Free things to do in Hull with kids

Animal Education Centre

Hull · ages 0-16

Free hands-on animal learning, from farm favourites to exotic species, with info boards to read as you go.

Anlaby Park Community Library

Hull

A small local library with Baby Bounce sessions, a craft club and a decent shelf of children's and teen books, free to join.

Accessible toiletHearing loopPublic transport nearbyWheelchair accessible+1 more

Artlink Centre for Community Arts

Hull

Free gallery visits and an upstairs studio stocked with drawing materials for young people to make their own art.

Toilets

Beverley Parks Nature Reserve

Beverley

A free wander round an orchard, a new wood and beehives, with elephant hawk moths if you're lucky.

Dog friendlyParking

Butt Farm Pumpkin Patch, Beverley

Beverley

Pick your own pumpkin from the patch, then follow the spooky trail and warm up with a toasted marshmallow.

Card onlyCash onlyFree parkingFood on site+2 more

Carnegie Heritage Centre

Hull

Free access to local archives, maps and family history courses for anyone tracing their Hull roots.

Champney Treasure House

Beverley

Free entry to a library, art gallery and museum under one roof, with a sensory room and tower views to climb up to.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféChanging Places+5 more

Far Ings National Nature Reserve

Barton-upon-Humber

Three waymarked trails through reedbeds and old clay pits where you can spot otters, kingfishers and bitterns from the hides.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+6 more

Greenhead Park

Huddersfield

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

Changing PlacesOutdoor playToiletsWheelchair accessible

Hedon Museum

Hedon

Free local museum with a children's corner of historic bits and bobs to handle, open Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Hessle Whiting Mill

Hessle

A free chalk-quarrying mill to explore, with listening stations, a heritage trail and a play area on the foreshore.

Free parkingOutdoor playPicnic areaPublic transport nearby+1 more

Hull Minster

Hull

Free wander round 700 years of history in a working church, with tower tours for older kids and a café for afterwards.

CaféGift shopParkingToilets

Kilnsea Wetlands

Hull

Flat grass paths lead to bird hides looking over the wetlands, free to wander and open to buggies.

ToiletsWheelchair accessible

Lambwath lakes

Hull

Course fishing on stocked ponds with carp, tench, bream, perch and ide, free to visit.

Manor Fields Park

Sheffield

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

Accessible toiletCaféChanging PlacesKids menu+4 more

Marfleet Family Hub

Hull · ages 0-19

Free baby and toddler play sessions, seasonal events and parenting workshops for families in Hull.

Booking required

North Cave Wetlands

Brough

Five hides and a circular lake path where you can watch avocets, otters and water voles for free.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingFood on siteParking+5 more

North Lincolnshire Museum

Scunthorpe

Free museum with a dedicated under-5s play den, sea dragon fossils and hands-on local history to poke through.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingDog friendly+12 more

Oldroyd's Corner Yorkshire CIC

Beverley

A free one-acre community garden to wander, with gravel paths, a bandstand and space for a picnic.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingIndoor seatingPicnics allowed

Sandall Park

Doncaster

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

CaféOutdoor playParkingPicnic area+1 more

Streetlife Museum

Hull

Free Hull transport museum - 1940s high street, vintage tram and rainy-day exhibits.

Baby changeGift shopToiletsAccessible toilet+1 more

Sutton & Wawne Museum

Hull

A small, free local history museum with Victorian school tablets, old desks and war medals, open Friday mornings only.

CaféWheelchair accessible

Trans Pennine Trail

North Ferriby

A free, flat, traffic-free trail for walking or cycling, with stamping cards and a certificate to collect at the end.

Pushchair friendlyWheelchair accessible

Waters' Edge Country Park & Visitor Centre

Barton-upon-Humber

Free trails through reed beds and along the Humber foreshore, two play areas and a café overlooking the pond.

Bike parkingCaféFree parkingGift shop+3 more

Yorkshire Wolds Railway

Driffield

Hop aboard a genuine steam-era carriage for a heritage ride along the old Malton and Driffield line, with a working restoration shed to peer into afterwards.

Dog friendlyFree parkingToiletsWheelchair accessible