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Tenpin Derby

Derby

Bowling in Derby - 26-lane Tenpin with karaoke, laser tag, escape rooms, arcade and free parking.

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The Children's Country House at Sudbury

Sudbury · ages 0+

National Trust kids-first country house near Sudbury - Museum of Childhood, gardens and cafe from £11 child.

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The Climbing Unit Ltd

Derby · ages 5+

Bouldering walls graded for different abilities, with mats instead of ropes and harnesses for younger climbers to get stuck into.

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The Escape Room Guys

Derby

Play private escape rooms in Derby city centre - A Rough Trade, Contagion and The Grand Heist from £20pp.

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The Great Rutland Cavern

Matlock Bath · ages 4+

A cable car ride over the valley followed by two illuminated show caverns cut into the hillside.

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The Halloween Farm (at Cattows Farm)

Heather

Heather - seasonal Halloween farm with pumpkin patch, harvest ride, Trick or Treat Street and circus

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The Mug Tug Ashore - Pottery Painting Studio

Burton-on-Trent · ages 0+

Pick a pottery shape off the shelf, paint it your way, and come back in a week for the finished piece.

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The New Water Margin

Derby

Cantonese, Peking and Sichuan classics with dim sum - free parking and banquet room on Burton Road, Derby.

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The Old Lock Up Gallery

Matlock

Free gallery shows and creative workshops in a converted lock-up, though the ten stone steps to the door rule out buggies and wheelchairs.

The Peacock Lounge

Derby

A café and bar for a sit-down family treat, built around afternoon tea and cake rather than kids' activities.

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The Phillip Whitehead Memorial Library Chaddesden Park

Derby · ages 0-3

Free rhymetimes and storytimes for babies and toddlers, with library membership free from birth.

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The Play Village Ashbourne

Ashbourne · ages 1-11

Eight role-play pods, from a vet's surgery to a building site, where kids dress up and play pretend rather than bounce off walls.

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The Rugeley Rose - Community Hall & Theatre

Rugeley

A local theatre and hall in Rugeley doing pantomime and family shows on one accessible level.

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The Smallprint Company

Derby

A Derby print studio where kids press their own posters and bookmarks on real letterpress machinery.

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The Staffordshire Regiment Museum

Lichfield

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

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The Workhouse and Infirmary

Southwell · ages 0-16

A rare, atmospheric Georgian workhouse and Victorian infirmary near Southwell, kids' trails and costumed characters bring the history alive, with free parking a short walk away.

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Tissington Trail

Ashbourne

A traffic-free 13-mile trail along an old railway line for walking or cycling, taking in Tissington village and the stepping stones at Dovedale.

Trattoria LALIS Derby

Derby

Wood-fired pizza and pasta trattoria on Friar Gate, Derby - independent Italian for families and date nights.

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Treak Cliff Cavern

Castleton · ages 5-17

A 45-minute self-guided walk into a real cavern hung with Blue John stone, but it's steps and slopes, not a pram job.

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Trent Lock Adventure Golf (Pirates Landing)

Long Eaton, Nottingham

Pirate-themed outdoor adventure golf at Trent Lock, Sawley - 12 floodlit holes from about £6.50, open year-round.

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Trentham Monkey Forest

Trentham · ages 0+

Walk among free-roaming Barbary macaques in a woodland monkey forest, then play on primate-themed outdoor play, a willow maze and den building.

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Tropical Birdland

Desford

Walk-through parrots, flamingos and woodland trails outdoors near Desford - child from £9.45, free parking, cafe and play area.

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Tropical Butterfly House

Sheffield

Butterflies, birds and farm animals near Sheffield - indoor rainforest plus outdoor animal park.

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Trowell Garden Centre

Trowell

A garden centre near Nottingham with two cafés, handy for a wander and lunch rather than anything built for kids.

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