Every place in Reading

Buckler's Forest

Crowthorne

Free open heathland with wide surfaced paths for cycling, running and dog walks, plus picnic tables dotted about.

Dog friendlyFree parkingOutdoor playPicnic area

Butlins Fairground

Bognor Regis · ages 0+

Dodgems, vintage stalls and a mini fairground for the little ones, plus go-karts and a bungee trampoline if you fancy paying extra.

Food on siteParkingRestaurant

Camden Market

London

A sprawl of canalside stalls, food halls and an indoor rollercoaster, with a market maze that swallows a whole afternoon.

Accessible toiletCaféFood on siteRestaurant+3 more

Chawton House

Alton · ages 6-16

A Jane Austen era house and gardens with self-guided tours, trails and craft days built for kids aged six to sixteen.

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Chessington World of Adventures Resort

Chessington

Surrey theme park and zoo with rides, animals and on-site parking.

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Clara's Corner

High Wycombe · ages 0-7

Timed 90-minute soft play sessions for under-sevens, with a crawler zone, Arthur the Tractor and a cashless café.

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Clarence Pier

Southsea

A seafront fairground of rides, arcades and adventure golf, paid for by the token or the wristband, whichever way you fancy losing money.

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Colossus

Chertsey · ages 0+

A full day of rollercoasters, with a 10-loop giant and a 98ft drop the height-restricted riders will brag about for weeks.

Copas Farms PYO The Fruit Fields Pumpkin Picking

Iver · ages 2+

Weekend pumpkin picking across the fields, with a maize maze to get lost in before you weigh your haul.

Outdoor playParking

Coral Reef Waterworld

Bracknell

Five water slides, an erupting volcano and a pirate ship in the pool, plus a spa for the grown-ups if you can prise yourself away.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking required+5 more

Creative Glass Fusion ®

Reading · ages 9+

Handmade glass fusing sessions where you and a child of 9 or over make coasters, lanterns or curved pieces to take home.

Booking required

CultureMix Arts & Music Centre

Reading · ages 7+

Steel pan, drum kit lessons and a Friday reggae night for young people aged 7 and up, with the under-16s workshop free to join.

Food on site

Daventry Country Park

Daventry

Free to get into, with an adventure playground, a reservoir to walk round and a café for when everyone's flagging.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+4 more

Didcot Railway Centre

Didcot

A 21-acre living museum of Great Western steam locomotives, carriages and wagons, with steam train rides for the kids to actually ride on.

CaféGift shopPicnic areaSchool visits+1 more

Dinton Country Park Adventure Golf

Reading · ages 4+

Eighteen themed holes of crazy golf with a windmill, loop de loop and train to putt through, out in the country park.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits

DreamVault Escape Adventures

Reading

Themed puzzle rooms with codes and clues to crack against the clock, booked in advance, open every day from half nine to half nine.

Booking required

Emmer Green Youth & Community Centre

Reading · ages 2-5

A term-time pre-school for 2 to 5 year olds, with play-based learning indoors and outside plus school transition prep.

Outdoor play

Escape Reading

Reading · ages 12+

A locked room, a 60 minute countdown and a mission your team has to puzzle its way out of together.

Booking required

Escape3600 Maidenhead

Maidenhead

Real-life escape rooms plus a VR and retro arcade zone with Pac-Man, pool and air hockey for group days out.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor playParty rooms

ExCLUEsive Games Escape Rooms

Newbury · ages 10+

You get 60 minutes locked into a puzzle room together, working through clues as a team to escape before time runs out.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredFree parking+2 more

Farms2ewe

Newbury

A mobile farm that brings goats, orphan lambs and a Shetland pony to you, for stroking, feeding and grooming rather than a static farm visit.

Booking required

Farnham Castle

Farnham

A grand old castle on the Surrey Hampshire border that's set up mainly for weddings and events, with in-house catering and 33 en-suite rooms.

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Fidget & Bob

Reading

A café by The Piazza doing hot and cold food plus Pipp & Co Doughnuts, with no table bookings so you take your chances on a seat.

Indoor seatingParking

Flight Club Reading

Reading · ages 12+

Tech-tracked social darts with pizza and cocktails, family-friendly by day but strictly 18+ by evening and all day Saturday.

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