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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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Cook Stars Kids Cooking Leeds North Westfrom £12

Cook Stars Kids Cooking Leeds North West

Leeds · ages 2-17

Weekly cooking classes in north west Leeds where kids from 2 to 17 make pizzas, cupcakes and cheesecake in hands-on sessions.

Birthday partiesBooking required

Cottage Road Cinemafrom £6.50

Cottage Road Cinema

Leeds

An old-school independent cinema screening films, with under-14 tickets a fair bit cheaper than adult ones.

Spacious, bright café interior with wooden beams, string lights and bunting, multiple tables and chairs in various colours, children's toys scattered on wooden floor, and staff working behind counter.

Craftea Cafe

Leeds

A pallet-built castle and curtain dens for imaginative play, tucked upstairs above a café that does birthday parties too.

Baby changeBirthday partiesCaféIndoor play

Aerial view of a working farm with stone buildings, modern structures, and surrounding green fields with grazing livestock.

Crag House Farm

Leeds

A farm shop and garden centre site with a children's play area, sensory gardens and a conservation walk to wander round.

CaféGift shopIndoor seatingPicnics allowed+1 more

Bartender pouring a draught beer from a tap into a glass at a busy pub.

Crowd of Favours

Leeds

A board game café in Leeds with small plates, Sunday roasts and pub quiz nights to plan an evening around.

Food on siteParty rooms

A grand stone mansion with symmetrical wings viewed across a manicured lawn and curved driveway under a partly cloudy sky.Free

Cusworth Hall Museum

Doncaster

Free entry to a Georgian hall with walking trails, play areas and a peek at the Great Kitchen and chapel paintings.

Blue badge parkingCard onlyDog friendlyFood on site+4 more

Group of young children and two adult instructors sitting together on a wooden studio floor, smiling at the camera.

Danceworks

Leeds · ages 3-18

Term-time dance classes in Leeds, from Dancebugs movement stories for little ones to ballet, tap, theatre and contemporary for older kids.

Dean's Parkfrom £20

Dean's Park

York · ages 0-17

A cathedral visit that doubles as a history lesson, with a museum, a 275-step tower climb and a year-long ticket to come back to.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBreastfeeding friendlyGift shop+5 more

Two paintball players in camouflage gear and masks aim paintball markers whilst crouching on a grassy field.from £9.99

Delta Force Paintball Leeds

Leeds · ages 7+

Paintball across eight outdoor zones, with a lightweight Mini Paintball option for ages 7 to 10.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsSchool visits

Depot Climbing Nottinghamfrom £8.50

Depot Climbing Armley

Leeds · ages 1+

Bouldering, auto-belay ropes and climbing classes for kids from age one right up to teenagers.

Quiet / SEN sessionsSensory friendly

A person sits in the cabin of a yellow digger/telescopic handler with its bucket and boom arm raised against a blue sky.from £12.97

Diggerland Yorkshire

Castleford · ages 4-14

Kids get behind the controls of real diggers and dumpers, plus over 20 rides included in one ticket.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings+5 more

Black dog jumping over straw bale whilst carrying a stick in its mouth.

Duncombe Park Country Fair

York

A one-day country fair with funfair rides, archery and axe throwing on the May Bank Holiday.

Dog friendlyFood on siteParking

Eggfree Cake Inn Leedsfrom £36.99

Eggfree Cake Inn Leeds

Leeds

Egg-free birthday cakes made to order, from personalised messages to a fully loaded chocolate deluxe.

Vegetarian options

Aerial view of stone buildings and courtyard at former industrial heritage site surrounded by residential properties.Free

Elsecar Heritage Centre

Elsecar

A free wander round shops, cafés and a heritage site, with a beer tap and two tea rooms to fall back on.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+7 more

Elsecar ParkFree

Elsecar Park

Barnsley · ages 0-14

A free park with a play area, crazy golf and a bird hide, easy to fill a couple of hours without spending anything.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+2 more

Escape Hunt Edinburghfrom £15

Escape Hunt Leeds

Leeds · ages 8+

Locked in a themed room for an hour, racing to solve clues before the clock beats you.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyDog friendly+4 more

Escape Reality Leedsfrom £50

Escape Reality Leeds

Leeds

Seven themed escape rooms to crack in an hour, working in a team to crack codes and puzzles before the clock runs out.

Group bookings

Modern bar interior with industrial ceiling, pendant lights, bar seating, and patrons in smart casual attire.

Everyman Leeds

Leeds

Cinema screenings built round babies and toddlers, with the sound down and the lights kept low so nobody has to sit still.

Food on siteRestaurantSensory friendlyStep-free access+2 more

Museum display case with vintage work clothing, tools and historical artefacts behind glass panels with blue frames.Free

Experience Barnsley Museum & Discovery Centre

Barnsley

Free museum with an Egyptian LEGO trail, a Cleopatra exhibition and a Friday session just for under-5s.

Accessible toiletCaféChanging PlacesFree parking+8 more

Colourful tropical fish with orange and black striped markings swimming in an aquarium.

Ferrybridge Aquatics

Knottingley

A fish shop and aquarium browse with around 500 species on show, good for a quiet wander rather than a big day out.

This is a GRAPHIC - a composite image showing a dog with personalized bowls rather than a single photograph of an actual scene.from £12

Fired Art Designs

Pontefract · ages 6+

Paint your own pottery or have a go on the wheel, with birthday parties from £15 a head at weekends.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingGroup bookings+2 more

Industrial pottery studio with ceramic wheels in foreground and wooden tables with green chairs, large windows and exposed ceiling beams.from £18

Firefly Pottery

Leeds

Have a go at throwing on a wheel, hand building with clay, or painting a piece to glaze and collect later.

Booking requiredCaféFree parkingToilets

Fish and Forest

Fish and Forest

York · ages 12+

This is a restaurant that only admits over-12s, so leave the younger ones at home and book a proper sit-down meal instead.

Booking required

Flight Club Edinburghfrom £9

Flight Club Leeds

Leeds · ages 12+

Tech-tracked darts with a screen calling the rules, and a proper family window before the venue turns 18+ for the night.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor playFood on site+1 more

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