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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 £5Highbury Theatre
Sutton Coldfield
Amateur theatre with plays, a cinema and a Tuesday-night youth theatre group for 11 to 18 year olds.
Accessible toiletHearing loopFood on siteToilets+1 more
FreeHilltop Farm & Zack's Barn
Leamington Spa
A working farm shop and café where you can watch the animals over breakfast and let the kids clamber over a real combine harvester.
Allergy awareCaféDog friendlyIndoor seating+3 more
FreeHilltop Garden Centre
Coventry
A free outdoor play area tacked onto a garden centre café, handy for breaking up a shopping trip with the kids.
CaféDog friendlyFree parkingOutdoor play
from £6Hoar Park Children's Farm And Saddlery
Nuneaton
Nuneaton children's farm with paddock animals, craft village and tearoom nearby.
CaféGift shopParkingToilets

Hoar Park Craft Village
Nuneaton
A craft village with a children's farm, bouncy castles, fishing pools and country walks to fill a slow morning.
Gift shop

Impact Academies & Camps Coventry
Coventry · ages 5-17
Weekly coding and robotics sessions for 5 to 17 year olds, building real tech projects over a nine month course.
Booking required

J R Clarke & Partners Manor Farm Fruits
Tamworth · ages 2-8
Strawberry and raspberry picking, a maize maze and a straw pyramid to climb, on a farm that books up so plan ahead.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+5 more
from £2.95Jam Jam Boomerang
Coventry · up to age 12
Coventry Soft Play with three-floor frame, under-4s zone and cafe at Middlemarch.
CaféBirthday partiesParty roomsCard only+4 more
FreeJephson Gardens
Leamington Spa
Free gardens with a lake full of ducks, a play area in Mill Gardens, and flowerbeds and sculptures to wander past on the way.
Accessible toiletBaby changeOutdoor playPicnics allowed+3 more
from £12.50Jewry Wall Museum
Leicester
Roman bathhouse ruins and interactive museum on St Nicholas Circle - adults from £12.50, kids free through Oct 2026.
ToiletsWheelchair accessibleGift shopBooking required+3 more
from £6Kasbah Nightclub
Coventry
An 18+ nightclub in Coventry running a PJ Party night with £6 entry paid on the door.
from £12.50King Richard III Visitor Centre
Leicester
Museum on the Greyfriars dig site telling Richard III's story - adults from £12.50, under-4s free.
CaféGift shopWheelchair accessibleToilets+1 more

Kirby Muxloe Castle
Kirby Muxloe
Unfinished brick castle with moat and patterned gatehouse - English Heritage tours on select dates near Leicester.
ParkingPicnic areaDog friendlyBooking required
from £22Knight's Village at Warwick Castle
Warwick
A full castle day of jousting, mazes and a Zog trail, with a maze section that gets loud and dark for littler ones.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyGift shop+6 more

LOPC Aerial Trekking (Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre)
Leicester · ages 8+
Bookable high ropes and Powerfan at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre - upper and lower courses from age 8.
Booking requiredFree parkingToiletsAccessible toilet+3 more
from £160Land Rover Experience Solihull
Solihull · ages 6-17
Kids from 11 can take the wheel of a real Land Rover on off-road tracks, water crossings included, with an adult riding shotgun.
CaféDog friendlyToilets
FreeLapworth Museum of Geology
Birmingham
Free museum of fossils, rocks and prehistoric creatures on the University of Birmingham campus, no booking needed.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingGift shop+4 more
from £7.50Laser Quest Coventry
Coventry · ages 6+
An indoor laser arena near Coventry city centre, with mini glow-golf, parties and border day-trip appeal from Leicester.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesParty roomsFood on site
from £49Le Petit Chef - Birmingham
Birmingham · ages 6-12
A 3D projection show plays out on your plate through a multi course dinner, with a junior menu for kids aged 6 to 12.
Allergy awareBooking requiredDog friendlyWheelchair accessible
FreeLeamington Studio Artists
Leamington Spa
Free local art exhibitions across two Leamington Spa spaces, with printmaking and art workshops on offer too.
FreeLeicester Cathedral
Leicester
A free-to-enter cathedral with a Richard III history gallery, guided tours and quiet corners worth a wander with kids.
ToiletsCaféGift shop
FreeLeicester Guildhall
Leicester
Free 600-year-old timber Guildhall with medieval galleries and a family quest - open daily near the Cathedral.
ToiletsWheelchair accessibleGift shop
FreeLeicester Museum & Art Gallery
Leicester
Free museum on New Walk with dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt and Leicester Stories - some galleries shut for redevelopment.
Blue badge parkingGroup bookingsLockersPicnic area+4 more
from £10Leicester Underwater Exploration Club (LUEC)
Leicester · ages 8-70
Pool-based scuba and snorkelling training for eight-year-olds upwards, run by volunteer instructors at Aylestone Leisure Centre.
Free parkingParkingWheelchair accessible
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