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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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from £3.25Clumber Park
Worksop · ages 0+
Picnic by the lake, then roam the play area and long Lime Tree Avenue.
CaféParkingPicnic areaToilets+9 more
from £7Corporation
Sheffield · ages 14+
Four rooms of live gigs and club nights for the 14+ crowd, not a venue for younger kids.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingLockersToilets+1 more
Cosy Club Sheffield
Sheffield
City-centre Cosy Club on Holly Street - brunch, all-day dining, family-friendly tables.
Food on siteHigh chairsKids menuWheelchair accessible
Couch Sheffield
Sheffield
Bring the family for all-day breakfast, brunch, cakes and specialty coffee at this Cathedral Quarter café and event venue.
CaféFood on siteBirthday partiesGroup bookings
Courtside Hillsborough Mini Golf
Sheffield
Outdoor Sheffield-themed mini golf in Hillsborough Park - floodlit evenings, family prices from about £4.
ParkingOutdoor play
from £13Crack The Code Escape Rooms Sheffield
Sheffield · ages 12+
An hour locked in a room together, working through clues and puzzles to beat the clock before your time's up.
Booking required
from £5Creswell Crags
Worksop
A limestone gorge, Ice Age caves and rock art to hunt out, with a museum and lakeside walk to fill the rest of the day.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+19 more
FreeCromford Mills
Cromford, Derbyshire
A free mill yard, shops and exhibition, with paid tours telling the story of the world's first water powered cotton mill.
CaféGift shopPicnic area
Crookes Social Club
Sheffield
A working social club in Crookes hosting toddler and baby sensory classes alongside quiz nights, bingo and a comedy club.
Indoor seating
from £12Cryptology Escape Rooms Sheffield
Sheffield
Themed escape rooms where the family hunts for clues and hidden doors against a 60 minute clock.
Parking
Cupola Gallery
Sheffield
A gallery with a sculpture garden to wander round, open six days a week if you fancy an easy browse with kids in tow.
Wheelchair accessible
from £4.95Curious Kids Town
Sheffield · ages 0-11
A mini role-play town where kids clock in as vets, firefighters and doctors for a tightly timed 90-minute shift.
Booking requiredFree parkingIndoor playFood on site+4 more
FreeCusworth Hall Museum
Doncaster
Free entry to a Georgian hall with walking trails, play areas and a peek at the Great Kitchen and chapel paintings.
Blue badge parkingCard onlyDog friendlyFood on site+4 more
Dance Unlimited
Sheffield
Weekly dance classes running from toddler ballet right up to teen street dance, with themed birthday parties thrown in too.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingGift shop+2 more
from £12.97Diggerland Yorkshire
Castleford · ages 4-14
Kids get behind the controls of real diggers and dumpers, plus over 20 rides included in one ticket.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings+5 more
from £15Dobbies Garden World Chesterfield
Chesterfield · ages 0+
A timed-slot Christmas grotto at the North Pole village, with Santa, a penguin soft toy and a photo to take home.
ToiletsCaféFree parkingBooking required
FreeDon Valley Bowl
Sheffield
Free skating, running routes and outdoor gym kit at a Sheffield sports park with no entry fee and no booking faff.
Free parkingOutdoor playWheelchair accessible
from £10Drapers Dance
Sheffield · ages 1-18
Weekly dance classes running from toddler movement sessions at 18 months right up to teen street and Latin at 18.
Free parkingIndoor seatingFood on site
from £2Drayton Manor
Tamworth
Coasters, a whole Thomas & Friends land and a 15-acre zoo, all on one ticket near Tamworth.
ToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changeCafé+6 more
Duncombe Park Country Fair
York
A one-day country fair with funfair rides, archery and axe throwing on the May Bank Holiday.
Dog friendlyFood on siteParking
Earth Paper Fibre
Sheffield
Paint or shape your own pottery, from bud vases to wax melters, at workshops beginners can just turn up to and try.
Booking required
from £20Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Wirksworth
Ride heritage steam and diesel trains through the Derbyshire countryside, with a model railway carriage and picnic stops along the way.
ToiletsParkingPicnic areaGift shop+3 more
FreeElsecar Heritage Centre
Elsecar
A free wander round shops, cafés and a heritage site, with a beer tap and two tea rooms to fall back on.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+7 more
FreeElsecar Park
Barnsley · ages 0-14
A free park with a play area, crazy golf and a bird hide, easy to fill a couple of hours without spending anything.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+2 more
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