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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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Escabeche
West Bridgford
Weekend breakfast window then tapas-style plates through the week, in West Bridgford.
RestaurantFood on siteIndoor seatingGroup bookings
from £15Escapologic Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 12+
Eleven themed escape rooms in Nottingham with a one hour time limit, built for teens and adults rather than young kids.
Booking requiredToiletsBirthday partiesGroup bookings
from £1.50Famous Trains Model Railway
Derby
Watch model trains loop the layout in Markeaton Park, with kids in for £1.50 and a family ticket at £7.
ParkingDog friendlyGift shopIndoor seating+1 more
from £10Farmer Barnes Dairy
Somerby
Working dairy near Melton - calves, tractor ride and milking gallery. Birthday tours from £10pp; under-3s free. Pre-book only.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits+6 more
from £5Felley Animal Experiences
Underwood
Book a slot to brush a donkey, feed sheep and walk alpacas on a small Nottinghamshire farm.
Booking requiredSchool visits
FreeFelley Priory Garden
Underwood · ages 0-16
Underwood - Felley Priory gardens near the M1, under-16s free, free parking, tea room (no dogs or picnics).
Accessible toiletBooking requiredCaféFree parking+7 more
FreeFlamsteed Observatory
Brailsford
Peer through the society telescopes on a public observing night - check the date before you set off.
Parking
from £7Floralands Farm Park
Lambley
Feed alpacas and llamas, cuddle rabbits and guinea pigs, and help bath the tortoises at this pay-on-the-day farm park.
Group bookingsSchool visits
FreeFloralands Garden Centre
Lambley
Free-to-browse garden centre near Nottingham for a quick look at plants and a nose round the gift shop.
Gift shopCafé
Fothergills
Nottingham
A Nottingham pub and carvery serving breakfast through to evening mains, with a terrace and a free party room for bigger groups.
Food on siteRestaurantDog friendlyCard only
from £3Framework Knitters Museum
Ruddington · ages 0+
Real Victorian knitting frames still working, a go at a vintage knitting machine, and a free-to-enter café even on closed days.
Birthday partiesCaféGift shopGroup bookings+5 more
from £6.95Freestyle Trampoline Park Kirkby
Kirkby In Ashfield · ages 1+
Over 90 interconnected trampolines, a 40ft airbag and ten climbing walls under one roof in Kirkby.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking required+4 more
from £1Fun Park
Rotherham · ages 2-18
A pay-as-you-go ride park with coasters, dodgems and mini golf, plus a Christmas Adventure with Santa in season.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingCafé+6 more
from £2.50Fun Valley Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 0-12
Indoor soft play with a ninja course, climbing wall and VR for the bigger kids, plus a separate toddler frame for the little ones.
Baby changeBirthday partiesCaféFree parking+7 more
from £2Funky Pots
West Bridgford
A paint-your-own pottery studio where kids pick a piece, slap on the colours, and you collect it once it's fired.
Free parkingBaby changeToilets
FreeFunstation Nottingham
Nottingham
Funcard arcade games, Prize Station, Highway 66 mini bowling and VR at the Cornerhouse - free entry, pay for play.
Birthday parties
from £17Gameshow All-Stars Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 12+
Seven high-tech game show challenges booked as a private room for your group, with pizza and a bar on hand, best for 12s and up.
Booking requiredIndoor seatingFood on site
Gedling Country Park
Mapperley
Former colliery turned 276-acre country park with a mining-themed play area, zip wire and accessible trails, free to explore, with a proper café for afters.
Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféChanging Places+14 more
FreeGlenfield Tunnel
Leicester
Seasonal guided walks into a historic 1829 railway tunnel near Leicester - free with donation, book via LIHS.
Booking required
from £22.95Go Ape Sherwood - Nets Adventure
Mansfield · ages 3-11
Treetop nets, giant slides and bouncy platforms for younger climbers, with a day pass that lets you come and go.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+10 more
from £20.95Go Ape Sherwood Pines
Kings Clipstone · ages 1+
High ropes, zip lines and giant suspended nets through the pines at Sherwood, with courses sorted by age and height.
CaféToiletsBaby changeWheelchair accessible+5 more
Goacher's Fruit
North Wheatley
A pick your own fruit farm near Retford where the job for the day is filling a punnet, not much else on offer.
Free parkingToilets
Golden Beach Karaoke Bar 黄金海岸KTV
Leicester
Adults-only private karaoke rooms in Leicester city centre, from 5pm to 2am, with cocktails and food brought to your table.
Birthday partiesFood on siteParty rooms
from £5Golf Fang Nottingham
Nottingham · adults only (18+)
A strictly over-18s night out in Nottingham: themed crazy golf, karaoke rooms and a shot bar mid-course, not a venue for kids.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings+5 more
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