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Family days out in and around Derby, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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from £27.50Drayton Manor Hotel
Tamworth
A theme park day of rides, a zoo and Thomas Land, with the option of staying over at the hotel next door.
Baby changeBirthday partiesGift shopGroup bookings+8 more
Easel Weasel Art Workshops
Matlock
Pick a medium, acrylics, linocut, watercolour or soft pastels, and spend a two hour session getting properly stuck into it.
Food on site
from £20Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Wirksworth
Ride heritage steam and diesel trains through the Derbyshire countryside, with a model railway carriage and picnic stops along the way.
ToiletsParkingPicnic areaGift shop+3 more
Elephant Rooms Health And Wellbeing Centre
Derby
A wellbeing centre in Derby running yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, meditation and talking therapies, with classes booked straight through each instructor.
Indoor seating
from £1.50Famous Trains Model Railway
Derby
Watch model trains loop the layout in Markeaton Park, with kids in for £1.50 and a family ticket at £7.
ParkingDog friendlyGift shopIndoor seating+1 more
from £5Felley Animal Experiences
Underwood
Book a slot to brush a donkey, feed sheep and walk alpacas on a small Nottinghamshire farm.
Booking requiredSchool visits
FreeFelley Priory Garden
Underwood · ages 0-16
Underwood - Felley Priory gardens near the M1, under-16s free, free parking, tea room (no dogs or picnics).
Accessible toiletBooking requiredCaféFree parking+7 more
FreeFlamsteed Observatory
Brailsford
Peer through the society telescopes on a public observing night - check the date before you set off.
Parking
from £7Floralands Farm Park
Lambley
Feed alpacas and llamas, cuddle rabbits and guinea pigs, and help bath the tortoises at this pay-on-the-day farm park.
Group bookingsSchool visits
FreeFoxfield Steam Railway
Stoke-on-Trent
A steam train ride through the countryside on a heritage line that only runs Sundays, with a locomotive museum to poke around too.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+9 more
from £3Framework Knitters Museum
Ruddington · ages 0+
Real Victorian knitting frames still working, a go at a vintage knitting machine, and a free-to-enter café even on closed days.
Birthday partiesCaféGift shopGroup bookings+5 more
from £2Freddy's Play Kingdom
Spondon, Derby · ages 0+
Toddlers explore the 0-3 zone while bigger kids climb the three-storey frame - Spondon soft play from £2, no booking needed.
Indoor playUnder-5s areaCaféFood on site+3 more
from £1Fun Park
Rotherham · ages 2-18
A pay-as-you-go ride park with coasters, dodgems and mini golf, plus a Christmas Adventure with Santa in season.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingCafé+6 more
from £12Funhouse Comedy Club in Ashby
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
A monthly grown-up night out for stand-up comedy, doors at 7:15pm with food before the show starts at 8pm.
Free parkingFood on siteParking
from £4Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
Stafford · ages 3-16
A small sanctuary where kids get up close to birds of prey, reptiles and raccoons, and can hold a hawk at the flying display.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits
FreeGlenfield Tunnel
Leicester
Seasonal guided walks into a historic 1829 railway tunnel near Leicester - free with donation, book via LIHS.
Booking required
from £20.95Go Ape Cannock Chase
Rugeley
Treetop rope courses and zip lines through Cannock Chase forest, with a bouncy net course thrown in.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+7 more
from £22.95Go Ape Sherwood - Nets Adventure
Mansfield · ages 3-11
Treetop nets, giant slides and bouncy platforms for younger climbers, with a day pass that lets you come and go.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+10 more
from £20.95Go Ape Sherwood Pines
Kings Clipstone · ages 1+
High ropes, zip lines and giant suspended nets through the pines at Sherwood, with courses sorted by age and height.
CaféToiletsBaby changeWheelchair accessible+5 more
Golden Beach Karaoke Bar 黄金海岸KTV
Leicester
Adults-only private karaoke rooms in Leicester city centre, from 5pm to 2am, with cocktails and food brought to your table.
Birthday partiesFood on siteParty rooms
from £13Great Central Railway
Loughborough · ages 0+
Hop between four vintage stations on a steam or heritage diesel train, with museums and tea rooms to explore along the platforms.
ToiletsCaféFood on sitePicnic area+7 more
FreeGreat Central Railway (Nottingham)
Nottingham
Free site entry, £3 parking and a flat, buggy-friendly 25-acre site with steam trains, old buses, mini railway rides and a dog-friendly café.
Baby changeBike parkingBlue badge parkingCafé+13 more
FreeGreen's Windmill & Science Centre
Nottingham · ages 0+
Free-entry restored windmill, science centre and garden in Nottingham, climb the mill (when not under repair), try science experiments, and let the kids run round the community garden.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings+6 more
FreeGreenhead Park
Huddersfield
A free park with a double zip wire and a miniature steam railway that only runs on Saturday afternoons.
Changing PlacesOutdoor playToiletsWheelchair accessible
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