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from £50Fight City Gym - Moorgate
London · ages 5-15
Kids' MMA for ages 5 to 15 at £40 a month, with unlimited classes, app booking and fines if you miss one.
Booking requiredMembership scheme
Fightzone London
London · ages 4-80
Kids from four upwards can try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai or boxing here, and the first week costs nothing to test out.
LockersToilets
from £49FirePetal Studio
London · ages 12+
Hands-on glassmaking and craft sessions where over-12s shape molten glass into flowers, beads and pendants under supervision.
Parking
Fitness First Oxford Circus
London · ages 16+
Adults-only gym from 16, four minutes from Oxford Circus tube, with squat racks, a 50kg dumbbell rack and classes you book on the app.
Booking requiredGroup bookingsLockersMembership scheme+1 more
from £10Flight Club Shoreditch
London · ages 12+
Interactive darts with a scoreboard doing the maths, open to families with kids from 12 until mid afternoon.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor seating+3 more
from £7Flip Out London E6
London
An hour or two of trampolines, drop slides and dark caving tunnels, with toddler sessions and family passes to soften the price.
Birthday partiesCaféFirst aidFree parking+5 more
from £115Food at 52 Cookery School
London · ages 8-17
Kids from 8 to 17 cook a full three or four course meal with a chef, then sit down and eat what they've made.
Booking requiredIndoor seatingFood on site
FreeForty Hall Estate
Enfield
A Jacobean manor with free grounds to roam, a farm to visit and paid trails that turn the walk into a hunt for bones and bugs.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+6 more
from £1Forty Hall Farm
Enfield
A weekend farm wander with animals to spot and picnic space, plus a farmers market with activities for kids.
Dog friendlyFood on sitePicnic area
from £5Fox & Firkin
London
A pub venue with live gigs and pizza that keeps things family-friendly earlier in the day, before the later shows turn 18+.
Accessible toiletDog friendlyFood on siteStep-free access+1 more
Frameless
London · ages 0+
Four galleries of projections and spatial sound you wander through at your own pace, with a bubbles-and-music class for tots.
Accessible toiletBooking requiredCaféGift shop+8 more
Freemasons Hall, London
London
A 55-minute guided tour round an Art Deco Masonic hall and its museum of odd ritual objects.
Accessible toiletToiletsWheelchair accessible
FreeFreightliners City Farm
London · ages 0+
Free N7 city farm near Highbury - animals and gardens; closed Tuesdays, donations welcome.
Group bookingsOutdoor playSchool visits
from £9Freud Museum London
London
Step into the room where Freud actually worked, couch and all, with an audio guide included in the ticket.
Card onlyGift shopWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi
FreeFulham Palace
London
Free grounds with a 500-year-old oak, a natural play area and free trails through the historic rooms.
Birthday partiesCaféGift shopGroup bookings+6 more
from £17.50Garrick Theatre
London
A West End stage with acrobatics, comedy and musical shows, with under-15 tickets from £17.50.
Accessible toiletDog friendlyToiletsWheelchair accessible
from £249Geckos Climbing Ltd
London · ages 9+
Bouldering and top-rope climbing on 8m walls at The Castle, plus outdoor rock climbing, for kids aged 9 and up.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBooking requiredCafé+4 more
from £4.99Genesis Cinema
London
An old-school East End cinema with a giant main screen and sofa-seated studios, plus a cheap-as-chips Parent and Baby show.
CaféCard onlyGift shopFood on site+4 more
from £50Gielgud Theatre
London · ages 7+
Oliver! at full West End length, with a proper interval, for kids old enough to sit through nearly three hours of it.
Booking required
from £38Global Camps
London · ages 4-11
A day camp for 4 to 11 year olds mixing STEM, sport and creative sessions, booked day by day rather than a whole week at a time.
Food on siteOutdoor play
from £8Goals Beckenham
Beckenham · ages 5-12
Five and seven-a-side football on all-weather pitches, junior coaching for 5 to 12s, and parties with a host who runs the games.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingGroup bookings+8 more
FreeGolders Hill Park
London
Free small zoo, a walled garden and a proper playground, all with no entry charge and no need to book.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+3 more
FreeHORTON'S STEAM FAIR
Arundel
Vintage steam-powered fairground rides, a big wheel and old-school games set up for one weekend only in Arundel.
FreeHackney City Farm
London · ages 0+
Free east London city farm on Goldsmiths Row - animals, gardens and cafe; donations welcome.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBirthday parties+9 more
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