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Family days out in and around Nottingham, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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WaterLily
Mansfield
Home-style curries, tandoori grills and biryanis from a Mansfield kitchen doing dine-in, takeaway and delivery.
Food on site
FreeWatermead Country Park
Leicester
Free country park with a Jurassic play trail, a lake full of birds and meadows thick with dragonflies.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyOutdoor play+3 more
FreeWest Bridgford Library
West Bridgford
Share songs at Rattle Rhyme and Roll, then pick picture books and holiday crafts.
ToiletsWheelchair accessibleWi-FiPublic transport nearby
from £6.29Wheelgate Park
Farnsfield
Over 30 rides, a water park with slides and animal encounters from meerkats to capybaras, all on one ticket.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredGift shop+6 more
from £15White Post Farm & Zoo
Farnsfield · ages 0+
Farm animals, keeper talks and tractor-trailer rides around the site, open daily from 10 to 5.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor play+6 more
FreeWicksteed Park
Kettering · ages 0-8
Over 25 rides, a duck-feeding lake and a miniature train, with a wristband that lets small legs go round again and again.
Birthday partiesBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+8 more
from £2Willow Tree Family Farm
Mansfield · ages 0-16
Hands-on animal encounters, from meerkats to alpaca trekking, on a pushchair-friendly farm with free parking.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+5 more
from £18Wollaton Hall & Deer Park
Nottingham · ages 0-15
A dinosaur gallery inside a Grade I mansion, plus 500 acres of deer park to walk off the museum legs.
Baby changeBlue badge parkingBottle warmingBreastfeeding friendly+13 more
from £7.13Woolsthorpe Manor
Grantham · ages 5-17
The actual house where Newton watched an apple fall and split light with a prism, plus a hands-on science centre in the grounds.
ToiletsCaféGift shopParking
from £62YMCA Camp Williams
Nottingham · ages 4-15
School holiday camp days of climbing, archery, mountain biking and swimming for ages 4 to 15, by day or full week.
Bike parkingBooking requiredParkingPublic transport nearby
from £8YMCA Climbing Centre Newark
Newark · ages 4+
Climbing in Newark with Clip n Climb, an IFSC speed wall and a 15m main wall, plus party packages.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+3 more
YMCA International Community Centre
Nottingham
A hireable community space in Nottingham where local groups run sessions, homework clubs and activities, rather than a drop-in venue itself.
CaféWheelchair accessible
YO! Nottingham
Nottingham
Kaiten sushi and Japanese street-food favourites - conveyor dining with baby changing listed on site.
Baby changeWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi
Yak & Yeti
Beeston
Nepalese and Indian cooking - momos, curries and vegan plates - from a family-run kitchen that has been going since 2019.
Food on siteVegetarian options
Ye Olde Bridge Inn
Oxton
A dog-friendly country pub near Sherwood Forest with a kids' play area, Sunday roasts and an outdoor cinema doing musicals.
Outdoor playFood on siteDog friendlyFree parking+7 more
Yellow Wood Cafe
Beeston
Specialty coffee, cakes and light lunches - Beeston cafe with garden seating and free Wi-Fi.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seatingWi-Fi+2 more
Zhug Hockley
Nottingham
Halal Mediterranean street food - mezze, handmade pitas and gyros on Broad Street Hockley.
Toilets
Zhug Wollaton
Wollaton
Turkish and Middle Eastern mezze, pitas and bowls, with that green chilli sauce turning up on most tables in Wollaton.
Toilets
from £7.80babyballet Nottingham
Arnold · ages 0-6
Nottingham - babyballet tots to groovers classes Mon-Sat across Notts halls
Booking required
from £9i FUN Mansfield
Mansfield
Mansfield trampoline park with 50+ interconnected courts, a four-tier play frame, ninja zone and birthday parties. Book online.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor playFood on site
wagamama Nottingham
Nottingham
Fast-turnaround ramen and noodle bowls on shared benches, open late most nights, no booking needed for small families.
Wi-FiBaby changeWheelchair accessibleHearing loop+2 more
yolk.
Nottingham
Coffee and brunch plates serving mornings through mid-afternoon, every day of the week.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
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