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Every place in Northwood

Family days out in and around Northwood, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.

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The Hellfire Cavesfrom £8

The Hellfire Caves

High Wycombe

A guided walk through real tunnels and chambers cut into the Chiltern hills, with an underground river and a banqueting hall to gawp at.

Birthday partiesCaféGift shopIndoor play+1 more

The Henderson HubFree

The Henderson Hub

Abbots Langley · ages 4-7

Art courses, a drama class for 4 to 7s and family films, all inside a bookable community hall in Abbots Langley.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+9 more

The KSIMC of Londonfrom £3

The KSIMC of London

Stanmore · up to age 4

A stay and play morning for babies and under-fours, £3 a family, with weekend classes and forest school days for older children.

Booking requiredGroup bookingsParkingPublic transport nearby+2 more

The Lincolnsfields PlayZonefrom £3

The Lincolnsfields PlayZone

Bushey · up to age 13

Soft play for under-13s with two-hour sessions, £11 for over-fives and a café on site. Pay on the door, no booking.

Birthday partiesCaféParty rooms

Child in blue jacket holding a yellow balloon indoors at a leisure centre.from £8.20

The Look Out Discovery Centre

Crowthorne

Over 90 hands-on science activities plus an outdoor adventure play area, booked in timed three-hour sessions.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+5 more

Wooden play structure with slide and climbing equipment in a green woodland setting.Free

The Look Out Discovery Centre Playground

Bracknell · ages 2-12

A free outdoor playground with equipment built to challenge kids from toddler age right up to the teenage bit.

The Lost Jungle Londonfrom £3.50

The Lost Jungle London

Edgware · ages 0-99

Two adventure golf courses through jungle scenery in Edgware, pay on the day and go straight round.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCard onlyFree parking+4 more

Two men perform a scene on stage, sitting on a wooden platform over water, engaged in an intense conversation under blue lighting.

The Old Vic

London · ages 0+

A proper West End style theatre near Waterloo with e-tickets, a script library and a cafe that's open to anyone, ticket or not.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBooking requiredCafé+6 more

A uniformed guide speaks to a group of adults and children in a tropical forest setting at night.from £24

The Paddington Bear Experience

London · ages 0-15

A 70-minute walk-through where kids meet Paddington, help Mrs Bird tidy her kitchen and dance to a Calypso band in Windsor Gardens.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+11 more

The Royal InstitutionFree

The Royal Institution

London · ages 4+

Free entry to a museum of 200 years of scientific history, tucked in a Mayfair townhouse with family talks laid on too.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+5 more

Aerial view of a formal garden with manicured lawns, hedges, flowering borders in purple and blue, a circular paved plaza, and surrounding woodland.

The Savill Garden

Egham

A wander through landscaped woodland and formal planting, with a café and gift shop to bookend the walk.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+5 more

The Self Defence Academy - Martial arts and self defence school

The Self Defence Academy - Martial arts and self defence school

Northwood

Krav Maga and self defence classes in Northwood for adults, teens and children, with a bookable trial class if you want to try one first.

Shaftesbury Theatre illuminated at night with Motown the Musical advertising banners, surrounded by historic architecture and city streets.from £25

The Shaftesbury Theatre

London · ages 3-99

A big West End stage for a proper musical, plus daytime tours round a Grade II* listed theatre.

Accessible toiletBike parkingHearing loopStep-free access+1 more

Performer on stage in spotlight, arms outstretched, with blue stage lighting and microphone stand visible.

The Theatre Club

Northwood · ages 4-18

Weekly musical theatre classes for ages 4 to 18, plus LAMDA exams and 1:1 singing lessons, with a free trial lesson first.

Membership schemePublic transport nearby

The Traitors - Mafia party events

The Traitors - Mafia party events

Northolt

Hunt the hidden Mafia over a 45-minute round, at public game nights across West London or a private event at your own place.

Theatre Royal Haymarketfrom £10

Theatre Royal Haymarket

London

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show lands here for around 80 minutes including an interval, tickets from £10.

CaféFood on siteToilets

Theatre Royal Windsorfrom £12.50

Theatre Royal Windsor

Windsor

Pantomimes, musicals and behind-the-scenes tours in a proper old theatre, with bars open before curtain up.

Food on site

Thorpe Park Resortfrom £32

Thorpe Shark Cabins

Chertsey

A big-coaster theme park day out with UK record-breakers like Hyperia and Stealth, plus water rides to cool off on.

Collection of decorative figurines depicting small mammals in natural poses against a dark background.from £13.50

Tiggywinkles Visitor Centre

Haddenham

See rescued hedgehogs, owls, foxes and deer up close, plus talks and a nursery peek at this wildlife hospital's visitor centre near Haddenham.

Free parkingGroup bookingsFood on siteOutdoor play+1 more

Paradise Parkfrom £7

Tilgate Zoo

Crawley · ages 6+

Feed a lemur, meet a capybara and hunt down over 100 animals in a zoo built into Tilgate Park's woodland.

Accessible toiletGift shopFood on siteParking+1 more

Group of people toasting with drinks at an indoor golf bay overlooking a driving range.from £8

Topgolf Watford

Watford · ages 1-16

Hit balls at giant outfield targets from a heated bay, then settle who's best over 18 holes of adventure golf.

Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking requiredFree parking+9 more

Topsy Turvy World

Topsy Turvy World

London · ages 0-11

Slides, ball pools and laser tag under one roof, with a baby-only corner for the under-twos.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+5 more

Modern theatre building with distinctive yellow, white and grey geometric facade and red illuminated signage.

Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Wembley · ages 3+

A proper theatre trip for kids from age three, with a restaurant and bar on site if you want to make an evening of it.

Accessible toiletLockersRestaurantToilets+1 more

Tudor-style pub with black and white timber framing, decorated with purple wisteria hanging from a wooden pergola entrance, blue umbrellas and fencing visible to sides.Free

Tudor Arms

Watford · ages 0+

A pub with a kids' play area and a big beer garden, where two mains come in at £16.45 and nobody minds if you just walk in.

Dog friendlyEV chargingGroup bookingsFood on site+4 more

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