Every place in Edinburgh

Bridge 8 Hub

Edinburgh

A canal-side spot for paddling, bike riding and a wood-fired sauna and plunge pool by the water.

Bridgend Farmhouse Cafe

Edinburgh

A community café and outdoor play space with woodland crafts, bug hunts and a proper cooked menu.

Blue badge parkingFood on siteVegetarian options

Bright Sparks Centre

Bonnyrigg · ages 0-18

A membership-based sensory and soft play centre for Midlothian kids with additional needs, plus a sensory garden and craft sessions.

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Burleigh Castle

Kinross

A free ruined tower house you can wander round for half an hour, open April to September only.

Cab-arette

Edinburgh · ages 12+

A comedy musical tour of the city done from the back of a cab, with castles, glens or hills thrown in if you fancy going further.

Cairnie Fruit Farm & Mega Maze

Cupar · ages 3+

Pick your own strawberries, get lost in a six-acre maize maze, and let the kids loose in the Funyard.

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Calm + Chaos

Edinburgh

Candlelit breathwork and meditation classes, tarot readings and Reiki sessions for adults wanting a proper reset.

Cameo Picturehouse

Edinburgh · ages 0+

Baby, toddler and kids' film screenings at a proper independent cinema, plus relaxed showings for anyone who needs the lights kept up and the volume down.

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Camera Obscura Edinburgh

Edinburgh · ages 0+

Five floors of illusions and mind-bending exhibits on the Royal Mile, topped off with a rooftop view over the city.

ToiletsGift shopBooking required

Carnegie Hall

Dunfermline

A proper theatre stage for panto, music and family shows, with a bar open through the interval.

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Carnegie Leisure Centre

Dunfermline

A 25m pool, a toddler pool, a soft play maze and a climbing wall under one roof, each charged separately.

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Case Closed

Edinburgh · ages 15+

Escape rooms and murder mystery cases for teens and adults, built around crime scenes and real evidence, not fairy tale puzzles.

Birthday partiesGroup bookings

Castle Campbell

Dollar

A ridge-top ruin above Dollar Glen where kids scramble along a walkway between two ravines and take in views from the grass terrace.

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Castlelaw Hill Fort

Penicuik

Free ramble round the ditches and ramparts of an Iron Age hill fort cut into the hillside.

City Of The Dead Tours

Edinburgh · ages 12+

Guided ghost walks through Edinburgh's graveyards, ending with the Mackenzie Poltergeist stories that give the place its reputation.

City of Edinburgh Tours

Edinburgh · ages 5+

A guided ghost walk through Edinburgh's Old Town and down into the underground vaults, aimed at kids five and up who like a proper scare.

Clambers

Edinburgh · ages 0-10

A layered soft play frame with slides and a top-floor football pitch, split into baby, toddler and junior zones.

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Clambers Soft Play Royal Commonwealth Pool

Edinburgh · ages 0-10

A three-zone soft play by age, with an upstairs football pitch and slides for the juniors while babies get their own separate area.

Indoor playCaféBaby changeWheelchair accessible

Coast

Port Glasgow

A bar and restaurant with breakfast through to late dinner, right by Langbank train station.

Coburg House Art Studios

Edinburgh

Wander round more than 50 working artist studios and a free gallery, open weekends only.

Cockburn Geological Museum

Edinburgh

A minerals, rocks and fossils collection you view by arranging a visit with the curator, not a drop-in museum.

Booking required

Code Ninjas Edinburgh

Edinburgh · ages 5-14

Kids build actual games while picking up coding, robotics and AI basics, in after-school and Saturday sessions.

Collective Gallery

Edinburgh

Free art gallery and observatory site on Calton Hill, with two cafés and paths open to explore, no cars allowed anywhere near it.

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Conifox Activity Centre Soft Play

Kirkliston · ages 1-12

Ninety-minute sessions on a four-level frame with a red Goliath slide, plus a gated toddler zone if the big stuff is too much.

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