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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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Control Room B

Control Room B

London · ages 0-16

A Power Station bar with an escape room twist, kids' drinks and colouring before the 21+ crowd take over after 5pm.

Gift shopGroup bookingsIndoor seatingFood on site+2 more

Copas Farms PYO The Fruit Fields Pumpkin Pickingfrom £1.20

Copas Farms PYO The Fruit Fields Pumpkin Picking

Iver · ages 2+

Weekend pumpkin picking across the fields, with a maize maze to get lost in before you weigh your haul.

Outdoor playParking

Colourful water slide tubes in bright yellow, orange and red against a clear blue sky at a water park.

Coral Reef Waterworld

Bracknell

Five water slides, an erupting volcano and a pirate ship in the pool, plus a spa for the grown-ups if you can prise yourself away.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking required+5 more

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CrazyPutt Adventure Golf Greenwich

London

Outdoor 18-hole adventure golf on Greenwich Peninsula - floodlit evenings, family tickets, near North Greenwich.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsPublic transport nearbyOutdoor play

People in red jackets wading in muddy tidal waters amongst moored boats and historic buildings along a riverbank.

Creekside Discovery Centre

London

Wellies on, down the sloped bank into Deptford Creek to dip for animals and read the mud like a history book.

Booking requiredPublic transport nearbyToiletsWheelchair accessible

Crouch End Picturehouse

Crouch End Picturehouse

London

A local independent cinema in Crouch End with a proper café-bar, dog friendly and step-free throughout.

Accessible toiletCaféDog friendlyRestaurant+2 more

Modern library interior with visitors studying and browsing books at tables and shelves, with natural light from large windows.Free

Dana Research Centre and Library

London

Free hands-on science galleries with experiments, retro video games and a space section, though you'll need to book tickets in advance.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBooking required+12 more

Danceworks

Danceworks

London

Ballet, tap and street dance classes for kids, run drop-in from a studio building opposite Selfridges.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsFood on siteToilets+1 more

An elegant library interior with two-storey wooden bookshelves on either side, a large arched stained-glass window, and bright green pendant lamps hanging above a reading area with a plant and chair.

Daunt Books Marylebone

London

A bookshop for browsing picture books, early readers and young adult fiction, with author talks running through the year.

Gift shop

Children and families playing indoor mini golf through a forest-themed course with illuminated tree trunks and coloured lighting.from £9

Discover Children's Story Centre

London · ages 0-11

Two floors of play worlds to climb through and act out stories in, plus a garden, all built around books rather than screens.

Baby changeBike parkingBlue badge parkingBooking required+7 more

Elevated view of an art deco restaurant interior with orange and green booth seating, pendant lights, and a chequered floor.

Dishoom Kensington

London

Bombay cafe Indian near Kensington museums with a mild kids menu for family days.

High chairsBaby changeToiletsWheelchair accessible+3 more

Dishoom Shoreditch

Dishoom Shoreditch

London

Original Dishoom in Shoreditch - Bombay cafe Indian with a mild kids menu near Brick Lane.

High chairsBaby changeWheelchair accessibleToilets+3 more

Dominion Theatre

Dominion Theatre

London · ages 5+

A West End stage for musicals and big theatrical shows, but under 5s aren't let in at all.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingBooking requiredToilets+1 more

Historic country house with ivy-covered facade and manicured gardens featuring gravel pathways and autumn-flowering borders.

Down House

Downe

Wander round the house where Charles Darwin worked for forty years, then set kids loose on a World Builder trail.

CaféGroup bookingsIndoor seatingPicnics allowed

Draughts - Waterloofrom £7.95

Draughts - Waterloo

London · ages 0-12

A café where kids play free from a wall of over 1,000 board games while food comes to the table.

Allergy awareBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+10 more

Five actors performing a comedic scene in an ornate drawing room set, with exaggerated expressions and period costumes.from £20

Duchess Theatre

London · ages 14+

A West End stage for teenagers, with a farcical comedy and an unscripted one-off show that leans hard into dark themes.

Female performer singing into microphone on stage under red lighting with band in background.Free

Eastcheap Records

London

A 21+ cocktail and pizza bar with a strict door policy, so this one's for a night off without the kids.

LockersWheelchair accessible

Egyptian Avenuefrom £5

Egyptian Avenue

London · ages 8-17

A Victorian cemetery avenue of Egyptian arches and vaults, walked at your own pace; suits kids of 8 and up who like a story.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingBooking required+11 more

Electric Brixtonfrom £22.50

Electric Brixton

London · ages 14+

A standing gig venue in Brixton with over-14s shows, like Jain playing on 14th October 2027 for £22.50.

Escape Hunt Edinburghfrom £28

Escape Hunt Oxford Street

London · ages 8+

Locked-room puzzle games near Tottenham Court Road, with an hour to crack the clues before the door opens.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+3 more

Large group of people posing together indoors holding game boards with humorous messages in an escape room venue.

Escape London - Shepherds Bush Escape Room

London · ages 9+

Sixty minutes locked in a themed room together, cracking codes and clues as a private team with no strangers thrown in.

Booking requiredGroup bookingsFood on siteParty rooms+1 more

Historic theatre building illuminated at night with rainbow-coloured neon lighting across its classical facade.

Eventim Apollo

London

A big Hammersmith gig venue with bars and snacks on site, best reached by tube rather than car.

Modern hotel lobby with colourful seating areas, including red and green velvet chairs, and a reception desk on the right.

Everyman Canary Wharf

London · ages 0-18

Sofa seats, food brought to you, and baby and toddler screenings where nobody minds if your one-year-old kicks off.

Allergy awareRestaurantSensory friendlyWheelchair accessible

F1® Arcade London

F1® Arcade London

London · ages 7+

Full-motion F1 racing simulators in central London, with a bar and restaurant attached, but under-18s have to be out by 6pm.

Birthday partiesCaféGroup bookingsIndoor seating+4 more

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