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Every place in Kingston upon Thames
Family days out in and around Kingston upon Thames, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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from £32Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Chessington
Surrey theme park and zoo with rides, animals and on-site parking.
ParkingToiletsAccessible toiletFood on site+6 more
from £8Chislehurst Caves
Chislehurst · ages 3-15
A lamp-lit guided walk through man-made tunnels, with a guide spinning spooky stories along the way.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+6 more
FreeChiswick House and Gardens
London
Free gardens to roam, a historic kitchen garden to explore, and a house you can only get into Thursday to Sunday.
Bike parkingBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+4 more
FreeClarence Pier
Southsea
A seafront fairground of rides, arcades and adventure golf, paid for by the token or the wristband, whichever way you fancy losing money.
Baby changeIndoor playKids menuFood on site+3 more
from £9Climbing District | Bermondsey — Arch Climbing Wall
London
Bouldering walls, circuit boards and a Rockers Club drop-in for kids from 4, with NICAS courses if they get keen.
CaféGroup bookingsIndoor playWi-Fi

Code Kids Wimbledon (King’s College School)
London · ages 7+
Kids build robots, code games and mod Minecraft across a stack of tech, held at King's College School in Wimbledon.
Birthday partiesGroup bookings
from £32Colossus
Chertsey · ages 0+
A full day of rollercoasters, with a 10-loop giant and a 98ft drop the height-restricted riders will brag about for weeks.

Control Room B
London · ages 0-16
A Power Station bar with an escape room twist, kids' drinks and colouring before the 21+ crowd take over after 5pm.
Gift shopGroup bookingsIndoor seatingFood on site+2 more
from £1.20Copas Farms PYO The Fruit Fields Pumpkin Picking
Iver · ages 2+
Weekend pumpkin picking across the fields, with a maize maze to get lost in before you weigh your haul.
Outdoor playParking

Coral Reef Waterworld
Bracknell
Five water slides, an erupting volcano and a pirate ship in the pool, plus a spa for the grown-ups if you can prise yourself away.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking required+5 more

Creekside Discovery Centre
London
Wellies on, down the sloped bank into Deptford Creek to dip for animals and read the mud like a history book.
Booking requiredPublic transport nearbyToiletsWheelchair accessible
FreeDana Research Centre and Library
London
Free hands-on science galleries with experiments, retro video games and a space section, though you'll need to book tickets in advance.
Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBooking required+12 more
from £9Discover Children's Story Centre
London · ages 0-11
Two floors of play worlds to climb through and act out stories in, plus a garden, all built around books rather than screens.
Baby changeBike parkingBlue badge parkingBooking required+7 more

Dominion Theatre
London · ages 5+
A West End stage for musicals and big theatrical shows, but under 5s aren't let in at all.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingBooking requiredToilets+1 more

Down House
Downe
Wander round the house where Charles Darwin worked for forty years, then set kids loose on a World Builder trail.
CaféGroup bookingsIndoor seatingPicnics allowed
from £20Duchess Theatre
London · ages 14+
A West End stage for teenagers, with a farcical comedy and an unscripted one-off show that leans hard into dark themes.
FreeEastcheap Records
London
A 21+ cocktail and pizza bar with a strict door policy, so this one's for a night off without the kids.
LockersWheelchair accessible
from £5Egyptian Avenue
London · ages 8-17
A Victorian cemetery avenue of Egyptian arches and vaults, walked at your own pace; suits kids of 8 and up who like a story.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingBooking required+11 more
from £22.50Electric Brixton
London · ages 14+
A standing gig venue in Brixton with over-14s shows, like Jain playing on 14th October 2027 for £22.50.
from £28Escape Hunt Oxford Street
London · ages 8+
Locked-room puzzle games near Tottenham Court Road, with an hour to crack the clues before the door opens.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+3 more

Escape London - Shepherds Bush Escape Room
London · ages 9+
Sixty minutes locked in a themed room together, cracking codes and clues as a private team with no strangers thrown in.
Booking requiredGroup bookingsFood on siteParty rooms+1 more

Eventim Apollo
London
A big Hammersmith gig venue with bars and snacks on site, best reached by tube rather than car.
FreeForty Hall Estate
Enfield
A Jacobean manor with free grounds to roam, a farm to visit and paid trails that turn the walk into a hunt for bones and bugs.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+6 more
from £1Forty Hall Farm
Enfield
A weekend farm wander with animals to spot and picnic space, plus a farmers market with activities for kids.
Dog friendlyFood on sitePicnic area
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