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Every place in Liverpool

Family days out in and around Liverpool, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.

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Bloom Baby Classes Reading North and Henley

Bloom Baby Classes Halton and Frodsham

Widnes · ages 0-48

Weekly sensory sessions for babies and toddlers, with songs, baby massage and themed props to explore together.

Birthday parties

Bloom Toddler Classes Anfield

Bloom Toddler Classes Anfield

Liverpool · ages 1-4

Music, movement and sensory play sessions for walking toddlers up to age 4, in small booked groups.

Booking required

Bolton Museum, Aquarium and ArchiveFree

Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive

Bolton

Free museum with real Egyptian mummies, hands-on touch screens and local history, right in the middle of Bolton.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingGift shop+3 more

Bounce House Inflatable Theme Parkfrom £5

Bounce House Inflatable Theme Park

Liverpool · ages 1+

An indoor inflatable arena with assault courses, a drop-slide cliff jump and climbing walls for toddlers up to adults.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+4 more

Breakout Liverpool

Breakout Liverpool

Liverpool · ages 0-16

Locked in a room with clues to crack and an hour on the clock, with under 7s playing free.

Bridgewater Cruises

Bridgewater Cruises

Manchester

A slow boat along the Bridgewater Canal with seasonal cruises built around Santa or Easter crafts.

Birthday partiesCard onlyGroup bookingsFood on site

Calm water body surrounded by reed beds and woodland, with water plants visible in the foreground on an overcast day.

Brooms Cross Fishery

Liverpool

Rod-and-line coarse fishing on Owl Tree Pond, plus carp fishing on the Upper and Lower Alt Lakes.

Accessible toiletParkingWheelchair accessible

Moss-covered stone structures and fallen branches alongside a woodland stream.

Brotherton Park and Dibbinsdale Local Nature Reserve

Wirral

Wildlife trails, buzzards and toads to spot, and a walled garden that only opens one Saturday a month.

Bubbles' World of Playfrom £2

Bubbles' World of Play

New Brighton · ages 0-11

Themed soft play with 30-odd zones, ball cannons and a mini city where kids play shopkeeper, vet or police officer.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesCaféFree parking+8 more

Bulwark Games Board Game Café

Bulwark Games Board Game Café

Bebington

A board game café in Bebington where you can settle in with a coffee and play from the shelves or join a gaming event.

CaféIndoor seatingFood on site

CL Performing Artsfrom £5

CL Performing Arts

Liverpool · ages 0-18

One-to-one and group lessons in singing, acting and instruments for children from birth to 18.

Modern leisure facility with paved courtyard, pergola seating area, water feature, manicured gardens and contemporary brick building.from £12

Capstone Theatre

Liverpool

Jazz and classical concerts plus drama performances in a compact theatre on Shaw Street.

Bike parkingWheelchair accessible

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Casbah Coffee Club Historic Site

Liverpool · ages 0-16

Walk into the actual basement club where the Beatles played their first gigs, on a pre-booked tour that traces the birth of Merseybeat.

Booking required

A watercourse winds through green pasture with a swan in the distance, bare trees and hillside beyond under cloudy sky.from £4.50

Castell Rhuddlan

Rhyl · ages 5+

A ruined stronghold by the River Clwyd with a moat to explore and twin-towered gatehouses to climb around.

Accessible toiletBike parkingDog friendlyEV charging+1 more

Castle Park Arts CentreFree

Castle Park Arts Centre

Frodsham

Free galleries, changing exhibitions and a courtyard with live music most mornings, tucked into Frodsham's Castle Park.

CaféDog friendlyParkingStep-free access+2 more

Illuminated wooden barn venue with open doors at dusk, decorated with neon signage and festive lights.from £60

Catchdale moss Farm

Saint Helens

Pumpkin picking in autumn and a proper Christmas barn later on, with wreath workshops and a tree kitchen and bar for the grown-ups.

CaféFood on sitePicnics allowed

Cheshire Outdoorsfrom £4

Cheshire Outdoors

Northwich · ages 6+

A woodland activity site where kids from six try archery, axe throwing and a segway glide through the trees.

Parking

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.from £25

Chester Zoo

Chester

Chester Zoo - big animals for Liverpool and Manchester day-trips. Soft Play N.

Free parkingCaféRestaurantFood on site+7 more

China Butterfly

China Butterfly

Liverpool · ages 7+

Pottery painting and pottery wheel sessions for a birthday party, with the studio kept quiet by only letting two or three adults stay.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCafé

Close-up of a decorated steam engine boiler with a brass horse emblem and purple award ribbon, with vintage steam engines and crowds visible behind.from £11

Chipping Steam Fair

Clitheroe

A field full of vintage steam engines, funfair rides, donkey rides and a stunt show over three days in Clitheroe.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyFree parking+2 more

Yellow open-top tour bus with passengers on a city street beside a grand stone government building.from £11

City Explorer Liverpool

Liverpool · ages 5-16

Hop on and off an open-top bus at 11 landmarks round Liverpool, with a live guide and a 24-hour ticket.

Toilets

Children's hands working with clay at a pottery table, with paintbrushes and ceramic pieces nearby.from £8

Clay Workshop

Liverpool · ages 8+

Hands-on pottery painting and hand-building sessions in a small studio, with kids and teens workshops for ages 8 and up.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsPublic transport nearbyToilets+1 more

Clever Handsfrom £4

Clever Hands

Liverpool · ages 5-14

Workshops in painting, clay, lino printing and macrame for 5 to 14 year olds, from £15 a session.

Birthday partiesFree parking

Commune

Commune

Liverpool

A live music and arts space with gigs, film screenings and art exhibitions, open afternoons into late night.

Accessible toiletStep-free accessWheelchair accessible

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