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Every place in Coventry

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

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Highbury Theatrefrom £5

Highbury 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

This is a designed graphic. It's a menu promotion card overlaid on a photograph of food and tableware.

GRAPHICFree

Hilltop 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

Interior of garden centre with shelving displaying sports equipment, tools and gardening supplies.Free

Hilltop 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

Hoar Park Children's Farm And Saddleryfrom £6

Hoar 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

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

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

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

Jam Jam Boomerangfrom £2.95

Jam 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

Aerial view of formal gardens with mature trees, flower beds, riverside paths and surrounding residential buildings.Free

Jephson 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

An adult and child viewing an interactive display panel at a museum exhibition about local history.from £12.50

Jewry 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

Kasbah Nightclubfrom £6

Kasbah Nightclub

Coventry

An 18+ nightclub in Coventry running a PJ Party night with £6 entry paid on the door.

Empty entrance foyer with tiled flooring, glass doors, and gold crown signage for a historical visitor centre.from £12.50

King 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

Ruined red brick castle with towers beside a moat, surrounded by green trees and lawns.

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

Children in Halloween costumes posing with pumpkins and props outside a wooden lodge building.from £22

Knight'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

Young person wearing yellow helmet and harness on outdoor treetop adventure course with wooden platforms and ropes.

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

A black Range Rover drives along a narrow, tree-lined dirt track through woodland.from £160

Land 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

Large dinosaur skeleton displayed in a museum gallery with display cases and tall black support columns.Free

Lapworth 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

Laser Quest Coventry arenafrom £7.50

Laser 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

Le Petit Chef - Birminghamfrom £49

Le 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

Leamington Studio ArtistsFree

Leamington Studio Artists

Leamington Spa

Free local art exhibitions across two Leamington Spa spaces, with printmaking and art workshops on offer too.

Stone church tower with clock beside white blossom tree against clear blue sky.Free

Leicester 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

Stained glass window detail showing a decorative circular medallion with a yellow cross and ornate gold scrollwork against orange and clear glass panes.Free

Leicester Guildhall

Leicester

Free 600-year-old timber Guildhall with medieval galleries and a family quest - open daily near the Cathedral.

ToiletsWheelchair accessibleGift shop

Large dinosaur skeleton displayed in a museum gallery with wooden flooring, glass barriers, and illuminated exhibition cases.Free

Leicester 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

Leicester Underwater Exploration Club (LUEC)from £10

Leicester 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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