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Every place in Cardiff

Family days out in and around Cardiff, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.

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Cardiff beer bikefrom £320

Cardiff beer bike

Cardiff

An 18+ pedal-powered party bike that tours Cardiff with your own crowd and cold drinks on board.

Booking required

Cathays Community Centre

Cathays Community Centre

Cardiff

A community hall you can hire for a party, rehearsal or event, with a vegan café and bakery on site.

Accessible toiletCaféIndoor seatingWheelchair accessible+1 more

Historic stone building with central entrance, spire, ivy-covered walls, young trees and flower beds in courtyard.Free

Cathays Library

Cardiff

Free local library with rhyme time sessions and a heritage collection of old Cardiff maps and photos to dig through.

Indoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi

Cathays Picture Framing & Gallery

Cathays Picture Framing & Gallery

Cardiff

A small Cardiff gallery and framing shop where you can browse original Welsh and international art up close.

Free parking

Celf Gallery

Celf Gallery

Cardiff

A contemporary art space in Cardiff, open Wednesday to Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with buggy access throughout.

Chance & Counters (Christmas Steps)from £2.50

Chance & Counters - Board Game Café (Cardiff)

Cardiff · up to age 14

Pick a table, pick from 700-plus board games, and let a "gaming guru" teach you the rules over pizza or a pint.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesDog friendlyIndoor seating+2 more

Rocky coastal cliffside with shingle beach and calm sea under clear blue sky.Free

Charlcombe Bay Beach

Clevedon

A pebbly, rock-edged bay near Clevedon for a proper coastal walk out to Black Nore Lighthouse.

Cheeky Monkeys

Cheeky Monkeys

Cwmbran · ages 0-12

Indoor soft play meets an outdoor jungle frame and seasonal water play, with laser tag thrown in for good measure.

Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playFood on site+2 more

Historic photograph of the Clifton Suspension Bridge's curved track and supporting structures spanning a wooded valley.Free

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Bristol

Free walk across a famous bridge, plus a museum with hidden vaults, a film and a children's trail to hunt down.

Bike parkingCaféGift shopGroup bookings+5 more

Clwb Crown

Clwb Crown

Merthyr Tydfil

A live music and comedy venue with a street food kitchen running alongside the gigs.

Food on site

A brick archway tunnel with vegetation growing around its entrance, opening onto a tree-lined path.Free

Coed y Werin

Caerphilly

Free woodland walking with sunny glades, boggy dips, ancient rocks and fungi to spot along the way.

Parking

Red and orange poppies with purple flowers in a garden bed overlooking a grassy park and water.Free

Cold Knap beach

Barry

A pebbly beach with a duck-and-swan lake next door and remote-controlled boats to watch in summer.

ToiletsWheelchair accessible

ColourWheel Art Class Cardifffrom £75

ColourWheel Art Class Cardiff

Cardiff

Adult art courses in Cardiff covering drawing, colour mixing and impressionist painting, taught over three-hour sessions.

Congress Theatre

Congress Theatre

Cwmbran

A theatre box office for pantomime and family shows, with wheelchair access and a lift to the auditorium.

Accessible toiletCaféWheelchair accessible

Two wading birds stand on a wooden jetty overlooking a lake with wooded banks.

Cosmeston Lakes Country Park & Medieval Village

Penarth

Lakeside walking trails, a proper adventure playground and picnic spots, with dogs welcome on the lead.

Baby changeCaféDog friendlyOutdoor play+2 more

Woman and child riding a log flume water ride down a steep, wet slope on a sunny day.Free

Crealy Theme Park & Resort

Exeter

Devon theme park near Exeter - rides for Plymouth day-trips. Soft Play N.

ParkingToiletsCaféGift shop+1 more

Spring flower beds with pink tulips and colourful blooms in front of a stone castle with crenellated towers.from £3.50

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Merthyr Tydfil

A castle museum with parkland to explore, a model railway tearoom and free entry for under-16s.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+6 more

Woodland paintball arena with black barrel bunkers and camouflaged pergola shelter on wooden deck.from £7.99

Delta Force Paintball Cardiff

Cardiff · ages 7+

Woodland paintball battles across six themed zones, with a lightweight Miniball option for kids from age 7.

Booking required

Discobowl Nottinghamfrom £5

Discobowl Cardiff

Cardiff

Lanes with disco lights, laser quest, arcade games and a scrapyard golf course under one roof in Cardiff.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings+5 more

Doniford Farm ParkFree

Doniford Farm Park

Watchet · ages 0-12

Free to walk round and feed the animals, then pay a small fee to let the kids loose in the indoor playbarn.

Allergy awareCaféGift shopIndoor play+2 more

Easter Compton Farm Shop and Cafe

Easter Compton Farm Shop and Cafe

Bristol

A farm shop and cafe near Bristol stocking local meat, fresh veg and baked goods, with useful early opening and later hours than most cafes.

Children using various climbing walls, rope courses, and obstacle equipment in an indoor sports and activity hall.

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

Young dancers in blue leotards practising at a ballet barre in a sunlit studio.

En Pointe Theatre Arts

Cardiff · ages 2+

Weekly ballet, tap and modern theatre classes in north Cardiff, starting from age 2 in Tiny Ballet.

ParkingPublic transport nearby

Escape Rooms Cardifffrom £24

Escape Rooms Cardiff

Cardiff · ages 12+

An hour locked in with your team to crack codes and hidden clues across seven themed rooms, some of them properly spooky.

Booking required

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