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Family days out in and around Preston, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.

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Ivy Dene Alpacasfrom £5

Ivy Dene Alpacas

Preston

Hand feed alpacas, join a walk or book a farmer experience for the day, open every day from 10am to 4pm.

Birthday partiesBooking required

Children and adults enjoying a brightly lit indoor play space with colourful neon signs and hanging decorations.

JD Aerial Fitness Academy - Liverpool

Liverpool · ages 7+

Kids' circus classes on real aerial apparatus, plus birthday parties where the whole group has a go on the equipment.

Booking requiredParty rooms

Cyclist performing a trick in the air above a dirt jump at a skate park against a blue sky.from £8

Junction 4 Skatepark - Junction 4 Urban Sports Village

Darwen

Ramps, bowls and dirt jumps for BMX, skateboards and scooters, with coaching sessions if you want the basics taught properly.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingFood on site

Jungle World Leyland - Play Parkfrom £3.95

Jungle World Leyland - Play Park

Leyland · ages 0-12

A 25ft slide, laser tag and electric go-karts under one roof, with a separate toddler corner for the under-fives.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+6 more

Person holding a yellow squash in front of a blue tray filled with assorted gourds and pumpkins in a garden setting.

Kenyon Hall Farm

Warrington

A working farm near Warrington with a maize maze, fruit picking and a sunflower trail that change with the seasons.

CaféDog friendlyFood on siteVegetarian options

King's Dance Academyfrom £5.50

King's Dance Academy

Preston · ages 4+

Weekly classes in dance, acrobatics, singing and musical theatre, with trial sessions to find the style that sticks.

Parking

Kittywake Canal Cruises - Wigan

Kittywake Canal Cruises - Wigan

Wigan

A canal cruise with a proper meal on board, from pizza to a full roast, and a lock or two along the way.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsFood on site+2 more

A cylindrical clay vessel being formed on a pottery wheel in a studio workshop.

Koco Pottery Studio

Thornton-Cleveleys

Wheel-throwing and hand-building pottery sessions for families, beginners welcome, in Marsh Mill Village.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsParking

Woman smiling at camera on a canal boat with narrowboats moored on a tree-lined waterway behind her.

Lancashire Canal Cruises

Ormskirk

Kids get to steer the boat, wear the captain's hat and work the swing bridges on a canal holiday you book as a family group.

Allergy awareBooking requiredDog friendlyFree parking+5 more

Lancashire Infantry Museumfrom £4

Lancashire Infantry Museum

Preston

A regimental history museum at the Barracks in Preston, where you'll need to book your slot two days ahead.

Booking required

Lancashire Mining Museum CIOFree

Lancashire Mining Museum CIO

Manchester

Wander round a real colliery site with a 98ft headgear to gawp at, colliery cottages and a miner's canteen to poke round, all free to get in.

Café

Lancaster Grand Theatrefrom £12.50

Lancaster Grand Theatre

Lancaster · ages 0+

A proper old theatre in the middle of town doing pantomime, comedy, music and children's shows like The Littlest Yak.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBreastfeeding friendlyCafé+4 more

Historic waterfront buildings illuminated at dusk, reflecting in the river below.from £5

Lancaster Maritime Museum

Lancaster

A nautical museum by the river where kids under 18 get in free and there's a sensory backpack to borrow.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+8 more

A grand stone castle with attached chapel and modern conservatory sits in expansive grounds, surrounded by woodland and mountains beyond.from £6

Leighton Hall Estate

Carnforth

A guided tour round a historic house, a maze and adventure playground to burn through the afternoon, plus a bird of prey display in summer.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+3 more

Child swinging from a rope across a woodland clearing whilst another child watches.from £32.50

Little Sticks Forest School

Wigan · ages 2+

Woodland days for little ones from age 2, with real tools, a camp fire and snacks eaten outdoors whatever's going on with the weather.

Empty theatre auditorium with rows of red seats facing an illuminated stage set with period furnishings.

Little Theatre Southport

Southport

A traditional amateur theatre putting on eight plays a season plus a Christmas pantomime, in a historic building just off the seafront.

Accessible toiletHearing loopToiletsWheelchair accessible

Group of five smiling children in red branded hoodies lined up together against a white background.

Little Voices Preston

Preston · ages 4-18

Weekly drama and singing classes for kids and teens, with LAMDA exam prep built in alongside workshops and theatre camps.

Tourist boat moored at a dock with life rings on deck, historic warehouse buildings across the water.from £4

Liverpool Boat Tour

Liverpool

A half hour cruise round Liverpool's dock system, past the yachts and working boats moored in the Marina.

Card onlyIndoor seatingFood on site

A herd of alpacas in various colours standing in a green pasture with farmland and buildings visible behind.from £25

Lowlands Farm Alpacas

Blackpool

Walk an alpaca, feed a baby animal or hunt for treasure with a unicorn for the day, on a working farm just outside Blackpool.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsParkingSchool visits+1 more

Mad Science North Englandfrom £40

Mad Science North England

Preston · ages 5-11

A Mad Scientist brings slime-making, rocket launches and chemical reactions to your own party venue for a hands-on science show.

Booking required

Wildflower meadow with white, yellow and purple blooms, trees and rolling countryside with distant hills and buildings visible.Free

Manor 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

Woodland floor carpeted with blue flowering plants beneath tall trees in dappled sunlight.Free

Mason's Wood Trail

Preston

A free woodland walk near Preston with a proper bluebell show in spring and dogs welcome on the path.

Dog friendlyParkingPublic transport nearby

Two plates of roasted sausages with crispy potatoes, roasted vegetables and broccoli garnished with microgreens.

Maxy Farm - Pantry and Restaurant

Preston

A farm restaurant near Preston doing fresh, wholesome food with a modern twist, cakes included.

Allergy awareBooking requiredVegetarian options

Aerial view of paved pathways winding through landscaped gardens with grass and planted areas.Free

Mayfield Park

Manchester

Free outdoor park with a play yard of six slides built around a daylighted stretch of the River Medlock.

Dog friendlyOutdoor playToilets

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