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Every place in Stoke-on-Trent

Family days out in and around Stoke-on-Trent, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.

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Stone war memorial statue with wreaths in front of red brick Victorian building with slate roof and bare trees on either side.

Fenton Town Hall

Stoke-on-Trent

A café stop in Fenton Town Hall for tea, coffee and homemade cakes, with wifi if you need to sit and get a bit of work done.

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First Light Pavilion

Macclesfield

A planetarium film about Jodrell Bank, a working orrery and a whispering dish outside to shout across the lawn at.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBottle warming+13 more

Observatory dome building with solar panel in green field beside autumn hedgerows on clear day.Free

Flamsteed Observatory

Brailsford

Peer through the society telescopes on a public observing night - check the date before you set off.

Parking

Narrowboat moored on a canal beside flowering plants and trees under blue sky.from £16

Floating Holidays

Middlewich

A self-drive canal boat holiday where you learn to sail the boat yourself and fish straight from the deck.

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Woman and three young children walk through a historic garden with raised beds beside a half-timbered Tudor building.from £3

Ford Green Hall

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 5-16

A timber-framed Tudor house where kids try period toys, games and hands-on history workshops in real 17th-century rooms.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféFree parking+2 more

Foxfield Steam RailwayFree

Foxfield Steam Railway

Stoke-on-Trent

A steam train ride through the countryside on a heritage line that only runs Sundays, with a locomotive museum to poke around too.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+9 more

Foxlowe Arts Centre

Foxlowe Arts Centre

Leek

An arts centre café and events space in Leek with a gallery box office, room hire and a back entrance for wheelchair access.

CaféParkingVegetarian optionsWheelchair accessible

Fun Parkfrom £1

Fun Park

Rotherham · ages 2-18

A pay-as-you-go ride park with coasters, dodgems and mini golf, plus a Christmas Adventure with Santa in season.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingCafé+6 more

Gawsworth Hallfrom £5

Gawsworth Hall

Macclesfield · up to age 16

A Tudor manor house you tour on open days, with an Elizabethan garden and open-air theatre outside.

Close-up of a white cockatoo with dark beak on grass.from £4

Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre

Stafford · ages 3-16

A small sanctuary where kids get up close to birds of prey, reptiles and raccoons, and can hold a hawk at the flying display.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits

Green and yellow tractor with enclosed green trailer parked on grass, historic stone church buildings in background.Free

Glebe Farm

Congleton

Book a proper hands-on animal experience, groom a Highland cow or walk an alpaca, then browse the farm shop before the café shuts.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+5 more

Go Ape Buxton high ropes course in Grinlow Woodsfrom £36.95

Go Ape Buxton

Buxton · ages 10+

Harness up for high ropes and zip lines through Grinlow Woods above Buxton, built for ages 10 and up.

ParkingToiletsBooking requiredGroup bookings

Woman on zip wire at forest adventure course with other participants on platforms among tall trees.from £20.95

Go Ape Cannock Chase

Rugeley

Treetop rope courses and zip lines through Cannock Chase forest, with a bouncy net course thrown in.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+7 more

Golden Beach Karaoke Bar 黄金海岸KTV

Golden Beach Karaoke Bar 黄金海岸KTV

Leicester

Adults-only private karaoke rooms in Leicester city centre, from 5pm to 2am, with cocktails and food brought to your table.

Birthday partiesFood on siteParty rooms

Historic building with illuminated pub or restaurant frontage at dusk, featuring cream and brick facades with lit windows.

Granville's Restaurant & Music Bar

Stone

A restaurant and music bar with late Friday and Saturday hours built around evening dining and live sets, not a daytime kids' venue.

Two goats with ear tags at a farm enclosure, eating hay.from £8

Great Harwood Showground

Blackburn

A one-day country show with sheepdogs, birds of prey and a sheep race, all in a single Bank Holiday Monday.

Blue badge parkingCard onlyCash onlyFree parking+1 more

Bench on a tree-lined path overlooking a calm pond with an island, autumn foliage and visitors in a park.Free

Greenhead Park

Huddersfield

A free park with a double zip wire and a miniature steam railway that only runs on Saturday afternoons.

Changing PlacesOutdoor playToiletsWheelchair accessible

Hillside resort overview at Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bathfrom £20

Gulliver's Kingdom

Matlock Bath · ages 2-13

Hillside theme park near Matlock Bath with a log flume 300ft up and rides scaled for younger kids.

Free parkingToiletsAccessible toiletBaby change+5 more

Gulliver's Valley Rotherham resort overviewfrom £26

Gulliver's Valley

Rotherham · ages 2-13

Family theme park near Rotherham for ages 2-13, with Lost World dinos and Western World rides, from £26 online.

Free parkingToiletsAccessible toiletBaby change+6 more

Family theme park rides

Gulliver's Valley Rotherham

Rotherham

Family theme park near Rotherham - rides for Sheffield day-trips. Soft Play N.

ParkingToiletsCaféGift shop+1 more

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunkerfrom £11.50

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker

Lane

A genuine Cold War nuclear bunker 40ft underground, packed with authentic equipment and a spy mouse trail for the kids to follow.

CaféGift shopGroup bookingsSchool visits

Hannah Jones Swim Academy

Hannah Jones Swim Academy

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 0+

Swimming lessons from baby splash classes to competitive squads, plus mermaid sessions and Saturday inflatable parties.

Card onlyCash onlyToilets

Woman serving at a small kiosk window decorated with autumn leaves and seasonal products.Free

Hartshill Hayes Country Park

Nuneaton

Free woodland park with a play area and walking trails, plus a hill worth the climb if you fancy the view.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféDog friendly+6 more

Heath House Farm

Heath House Farm

Stoke-on-Trent

A working garden centre and farm shop with a tea room, gift shop and Sunday lunches near Stoke-on-Trent.

CaféGift shop

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