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Family days out in and around Leeds, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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from £15 ALIVE BRADFORD ADVENTURE- SOFTPLAY/TRAMPOLINE
Bradford · ages 0-16
Trampolines, go-karting and a proper soft play maze under one roof, with sessions capped so nobody outstays the queue for the slide.
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from £6AJ's Roller Disco
Bradford · ages 0+
A Sunday afternoon roller disco with a DJ, music and skate hire from infant sizes up to adult.
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from £59ATELIER HUB
Leeds
Build your own mosaic lamp from scratch in a single sit-down workshop, no painting-a-pot shortcuts here.
from £2Aarti
Leeds
A big Indian and South Asian menu covering street food, curries, biryanis and thalis, open daily into the evening.
FreeAbbey House Museum
Leeds
A free museum by Kirkstall Abbey with reconstructed Victorian streets to wander round.
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from £20Action Zone
Harrogate
Laser combat and Nerf wars battles for £20 a session, booked by phone rather than online.
Bike parking
FreeAdel Dam Nature Reserve
Leeds
A free woodland and wetland trail with bird hides where you might spot a woodpecker, a mandarin duck or a kingfisher.
Outdoor play
Adrenalin Zone
Blackpool
A cluster of proper thrill rides, a freefall swing, reverse bungee and a climbing web, alongside classic fairground spins.
from £40Adventure Camps - School Holiday Clubs Leeds
Leeds · ages 3-17
A holiday club running arts, crafts and outdoor sessions for ages 3 to 17, booked by the day or the week.
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from £6Air Ninja Leeds
Leeds · ages 0-16
An inflatable assault course with swings and vaults for kids 4 and up, plus a separate tots zone for the under-4s.
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Aldborough Roman Site
York
Wander a Roman town's remains with a chance to catch archaeologists mid-dig if your timing's right.
from £2.50Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Bradford · ages 0+
A proper stage for panto, musicals and dance, with babes-in-arms tickets for £2.50 if you have a tiny one.
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Allerton Castle
Knaresborough
A guided tour round a genuine North Yorkshire castle that only opens its doors one day a week.
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FreeAnglers Country Park
Wakefield
Free lakeside country park with an adventure playground, a two-mile walk and a trail pack that turns the loop into a story hunt.
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from £9Apple Jacks Adventure Farm
Warrington · ages 4-12
Tractor rides, zip wires, jumping pillows and a skating rink for four to twelve year olds, no animals here despite the farm name.
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Archive
Leeds
A board game café in Leeds with quiz nights and paint-and-wine evenings, plus a coffee house and bar on site.
Accessible toiletBaby changeParkingWheelchair accessible
from £5.50Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park
York · ages 3+
Feed meerkats and lemurs, meet giant tortoises and get behind the scenes with otters and their keepers.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsSchool visits
BOX Leeds
Leeds
A sports bar with 35 screens, shuffleboard and electric darts, plus bandeoke and live bands some nights.
Allergy awareVegetarian options
FreeBedern Hall
York
A free medieval hall near York Minster with a squirrel-themed activity trail and a courtyard café for afterwards.
CaféGroup bookingsIndoor seatingWheelchair accessible
from £6Beetle Bank Farm
York · ages 2-10
Goats, pigs and alpacas to feed and walk, plus a playground with a bouncy castle and ride-on tractors near York.
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Bert's Barrow
Leeds
A pumpkin patch where you pick your own straight from the field, open from the 2nd of October.
Food on site
Best of Britain – Yorkshire Day Tours
York · ages 5+
A small-group minicoach day out on the North York Moors, with a steam train ride on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway thrown in.
from £11Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre
Bingley
A local theatre in Bingley putting on family shows like It's A Wonderful Life, with tickets you book ahead and can't get refunded.
Booking required
from £18Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool · ages 0+
Ten rollercoasters, a soaking water ride and a whole Nickelodeon corner for the younger ones, all on Blackpool seafront.
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