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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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FreeLeicester Museum & Art Gallery
Leicester
Free museum on New Walk with dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt and Leicester Stories - some galleries shut for redevelopment.
Blue badge parkingGroup bookingsLockersPicnic area+4 more
from £10Leicester Underwater Exploration Club (LUEC)
Leicester · ages 8-70
Pool-based scuba and snorkelling training for eight-year-olds upwards, run by volunteer instructors at Aylestone Leisure Centre.
Free parkingParkingWheelchair accessible
from £30Let's Get Lost
Leicester · ages 5+
Kayak or paddleboard the River Soar, with trips that finish at a riverside pub for lunch.
Toilets
from £20Level Up Entertainment
Nottingham
Kids get the floor on timed Pay to Play or party hire - VR racers, cabinets, pinball, pool and free-roam VR shootouts in Beechdale.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookings+3 more
Lincoln Castle
Lincoln · ages 0-13
Climb medieval castle walls and see the original Magna Carta in the vault below.
ToiletsCaféGift shopParking
from £12.95Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln · ages 0-16
Explore a huge medieval cathedral with a free floor tour, an exhibition gallery and hands on craft activities for kids.
ToiletsCaféGift shopWheelchair accessible
from £6.75Little Glow Rushcliffe
Nottingham · ages 0+
An hour in a gentle multi-sensory room with lights, sounds and textures for babies to explore.
Booking requiredSensory room
from £4.95Little Jack's Farm
Bottesford · ages 0+
Bottesford children's farm - feed goats, ponies and rescue hens plus outdoor play. From £4.95 after school; under-2s free.
ToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changeFree parking+10 more
from £3Little Treasure Soft Play
Clifton · ages 0-10
Under-the-sea themed soft play with an octopus lair and a crawl-through walk of fear, for ages 0 to 10.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor playParty rooms+1 more
from £40Local Art Shop
Nottingham · adults only (18+)
An 18+ paint pouring workshop where you make your own abstract canvas in an hour or two, no kids allowed.
Booking requiredToilets
from £25Lockwell Hill Karting
Farnsfield · ages 8+
Outdoor 720-metre kart racing near Nottingham, in 15-minute sessions from £25.
CaféParkingGroup bookingsBirthday parties
from £18Logiclock Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 8+
Themed puzzle rooms in Nottingham, from pirates to spies, with an hour on the clock to escape.
Birthday partiesGroup bookings
from £6Lost City Adventure Golf Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 3+
Two indoor 18-hole courses round rockfaces and ruins, plus interactive darts if the putting doesn't fill the visit.
ToiletsBaby changeFood on siteBirthday parties+3 more
from £6Lost World Adventure Golf
Nottingham
Eighteen holes of dinosaur-themed adventure golf in Nottingham, open long hours and floodlit for evening rounds.
Birthday partiesFood on site
from £22Loughborough Town Hall
Loughborough
A proper theatre panto with relaxed and signed performances, plus Christmas parties if you fancy a sit-down do.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingBooking requiredEV charging+1 more
Luigi's Restaurant
Arnold
Smaller pasta portions for kids and baby change on site - family-run Italian evenings since 1982.
Accessible toiletBaby changeVegetarian optionsFood on site
from £8.95Manor Farm Park & Woodlands
East Leake · ages 0-16
East Leake - Manor Farm Park and Woodlands animals and playbarn. Off-peak online from £8.95; book ahead for busy days.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+14 more
FreeManor Fields Park
Sheffield
Free park with two playgrounds, a sandpit and a boardwalk, plus Tudor ruins you can touch but not climb.
Accessible toiletCaféChanging PlacesKids menu+4 more
Mansfield Palace Theatre
Mansfield
Panto, kids' theatre shows and writing workshops for older children under one roof in Mansfield.
Accessible toiletDog friendlyWheelchair accessible
from £5.50Mansfield Superbowl
Mansfield
Glow-in-the-dark bowling in Mansfield, priced by the game or by the lane for a whole session.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredFood on site
March House Farm Shop
Melton Mowbray
A farm shop with a butchery and deli that turns into a pumpkin patch, slip and slide and animal meet-and-greet through the seasons.
CaféIndoor seatingFood on sitePicnic area
FreeMarket Bosworth Country Park
Nuneaton
Free-to-enter country park with a play area, an arboretum and wildflower meadows to walk through, though parking soon adds up.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingOutdoor playParking+3 more
Marmaris Restaurant
Nottingham
Turkish grills and mezze in Nottingham, open long hours daily with halal and vegetarian options on the menu.
Toilets
from £16.75Masala Junction
Mapperley Park
Homestyle Indian cooking with tandoor grills and slow-cooked curries, open evenings only in Nottingham.
Group bookingsParking
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