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Theme Parks & Fairgrounds in Derby

There is nothing right in Derby itself for this one, so it means a drive out. The closest is a longer trip out to Matlock Bath for Gulliver's Kingdom, a hillside park with a log flume 300ft up and rides pitched at ages 2 to 13, from £20. Nottingham has Slick City, an indoor slide park in Lenton from £14.95 for age 4 and up, useful if the weather turns. Further afield near Tamworth, Drayton Manor combines coasters, a Thomas & Friends land and a 15-acre zoo on one ticket, entry from just £2. For toddlers, Gulliver's Kingdom and its sister park Gulliver's Valley near Rotherham both cap ages at 13 and need booking ahead. Older kids and thrill-seekers are better off at Drayton Manor's coasters or Slick City's dry slides and Air Courts. Everything here is outdoor bar Slick City, so keep an indoor option up your sleeve for a wet day, and book online where you can, since several of these charge less that way than on the gate.

22 places 11 free to visit

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Aerial view of a river valley with green fields, tree-lined banks, a manor house, and a village with castle ruins beyond.

Free

Abbey Fields

Kenilworth

A free park with a play area, a lake and easy flat paths from the car park, good for a no-cost couple of hours outdoors.

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Stacked burger with bacon and lettuce served with chips, held up in front of a brick building.

from £9

Apple Jacks Adventure Farm

Warrington · ages 4-12

Tractor rides, zip wires, jumping pillows and a skating rink for four to twelve year olds, no animals here despite the farm name.

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White miniature train with passengers travelling through a leafy park on a sunny day.

Cannon Hill Fun Park

Birmingham · ages 0-10

Small-scale rides for the under-tens, tucked into Cannon Hill Park, with a spinning coaster and a proper little land train.

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Free

Daventry Country Park

Daventry

Free to get into, with an adventure playground, a reservoir to walk round and a café for when everyone's flagging.

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A person sits in the cabin of a yellow digger/telescopic handler with its bucket and boom arm raised against a blue sky.

from £12.97

Diggerland Yorkshire

Castleford · ages 4-14

Kids get behind the controls of real diggers and dumpers, plus over 20 rides included in one ticket.

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from £2

Drayton Manor

Tamworth

Coasters, a whole Thomas & Friends land and a 15-acre zoo, all on one ticket near Tamworth.

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from £1

Fun 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.

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Bench on a tree-lined path overlooking a calm pond with an island, autumn foliage and visitors in a park.

Free

Greenhead Park

Huddersfield

A free park with a double zip wire and a miniature steam railway that only runs on Saturday afternoons.

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from £20

Gulliver's Kingdom

Matlock Bath · ages 2-13

Hillside theme park near Matlock Bath with a log flume 300ft up and rides scaled for younger kids.

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from £26

Gulliver's Valley

Rotherham · ages 2-13

Family theme park near Rotherham for ages 2-13, with Lost World dinos and Western World rides, from £26 online.

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Gulliver's Valley Rotherham

Rotherham

Family theme park near Rotherham - rides for Sheffield day-trips. Soft Play N.

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Woman serving at a small kiosk window decorated with autumn leaves and seasonal products.

Free

Hartshill Hayes Country Park

Nuneaton

Free woodland park with a play area and walking trails, plus a hill worth the climb if you fancy the view.

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Wildflower meadow with white, yellow and purple blooms, trees and rolling countryside with distant hills and buildings visible.

Free

Manor Fields Park

Sheffield

Free park with two playgrounds, a sandpit and a boardwalk, plus Tudor ruins you can touch but not climb.

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Aerial view of paved pathways winding through landscaped gardens with grass and planted areas.

Free

Mayfield Park

Manchester

Free outdoor park with a play yard of six slides built around a daylighted stretch of the River Medlock.

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Free

Playland Fun Park

Stourport-on-Severn

A pay-as-you-go ride park on the river with go karts, bumper boats and a pony ride, plus riverside meadows for a picnic.

Picnic area

Geese and ducks gathered on grass and in water beside a tree-lined pond in a park.

Free

Sandall Park

Doncaster

Free park with a zip-wire play area, woodland adventure play and football pitches, plus a café for when everyone flags.

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Indoor dry slides and airbag landing at Slick City Nottingham

from £14.95

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.

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Summer Beach Club

Sheffield · ages 0+

Outdoor summer pop-up at Meadowhall with water slides, a roller coaster and fairground rides for a whole afternoon out.

Booking requiredFree parkingFood on sitePicnics allowed

from £16.60

Sundown Adventureland

Retford · ages 0-10

Rampton - theme park for under-10s with 30+ rides, indoor play and free under-90cm entry.

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Park lake with waterfowl, paved pathway, grassy banks and bare trees under blue sky with white clouds.

Free

Swanshurst Park

Birmingham

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

Free

War Memorial

Coventry

Free to visit, with a visitor centre, a skate park nearby, and a bistro for whoever needs feeding.

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Spinning fairground ride with golden dome at an amusement park, motion-blurred passengers visible.

Free

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.

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Good to know: theme parks & fairgrounds in Derby

Are any of them free?

Yes, Abbey Fields, Daventry Country Park, Greenhead Park, Hartshill Hayes Country Park and 7 more are free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £1 at Fun Park. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.

Which ones are indoor?

Slick City Action Park Nottingham is indoor, good to keep up your sleeve for a rainy day.

Whereabouts are they?

You'll find theme parks & fairgrounds in Kenilworth, Warrington, Birmingham, Daventry, Castleford and 13 more. Every place we list is in or around Derby, and each listing has the full address and directions.