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Family days out in and around Glasgow, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.

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Two performers dancing joyfully on a theatre stage under green lighting, with a third performer seated in the background.from £12.50

A Play, A Pie and A Pint

Glasgow · ages 14+

A lunchtime play with a pie and a pint included, for grown-ups only, not for the kids.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBooking requiredDog friendly+5 more

Group of people wearing helmets and wetsuits posing with green inflatable tubing by a woodland path.from £159

Action Adventure Activities

Stirling · ages 5+

Axe throwing, canoeing and canyoning on one site, aimed at kids five and up who fancy proper outdoor grit.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredIndoor seatingFood on site+4 more

Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of GlasgowFree

Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow

Glasgow

Free public talks, exhibitions, film screenings and theatre at a university building in Glasgow's West End, with a proper cafe for afterwards.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBottle warmingCafé+4 more

Indoor soft play facility with multiple inflatable structures in red and blue, including slides, obstacles and spheres under a high industrial ceiling.from £6.95

Adventure Planet Paisley

Paisley · ages 0-16

A big indoor play centre with a drop slide for the over-sevens and a proper toddler zone away from the chaos.

Birthday partiesBreastfeeding friendlyCaféFree parking+6 more

Aerial performer suspended on a rope in a dynamic pose against a grey background.from £10

Aerial Edge Circus School

Glasgow · ages 1+

Flying trapeze, aerial silks and acrobatics classes for age 1 upwards, with drop-in sessions and monthly courses.

Parking

Sports facility with multiple skateboard ramps on expansive green grounds under cloudy sky.Free

Airdrie Skatepark

Airdrie

A free outdoor concrete park with a 6 foot halfpipe, a 3/4 pool and a minibowl for anyone who can already ride a board or bike.

Airpark Adventure

Airpark Adventure

Glasgow

An inflatable adventure park in Glasgow, open long hours most days bar Mondays and Tuesdays.

Animal Man Parties

Animal Man Parties

Glasgow · ages 2-12

A mobile animal party that brings snakes, spiders, a T-Rex or a mini zoo straight to your house or hall.

Booking required

Annan Gallery

Annan Gallery

Glasgow

A quiet art gallery in Glasgow where kids can wander round looking at paintings rather than touching screens.

Modern library interior with bookshelves, seating areas, reception desk and staff member visible through glass partition.Free

Anniesland Library

Glasgow

Free Bookbug sessions and shelves of books to browse, with no ticket and no car park to fight for.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBreastfeeding friendlyDog friendly+3 more

Interior of a wooden glamping pod with two beds with orange blankets and green cushions, warm lighting, and floral artwork.from £1.50

Arnprior Farm

Stirling · ages 5+

Pumpkin picking, lambing chores and a heated pool in pods, with a five-plus age line on the lambing shed.

Baby changeCard onlyOutdoor playToilets

Art Classes in the Botanicsfrom £15

Art Classes in the Botanics

Glasgow

Weekly drawing and painting courses in and around the Botanic Gardens, from life drawing to oil painting, all pitched at beginners.

Booking required

Modern art gallery interior with low tables, potted plants, and large windows overlooking a street.

Art Space G41

Glasgow · ages 6+

Painting glazed pottery or having a go on the wheel, for kids six and up who fancy something to take home.

Gift shop

Auchengillan Outdoor Centrefrom £30

Auchengillan Outdoor Centre

Glasgow · ages 5+

A residential outdoor centre near Glasgow where groups climb a 60ft tower, raft build, fire air rifles and sleep over in cabins or lodges.

Accessible toiletChanging PlacesFirst aidGroup bookings+1 more

Audio Glasgowfrom £2.50

Audio Glasgow

Glasgow

A Glasgow gig venue for teenage and adult music fans, not a family day out, with shows either 16+ with an adult or strictly 18+.

Accessible toiletDog friendly

Historic stone church building with pitched roof and golden spire, surrounded by green lawn and mature trees on a sunny day.Free

Auld Kirk Museum

Kirkintilloch

Free local museum in Kirkintilloch where kids can wander round objects of local and international significance.

Parking

Avant Garde Music Bar & Restaurantfrom £10

Avant Garde Music Bar & Restaurant

Glasgow

A weekly ceilidh plus jazz and rock nights in a Glasgow bar and restaurant, food served till 8pm.

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BAaD - Barras Art & Design

Glasgow

A Barras courtyard and venue with live music, weekend brunch hours and a backyard bar that's dog friendly.

Dog friendlyFood on siteRestaurantWheelchair accessible

Bag o' NailsFree

Bag o' Nails

Glasgow

Sunday brunch with an all day breakfast and a proper kids menu, in a bar that stays open late for the grown-ups after.

Kids menu

Modern single-storey library building with red roof and grey rendered walls, surrounded by trees and lawn.Free

Baillieston Library

Glasgow · ages 0+

Free Bookbug songs and stories for babies and toddlers, plus a whole library of books to dig into.

ParkingToiletsWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi

A group of visitors walking along a tree-lined path through woodland with lamp posts on either side.Free

Balloch Castle Country Park

Alexandria

Free loch-side park with two play areas, a fairy trail, a walled garden and orienteering courses to try.

Blue badge parkingFood on siteOutdoor playParking+2 more

Historic stone mansion with scaffolding on one wing, surrounded by manicured grounds and security fencing under blue sky.

Bannockburn House

Stirling

Guided tours of a historic house mid-conservation, plus garden tours and the odd living history event on weekends.

Blue badge parkingBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings

Bard in the Botanics

Bard in the Botanics

Glasgow

Outdoor and glasshouse Shakespeare in the Botanic Gardens, with picnic rugs on the grass and stools to hire if you'd rather not sit on the ground.

Blue badge parkingBooking requiredPicnics allowedToilets

Library interior with computer workstations on left and CD display shelves on right.Free

Barmulloch Community Centre

Glasgow

A free local library with Bookbug sessions for babies and a role-playing games club for older kids.

Baby changeBlue badge parkingBreastfeeding friendlyDog friendly+4 more

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