Every place in Coventry

Clowes Wood Nature Reserve

Solihull

Free woodland walking trails with a proper bluebell show in spring, and mud underfoot once winter sets in.

Dog friendlyParking

Conkers Discovery Centre

Moira · ages 3+

A big woodland day out with rope trails, a splash park, a barefoot walk and an indoor play house for the rainy bits.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+15 more

Conkers Vertigo High Ropes

Moira · ages 8+

A high ropes course roughly 30ft up, plus zip wire, climbing wall and free-fall descender for kids eight and over.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsSchool visits

Core Theatre

Solihull

A proper theatre programme of shows, comedy, music and dance, plus youth theatre groups for older kids.

Accessible toiletCaféDog friendlyHearing loop+3 more

Coventry Building Society Arena

Coventry

A big stadium venue in Coventry that hosts touring circus and street performance shows, with proper food, parking and step-free access sorted.

Accessible toiletCaféCard onlyDog friendly+6 more

Coventry Canal Basin

Coventry

A free wander along the towpath and old canal buildings, good for stretching legs without spending a penny.

ParkingToilets

Coventry Escape Rooms

Coventry · ages 6+

A room full of puzzles, a 60-minute clock and your team racing to solve it before time runs out, plus laser tag and glow golf on site.

Booking requiredFood on siteParty rooms

Coventry Music Museum

Coventry · up to age 15

A small, music-mad museum where kids can compose in the studio and sit in a Ghost Town car, not just look at cases of guitars.

Accessible toiletCaféCard onlyCash only+2 more

Creation Climbing Centre

Birmingham · ages 4+

Roped climbing up to 44ft, bouldering, and a bit of caving under one roof, from age four upwards.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféCard only+8 more

Crescent Theatre

Birmingham

A proper theatre in Brindleyplace with plays like Wait Until Dark and relaxed performances for families who need a gentler show.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingEV charging+3 more

Curve Theatre

Leicester

Weekly arts workshops for toddlers, free monthly family sessions, and full theatre shows under one roof.

Baby changeBooking requiredCaféToilets+1 more

Dassett Pottery

Fenny Compton

Sit at a wheel and throw your own bowl, or try hand building, in a two-hour studio session with glazing and firing done for you.

Group bookingsIndoor seatingFood on site

Daventry Country Park

Daventry

Free to get into, with an adventure playground, a reservoir to walk round and a café for when everyone's flagging.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+4 more

David Lloyd Coventry

Coventry · ages 10+

Heated indoor and outdoor pools, tennis coaching and a parent-supervised gym slot for over-10s.

Bike parkingFree parkingFood on sitePublic transport nearby+1 more

Drakelow Tunnels Museum

Kidderminster

Guided tours through a real WWII and Cold War tunnel network, plus rock houses cut into the hillside above.

Booking required

Draycote Water

Rugby

A reservoir with a smooth, level path round it for a proper walk or scoot, buggy and wheelchair friendly the whole way.

Changing PlacesDog friendlyPushchair friendlyWheelchair accessible

Drayton Manor

Tamworth

Coasters, a whole Thomas & Friends land and a 15-acre zoo, all on one ticket near Tamworth.

ToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changeCafé+6 more

Drayton Manor Hotel

Tamworth

A theme park day of rides, a zoo and Thomas Land, with the option of staying over at the hotel next door.

Baby changeBirthday partiesGift shopGroup bookings+8 more

Dudley Zoo & Castle

Dudley · ages 0+

Zoo and castle in Dudley - animals for Birmingham day-trips. Soft Play N.

ParkingToiletsBaby changeCafé+15 more

EGO Arts

Coventry · ages 4-84

Weekly theatre, music and production arts classes for ages 4 to 84, with a free taster before you commit to anything.

Earlswood Lakes

Solihull

Flat towpaths round three lakes for a slow walk and some birdwatching, with free parking on site.

Free parkingToilets

Escape Hunt Birmingham Resorts World

Birmingham · ages 8+

Themed escape rooms and outdoor City Hunt games for kids eight and up, with roughly 90 minutes per adventure.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyIndoor seating+1 more

Escape Live Coventry

Coventry · ages 10+

Two themed escape rooms in Fargo Village, Prison Break and a Horrible Histories one, with an hour on the clock to crack them.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingGroup bookings+2 more

Escape Room Adventures - Leamington Spa

Leamington Spa · ages 12+

An hour locked in a themed room with a team, working puzzles to find the way out before time runs out.

Accessible toiletWheelchair accessible