Every place in Glasgow

Seven Lochs Wetland Park

Glasgow

Free wetland park with trails, bug hunts and nature crafts across the Glasgow and North Lanarkshire border.

Food on site

Shettleston Library

Glasgow

Free rhymes and stories for the under-fives, plus shelves of books to browse, in a Glasgow library open six days a week.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBreastfeeding friendlyDog friendly+3 more

Skelmorlie Secret Bunker

Skelmorlie

A tiny original Cold War monitoring post where veterans talk you through how a nuclear strike would have been tracked.

Booking required

Snaffle Bit

Glasgow

A pool table, pub quiz nights and bingo, plus pizza, in a board game and play café that runs late.

Softplay at Kelvinhall

Glasgow · ages 0-12

Timed 105-minute sessions on bridges, tunnels and ball pits, with a separate babies' area and a quieter Wednesday for kids with additional support needs.

Booking requiredSensory friendly

Sportykids Softplay

Glasgow · ages 0-8

Booked softplay sessions for babies and under-eights, with a nut-free café and party rooms if you fancy hosting the birthday here.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+2 more

Springburn Library

Glasgow

Free Bookbug sessions of songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers, no booking needed, just turn up.

Baby changeBreastfeeding friendlyToiletsWheelchair accessible+1 more

St Margarets Cave

Dunfermline

A free guided tour down into the underground cave where legend says Margaret used to pray, on fixed slots across the summer.

Booking requiredCaféParking

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

Glasgow

Free St Mungo Museum Glasgow - Soft Play N.

Accessible toiletBaby changeDog friendlyEV charging+8 more

Stef Baxter Pottery

Glasgow · ages 5+

Hands in the clay learning to throw on the wheel or coil a pot, with a deposit and a proper appointment needed first.

Booking requiredGroup bookings

Strathblane Falconry

Glasgow

Book ahead for a falconry appointment where you can either fly the birds hands-on or just watch a demonstration.

Booking requiredFood on site

Strathclyde Country Park

Motherwell

A big outdoor park with adventure playgrounds, funboats and mountain bike trails to burn a whole afternoon on.

Bike parkingBlue badge parkingParking

Strathclyde Country Park Campsite

Glasgow

A caravan and motorhome site by the country park, with a woodland walk and playground on the doorstep.

Baby changeOutdoor playPicnics allowedToilets+2 more

Street Level Photoworks

Glasgow

Free gallery of photography and lens-based art in the Merchant City, open Tuesday to Sunday with no ticket to book.

Gift shopWheelchair accessible

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Coatbridge

Free wander through recreated miners' rows and industrial machinery, plus an adventure park for climbing and sliding.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféParking+2 more

Sweeney's Cruise Co Loch Lomond

Alexandria · up to age 5

Loch cruises from Balloch that run from a quick hour out to a two-hour island hop, with under-5s sailing free.

Bike parkingCafé

TeamSport Go Karting Glasgow Cambuslang

Glasgow · ages 4+

Petrol go-karts on a 450m indoor track, laser tag, and a Mini Racer session for the small ones who aren't tall enough yet.

Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking requiredCard only+7 more

Tenpin Clydebank

Clydebank · ages 4+

Eighteen lanes with bumpers for the little ones, plus laser tag and escape rooms if bowling alone doesn't fill the visit.

Birthday partiesFood on siteParty roomsRestaurant

The Ark on the Clyde CIC

Port Glasgow

Meet Shetland ponies, Kunekune pigs and alpacas on a farm walkabout by the Clyde, with animal care sessions for kids who want to get properly hands on.

Birthday partiesCaféDog friendlyGift shop+8 more

The Childrens Wood and North Kelvin Meadow

Glasgow

A free, open-access wood and meadow where under-5s can climb trees and potter about, plus a regular under-5s play session.

The Climbing Academy - "The Prop Store"

Glasgow · ages 0+

Bouldering and roped climbing on auto belays, with peak and off-peak pricing that rewards a midweek morning visit.

Bike parkingBirthday partiesCaféFree parking+4 more

The Craft Pottery Studio

Glasgow · ages 6-18

Hand-building and wheel-throwing sessions where kids coil, pinch and shape clay into jugs, animals or fairy houses.

Booking required

The Falkirk Wheel

Falkirk · ages 5+

A boat trip up and over the world's only rotating boat lift, with a visitor centre and café either side of it.

Blue badge parkingCaféDog friendlyGift shop+2 more

The Glasgow Art Club

Glasgow

A working art club where kids can wander gallery rooms full of work by working artists, then try a sketching workshop.

ToiletsWi-Fi