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Headrow House

Leeds

A live music venue on The Headrow with gigs most nights, not a kids' attraction, but worth knowing about if you're planning round it.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingStep-free access

Hebden Bridge Cruises

Hebden Bridge · up to age 12

A 50 minute narrowboat cruise along the canal with commentary on history and wildlife, capped at 12 people a trip.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredDog friendlyFood on site+3 more

Hebden Bridge Little Theatre

Hebden Bridge

Proper pantomime and drama in a small local theatre, with a bar for interval drinks and ice cream in your seat.

Accessible toiletCaféHearing loopWheelchair accessible

Herd Farm Activity Centre

Leeds · ages 8+

A full day of zip lines, giant swing and mountain boarding for kids eight and up, run gates-open to 4pm.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookings+4 more

Hesketh Farm Park

Skipton

Feed the animals, tear round a straw maze and a giant indoor sandpit, then hop on Farmer Chris's tractor and trailer.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+11 more

High Jinx Magic illusion and Circus show

Huddersfield · ages 5+

A stage show of grand illusions and circus skills, built for kids old enough to sit and be baffled.

Hippodrome Theatre

Todmorden

A proper old theatre in town that puts on family shows, with doors opening half an hour before curtain up.

Accessible toiletDog friendlyFood on siteToilets+1 more

Honey Pottery

Leeds

Paint a ceramic pot or plate, leave it for firing, and come back a week later to a proper finished piece.

Hopewell Studios

Knaresborough

A pottery and craft studio where kids can try hand-building, painting or screen printing over a proper course rather than a one-off session.

Indoor seatingFood on siteOutdoor playParking+1 more

Horncastle Farm

Wakefield

A working farm where kids can drive a tractor, ride the combine and feed the lambs.

Hornsea Beach

Hornsea

A sand and shingle beach open all day, good for water sports and a walk along the Transpennine Trail.

CaféDog friendlyFirst aidGift shop+3 more

Houdini's Escape Room Experience - Leeds

Leeds · ages 2-18

Sixty minutes locked in a themed room working through puzzles and riddles as a team, with the game master watching the clock.

Booking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings

Houdini’s Escape Room Experience - Wakefield

Wakefield · ages 2+

You get 60 minutes locked in a room together, working through puzzles and riddles as a team to escape before time runs out.

Booking requiredGroup bookings

How Stean Gorge

Harrogate · ages 7+

A limestone gorge with caves, a via ferrata and high ropes, where the walking alone needs decent shoes and a bit of nerve.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredCaféDog friendly+6 more

Howl Bar Leeds

Leeds

A late-opening Leeds bar with step-free access and food, though this one's really for the grown-ups on the guest list.

RestaurantStep-free access

Huddersfield Observatory

Huddersfield · ages 0+

Solar telescopes, star talks and beginner astronomy courses run by a members' society meeting twice a month.

ParkingPicnics allowedToilets

Hyde Park Book Club

Leeds

A late-opening bar and events space with music nights, comedy, art events and yoga, not a soft play or kids' venue in the usual sense.

Accessible toiletRestaurantStep-free access

IPM Acting Academy

Leeds · ages 5+

Weekly screen acting classes and private one-to-one coaching for kids aged 5 and up, from £15 a session.

Ians Mobile Farm

Leeds

A travelling animal visit where kids get hands-on with goats, alpacas, donkeys and more, booked in for a set session length.

Booking requiredSchool visits

Ilkley Manor House

Ilkley

Free self-guided wander round an old manor house with a Roman fort panel to spot, open weekend afternoons.

Group bookings

Ilkley Pool and Lido

Ilkley · ages 3+

An outdoor unheated lido where kids swim, splash and picnic by the water from May to October.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingBooking requiredCafé+7 more

Jackaboos Ltd

Pudsey · ages 1-6

A play café for under-sixes in Pudsey, with pre-booked sessions and parties for up to 30 kids.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor play+4 more

Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds

Leeds

Weekly meditation classes, Buddhist study courses and a budget vegetarian café tucked into a Leeds centre for beginners and old hands alike.

CaféGift shopRestaurantVegetarian options+1 more

Jasmine Cafe

Leeds

A halal Middle Eastern café in Leeds doing breakfast, wraps and baked goods, open seven days for a sit-down bite with the kids.

Allergy awareHalal optionsVegetarian options