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Every place in Enfield
Family days out in and around Enfield, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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TeamSport Go Karting North London Edmonton
London · ages 4-16
Indoor karting on a nine-corner circuit, with a Mini Racers option for kids from age four and crazy golf if racing isn't enough.
Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking requiredCafé+8 more
from £9.40Thames River Sightseeing
London · ages 0+
A river boat ride past Tower Bridge, the Shard and Cutty Sark, with a crew commentary that does the explaining for you.
Accessible toiletFood on sitePushchair friendlyToilets+2 more
The 99 Club - Leicester Square
London · adults only (18+)
A strictly over-18s stand-up comedy club near Leicester Square, so this one's for a night off from the kids, not a day out with them.
Booking required
The Blues Kitchen Camden
London
A blues bar and restaurant in Camden where kids can only join you for a sit-down meal, not the gig side.
RestaurantWheelchair accessible
FreeThe British Library
London · adults only (18+)
Free gallery of genuinely famous manuscripts, but the Reading Rooms themselves are an over-18s, pencils-only affair.
Accessible toiletBike parkingBlue badge parkingCafé+8 more
from £5.50The Castle Climbing Centre
London · ages 0+
Rope climbing and bouldering across 250-plus routes, with an outdoor bouldering garden that's rare for a London centre.
Accessible toiletBike parkingBooking requiredCafé+7 more
The City Pavilion
Romford
A bowling alley with family events and exhibitions under one roof, open late and easy to reach from the City and West End.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsFood on siteParking+1 more
from £8The Clink Prison Museum
London · ages 0-16
A small, dimly lit prison museum where kids can handle real torture devices and hear grim tales of former inmates.
from £7The Courtauld Gallery
London
A townhouse gallery of Impressionist paintings where under-18s get in free and a phone doubles as the guidebook.
Bike parkingCaféCard onlyGift shop+2 more
The Criterion Theatre
London · ages 5+
A West End theatre show for kids five and up, with strict bag checks and no under-fives allowed in.
Public transport nearbyToilets
from £1.50The Enfield Society
Enfield
Monthly history talks at Jubilee Hall for £1.50 to £2 a head, no booking needed, plus guided walks around Enfield.
Group bookingsMembership schemePublic transport nearby
FreeThe Green Park
London
A big stretch of open grass and woodland walks in central London, free to wander from 5am to midnight.
Food on sitePicnics allowed
from £8The Hellfire Caves
High Wycombe
A guided walk through real tunnels and chambers cut into the Chiltern hills, with an underground river and a banqueting hall to gawp at.
Birthday partiesCaféGift shopIndoor play+1 more
The Heroes Guild
London
A games café in Walthamstow where you book a table, pick from a big board game library, and play D&D or Warhammer until 7pm with the kids.
Booking requiredDog friendlyGroup bookingsIndoor play+3 more
The Hive Forest School Training
London · ages 2-11
Outdoor holiday camps and forest school missions where kids build, forage and cook on fire from 9:30am to 4pm.
Booking requiredFirst aidOutdoor playPicnics allowed+1 more
from £3The KSIMC of London
Stanmore · up to age 4
A stay and play morning for babies and under-fours, £3 a family, with weekend classes and forest school days for older children.
Booking requiredGroup bookingsParkingPublic transport nearby+2 more
from £27The London Dungeon
London · ages 5+
A 75-minute walkthrough of London's grislier history with live actors, jump scares and one drop ride, best saved for kids who like being spooked.
Accessible toiletBooking requiredCard onlyGift shop+2 more
from £3.50The Lost Jungle London
Edgware · ages 0-99
Two adventure golf courses through jungle scenery in Edgware, pay on the day and go straight round.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCard onlyFree parking+4 more
The Old Vic
London · ages 0+
A proper West End style theatre near Waterloo with e-tickets, a script library and a cafe that's open to anyone, ticket or not.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBooking requiredCafé+6 more
from £24The Paddington Bear Experience
London · ages 0-15
A 70-minute walk-through where kids meet Paddington, help Mrs Bird tidy her kitchen and dance to a Calypso band in Windsor Gardens.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+11 more
FreeThe Royal Institution
London · ages 4+
Free entry to a museum of 200 years of scientific history, tucked in a Mayfair townhouse with family talks laid on too.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+5 more
from £25The Shaftesbury Theatre
London · ages 3-99
A big West End stage for a proper musical, plus daytime tours round a Grade II* listed theatre.
Accessible toiletBike parkingHearing loopStep-free access+1 more
from £1The Top Secret Comedy Club
London · ages 0-18
Stand-up comedy shows where under 18s can go along, as long as a parent's with them.
Accessible toiletBooking requiredToiletsWheelchair accessible
from £20The Underworld
London · ages 14+
A basement gig venue in Camden for teenage music fans, from rock and metal nights to the DESERTFEST weekender.
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