Every place in Coventry

Rodbaston Animal Zone

Stafford

Keeper talks all day and roughly 600 animals from over 140 species to spot, with no need to book ahead.

Blue badge parkingCaféGift shopPicnic area+1 more

Rose Narrowboats Ltd

Rugby

Take the wheel of your own narrowboat for a weekend, a week or a whole season, or gather a group of up to twelve for a day out on the water.

Booking requiredGroup bookings

Rough Close Scout Campsite & Activity Centre

Coventry

A 43-acre Scout campsite near Coventry, booked out to Scout groups and affiliated organisations for camping, climbing and shooting activities, not open to the public.

Accessible toiletCard onlyCash onlyGift shop+2 more

Rugby Theatre Society

Rugby

Live theatre and film in Rugby, with a Summer Youth Project for 10 to 20 year olds and children's dance woven into some productions.

Indoor seating

Rugby Visitor Centre

Rugby

Free maps, heritage trails and guided town walks that turn Rugby's rugby history into an easy afternoon out.

Accessible toiletDog friendlyWheelchair accessible

SEA LIFE Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 0+

Sharks, otters and a walk-through ocean tunnel in the middle of Birmingham, all under one roof.

ToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changeWheelchair accessible+5 more

Saltwells Local Nature Reserve

Brierley Hill

Free nature trails through a nature reserve where kids can spot dragonflies and birds without you booking a thing.

Selly Manor Museum

Birmingham

A timber-framed Tudor house where kids can try on armour, dress up and poke about a real medieval garden.

Toilets

Serendipity Art Studio

Braunston

A studio in Braunston running workshops like soft pastel painting, open most days except Wednesday.

Sheldon Country Park

Birmingham · ages 0-99

Free farm animals, a playground and a flat nature trail, with planes coming into land right over the fence.

Accessible toiletCaféFree parkingPushchair friendly+2 more

Sky Blue Tavern

Coventry

A Coventry sports bar and CCFC pub near the city centre with interactive darts, live sport and an Indian-leaning menu.

Group bookingsParty roomsRestaurant

Slick City Action Park Nottingham

Nottingham · ages 4+

Nottingham - Slick City indoor slide action park in Lenton, dry slides and Air Courts from £14.95.

CaféBirthday partiesBooking required

Snibston Colliery

Coalville

Former-miner surface tours plus the Into the Dark coalface simulation - no real underground, but a proper Leicestershire pit day out.

ParkingBlue badge parkingEV chargingCafé+7 more

Social Climbing Coventry

Coventry · ages 5+

Bouldering walls for age 5 up, with a coached first session to sort footwork before anyone's let loose on the harder routes.

Toilets

Spotty Pots Paint Your Own Pottery Studio and Coffee Shop

Studley

Pick a piece of pottery off the shelf, paint it over a two-hour table session, then wait a week or so for it to come back glazed and fired.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+10 more

Stagecoach Performing Arts Balsall Common

Coventry · ages 4-18

Weekly singing, dancing and acting classes for 4 to 18 year olds, building up to real shows and even a Warwick Castle Christmas performance.

Birthday partiesParty rooms

Stanford Hall

Lutterworth · up to age 14

A guided hour-long tour round a Grade 1 listed 1697 hall, open only on a handful of set dates.

Booking required

Star Pins

Coventry

Bowling, mini golf and shuffleboard under one roof, with pizza and slushies to keep the whole gang fuelled.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor playFood on site

Stoke Library

Coventry

Free book browsing and a toddler rhymetime session, with wifi and toilets on hand for a rainy Coventry morning.

ToiletsWi-Fi

Stonebridge Adventure Golf

Coventry

18-hole woodland adventure golf at Meriden between Coventry and Birmingham.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredFood on siteParking

Stoneleigh Abbey

Kenilworth

A guided hour inside a historic abbey house, then parkland walks to wear the kids out afterwards.

Baby changeCaféFree parkingToilets

Stratford Town Walk - 365 days a year!

Stratford-upon-Avon

A guided walk through Stratford's Shakespeare sites, told in stories rather than plaques, running most afternoons.

Booking required

Sutton Coldfield Town Hall

Sutton Coldfield

A proper old town hall stage doing pantomimes like Cinderella and family musicals such as Joseph, with tickets from £3.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingPublic transport nearbyToilets+1 more

Swanshurst Park

Birmingham

A free park with a playground and a patch of woodland to poke about in, no rides despite the label.