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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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An instructor in blue helps children collect yellow ducks from water at an outdoor activity centre, with a wooden tower and spectators in the background.

Mission Out

Leeds · ages 6-18

An outdoor adventure park with high ropes, giant swings, lake rafts and a three-storey jump onto an airbag.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesChanging PlacesEV charging+7 more

Young children playing in a colourful indoor soft play maze with green netting and foam obstacles.

Monkey Maze Play Garforth

Garforth Leeds · ages 0-11

Dedicated Garforth soft play with cafe, parties and SEND sessions - book ahead.

ParkingToiletsCaféBaby change+2 more

A park with green grass, autumn trees, wooden railings, paths and street lighting under a cloudy sky.Free

Moortown Park

Leeds

Free park with animal climbing frames, a sandpit and a wildflower meadow for wandering off the path.

Free parkingOutdoor playPicnics allowedPushchair friendly+2 more

Moumita's Art Zone

Moumita's Art Zone

Leeds · ages 3-18

Small-group art classes in Leeds taking kids from first pencil marks to acrylics and watercolours.

Six workers in high-visibility jackets and hard hats stand together on a brick structure overlooking rural countryside.Free

Mount Sion Steam Crane

Manchester

Free crafts and guided nature or wildlife walks around a historic steam crane site on a Canal Fun Day.

Rolling green hillside with stone walls dividing fields, stone buildings, and forested valleys beneath mountains.from £40

Mountain Goat -York

York · ages 5+

Full-day minibus tours from York out into the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors or Whitby, with a guide doing the driving and the talking.

Booking requiredFood on siteToilets

Moth with mottled grey and white wings resting on moss-covered stone.Free

Multangular Tower

York

Free Roman ruins to wander round in York Museum Gardens, with squirrels, birds and a picnic spot thrown in.

Accessible toiletBaby changeDog friendlyPicnics allowed+1 more

Two young children sliding down a large blue slide with arms raised, smiling at an indoor play centre.from £3

Munchkins Soft Play

Leeds · ages 0-12

Two separate play frames, one for under-twos and one for the bigger climbers, with sessions capped at two hours.

Allergy awareBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+9 more

Museum GardensFree

Museum Gardens

York

Free gardens by the river where kids can hunt squirrels and hedgehogs on a trail quiz between the ruins and the museum.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféDog friendly+2 more

NQ64 NottinghamFree

NQ64 Arcade Bar - Leeds

Leeds · adults only (18+)

A bar full of retro arcade machines and consoles, but this one's for the grown-ups, not the kids, most of the week.

Café

A falconer displays a large eagle with outstretched wings during an outdoor demonstration to seated spectators.from £11.50

National Centre for Birds of Prey (NCBP)

Helmsley

Watch birds of prey fly free over 300 acres of parkland, with three flying demos a day and woodland walks between them.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+7 more

Young children display yellow chicken artwork at an intergenerational craft activity with adults supervising.Free

National Coal Mining Museum for England

Wakefield · ages 0+

Free entry to a 42 acre former colliery, with the real draw being a guided trip 140 metres underground.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBike parkingBlue badge parking+13 more

Adult and child walking past a vintage steam locomotive and other heritage trains in a large railway depot hall.Free

National Railway Museum

York

Free York train museum - Flying Scotsman vibes, Station Hall and optional Wonderlab.

Accessible toiletGift shopFood on siteToilets+3 more

A formally laid dining table inside a vintage railway carriage with fine china, cutlery, napkins and a brass lamp.

National Railway Museum - Corporate & Private Hire

York

A hired-out corporate and private events venue among the museum's engines, with a VR Flying Scotsman ride and a spin on the miniature railway thrown in.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingParking+3 more

Two visitors perform a duet with microphones on stage in front of an illuminated backdrop displaying silhouettes of dancers.Free

National Science and Media Museum

Bradford

Free galleries on photography, film and gaming, plus an interactive light and sound lab and the UK's largest cinema screen.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+8 more

NightrainFree

Nightrain

Bradford

A live music and games venue with pool, darts and table football, but the age-14-18 ID rule means it is really one for teens, not young kids.

Accessible toiletFree parkingIndoor seatingFood on site+1 more

Child climbing a red rope obstacle course element indoors under blue lighting.

Ninja Warrior UK Adventure (Leeds)

Leeds · ages 4+

A course of climbing, balancing and inflatable bouncing built around the actual Warped Wall from the telly show.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféCard only+3 more

A red vintage tractor sits in a gravel arena surrounded by wooden fencing, with rolling countryside and trees in the background.from £1

None Go Bye Farm

Leeds

A quid gets you into the animal park to feed alpacas, goats and pigs, with an indoor play area for when it rains.

Dog friendlyFree parkingIndoor playFood on site

A visitor walks through a woodland carpeted with purple bluebells in spring bloom.Free

North Cave Wetlands

Brough

Five hides and a circular lake path where you can watch avocets, otters and water voles for free.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingFood on siteParking+5 more

Mannequin horse heads with styled manes and bridles displayed on wooden shelf in a row.

Northern Ballet

Leeds

Story ballets like Robin Hood and Clara & The Nutcracker, plus workshops and classes for kids who fancy a go themselves.

Café

Crowds of people gather outside a brightly lit live music venue at night, with neon signs advertising live music and guitars.

Northern Guitars Cafe Bar

Leeds

A guitar shop with a cafe bar attached, where you can browse instruments then stay for live music, open mic or a weekly jam night.

CaféIndoor seating

Unfinished wooden side table with rectangular top and open shelf base in a workshop setting.from £195

Northern School of Woodwork (Wharfedale Workshop)

Pudsey

Adults-only hand tool woodworking courses, from one-day router skills to a 12-week evening box making course.

Booking requiredFree parking

Grand Georgian stone mansion with columned portico set in spacious grounds with autumn trees and lawn.from £7

Nostell

Wakefield

NT house and parkland near Wakefield - gardens, woodland play and tea-room for a full day.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféChanging Places+7 more

Temporary beach venue in city square with sandy area, deckchairs, palm trees and inflatable water slide beside classical buildings.Free

Nottingham Beach

Nottingham

A free pop-up beach with sand, a pool and paid rides in the middle of the city, open all summer.

Card onlyCash onlyToilets

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