Every place in Cardiff

1st Pentwyn Scouts

Cardiff · ages 6-14

Weekly Scouts sections in Cardiff taking kids from Beavers at 6 through to Scouts at 14.

4x4 Driving School

Cardiff · ages 3+

Off-road driving over mud pits, steep banks and slopes on a farm hillside, with under-18s needing a guardian to sign on.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredToilets

A Welsh Coal Mining Experience

Tonypandy

A trip underground-style, with a simulated dram ride, interactive displays and a coal owner's parlour to poke around.

CaféGroup bookings

Acapela Studio

Cardiff

An 18+ live music venue in Cardiff where you catch a gig, eat wood-fired pizza and drink at the bar, with ID checked on the door.

Accessible toiletFood on siteRestaurantToilets

Active Reality

Cardiff · ages 9+

Free-roam VR sessions with zombie shooters and cooking challenges, built for groups of nine-year-olds and up.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings

Adventure 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

Albany Gallery

Cardiff

A free art gallery in Cardiff with changing exhibitions, open Wednesday to Sunday with no need to book.

Ants Inya Pants Play Centre

Cardiff

Family-run soft play off Newport Road - one big frame, toddler zone, cafe and adults always free.

CaféFood on siteIndoor playUnder-5s area+5 more

Art Central Gallery

Barry

Free rotating exhibitions of paintings, photography, textiles and sculpture, plus the odd artist talk thrown in.

Ashton Court Mansion

Bristol

A grand old mansion hosting antique and car shows, markets and fairs, with under 16s free at the shows.

Ashton Court Miniature Railway

Bristol

A small-gauge railway looping round Ashton Court, with rides sold singly or in a block of five.

Card onlyCash only

Barry Island Beach Huts

Barry

Hire your own beach hut for the day at Barry Island, with a climbing wall on the sand and free all-terrain wheelchairs for the beach.

Accessible toiletChanging PlacesDog friendlyParking+2 more

Barry 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.

Barry Island Quasar

Barry · ages 7+

Laser tag games for kids seven and up, booked by phone, with party packages if you can rustle up at least eight players.

Booking required

Bay Island Voyages

Cardiff · ages 1-15

Boat trips out of Cardiff Bay to the islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm, with proper lighthouse and wildlife exploring at the other end.

Birthday parties

Beacon Park Boats

Crickhowell

Hire a canal boat for a few days or a week and cruise the water yourself, dogs welcome aboard for free.

Booking requiredDog friendlyFood on sitePicnic area+1 more

Being Brunel

Bristol

Step into Brunel's own head, wander a recreated Victorian dining room, then draw on a moving train inside a broad-gauge carriage.

Belle Vue Park Tea Rooms

Newport

A park café with gardens to wander, a play area for the kids, and wicker-basket picnics you book ahead.

Dog friendlyFood on sitePicnic area

Beth Morris Workshops

Cardiff · ages 0+

Holiday clubs where kids draw, paint and craft their way through a day, split into themed sessions like Doodle Club and Wild Club.

Big Pit Station (P&B Railway)

Pontypool · ages 0+

A heritage steam and diesel train ride out to Blaenavon High Level and back, with a stop to watch the locomotive run round the carriages.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféCard only+3 more

Blackwood Little Theatre

Blackwood

A community stage putting on panto favourites like Snow White alongside grown-up dramas, tickets around £12.

Blue 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

Boom Battle Bar Cardiff

Cardiff · ages 0-18

Axe throwing, electric darts and crazy golf under one roof, with a curfew that turns the place adults-only after early evening.

Birthday partiesCard onlyGroup bookingsFood on site+3 more

Brean Leisure Park

Burnham-on-Sea

Rollercoasters, a splash pool with slides and indoor soft play all on one site near Burnham-on-Sea.