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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

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

Misty river at dawn with wooded banks reflected in still water under a pale sky.Free

Black 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

Multiple empty bowling lanes with white pins set up, viewed along the polished wooden floor under warm lighting.

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

An adult and two young children approach the farm park entrance building on a sunny day.from £7.50

Bocketts 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

Boom Battle Bar Edinburghfrom £5

Boom 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

BrewDog Waterloofrom £9.95

BrewDog 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

Signage for Bromley Little Theatre mounted on a brick building wall, with a metal fence and ivy in the foreground.from £12.50

Bromley 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

Bubble Planet Londonfrom £13.90

Bubble 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

Woman lifting a barbell during a strength training workout in a modern gym facility.from £60

BuddhaBox 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

Crowd of audience members holding up phones to record a live performance on stage in an ornate grand hall with crystal chandeliers.

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

Family riding a colourful carousel with illuminated horses under a red and gold canopy.

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

Cadogan Hallfrom £14.50

Cadogan 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

Historic brick building with outdoor terraces beside a canal, visitors seated under red umbrellas on a sunny day.

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

Cedars ParkFree

Cedars 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.

Interior of a ceramics painting studio with blue and wooden chairs at tables, shelves of white ceramic pieces and paints on blue walls.from £2

Ceramics 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

An adult and children in Halloween costumes celebrating outdoors among autumn decorations and pumpkins.from £32

Chessington 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

Children's Bookshop London

London

Storytime, book clubs and author events at a bookshop built entirely around children's reading.

Chislehurst Cavesfrom £8

Chislehurst 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

A performer in 18th-century costume with a blue feathered headdress reads from a letter in an ornate period room.Free

Chiswick 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

A group of young people smiling together indoors at an indoor climbing wall facility with coloured climbing holds.from £9

Climbing 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

Two young children sitting together in a colourful indoor play structure with netting and foam elements.

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

Child in a blue t-shirt holding up a yellow and green brick construction model in an indoor play area.

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

Colindale Clip 'n Climbfrom £18.50

Colindale 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

Colossusfrom £32

Colossus

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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