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Every place in Romford

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

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Visitors walking towards the entrance of a brick museum building with promotional banners on a sunny day.Free

London Museum Docklands

London

Free museum with a soft-play family gallery for building tunnels, role-play and trails, right by Canary Wharf.

Baby changeBirthday partiesBottle warmingBreastfeeding friendly+11 more

A man in a yellow helmet and blue shirt rock climbing on a quarry face with spectators watching below.

Lost Earth Adventures

London · ages 5+

Real rock climbing, caving and gorge walking for kids five and up, with instructors qualified to work with school groups.

Parking

Lumiere Cinema, Romfordfrom £6.99

Lumiere Cinema, Romford

Romford · ages 0+

Tickets from £6.99, £18 for a family in person, with baby-friendly Mondays and relaxed screenings on Tuesdays and Sundays.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+12 more

Historic theatre interior with ornate gilt ceiling, red velvet seats, and an empty stage framed by an elaborate proscenium arch.

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

London

A Hammersmith theatre with panto and family shows, wheelchair access sorted and a £2 levy tucked onto every ticket.

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Lyric Theatrefrom £20

Lyric Theatre

London

A West End stage for Room on the Broom and other family shows, with the ticket price hinging on which production is on.

Accessible toiletToilets

Two children in protective goggles and lab coats conduct a science experiment with coloured liquids in test tubes and beakers.from £270

Mad Science London

London

A science party that comes to you, with slime, bouncy balls and a big final experiment to send everyone home buzzing.

Markfield Beam Engine and MuseumFree

Markfield Beam Engine and Museum

London · ages 1+

Free entry to a Victorian pumping station where the 1886 beam engine thunders into life on steaming days, plus toys, trails and a park playground.

Accessible toiletBike parkingCaféDog friendly+5 more

Fresh red strawberries in a white container held in hand, with a country lane and green fields visible behind.Free

Meopham PYO

Gravesend

Fill a punnet with your own strawberries, apples or squash on a working Kent farm, weekends only from June to October.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféFree parking+2 more

Farm animals grazing in a green pasture with a city skyline of tall buildings in the background.Free

Mudchute Park and Farm

London

Free Isle of Dogs city farm with animals, park walks and a kitchen cafe - proper London day out without the tourist fluff.

ToiletsCaféOutdoor playPicnics allowed+4 more

Museum of Brandsfrom £8

Museum of Brands

London

A walk through 200 years of adverts, packaging and toys, from Victorian shop shelves to today's digital brands.

Accessible toiletCaféGift shopPublic transport nearby+5 more

Visitors sit on benches outside a modern museum building with red signage and brick architecture on a sunny day.Free

Museum of the Home

London

Free period rooms, a playhouse and a sensory den to explore, with no booking needed and no minimum time limit on your visit.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingDog friendly+7 more

Namco Funscape Romfordfrom £17.50

Namco Funscape Romford

Romford · ages 2-16

Bowling, a shiny new dodgems arena and arcade cabinets your kids will blow £10 on in twenty minutes, open till 11 most nights.

Birthday partiesCaféGift shopGroup bookings+5 more

National Army MuseumFree

National Army Museum

London · ages 0-8

Free galleries about army history plus a soft-play zone, Play Base, built for the under-8s.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+7 more

Grand neoclassical museum building with columns and flags, framed by green trees, with visitors on the lawn below.Free

National Maritime Museum

London

Free galleries where kids land a Mars rover, climb through a sea-themed playground and walk into a galaxy box.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+8 more

Medieval half-timbered manor house with stone base surrounded by a moat, set within wooded grounds under clear blue sky.from £4.25

National Trust - Ightham Mote

Sevenoaks

A moated medieval manor with 500 acres of Kent Downs to roam, plus a natural play area with balance beams and stepping stones.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+10 more

Red brick Georgian mansion with domed towers, columned portico and manicured lawn under blue sky with white clouds.from £5

National Trust - Osterley Park and House

Isleworth

Tudor walled garden, parkland dens and bike rides, plus an 18th-century mansion house you can wander on the days it's open.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+9 more

A dinosaur skeleton sculpture towers above a tree-lined street facing the Natural History Museum's Victorian Gothic building and clock tower.Free

Natural History Museum

London

Dinosaurs, a blue whale and rainy-day halls in South Kensington - free entry, book timed tickets.

Booking requiredGift shopFood on siteWheelchair accessible+3 more

Packed crowd of people dancing and celebrating inside a busy bar with chalkboard menus visible on the walls.

New Cross Inn

London · ages 14+

A live music pub with gigs seven nights a week, pizzas and a proper drinks list, but strictly a teens-and-up venue, not a family day out.

Card only

Paradox Museum Londonfrom £18.50

Paradox Museum London

London · ages 0+

A walkthrough of 50-plus optical illusions in South Kensington, including a Zero Gravity room made for photos.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings+5 more

Two performers sit on stage under warm and purple lighting during a theatrical production.from £9.50

Park Theatre

London

Two stages near Finsbury Park with comedy nights, drag storytelling and relaxed shows built for families, not just West End transfers.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBreastfeeding friendlyCafé+5 more

Young child playing inside a colourful soft play structure with orange tubes and mesh netting.from £1.95

Partyman World of Play

Upminster · ages 1-13

Soft play for 1 to 13s with a two-hour cap in the school holidays, and adults pay to get in too.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyFree parking+9 more

Peacock Theatre

Peacock Theatre

London · ages 5+

Circus and street performance shows on a proper stage, best for kids who can sit still and watch rather than join in.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingFood on siteStep-free access+2 more

Phoenix Arts Clubfrom £15

Phoenix Arts Club

London

Late-night drag, cabaret and karaoke shows in Soho, running from 9pm with tickets from £15.

Booking required

Pope's Grotto

Pope's Grotto

Twickenham

A quirky underground grotto you explore yourself with a printed plan, open just a handful of days a year.

Booking required

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