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Family days out in and around Coventry, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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from £3.50Birmingham Snow Hill
Birmingham
A working railway station where kids travel for £1 on the family travelcard and the trains themselves are the entertainment.
Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféGift shop+5 more

Birmingham Society of Model Engineers Ltd
Solihull
A miniature railway club where kids ride full-length trains around raised and ground-level tracks, through tunnels and past working signal boxes.
Birthday partiesParkingToilets

Blackwell Adventure
Bromsgrove · ages 6+
Zip wires, caving, archery and kayaking on one site, built for group bookings and school visits rather than a quick solo drop-in.
Accessible toiletGroup bookingsSchool visitsToilets+1 more
from £45Blue Orange Theatre
Birmingham · ages 6-18
Youth theatre classes and pantomime shows for ages 6 to 18, tucked into the Jewellery Quarter.
Toilets
from £27.50Boom Battle Bar Coventry
Coventry · adults only (18+)
Axe throwing, crazy golf and karaoke booths with street food and cocktails, but this one's strictly for the grown-ups after 7pm.
Birthday partiesCard onlyFood on siteParty rooms
from £6.95Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
Sutton Cheney
Interactive Battle of Bosworth exhibition, Discovery Zone and free country-park trails near Market Bosworth.
ToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changeParking+7 more

Boundless Outdoors Bell Heath
Stourbridge · ages 8+
A day of zip wires, rock climbing, archery and grass sledging on the hills outside Stourbridge, built for kids eight and up.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookings+5 more
from £3.25Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve
Coventry
Muddy trails, nine bird hides and a mud kitchen make this a proper wellies-on nature reserve outside Coventry.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+10 more
FreeBrandon Reach Nature Reserve
Coventry
A free wander through wild habitats where you might spot a woodpecker, a grass snake or a carpet of spring bluebells.
Bike parkingDog friendlyFree parkingWheelchair accessible

Bridge View Light Railway
Coventry
A miniature railway ride through a garden centre, with a maze, quarry gardens and wetlands walk to explore afterwards.
Accessible toiletCaféGift shop
from £9British Motor Museum
Warwick · ages 5+
Sit-in cars, push-along motors and themed trails through a huge collection of British motoring history, plus a free look round the working Collections Centre.
Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBike parking+13 more
from £8Broughton Castle
Banbury
A moated castle with gardens and parkland to wander, open just three afternoons a week from April to September.
Accessible toiletCaféCard onlyDog friendly+4 more
FreeBuddha Boutique
Coventry
A crystal and spiritual gift shop in Coventry stocked with hand carved fluorite hearts, incense, singing bowls and bohemian clothing.
from £12Cadbury 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
FreeCaludon Castle Park
Coventry · ages 0-99
A free park with a play area for younger children, walking trails and outdoor gym kit to work through.
Outdoor playParking
from £4Caludon Castle Sports Centre
Coventry
A local sports centre with swimming, gymnastics and inflatable sessions, plus badminton and netball courts for older kids.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingFree parkingHearing loop+3 more

Cannon Hill Fun Park
Birmingham · ages 0-10
Small-scale rides for the under-tens, tucked into Cannon Hill Park, with a spinning coaster and a proper little land train.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingCafé+8 more

Castle Bromwich Hall Hotel
Birmingham
A stay-over rather than a day trip, in a historic house hotel with cots for the little ones and dogs welcome in your room.
ParkingRestaurant
from £3Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens
Birmingham
A walled historic garden with a maze, mud kitchen and ponds to poke about in, plus an archery lawn to explore.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféDog friendly+6 more
from £2.50Centre AT7
Coventry · ages 0-15
Soft play, splash pool sessions and climbing on a 35ft tower under one roof, from £2.50 a go.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBirthday parties+7 more
from £18Century Theatre
Coalville
A proper theatre stage for pantomimes and family shows, set in Snibston Colliery Park with free parking outside the door.
Blue badge parkingCard onlyEV chargingFree parking

Cheylesmore Community Centre & C3 Coffee
Coventry
A library, karate classes and a coffee shop under one roof, with free parking and free wifi thrown in.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+6 more
FreeClaybrookes Marsh Nature Reserve
Coventry
Free flat-trail walking through marshland, muddy in winter but an easy wander from March to September.
from £7Cliff Lakes
Tamworth · ages 6+
A floating aqua park with a 12 metre X-Tower, plus open water swimming and paddleboarding on the lake.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredFree parking+7 more
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