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Family days out in and around London, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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from £207Breaths Meditation Studio
London · ages 16+
Guided meditation and movement classes for over-16s, booked online, with strict no-latecomers and no-phones rules.
Booking required

AIRE Ancient Baths London
London · adults only (18+)
An adults-only thermal baths experience in London, so this one is for date night, not the kids.
Booking requiredLockers
from £15AVALON Mixed Martial Arts Academy - MMA, BJJ, Wing Chun
London · ages 5+
Evening and weekend martial arts classes for ages five and up, with a £15 taster in striking, grappling or MMA before you commit.
Booking requiredGroup bookingsMembership schemeToilets
FreeActon Skatepark
London
A free outdoor park for skateboarding, BMX and blading, lit until 9pm so you're not racing the sunset.

Alexandra Palace
London
Ice skating, Go Ape ropes, a boating lake and a skatepark all on one hilltop site in north London.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBirthday parties+13 more
from £2.50Alexandra Palace Ice Rink
London · ages 3-90
A proper full-size ice rink where three-year-olds wobble round with penguin aids and grown-ups actually get a decent skate too.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+7 more

Allum Hall & Manor House
Borehamwood · ages 2-17
Tumble Tots, Hartbeeps sensory sessions, kids' cooking and dance classes run in a hall you book by the room, with free parking out front.
Accessible toiletDog friendlyFree parkingGroup bookings+6 more
from £8.54Angel Comedy Club @ The Bill Murray
London · ages 14+
Intimate stand-up nights for older teens, with tickets from £8.54 and groups capped at four.
Booking requiredToilets
from £20Apollo Theatre
London
A West End stage with tickets from £20, a proper night out for kids who love a big show.
Accessible toiletDog friendlyToiletsWheelchair accessible

Apollo Victoria Theatre
London
A big West End stage best known for Wicked, with drinks and food you can order straight to your seat.
from £10Appletown London- Indoor Kids Soft Play & Family Venue
Edgware · ages 2-12
Two hours in a multi-level soft play maze, and yes, you'll be paying to get in too - £10 for adults at the Halloween party.
Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking requiredCafé+10 more

Apsley House
London
The Duke of Wellington's old townhouse on Hyde Park Corner, open Wednesday to Sunday with a monthly guided tour worth timing your visit around.
Bike parkingGroup bookings
from £10Art Craft Studios
London
Clay workshops where kids hand-build and paint pottery, with a wheel session for the over-tens and food from Layers Bakery thrown in.
Group bookingsFood on siteParking

Art Hub LDN
London · ages 9+
Exclusive-use art parties for 15 kids from £495, with spray paint, tie dye and resin sessions aimed at ages 9 and up.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsIndoor play+1 more
from £5Artisan Village
London
Kids and families get stuck into proper art projects with a working artist, from Friday workshops to holiday camps and birthday parties.
Birthday parties
FreeAshburton Park
Croydon
A free playground for a quick outdoor run about, with parking on site so you can just turn up.
Outdoor playParkingToilets
from £44.50Avora London: A New-World Cocktail Experience
London · adults only (18+)
A three-course cocktail story where actors send you on a fake research mission to another planet, no kids allowed.
Booking requiredGroup bookingsToilets

BFI IMAX
London
A giant screen and a proper sound system for blockbusters that feel bigger than life, right on the South Bank.

BFI Southbank
London
Free access to a huge film archive at the Mediatheque, plus four cinema screens under one roof by the Thames.
CaféGift shopRestaurant
from £5Badger Badger West Norwood
London
Saturday Pokémon club for a fiver, plus a games library and staff who'll pick the right board game for you.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsMembership scheme+3 more
FreeBarbican Centre
London
A vast City arts building you can wander into free, with a café and restaurant to fall back on between whatever's on.
Accessible toiletCaféHearing loopRestaurant+2 more

Beckenham Fliers Trampolining Club
Beckenham
A trampolining club where kids can try a free session before deciding if the sport's for them.
FreeBeckenham Place Park
Beckenham · ages 4-14
A free 24-hour park with a swimming lake, playgrounds, a BMX and skate park, and geocaching trails for kids from 4 up.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBirthday parties+13 more

Bike Shed Moto Co.
London
A big motorbike hangout in London with galleries of bikes and art, a shop to browse and a 160-seat restaurant to sit down in.
Bike parkingGift shopFood on siteRestaurant
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