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from £21.55Twycross Zoo
Atherstone · ages 0-16
A big walk-round zoo with soft play, a splash park and a Gruffalo-themed corner alongside the animals.
CaféRestaurantFood on siteOutdoor play+8 more
from £20Unescapable
Derby
Solve time-travel escape rooms on Derby's Wardwick - family rooms from £20pp, private groups only.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesGroup bookings
FreeWall Roman Site
Lichfield
Free Roman ruins and a small museum on the edge of Lichfield, with a bathhouse footprint you can walk right up to.
Free parkingToilets
FreeWar Memorial
Coventry
Free to visit, with a visitor centre, a skate park nearby, and a bistro for whoever needs feeding.
CaféGift shopFood on siteParty rooms+1 more
FreeWatermead Country Park
Leicester
Free country park with a Jurassic play trail, a lake full of birds and meadows thick with dragonflies.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyOutdoor play+3 more
from £15White Post Farm & Zoo
Farnsfield · ages 0+
Farm animals, keeper talks and tractor-trailer rides around the site, open daily from 10 to 5.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor play+6 more
FreeWicksteed 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
from £2Willow Tree Family Farm
Mansfield · ages 0-16
Hands-on animal encounters, from meerkats to alpaca trekking, on a pushchair-friendly farm with free parking.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+5 more
from £18Wollaton Hall & Deer Park
Nottingham · ages 0-15
A dinosaur gallery inside a Grade I mansion, plus 500 acres of deer park to walk off the museum legs.
Baby changeBlue badge parkingBottle warmingBreastfeeding friendly+13 more
peaksGO Limited
Matlock
A tailor-made treasure hunt across the Peak District that takes a good three hours to walk out.
Booking required
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