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

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Bloom Baby Classes Reading North and Henley

Bloom Baby Classes Rotherham & Sheffield East

Rotherham · ages 0-14

Sensory play, music, baby massage and movement sessions for babies and small children in Rotherham.

Baby change

Bloom Baby Classes Reading North and Henley

Bloom Baby Classes Rotherham North

Rotherham · ages 0-15

Baby sessions of music, sensory play and massage split by age, from newborns to crawling babies.

Multiple cyclists riding BMX bikes on a dirt track with banked curves at sunset, surrounded by trees.Free

Bolehills BMX Track

Sheffield

A free outdoor BMX track in Sheffield with jumps and berms to ride, plus club sessions and volunteer days.

An adult and child sit on a stone wall pointing at a large sandstone castle with multiple turrets and castellated towers.

Bolsover Castle Visitor Centre & Café

Bolsover

A hilltop castle with a wooden play castle outside, a dressing up box, and 107 steps to climb inside the real one.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+11 more

Two children wearing blue helmets navigate a high ropes course with wooden logs and rope elements among trees.from £30

Bradley Wood Activity Centre

Brighouse · ages 6-12

A day of high ropes, zip wire and archery for 6 to 12 year olds at a Scout activity centre near Brighouse.

Booking requiredGift shopFood on siteParking

Bright Stars Play Spacefrom £7.50

Bright Stars Play Space

Rotherham · ages 0-4

A soft, sensory play space for babies and toddlers under 4, with messy play, baby massage and a baby spa on the books.

Indoor seatingFood on site

Farm shop display with fresh produce including carrots, onions, strawberries, peppers and flowers on green table.

Brittain's Berries School Farm

Retford

Retford - Brittain Berries School Farm soft fruit and October pumpkins; tearooms on site.

Free parkingFood on siteToilets

Broomhill Climbing Worksfrom £3

Broomhill Climbing Works

Sheffield · ages 9+

Bouldering for over-9s, with off-peak weekday sessions the cheapest way in and supervision rules to sort before you go.

Bike parkingCard onlyFree parking

Broomhill LibraryFree

Broomhill Library

Sheffield · ages 0-11

Free storytimes, babytime and craft sessions through the week, though the steps at the door are a real faff with a buggy.

School visits

Broomhill Methodist Centrefrom £6.50

Broomhill Methodist Centre

Sheffield · ages 1+

A play town for toddlers and a bouldering wall for the bigger ones, run in timed sessions at a Broomhill centre.

Allergy awareBooking requiredCaféIndoor seating+1 more

Buddie's Play Denfrom £1

Buddie's Play Den

Chesterfield · up to age 10

Clay Cross soft play for under-10s with baby zones and a solid cafe - from £1 for under-1s, adults free.

ParkingFree parkingCaféFood on site+6 more

Aerial view of grounds at a country house museum with animal-shaped hedge maze outlined in white on a large green lawn.Free

Cannon Hall - Museum

Cawthorne

Free entry to a hall packed with sensory toys, plus woodland trails, tepees and a proper adventure playground outside.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféDog friendly+7 more

Two adults and four young children sitting on grass with a picnic in front of a historic stone house and large tree.Free

Cannon Hall Country Park

Barnsley

Free parkland with an adventure play area, wooden tepees and assault courses, plus a museum to duck into if it rains.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféDog friendly+10 more

Cannon Hall Farmfrom £5

Cannon Hall Farm

Barnsley

Farm days built around watching real farm work from indoor viewing platforms, plus an indoor play barn and reptile house for wet days.

ParkingToiletsCaféPicnic area+3 more

Carver Theatre

Carver Theatre

Stockport · ages 4+

A proper theatre panto plus junior and youth shows, with pyrotechnics that'll spook anyone under about four.

Hearing loopWheelchair accessible

Wooden boardwalk bridge crossing moorland with stone ruins, rolling hills and heather at sunset.from £0.70

Castle Hill

Huddersfield

Climb Victoria Tower on top of Castle Hill for the view over Huddersfield, and change for coins at the door.

Public transport nearbySchool visits

Canal view toward Chatsworth House across lawnsfrom £10

Chatsworth

Bakewell · ages 3-16

A vast garden of fountains and sculpture to roam, a farmyard for animal handling, and a woodland playground with big slides and water play.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredCaféDog friendly+8 more

Chester's Denfrom £3.50

Chester's Den

Chesterfield · ages 0-12

Soft play sessions of up to two hours for babies through to twelve-year-olds, with socks compulsory and a café for the grown-ups.

CaféIndoor seating

Chesterfield Escape Roomsfrom £60

Chesterfield Escape Rooms

Chesterfield

A 60 minute puzzle room in Chesterfield where your team works together to escape before the clock runs out.

Booking requiredParking

Colourful soft play area with inflatable structures decorated with insects, flowers and garden themes for young children.from £4.50

Chestnut Tree Wacky Warehouse

Barnsley · ages 0-10

Three-tier play frame, ball pool and craft tables under one roof, with age-specific areas so toddlers and older kids aren't fighting for space.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingGroup bookings+6 more

China Red Sheffield Sichuan restaurant dish

China Red Sheffield

Sheffield

Sichuan cooking in the city centre since 2008 - spice, karaoke rooms upstairs and a veggie menu.

Food on siteGroup bookingsParty rooms

Close-up of a decorated steam engine boiler with a brass horse emblem and purple award ribbon, with vintage steam engines and crowds visible behind.from £11

Chipping Steam Fair

Clitheroe

A field full of vintage steam engines, funfair rides, donkey rides and a stunt show over three days in Clitheroe.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyFree parking+2 more

Chopstix Sheffield Meadowhall

Chopstix Sheffield Meadowhall

Sheffield

Build-your-box Chinese noodles at Meadowhall - quick family pit stop between shops.

Food on site

Colour walkway through sandstone cavesfrom £9.50

City of Caves

Nottingham

Sandstone tunnels under Nottingham with WW2 shelters and a medieval tannery, walked with an audio guide.

Booking requiredCard onlyGift shopGroup bookings

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