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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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Bil Sha Boxing Club
London · ages 6-17
Kids' and juniors' boxing classes in a 16ft ring, with drop-in sessions if you don't want to commit to a monthly membership first.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsMembership schemeStep-free access+1 more
FreeBlack Park Country Park
Slough
Woodland trails, a big adventure playground and Go Ape's treetop courses, with entry to the park itself free.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+3 more

Bloomsbury Lanes
London
Eight lanes, a diner menu and karaoke rooms, but the clock's against kids after early evening.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+2 more
from £7.50Bocketts Farm Park
Leatherhead · ages 1-17
Pig racing twice a day, a woodland pony ride and two play barns to fall back on if the sky turns.
Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBirthday parties+16 more
from £5Boom Battle Bar Oxford Street
London · ages 0-18
Axe throwing, crazy golf and karaoke booths near Oxford Street, best treated as a teen treat, not a toddler outing.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+3 more
from £9.95BrewDog Waterloo
London
Duckpin bowling, darts and ping pong at a dog-friendly BrewDog, with a kids' menu and free kids' bowling in half-term.
Baby changeBirthday partiesDog friendlyIndoor play+3 more
from £12.50Bromley Little Theatre
Bromley
A volunteer-run playhouse in a Bromley back lane: full-length plays monthly, bar shows, and £17 tickets for guests.
Accessible toiletGroup bookingsHearing loopMembership scheme+3 more
from £13.90Bubble Planet London
Wembley · ages 0-17
Eleven bubble-themed rooms, a ball pit you wade through and a VR room for over-eights, in about 90 minutes.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyGift shop+10 more
from £60BuddhaBox Gym
London
Boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai classes across three rooms, with a £60 intro offer covering your first three sessions.
Booking requiredGroup bookingsMembership scheme

Bush Hall
London
A proper old music hall in Shepherd's Bush doing gigs, comedy and cabaret, good for older kids who can handle a late-ish standing crowd.
Accessible toiletCard onlyFood on sitePublic transport nearby+1 more

Butlins Fairground
Bognor Regis · ages 0+
Dodgems, vintage stalls and a mini fairground for the little ones, plus go-karts and a bungee trampoline if you fancy paying extra.
Food on siteParkingRestaurant
from £14.50Cadogan Hall
London · ages 7+
A proper concert hall near Sloane Square that opens its doors to under-7s only for its family events.
Booking requiredHearing loopToiletsWheelchair accessible

Camden Market
London
A sprawl of canalside stalls, food halls and an indoor rollercoaster, with a market maze that swallows a whole afternoon.
Accessible toiletCaféFood on siteRestaurant+3 more
FreeCedars Park
Waltham Cross
A free park with a play maze, ponds and woodland trails to wander with the kids, open from 7am all year round.
from £2Ceramics Café - West Ealing
London · up to age 16
Pick a ceramic shape off the shelf, paint it, and leave it for firing. Two-hour sessions for 7s and up, 90 minutes for the little ones.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsParty rooms
from £32Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Chessington
Surrey theme park and zoo with rides, animals and on-site parking.
ParkingToiletsAccessible toiletFood on site+6 more

Children's Bookshop London
London
Storytime, book clubs and author events at a bookshop built entirely around children's reading.
from £8Chislehurst Caves
Chislehurst · ages 3-15
A lamp-lit guided walk through man-made tunnels, with a guide spinning spooky stories along the way.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+6 more
FreeChiswick House and Gardens
London
Free gardens to roam, a historic kitchen garden to explore, and a house you can only get into Thursday to Sunday.
Bike parkingBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+4 more
from £9Climbing District | Bermondsey — Arch Climbing Wall
London
Bouldering walls, circuit boards and a Rockers Club drop-in for kids from 4, with NICAS courses if they get keen.
CaféGroup bookingsIndoor playWi-Fi

Clowntown
London · ages 0-11
One of London's biggest soft play frames with giant ball pools, a toddler zone and sensory rooms for quieter heads.
Baby changeBirthday partiesCaféIndoor play+5 more

Code Kids Wimbledon (King’s College School)
London · ages 7+
Kids build robots, code games and mod Minecraft across a stack of tech, held at King's College School in Wimbledon.
Birthday partiesGroup bookings
from £18.50Colindale Clip 'n Climb
London · ages 4+
33 climbing walls with auto belays, an 85-minute session that's mostly climbing, and a four-tier soft play bit for the under-nines.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+9 more
from £32Colossus
Chertsey · ages 0+
A full day of rollercoasters, with a 10-loop giant and a 98ft drop the height-restricted riders will brag about for weeks.
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