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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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Voodoo Daddy'sfrom £5

Voodoo Daddy's

Norwich · ages 0+

Live music and retro video games in a basement venue in Norwich, with all ages welcome if under-16s bring an adult.

Toilets

Beach visitors relaxing and swimming on sand beneath a concrete sea wall with parked vehicles above.

Walcott Beach

Norwich

A sandy stretch on the north Norfolk coast for a paddle, a swim and a proper dig with a bucket and spade.

CaféToilets

Stone bridge with two arches spanning a stream through woodland, with white flowering plants along the banks.from £2.63

Walsingham Abbey

Walsingham · ages 6-16

Woodland, ruins and four bridges over the river Stiffkey to lob sticks off, with snowdrops carpeting the ground in early spring.

Dog friendlyToilets

A bowl of creamy soup with roasted cauliflower florets and toasted bread on the side, served in a red bowl.

Waterloo Park Pavilion Café - The Feed

Norwich

A café in Waterloo Park with a toddler play corner indoors and a splash pad and playground just outside for summer.

Baby changeBreastfeeding friendlyDog friendlyHigh chairs+6 more

A historic thatched boathouse surrounded by dense reeds and trees beside a still waterway.Free

Wheatfen Broad - Ted Ellis Trust

Norwich

Free wetland reserve for nature spotting and minibeast hunting, with paid family sessions like fungus forays for a few pounds.

Families paddling kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on a broad, shallow river under a large fabric canopy shelter.

Whitlingham Adventure

Norwich

A broad-side base for sailing, windsurfing, paddleboarding and climbing, with raft building and orienteering thrown in.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits

Whitwell & Reepham Railway StationFree

Whitwell & Reepham Railway Station

Norwich

A fifteen-minute heritage train ride out and back, plus engine sheds to poke around and a play area for when the track's quiet.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+10 more

Willow Farm Walkies

Willow Farm Walkies

Norwich

A secure, fully fenced paddock in Norwich where you can book a slot to let your dog off lead for a proper explore.

Booking requiredDog friendlyParking

Bright, colourful children's craft studio with multiple tables, chairs, art supplies and large windows displaying flower window paintings.from £5

Willow Gallery

Norwich · ages 5-15

Pick a mug, plate or novelty animal from over 250 ceramic shapes and paint it while the kiln does the hard bit later.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+4 more

Group of horses standing in a grassy field, with one bay horse with white blaze facing the camera in the foreground.

World Horse Welfare Hall Farm

Norwich

A working rescue farm where you walk right up to the stable yard and meet the horses in for care.

Booking requiredCaféDog friendlyIndoor play+2 more

Wroxham Launch Hire

Wroxham Launch Hire

Norwich

Hire your own boat by the hour or the day and steer it up the Broads yourselves, dogs welcome aboard.

Dog friendlyFree parkingPublic transport nearby

Wymondham Heritage Museumfrom £1.20

Wymondham Heritage Museum

Wymondham · ages 5+

A local history museum with a recreated dungeon in the basement, built around Wymondham's Victorian, wartime and prison-reform past.

Café

Hikers walking along a remote gravel track towards a snow-capped mountain in a barren highland landscape.

X Adventure Activities

Norwich · ages 8+

Archery, axe throwing, high ropes, a zip line and canoeing on a Norfolk site built for school, youth and corporate groups.

CaféGroup bookingsFood on siteSchool visits

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