Rainy day activities in Coventry

Abbey Pumping Station

Leicester

Industrial museum with beam engines and vintage vehicles - free entry, but only open on holiday Mondays and special event days.

ToiletsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor playPicnic area+3 more

Air Nation

Birmingham · ages 0-15

An inflatable park with an 18ft bouncy slide into a ball pit, plus a toddler zone for the under-fours.

Booking requiredIndoor playFood on siteToilets

AirHop Adventure & Trampoline Park Warwick

Warwick · ages 4+

Kids bounce the main court, hit Wipeout and race the indoor Slide Park at this Warwick trampoline adventure - a Warwickshire border day-trip from Leicester.

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AirHop Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 1-99

Wall-to-wall trampolines, airbags and a mixed reality arena for jumpers from toddlers to adults.

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Allesley Park Library

Coventry

A free local library with a proper children's section, a teen zone and a sofa corner for reading together, no booking needed.

Baby changeToiletsWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi

Armourgeddon Military Museum

Lutterworth · ages 8-80

A field full of tanks and military vehicles, some you can climb into, with real tank rides and driving experiences on selected days.

Accessible toiletCaféFree parkingGroup bookings+6 more

Artrix

Bromsgrove · ages 0+

A theatre stage for pantomime and family shows, plus youth theatre classes for older kids.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféCard only+5 more

Ash End House Children's Farm

Tamworth

Children's farm near Tamworth with animals, tractor rides and optional play barn.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféGift shop+3 more

Attwell Farm Park

Worcestershire

Redditch farm park with animals, outdoor play and indoor play areas.

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Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Bromsgrove · ages 0+

Wander 700 years of rescued buildings, ride the miniature train and count phone boxes in the National Collection of Telephone Kiosks.

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Bermuda Adventure Soft Play World

Nuneaton · ages 0-12

A three-level themed play frame, a four-lane racing slide and an outdoor climbing galleon for kids up to 12.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredBottle warmingFree parking+5 more

Birmingham Christmas Parties (Vivid Experience Ltd)

Birmingham · ages 16+

An 18+ Christmas party night in Birmingham with a three-course meal, fairground rides and a casino floor, for groups of 8 or more.

Booking requiredCaféFree parkingIndoor play+3 more

Blue Orange Theatre

Birmingham · ages 6-18

Youth theatre classes and pantomime shows for ages 6 to 18, tucked into the Jewellery Quarter.

Toilets

Boom 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

British 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.

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Cadbury 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.

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Centre AT7

Coventry · ages 0-15

Soft play, splash pool sessions and climbing on a 35ft tower under one roof, from £2.50 a go.

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Century 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.

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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

Core Theatre

Solihull

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

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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

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

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

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.

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

Escapefinity Ltd

Leamington Spa · ages 10+

A locked-room puzzle hour that suits older kids and teens more than younger ones, with a strict 10-and-up sensibility.

Booking required

Flip Out Coventry

Coventry · ages 0-16

Dodgems, drift trikes and a drop slide under one roof, with a toddler soft play area if the little one's not ready for the big stuff.

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Forge Mill Farm

West Bromwich

Sandwell Valley farm with animals, Natural Play Barn and farm shop in West Bromwich.

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Forge Mill Needle Museum

Redditch

A working needle mill turned museum with Forest School sessions and grounds to explore, coffee and cake included.

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Glenfield Tunnel

Leicester

Seasonal guided walks into a historic 1829 railway tunnel near Leicester - free with donation, book via LIHS.

Booking required

GO GO Makers Holiday Camp

Warwick · ages 4-12

Days of archery, parkour and 4G football for school-age kids, split into age groups so a Reception four-year-old isn't dodging Year 6 elbows.

Allergy awareBooking requiredFirst aidIndoor play+1 more

GoKidsPlay

Coventry

Coventry Soft Play with laser, go-karts and inflatables on Kingfield Road.

Free parkingWi-FiFirst aidToilets+8 more

Hatton Adventure World

Warwick

A big outdoor farm and play park where kids feed animals, walk donkeys, zip-line and hit the fun fair rides in one visit.

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Hatton Country World

Warwick

Warwickshire farm park day trip with petting farm, indoor play and outdoor rides.

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Hatton Escape Rooms

Warwick · ages 0+

An hour locked in a themed puzzle room with your family, solving clues together to beat the clock.

Highbury Theatre

Sutton Coldfield

Amateur theatre with plays, a cinema and a Tuesday-night youth theatre group for 11 to 18 year olds.

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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

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

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

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

Lapworth Museum of Geology

Birmingham

Free museum of fossils, rocks and prehistoric creatures on the University of Birmingham campus, no booking needed.

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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 - 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 Artists

Leamington Spa

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

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

Leicester Guildhall

Leicester

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

ToiletsWheelchair accessibleGift shop

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester

Free museum on New Walk with dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt and Leicester Stories - some galleries shut for redevelopment.

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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

Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield

Wander a genuinely huge medieval cathedral for free, spot the carved Lichfield Angel, and climb the library's spiral steps if legs allow.

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Little Jungle Soft Play

Coventry · up to age 8

Coundon Soft Play for under-8s with under-4s zone and Jungle Cafe.

CaféFood on siteParkingBirthday parties+3 more

Little Lane Play Village

Coventry

Coventry role-play Soft Play village with cafe at Rialto Plaza.

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Loft Theatre

Leamington Spa

A community theatre in Leamington Spa putting on straight plays and musicals, with a studio space for smaller shows.

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Midland Air Museum

Coventry · ages 5-15

Wander among historic aircraft outdoors and climb into cockpits like the Vulcan bomber's.

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Moat House Leisure & Neighbourhood Centre

Coventry

A neighbourhood gym and sports centre with a 70-plus station fitness suite, games courts and bouncy castle parties on the side.

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Moseley Folk & Arts Festival

Birmingham · ages 0+

A grown-up folk and arts weekend in Moseley Park where under-12s get in free and can bring a picnic blanket to sit on.

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National Fairground Museum Statfold

Tamworth

Vintage fairground rides, a heritage railway and a soft play barn on one site near Tamworth, plus mini golf outdoors.

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National Gas Museum

Leicester

Free gas-history museum with 500+ exhibits - temporarily closed until 13 October 2026 for maintenance works.

ToiletsFree parkingBike parking

National Space Centre

Leicester · ages 0+

A planetarium show, rockets to climb through and hands-on galleries about space, all under one roof in Leicester.

Booking requiredCaféGift shopParking+8 more

Newarke Houses Museum

Leicester

Free social-history museum with toys, a 1950s street and gardens - limited Saturday and holiday opening, so check dates.

School visitsGroup bookingsPicnic areaLockers

Ninja Warrior UK adventure (Walsall)

Walsall · ages 4+

Climb the Warped Wall and Mount Sasuke indoors, with a soft play corner for the under-fours who can't do the main course yet.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféCard only+2 more

Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery

Nuneaton

Free museum with hands on history sessions and make and take craft activities alongside art exhibitions.

Accessible toiletCaféToiletsWheelchair accessible

Oak House Museum

West Bromwich

A half-timbered Tudor and Stuart house with original 17th century rooms to poke round, plus a playground for afterwards.

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Palace Theatre

Redditch

A proper pantomime and family show stage, with Cinderella and Unicorn Live among the current bill.

Peepul Centre/office

Leicester

A community theatre putting on shows like the Enchanted Diwali Tree, with local kids in the cast and free parking for 120 cars.

Free parkingRestaurantWheelchair accessible

Playbox Theatre

Warwick · ages 0-19

Workshops in acting, musical theatre, creative writing and screen skills for ages 4 to 19, based at a dedicated theatre venue in Warwick.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesCaféIndoor seating+4 more

Players Party Rooms

Coventry · ages 5+

Private karaoke and party rooms in Coventry city centre, with daytime slots for kids' birthdays from age 5.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredFood on siteParking+2 more

Pooley Country Park

Tamworth

Free woodland park with a balance trail, a clue-hunt walk and soft play upstairs in the café, for the cost of parking.

Birthday partiesCaféDog friendlyIndoor play+5 more

Putt Putt Social Coventry

Coventry

Indoor Asian-themed crazy golf in Coventry Lower Precinct with street food.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsFood on site

RedKangaroo Coventry (Oxygen Activeplay)

Exhall · ages 4+

Indoor trampoline and inflatable activity park near Coventry, with open play, parties and a soft play amenity for younger children.

Booking requiredFree parkingBirthday partiesFood on site

Redpoint Birmingham Climbing Centre

Birmingham

Top rope walls up to 13m, bouldering, and a UV lights-off room for climbing in the dark.

Birthday partiesCaféFood on siteParty rooms+1 more

RSPB Sandwell Valley

Birmingham

Free reserve of meadows, lakes and woodland trails where kids can go wild-play spotting and get properly muddy.

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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

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.

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.

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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.

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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

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.

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Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre

Kenilworth · ages 12+

A community theatre doing the annual panto, family drama and fringe nights, with a relaxed performance option for anyone who needs it.

Accessible toiletDog friendlyWheelchair accessible

Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Tamworth · ages 0-16

A proper old theatre in the middle of Tamworth doing pantos, films, comedy and music for kids from babes in arms up to teens.

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TeamSport Go Karting Coventry

Coventry · ages 8+

Indoor go-karting on a 500m multi-level track for kids 8 and up, with a Mini Racers option for younger ones.

Free parkingWi-FiBooking required

Tenpin Coventry

Coventry · ages 4-16

Thirty lanes of bowling plus laser tag, escape rooms, karaoke and soft play, all under one roof in Coventry.

Birthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookingsIndoor play+3 more

The Alan Higgs Centre

Coventry

A sports and swim centre with a 50m pool, toddler soft play for 50p a session, and holiday camps that run 9am to 4pm.

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The Attic Theatre

Stratford-upon-Avon

A tiny 80-seat theatre in the centre of Stratford where family shows and pantomimes happen right in front of you.

The Barn At Berryfields

Meriden · ages 3+

Pumpkin picking, farm animals and a synthetic ice rink, plus axe-throwing if the kids fancy something sharper.

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The Big Play Barn

Tamworth

A barn full of big slides, rope bridges and clamber challenges, with a bouncy pillow that'll wear out the bravest kids first.

Indoor playIndoor seatingFood on siteOutdoor play

The Circle Lounge at Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham

A pre-show restaurant at the Hippodrome where you can feed the kids before the panto without missing the curtain.

Allergy awareBooking requiredIndoor seatingToilets+2 more

The Cube Coventry

Coventry

A party venue with gaming and VR, princess parties in a Fairytale Forest, trampolining, Build-a-Bear and soft play under one roof.

Booking required

The Exchange

Birmingham

A free city centre exhibition space with step-free access, a proper café and long opening hours to build a day around.

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The Grange

Coventry · ages 11+

A military-style airsoft site for 11-plus where teams run, crawl and shoot each other with 6mm BBs across rough outdoor terrain.

The Grange Playhouse

Walsall

A small community theatre with a 104-seat auditorium putting on a proper stage production nine nights running, six times a year.

The National Motorcycle Museum

Solihull

Over a thousand restored motorcycles under one roof, with a guided tour if you want the highlights pointed out.

Card onlyGift shopGroup bookingsMembership scheme+3 more

The Staffordshire Regiment Museum

Lichfield

A regimental history museum in Lichfield with free parking and picnic space, open daily with last entry at 3pm.

Accessible toiletBaby changeDog friendlyFree parking+2 more

The Theatre Workshop - Birmingham

Birmingham · ages 7-17

A weekly theatre school where 7 to 17 year olds train in acting, dance and singing, building towards real performances.

The Victory Show

Leicester

A weekend of WW2 aircraft, tanks and living history on grass farmland, with an airshow from 9am and hundreds of vehicles to gawp at.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyFree parking+4 more

The VR Space

Warwick · ages 8+

Strap into VR escape rooms, horror scares and multiplayer shooters, booked in 45 to 60 minute slots for ages 8 and up.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings

The Wave Waterpark

Coventry · ages 0-11

Six slides, a wave pool and a lazy river under one roof, booked in two-hour slots so you know exactly when you're done.

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Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

Birmingham · ages 0+

Play in MiniBrum, try 200+ hands-on science exhibits and watch a 4K planetarium show.

Birthday partiesCaféGift shopBaby change+8 more

Triumph Factory Visitor Experience

Hinckley

A free 90-minute tour round a working motorcycle factory, plus an exhibition on Triumph's history.

Booking requiredCafé

Tudor Grange Leisure Centre

Solihull

A leisure centre with pools, tennis courts and an athletics track, plus summer sessions of soft play and badminton.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingCafé+2 more

Tudor World

Stratford-upon-Avon · ages 0-16

A creaky old Tudor building packed with hands-on history, a quiz for the kids and, after dark, a proper ghost tour by lantern light.

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Warzone Airsoft and Paintball

Coventry · ages 8+

Spring-loaded paintball for kids from age 8, plus traditional paintball and airsoft parties for the 12-plus crowd.

Birthday partiesGroup bookings

West Midlands Police Museum

Birmingham · ages 3+

Three floors of real police history to explore yourselves, with a handling collection and dress-up to try along the way.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBreastfeeding friendlyCafé+2 more

Wicksteed Park

Kettering · ages 0-8

Over 25 rides, a duck-feeding lake and a miniature train, with a wristband that lets small legs go round again and again.

Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+8 more

Windmill Farm Park

Kibworth Harcourt · ages 1-10

Kibworth Harcourt farm park - rare breeds, tractor rides and outdoor play plus indoor play barn amenity. From £8.95.

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Wren's Nest

Dudley

Fossil hunting on free geological trails where you might spot the Dudley Bug on a guided walk.

Blue badge parkingPushchair friendlyWheelchair accessible