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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
Liverpool · ages 1-4
Music, movement and sensory play sessions for walking toddlers up to age 4, in small booked groups.
Booking required
FreeBolton 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
from £5Bounce 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
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
Manchester
A slow boat along the Bridgewater Canal with seasonal cruises built around Santa or Easter crafts.
Birthday partiesCard onlyGroup bookingsFood on site

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

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.
from £2Bubbles' 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
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
from £5CL Performing Arts
Liverpool · ages 0-18
One-to-one and group lessons in singing, acting and instruments for children from birth to 18.
from £12Capstone Theatre
Liverpool
Jazz and classical concerts plus drama performances in a compact theatre on Shaw Street.
Bike parkingWheelchair accessible

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
from £4.50Castell 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
FreeCastle 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
from £60Catchdale 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
from £4Cheshire Outdoors
Northwich · ages 6+
A woodland activity site where kids from six try archery, axe throwing and a segway glide through the trees.
Parking
from £25Chester Zoo
Chester
Chester Zoo - big animals for Liverpool and Manchester day-trips. Soft Play N.
Free parkingCaféRestaurantFood on site+7 more

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
from £11Chipping 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
from £11City 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
from £8Clay 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
from £4Clever 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
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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