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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

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
FreeMoortown 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
Leeds · ages 3-18
Small-group art classes in Leeds taking kids from first pencil marks to acrylics and watercolours.
FreeMount Sion Steam Crane
Manchester
Free crafts and guided nature or wildlife walks around a historic steam crane site on a Canal Fun Day.
from £40Mountain 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
FreeMultangular 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
from £3Munchkins 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
FreeMuseum 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
FreeNQ64 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
from £11.50National 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
FreeNational 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
FreeNational Railway Museum
York
Free York train museum - Flying Scotsman vibes, Station Hall and optional Wonderlab.
Accessible toiletGift shopFood on siteToilets+3 more

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
FreeNational 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
FreeNightrain
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

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
from £1None 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
FreeNorth 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

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

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
from £195Northern 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
from £7Nostell
Wakefield
NT house and parkland near Wakefield - gardens, woodland play and tea-room for a full day.
Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféChanging Places+7 more
FreeNottingham 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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