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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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Model steam locomotive and tender on miniature railway track with grass background.

Heath Park Miniature Railway

Cardiff · ages 0+

A ride-on miniature railway and trams in Heath Park, with a sweet shop to raid afterwards.

Birthday partiesCard onlyGift shopFood on site

People swimming and paddling in a lake with groups relaxing on a grassy bank lined with weeping willow trees.

Henleaze Lake

Bristol

Open water swimming and springboard or high diving in a spring-fed lake, but only if you can swim 50 metres unaided.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredIndoor seatingFood on site+1 more

Four adults wearing aprons stand behind a table displaying freshly baked loaves of bread in an indoor kitchen setting.

Highs & Loaves Breadmaking Classes

Cardiff · ages 0+

Hands-on artisan bread class in a home kitchen, capped at four people, with lunch and wine included.

Food on site

Wooden sign for Hopewell Colliery Museum with historic mining structures visible behind it in a wooded setting.from £10

Hopewell Colliery

Coleford · ages 4-16

A real ex-miner takes you underground to see actual coal being dug and hauled up in carts.

Booking requiredCaféFree parkingGift shop+1 more

Houdini's Escape Room Experience - Derby

Houdini's Escape Room Experience - Cardiff

Cardiff · ages 8+

A 60-minute puzzle room where your team works together to escape before the clock runs out, best from age 8 up.

Booking required

House of Sportfrom £3

House of Sport

Cardiff

Roller skating, padel, netball and five-a-side under one roof, with a football party package for the birthday crowd.

Birthday partiesCaféChanging PlacesIndoor seating

Acrobat performing a backflip in mid-air against a red wall at an indoor trampoline park.

Infinity Trampoline Park Cardiff

Cardiff · ages 1-99

Bouncing across 70-plus linked trampolines, an airbag for flips and a dodgeball arena, with a Mini Bouncers slot for the under-fives.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféCard only+4 more

Ornate historic library interior with wooden bookshelves, decorative ceiling panels, turquoise walls and polished parquet flooring.Free

Insole Court

Cardiff

A Victorian mansion with ornate gardens to wander, a walk-through audio drama exhibition, and a café for cake afterwards.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeCafé+8 more

Jac's Music Venue Aberdare

Jac's Music Venue Aberdare

Aberdare

A live music venue in Aberdare with gigs running from Friday afternoon through to Sunday night.

Jump Adventure Trampoline Parkfrom £7

Jump Adventure Trampoline Park

Newport · ages 2+

An hour of bouncing across 50-plus trampolines, a Ninja Warrior course and soft play, with sessions running from age two upwards.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBirthday partiesBooking required+9 more

Jungle Play - Goodshedsfrom £3

Jungle Play - Goodsheds

Barry · ages 1-8

Jungle-themed soft play in Barry with a separate baby zone, food ordered straight to your table, and adults get in free.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCard only+6 more

Three dancers performing a contemporary dance piece on stage with dramatic red lighting and backdrop.from £27

JustOne Theatre Arts

Cardiff · ages 3-18

Weekly dance, singing and acting classes in Cardiff for ages 3 to 18, with a performance team for the ones who want to go further.

Illuminated wooden sculpture silhouetted against a starry night sky above scrubland.

Kenfig National Nature Reserve

Bridgend

Sandy nature trails past dunes and a lake, with livestock grazing so dogs stay on the lead throughout.

CaféParking

Group of young dancers performing choreographed routine on stage in purple-lit theatre with blue lighting.from £120

Kinetic Theatre School Cardiff North (A.M)

Cardiff · ages 3-19

A 12-week term of acting, dance and singing that builds towards a musical theatre performance, with a mini's version for the younger crowd.

Booking required

Ornate white reception room with period furniture, gold chandelier, arched windows and portrait paintings on walls.Free

Kings Weston House

Bristol

Free grounds to wander with views over the Bristol Channel, plus a café for cake when the legs give out.

Accessible toiletCaféDog friendlyFree parking+3 more

Garden grounds with wooden bench, paved path, manicured lawn and flowering borders beneath ivy-covered walls.

Lake Grounds

Portishead, Bristol

A boating lake, playground and open grass for picnics, all free to park and wander round.

CaféFree parkingOutdoor playPicnic area+1 more

A bowling alley with neon-lit lanes, colourful graffiti-style wall art, and glowing pins at the far end.

Lane7 Cardiff

Cardiff

An evening bowling spot in Cardiff that turns strictly 18+ after 7pm.

Booking required

Wooden signpost reading 'Fields Orchard' at the entrance to a rural pathway, with wooden fencing, green fields and trees under clear blue sky.Free

Lawrence Weston Community Farm

Bristol

Free entry to a working city farm where kids can get hands-on with animals and gardening, open six days a week.

ParkingPicnics allowedPushchair friendlyToilets+1 more

Waterside leisure facility with white modern building and colourful inflatables by the shore, forested hills beyond.Free

Lisvane & Llanishen Reservoirs

Cardiff · ages 6-18

Open water swimming, sailing, kayaking and paddleboarding on two reservoirs, plus walking trails around the water.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBirthday parties+13 more

Young child in blue shirt playing with colourful wooden blocks and toys at a table.

Little Oaks Town

Newport · ages 1-8

A miniature role play town with a café, farm shop and construction yard for kids to run their own little world.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+2 more

Little Tree Studio (Cardiff)from £65

Little Tree Studio (Cardiff)

Cardiff · ages 16+

A three hour Bob Ross style oil painting class in Cardiff where you leave with your own 12" x 16" landscape canvas.

Food on site

Llandaff North and Gabalfa HubFree

Llandaff North and Gabalfa Hub

Cardiff

A free local library with a story and rhyme time, a dinosaur craft session and a proper toddler area to potter about in.

Baby changeIndoor seatingToiletsUnder-5s area+1 more

Modern community hub building with glass entrance doors, brick and rendered exterior, and paved forecourt under cloudy sky.

Llanrumney Hub

Cardiff

A community library with parent and toddler groups, Monday morning mobility sessions and free wifi to sit and get on with things.

Baby changeIndoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi

Llantarnam GrangeFree

Llantarnam Grange

Cwmbran

Free contemporary art and craft exhibitions to wander round, with a craft shop and café to round off the visit.

Allergy awareBlue badge parkingCaféFree parking+4 more

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