Rainy day activities in Norwich

Albion Games Cafe

Norwich

Hire a screen by the hour and play consoles, trade Pokémon cards or join a Smash Bros tournament over coffee.

CaféIndoor play

Anglia Region Theatre School

Norwich

A dance and drama school running ballet, street, musical theatre and singing classes, plus dance-themed birthday parties.

Birthday partiesIndoor seatingParkingToilets

Anteros Arts Foundation

Norwich

Free galleries to wander plus proper art courses, from gouache to drawing basics, in the middle of Norwich.

CaféGift shopParty rooms

Boom Battle Bar Norwich

Norwich · ages 0+

Axe throwing, mini golf and shuffleboard under one roof, with under-18s welcome before 7pm alongside the adults.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+5 more

Breckland Astronomical Observatory

Attleborough · ages 0-18

Peer through a 20-inch computer-controlled telescope on a public observing night under a proper dark sky.

Toilets

Britannia Theatre

Great Yarmouth · ages 3+

Rides, a ghost train and a proper pantomime under one roof, paid for with tokens rather than cash in hand.

Food on site

Broadland Sun Association Ltd

Norwich

A naturist club near Norwich where clothes come off and swimming, table tennis and woodland walks go on, for couples and families alike.

Booking requiredCaféDog friendlyIndoor play+5 more

City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Norwich

Wander among nearly 30 real aircraft outdoors and climb inside a Vulcan Bomber cockpit if you meet the height limit.

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Clued Up! Escape Rooms

Norwich · ages 8+

Sixty minutes locked in a themed room together, solving clues to beat the clock before you escape.

Booking requiredCard only

Cosmic Jo's Galactic Trading Outpost

Norwich

A pancake and milkshake café with a space theme, built around soda floats, grilled cheese and a menu that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Allergy awareFood on siteVegetarian options

Cryptic Escape

Norwich · ages 14+

Six themed lock-in rooms where you and your team solve puzzles against the clock, minimum age 14.

Dotty Pottery

Norwich

Paint a plate, cast a tiny handprint, or take on a hen do, at two studios near Norwich.

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East Anglia Transport Museum

Lowestoft

Climb aboard vintage trams, trolleybuses and a light railway that actually take you round the museum grounds.

CaféGift shopParking

Escape Hunt Norwich

Norwich · ages 8+

Locked in a themed room with your team, racing to crack the clues before the clock runs out.

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Explorers Soft Play

Norwich · up to age 11

Slides and climbing frames indoors for kids up to about 11, with socks bought on site and sessions capped at 90 minutes when it's busy.

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Funkys Soft Play Norwich

Norwich · ages 0+

Three-floor adventure soft play plus roller rink at Burton Road Business Park, with cafe and parties.

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Great Yarmouth Escape Rooms

Great Yarmouth · ages 8+

You've got 60 minutes to crack the puzzles and escape, with up to 23 players spread across four themed rooms.

Booking required

High Altitude Trampoline Park

Norwich · ages 1+

Trampolines, air bags and inflatables under one roof, with sessions timed to the hour and a toddler-only bounce for the under-5s.

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Hungate Medieval Art

Norwich

Free medieval art on display in a historic church, with brass-rubbing to have a go at and a garden to sit in afterwards.

Indoor seating

Joyland

Great Yarmouth

A pay-per-ride amusement park by the seafront where entry's free and you just buy tokens for the Snail Ride, Spook Express and the Pirate Ship.

Card onlyCash onlyIndoor play

Lime House art gallery

Norwich

Free contemporary art and jewellery to browse in Norwich, open Tuesday to Saturday.

Little Stars Norfolk

Wymondham · ages 0-5

Sock-footed sensory play for babies and under-fives, with small world corners, messy art and a 90-minute session that's booked, not wandered into.

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Mandell's Gallery

Norwich

A small Norwich gallery of 19th and 20th century paintings and sculpture, with contemporary shows that change every four weeks.

Marina Leisure Centre

Great Yarmouth

Swimming, flumes and a splash pad alongside Clip 'n Climb and InflataZone under one roof.

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MB's Amusements

Great Yarmouth

Multi-level soft play with Astra slides and cargo nets, open school holiday weekdays with a proper café menu and licensed bar.

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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.

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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

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.

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Norwich Cathedral

Norwich

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

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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.

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Norwich Science Festival

Norwich

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

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OUTPOST Gallery

Norwich

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

Step-free accessToilets

Pavilion Theatre & Bandstand, Gorleston

Great Yarmouth

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

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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.

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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

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.

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Rage Rooms Norwich

Norwich · ages 6+

Smash rooms, a car you get to demolish and paint-splatter walls for birthday parties in Norwich, minimum age 6.

Booking required

Richard Wilks Pottery and Clay Courses

Norwich · ages 16+

A four week Saturday course in hand-building and sculptural ceramics for adults, 16 and up, in Norwich.

Booking required

Richardson's Play & Bowl

Great Yarmouth

Bowling under a glow-in-the-dark ocean backdrop, plus soft play, climbing and augmented darts all under one roof.

Birthday partiesFree parkingFood on site

ROARR!

Norwich

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

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SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth aquarium - seals for Norwich day-trips. Soft Play N.

ParkingToiletsCaféGift shop+1 more

Seething Control Tower Museum

Norwich

A wartime airfield control tower with displays on life at Seething during the Second World War, open on select Sundays.

CaféFree parkingGift shop

Sheringham Little Theatre

Sheringham

Pantomimes, plays, youth theatre and free creative sessions in a proper old theatre right in Sheringham.

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Sheringham Town Museum

Sheringham · ages 0+

Local history displays and a climb up a lighthouse-style tower for views over the town and coast.

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Si5 Spy Missions

Norwich · ages 6-13

Kids crawl through tunnels and dodge lasers on a guided spy mission to outwit Agent Malice.

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Slice + Dice

Norwich

A vegan café where you settle in with a hot chocolate and pick from over 300 board games by the hour.

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Stagecoach Performing Arts Norwich

Norwich · ages 2-18

Weekly singing, dancing and acting classes for ages 2 to 18, plus themed birthday parties with a bit of drama thrown in.

Stompers

North Walsham

Soft play climbing and tunnels next to a bowling lane, with birthday parties built around both.

Birthday partiesIndoor playRestaurant

The Bug Parc

Norwich

Fifteen rooms of minibeasts to peer at, plus hands-on bug handling and a go kart track to burn off the rest of the visit.

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The Garage

Norwich

Drama classes, holiday camps and small-scale family shows in a Norwich theatre with a café and a play corner for babies.

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The Hamlet Charity

Norwich

Play schemes and a preschool for disabled children, built around climbing, water and messy play.

The Man Cave Norwich

Norwich

A private room with a 100 inch screen for console gaming, booked out for parties rather than walk-in play.

The Norfolk Tank Museum

Norwich

Kids climb into a real Chieftain tank turret and ride a BV206 all-terrain vehicle over an off-road course.

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The Shoebox Experiences

Norwich

Guided tours below Norwich's streets, digging into prison cells, forgotten vaults and a hidden marble hall.

The Yard Coffee

Norwich

A coffee stop in Norwich with proper opening hours and a wheelchair-accessible space to sit and let the kids potter.

CaféToiletsWheelchair accessible

Theatretrain Norwich

Norwich · ages 4-18

Weekly acting, singing and dance classes in Norwich, from a Saturday morning taster for 4 year olds up to full training for teens.

Thrigby Hall

Great Yarmouth · ages 4+

Treetop walkways over snow leopards and tigers, a 3D maze and a pyramid slide, near Great Yarmouth.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareCaféGift shop+7 more

Tots Town Soft Play Hethersett

Norwich

Role-play soft play town in Hethersett with shop, cafe, surgery and theatre zones for toddlers.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredParkingToilets+2 more

Urban Clay Norfolk Ltd

Norwich

Pick a blank tile, plate or figurine and paint it yourself, then they fire it while you wait for another day.

Booking requiredCafé

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

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.

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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

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

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.

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