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Adventure Parks & High Ropes in Cardiff
If your kids are happiest strapped into something, Cardiff itself has one close in: Cardiff International White Water, near the centre, where rafting and tubing on the man-made course starts at £35 for ages six and up. For actual ropes and zip wires, it's a longer trip out to Margam, where Go Ape runs high ropes and zip lines for ages 10+ from £36.95. It sits inside Margam Country Park, over in Port Talbot, which is free to enter and has its own farm trail and adventure playground if you'd rather not pay for the ropes. For younger children, Barry Island Pleasure Park is free to walk into, with token-paid rides from gentle waltzers up to a 215-foot tower, good for a family with a real age spread. Older kids and teens are better suited to Go Ape or the white water course, both with minimum ages attached. If you're planning a group trip rather than a day out, Rock UK Summit Centre out at Treharris runs residential stays with climbing, canoeing and caving. Bristol is an option too, for tree to tree zip lines from £21.95.
11 places 2 free to visit
from £21.95Adventure Bristol- Treetops
Bristol · ages 6+
Tree to tree zip lines and obstacles up to 6m high, with three routes from easy to hard for kids six and up.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféDog friendly+3 more
FreeBarry Island Pleasure Park
Barry · ages 0+
Free to walk in, then you pay in tokens for the rides, from gentle waltzers to a 215-foot thrill tower.
from £40Blue Ocean Activities
Cardiff
Gorge scrambling, coasteering and white water rafting out in the Brecon Beacons, booked as a group and priced from £40.
Booking requiredGroup bookings
from £35Cardiff International White Water
Cardiff · ages 6+
Rafting, tubing and body boarding on a man-made white water course, built for kids six and up who don't mind getting soaked.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsLockers+1 more
Egni Children's Activity Centre
Blackwood · ages 3-10
An indoor ninja-style obstacle course with Nerf Wars and Laser Tag sessions layered on top for a proper break-a-sweat couple of hours.
Birthday partiesCaféIndoor seatingFood on site
from £4.99Fluidity Freerun Academy
Cardiff
A freerunning gym where kids try parkour moves, coached challenges and NERF battles, mostly booked out as a two-hour party.
Birthday partiesParty rooms
from £36.95Go Ape Margam
Margam · ages 10+
High ropes at Margam Country Park - zip wires for a Cardiff-area day out.
Dog friendlyFood on siteParkingPicnic area+1 more
from £16Lumberjack Axe Throwing - Cardiff
Cardiff · ages 10+
Have a go at proper axe throwing with an instructor talking you through it, for ages 10 and up.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredFree parking+4 more
FreeMargam Country Park
Port Talbot
Free entry to a big country park with a farm trail, adventure playground, a fairytale village and Go Ape tree top ropes if you want to pay for more.
Blue badge parkingCaféDog friendlyGift shop+5 more
Margam Park Adventure
Port Talbot · ages 7+
A big outdoor activity menu for kids seven and up: mountain biking, go-kart safari, axe throwing, archery and raft building on the same site.
Birthday partiesDog friendlyGroup bookingsFood on site+1 more
Rock UK Summit Centre
Treharris
A residential activity centre where groups climb, canoe, build rafts and try a man-made caving system over a stay of a few days.
CaféGroup bookingsIndoor playOutdoor play+3 more
Good to know: adventure parks & high ropes in Cardiff
Are any of them free?
Yes, Barry Island Pleasure Park and Margam Country Park are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £4.99 at Fluidity Freerun Academy. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Which ones are indoor?
Egni Children's Activity Centre is indoor, good to keep up your sleeve for a rainy day.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find adventure parks & high ropes in Bristol, Barry, Cardiff, Blackwood, Margam and 2 more. Every place we list is in or around Cardiff, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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