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Every place in Norwich

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

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Two young children laughing together inside a bright blue playground tunnel.from £8

Melsop Farm Park

Norwich · ages 2-12

Rare breed animals to feed and pet, plus indoor and outdoor play areas to fill a whole day near Norwich.

Birthday partiesCaféGift shopIndoor play+1 more

Mini Monkey Gym Norwich

Mini Monkey Gym Norwich

Norwich · ages 0-5

Weekly soft play classes for babies and under-fives, on a £43-a-month membership that covers siblings too.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor playParty rooms

Mississippi River Boat Ltdfrom £9

Mississippi River Boat Ltd

Norwich

A gentle river cruise through the Norfolk Broads where the skipper lets kids take the wheel and points out kingfishers and otters along the way.

Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingCaféCash only+7 more

A traditional wooden boat with red canopy carrying passengers on calm water, with reflections visible below.from £9.50

Museum of the Broads

Norwich · ages 5-17

Knot-tying, dress-up and real boat trips on the Broads at a hands-on museum just outside Norwich.

Accessible toiletBaby changeGift shopFood on site+3 more

NDSME - Eaton Park Miniature Railwayfrom £1

NDSME - Eaton Park Miniature Railway

Norwich · ages 0+

Ride miniature steam and electric trains round an 800m track in Eaton Park, from £1 a go on Sundays.

Birthday partiesCard only

Wroxham Launch Hire

Norfolk Boat Hire

Norwich

Hire a day boat on the Norfolk Broads and pilot your own picnic trip along the water.

Crowd watching nighttime entertainment with fireworks exploding overhead and illuminated performers with glowing wings and props on ground.

Norfolk Showground

Norwich

There's an outdoor play area tucked among the dining spaces, plus a food hall to fall back on if the weather turns.

Accessible toiletBaby changeFree parkingFood on site+3 more

Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Hickling Broad and Marshes nature reserveFree

Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Buxton Heath

Norwich

Open heathland to wander, free to get in, with heather turning purple across the site in summer.

Dog friendlyOutdoor playParking

Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Hickling Broad and Marshes nature reserveFree

Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Head Office

Norwich

Wildlife Watch sessions on bats, butterflies and fungi, plus nature walks and boat trips across Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserves.

CaféOutdoor playWheelchair accessible

Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Hickling Broad and Marshes nature reserveFree

Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Sweet Briar Marshes

Norwich

Free wander round a marsh reserve with mown paths, dragonflies and birds to spot, and no set route to stick to.

Outdoor playPushchair friendlyStep-free accessWheelchair accessible

North Norfolk Railway - Holt Stationfrom £3.50

North Norfolk Railway - Holt Station

Holt · ages 3-15

A Day Rover ticket buys unlimited hop-on, hop-off steam and diesel train rides between Sheringham, Weybourne and Holt.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyFood on site+6 more

Norwich CathedralFree

Norwich Cathedral

Norwich

Free guided tours round a working cathedral, with an upper level tour and hands-on Home Education Days for the curious.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBlue badge parkingBooking required+7 more

Norwich Ghost Walksfrom £12

Norwich Ghost Walks

Norwich · ages 10+

A two-hour evening walk through Norwich's spookier corners, past the Cathedral, Castle and Elm Hill, best left to ages 10 and up.

Booking requiredDog friendlyParkingParty rooms+1 more

Stone steps with metal handrail leading up to a brick building with white-framed windows and glass doors.

Norwich School of Dance

Norwich

Ballet, tap, modern, acro and street classes working towards ISTD exams, plus toddler dance sessions.

Presenter on stage with a large red dinosaur model demonstrating to an audience of children seated in front, with screens showing "Extinct Factor" content.Free

Norwich Science Festival

Norwich

Talks, live shows and hands-on workshops mixing storytelling with real science and engineering, mostly free to attend.

Accessible toiletBike parkingBlue badge parkingChanging Places+4 more

OUTPOST GalleryFree

OUTPOST Gallery

Norwich

Free contemporary art exhibitions in a step-free gallery space, open Thursday to Sunday.

Step-free accessToilets

Person performing an acrobatic flip in mid-air above a trapeze rig, watched by a large crowd in a tree-lined park.from £3

Out There Arts

Great Yarmouth

Circus workshops, street arts festivals and craft Saturdays at a Great Yarmouth venue built for wheelchair access.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingFirst aid+6 more

Victorian brick building with clock towers and green domes, purple theatre marquee, and red entrance doors under blue sky.from £16.50

Pavilion Theatre & Bandstand, Gorleston

Great Yarmouth

Musicals, pantomimes and family shows on the Gorleston seafront, with a free Monday Club for live music.

Accessible toiletBaby changeIndoor seatingStep-free access+2 more

Pettitts Animal Adventure Park

Pettitts Animal Adventure Park

Norwich

A mix of animals, rides and play areas, with alpacas, wallabies and pythons to spot between goes on the rides.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféFree parking+2 more

Poppy Line, North Norfolk Railway - (Weybourne, Station)

Poppy Line, North Norfolk Railway - (Weybourne, Station)

Holt · ages 3-15

A steam train ride along the North Norfolk coast, with spotter trails and model railways to hunt down at either end.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+6 more

Indoor mini golf course with illuminated green bamboo-themed obstacles and neon lighting throughout the venue.from £9

Putt Putt Social Norwich

Norwich · ages 1+

Indoor crazy golf with Asian street food on the side, two or three courses under one roof in Norwich.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor playFood on site+1 more

Quasarfrom £8.95

Quasar

Norwich

Team laser tag in a 5000 sqft multi-level arena, with zombie survival and a futuristic sports mode to try once you've got your bearings.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféGroup bookings+2 more

An adult and two children examine a vintage radar display system at an interactive museum exhibit.from £6

RAF Air Defence Radar Museum

Norwich

Eighteen rooms of Cold War and WWII radar history, from an original Operations Room to a small grassed play area outside.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféFree parking+5 more

ROARR!from £2

ROARR!

Norwich

A dinosaur park with a 107 metre tubing slide, high ropes and splash zone, all built around life-size animatronics.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+18 more

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