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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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Spacious bar and lounge area with leather seating, wooden tables, colourful décor, and a bar counter visible in the background.

Revolución de Cuba Leeds

Leeds

Cuban tapas, cocktails and salsa lessons in Leeds, with tables capped at under two hours.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsFood on site+5 more

Empty theatre or assembly hall interior with ornate ceiling, red stage curtains and arched architectural details.from £7

Riley-Smith Hall

Tadcaster

A community hall running baby ballet, drama classes and dance shows, with social dances for the adults too.

Food on siteWheelchair accessible

Ripley Castlefrom £5

Ripley Castle

Harrogate

A castle tour, a deer park, a walled garden and a lake with rafts, archery and kayaking to try outside.

Accessible toiletCaféIndoor seatingParking+2 more

A barn owl in flight with wings spread, diving towards ground with blurred natural background.Free

Rodley Nature Reserve

Leeds

Free wildlife reserve by the canal where kids can spot birds, hunt bugs and make feeders, without spending a penny to get in.

Accessible toiletBike parkingBlue badge parkingCafé+10 more

Dark-coloured newt or salamander on green moss with blurred countryside background.Free

Rothwell Country Park

Leeds

Free country park with pond-dipping events, a sculpture trail and a spoil heap summit to climb for the views.

Picnics allowedPushchair friendlyWheelchair accessible

Pool tables in an indoor games room with colourful street art murals on brick walls and neon signage.from £8

Roxy Ball Room Leeds Boar Lane

Leeds

American pool, tech darts, crazy pool and karaoke booths under one roof, but it's strictly an over-18s night out, not a family venue.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredCard onlyToilets

Brightly lit bowling lane with a coloured ball in the foreground and the Roxy neon sign glowing above.from £6

Roxy Lanes Leeds The Light

Leeds · ages 0-18

Bowling, tech darts, curling and shuffleboard under one roof, with kids paying £6 a game whatever they play.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+4 more

Modern waterfront museum building with distinctive tower beside moored narrowboats and leisure vessels on a city basin.Free

Royal Armouries Museum

Leeds

Free armour museum by Leeds Dock - live combats, hands-on kits and a crossbow challenge.

Gift shopFood on siteToiletsWheelchair accessible

RugRatz Play Gymfrom £1

RugRatz Play Gym

Leeds · ages 0-12

Pay-and-play soft play with two slides for the under-2s and no time limit on how long you stay.

Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playIndoor seating+4 more

Sunlit park with mature trees lining a grassy open space, distant visitors seated on the lawn.Free

Ryelands Park

Lancaster · ages 0-12

Free play park with a proper play area for under 12s, an outdoor gym and open grass for football.

ParkingWheelchair accessible

A young child's bare feet leave blue footprints in a shallow bowl of water during a messy play activity.from £17

Salt Pots Ceramic Studio

Shipley · ages 5+

Kids from 5 up paint pottery, squish foam clay onto pieces, or build clay creatures, with birthday parties laid on too.

Birthday partiesParty rooms

Salts MillFree

Salts Mill

Saltaire

Free art galleries, shops and cafés in a huge Victorian mill, with Hockney's paintings the big draw.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféFree parking+4 more

Geese and ducks gathered on grass and in water beside a tree-lined pond in a park.Free

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

Children in red shirts holding scripts during a choir or performance rehearsal under purple stage lighting.

Scalakids School of Performing Arts

Leeds · ages 3+

Weekly dance, drama and singing classes for kids from age 3, covering everything from jazz to script work and improvisation.

Seven Artsfrom £5

Seven Arts

Leeds

An arts venue on Harrogate Road with film, theatre, dance, music and comedy on the bill, some of it pay what you feel.

Shadows of York Ghost Walkfrom £8

Shadows of York Ghost Walk

York · ages 8+

A 90 minute guided walk through York's darker history, told with proper storytelling and best kept for kids who can handle a scare.

Booking requiredGroup bookingsParkingWheelchair accessible

Showcase Cinema de Lux Leedsfrom £4.99

Showcase Cinema de Lux Leeds

Batley

A cinema with free parking, wheelchair access in every screen, and a sensory friendly showing each Sunday morning.

Blue badge parkingFree parkingFood on siteSensory friendly+1 more

Indoor dry slides and airbag landing at Slick City Nottinghamfrom £14.95

Slick City Action Park Nottingham

Nottingham · ages 4+

Nottingham - Slick City indoor slide action park in Lenton, dry slides and Air Courts from £14.95.

CaféBirthday partiesBooking required

Smile Bar and Venuefrom £18

Smile Bar and Venue

Huddersfield · adults only (18+)

An 18+ live music and events bar in Huddersfield, so this one's for a night off rather than a day out with the kids.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCard onlyParty rooms+1 more

Family playing and building sandcastles on a sandy beach with a pier visible in the background.

Southport Beach

Southport

Miles of open sand near Southport's Victorian seafront, with room to walk, paddle and build without another soul getting in the way.

Speedwell Cavern undergroundfrom £14.50

Speedwell Cavern

Castleton · ages 5-15

A boat ride into a flooded lead mine to see the Bottomless Pit, down 106 steps in Castleton.

Booking requiredParking

Indoor leisure centre with multiple swimming pools, a yellow water slide, diving platform, and a few visitors in the bright, modern facility.

Splash World

Southport

Water slides and a swimming pool under one roof, open weekends all year and weekdays in the school holidays.

Birthday partiesFood on siteVegetarian options

Interior of a scout hall with coloured floor sections, exposed wooden roof beams and green storage cupboards along the walls.from £12

St Edmunds Scout & Guide Hall

Leeds

A hireable hall in Leeds for children's birthday parties, with a bouncy castle and room for up to 40 running about.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredFood on site+2 more

St Mary's Church Whitkirk Community Centre

St Mary's Church Whitkirk Community Centre

Leeds

A hall you can hire by the hour for a birthday party or family celebration, kitchen access included.

Bike parkingBlue badge parkingParty rooms

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