art play area to explore, with the Warhol show a small add-on cost for adults.

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Wren's Nest

Dudley

Fossil hunting on free geological trails where you might spot the Dudley Bug on a guided walk.

Blue badge parkingPushchair friendlyWheelchair accessible

Wythall Library

Birmingham

A free, quiet library with a Chat and Craft group for kids, plus a café to break up the visit.

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Zig Zags Play and Party

Brierley Hill · ages 0+

Soft play, a sensory room and a role play village, with pricing so precise even a six month old has their own band.

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