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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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Surrey Hills Falconry
Dorking · ages 7+
Fly hawks, owls, falcons and even a vulture on your own arm, guided by trained falconers at Gatton Manor.
CaféParkingToilets
from £3.50Syon House
Brentford
A grand house full of gilded rooms plus a glass-domed conservatory and gardens to wander round afterwards.
Accessible toiletBike parkingBlue badge parkingBooking required+5 more
TARKA London
London · ages 1+
Exercise-based holiday camps and term-time classes for toddlers up, plus obstacle-course and multi-sports birthday parties.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings
from £9TOCA Social, The O2
London · ages 0+
Private boxes for interactive football games, with foosball and screenings on the side at The O2.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsHalal optionsFood on site+2 more
from £12TOUR LONDRES - Free Tours Londres en español
London · ages 5-15
Guided walks round London for kids, from a free tip-based landmarks tour to paid themed trips like Harry Potter and the Beatles.
Booking required
FreeTate Britain
London
Free wander through five centuries of British art, with the world's biggest Turner collection and free tours four times a day.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+9 more
TeamSport Go Karting Docklands East London
London · ages 4-99
Indoor electric go-karting with a proper Mini Racer setup for 4 to 7 year olds and a motorsport-themed mini golf course too.
Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking requiredCafé+9 more
TeamSport Go Karting Harlow Essex
Harlow · ages 4+
Indoor karting on a 500m multi-level track, with proper racing from age 8 and a Mini Racer session for the 4 to 7s.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredCard only+5 more
TeamSport Go Karting Mitcham South London
Mitcham · ages 8+
Indoor electric go-karting on an 800m multi-level track, with a Mini Racers option for younger kids who aren't tall enough for the real thing yet.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFood on site+2 more
TeamSport Go Karting North London Edmonton
London · ages 4-16
Indoor karting on a nine-corner circuit, with a Mini Racers option for kids from age four and crazy golf if racing isn't enough.
Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking requiredCafé+8 more
from £9.95Tenpin Acton
London · ages 4+
32 lanes of bumper-friendly bowling in Acton, plus laser tag, karaoke and escape rooms if one game isn't enough.
Birthday partiesFree parkingHalal optionsFood on site+2 more
from £9.40Thames River Sightseeing
London · ages 0+
A river boat ride past Tower Bridge, the Shard and Cutty Sark, with a crew commentary that does the explaining for you.
Accessible toiletFood on sitePushchair friendlyToilets+2 more
The 99 Club - Leicester Square
London · adults only (18+)
A strictly over-18s stand-up comedy club near Leicester Square, so this one's for a night off from the kids, not a day out with them.
Booking required
The Avenue Cookery School
London
Hands-on cooking classes in south west London where kids bake, mix mocktails and run their own Bake Off style parties.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesPublic transport nearbyVegetarian options
The Blues Kitchen Camden
London
A blues bar and restaurant in Camden where kids can only join you for a sit-down meal, not the gig side.
RestaurantWheelchair accessible
FreeThe British Library
London · adults only (18+)
Free gallery of genuinely famous manuscripts, but the Reading Rooms themselves are an over-18s, pencils-only affair.
Accessible toiletBike parkingBlue badge parkingCafé+8 more
from £5.50The Castle Climbing Centre
London · ages 0+
Rope climbing and bouldering across 250-plus routes, with an outdoor bouldering garden that's rare for a London centre.
Accessible toiletBike parkingBooking requiredCafé+7 more
from £8The Clink Prison Museum
London · ages 0-16
A small, dimly lit prison museum where kids can handle real torture devices and hear grim tales of former inmates.
from £7The Courtauld Gallery
London
A townhouse gallery of Impressionist paintings where under-18s get in free and a phone doubles as the guidebook.
Bike parkingCaféCard onlyGift shop+2 more
The Criterion Theatre
London · ages 5+
A West End theatre show for kids five and up, with strict bag checks and no under-fives allowed in.
Public transport nearbyToilets
from £39.50The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience
London · ages 9+
A live, physical version of the TV game show, tackling zones and puzzles for about 75 minutes before the Crystal Dome finale.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings+1 more
from £1.50The Enfield Society
Enfield
Monthly history talks at Jubilee Hall for £1.50 to £2 a head, no booking needed, plus guided walks around Enfield.
Group bookingsMembership schemePublic transport nearby
The Festival Theatre at Hever Castle
Edenbridge
Open-air shows on the grounds of Hever Castle, with your own picnic and drinks allowed in before the show and at the interval.
Accessible toiletFree parkingPicnics allowedWheelchair accessible
FreeThe Green Park
London
A big stretch of open grass and woodland walks in central London, free to wander from 5am to midnight.
Food on sitePicnics allowed
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