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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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Cable cars at the Heights of Abrahamfrom £16

Heights of Abraham

Matlock Bath · ages 4-15

A cable car ride over the valley, two cavern tours underground, then a hilltop park of play areas and views.

ToiletsCaféRestaurantGift shop+12 more

Heritage Narrow Boats Ltd

Heritage Narrow Boats Ltd

Stoke-on-Trent

Take the tiller yourself on a hired day boat, or head off for days at a time along the Four Counties, Cheshire or Llangollen canals.

Illuminated woodland trail at Heritage Woodfrom £8

Heritage Wood

Ashbourne · ages 0+

Wander an illuminated woodland trail of about a mile, then warm up at the stalls for hot drinks and crafts.

Booking requiredFree parking

Hockerhill Adventure Playbarnfrom £3

Hockerhill Adventure Playbarn

Stafford · ages 1-12

A big outdoor and indoor play barn built around a climbing tree, with go-karts, a zipline and a toddler corner too.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBirthday parties+19 more

Crowds of visitors gather around a large dinosaur statue at an outdoor leisure venue on a sunny day.from £13

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World

Telford · ages 2+

Real animals, a dinosaur land and a Land Rover safari ride, with enough ground to fill most of a day.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+8 more

Intake Farm Campsite

Intake Farm Campsite

Stoke-on-Trent

A quiet working farm campsite near Stoke-on-Trent where you camp or stay in a glamping pod alongside cows, llamas, goats and sheep.

Toilets

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

Macclesfield

UNESCO radio telescope day out near Macclesfield - Space Dome films, trails and cafes.

ParkingFree parkingCaféGift shop+5 more

Jones Family Cruisingfrom £45

Jones Family Cruising

Penkridge

Hire a narrowboat for the week and let the kids take turns steering and working the locks on the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal.

Booking requiredFood on siteToilets

Just Kidding Hanley

Just Kidding Hanley

Hanley · up to age 12

Hanley soft play with junior, toddler and baby zones plus cafe.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingParty rooms+1 more

Tree-lined woodland path at sunset leading to a small cabin with autumn leaves covering the ground.

Kibblestone Scout Campsite

Stone

A group campsite near Stone where scout, guide and other youth groups can spend a few days abseiling, axe throwing, crate stacking and pond dipping.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredDog friendlyFirst aid+6 more

Two climbers ascending indoor climbing walls with coloured holds, one on an overhang and one on a vertical section.from £5

Kilnworx Climbing Centre

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 6-16

Roped climbing, bouldering and abseiling on real walls, with sessions and parties for climbers aged six and up.

Birthday partiesCaféParty rooms

Brown cow with ear tags looking at camera in a green pasture.from £2.50

Lakemore Farm Park

Crewe

Feed the animals, wander the nature walk and have a go on the mini golf, with no time limit on how long you stay.

CaféIndoor playOutdoor playToilets

Lancashire Mining Museum CIOFree

Lancashire Mining Museum CIO

Manchester

Wander round a real colliery site with a 98ft headgear to gawp at, colliery cottages and a miner's canteen to poke round, all free to get in.

Café

Little tots play village

Little tots play village

Newport · ages 0-8

Role-play zones like a shop, vet, bakery, salon and emergency services, plus a sensory room for SEN kit.

Baby changeBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+3 more

Lodge Farm Equestrian Centre

Lodge Farm Equestrian Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

Riding lessons, pony parties and Pony Club badges at a proper equestrian centre with its own café.

Birthday partiesCaféFood on siteParty rooms+3 more

Hands shaping wet clay on a pottery wheel during a ceramics workshop.from £25

LoveClay Ceramics Centre

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 8+

Get hands on a potter's wheel to throw your own pot, or try clay sculpting and pumpkin painting workshops, all from age 8 up.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingLockers+1 more

LoveKnott Creationsfrom £40

LoveKnott Creations

Stoke-on-Trent

Craft workshops where you make your own mosaic plaque, stone art or a Powertex sculpture from recycled bottles, over two to four hours.

Booking required

Four visitors walking along a path beside a lake with a grand neoclassical mansion and autumn trees in the background.from £4.50

Lyme

Disley · ages 0+

Deer park, Crow Wood playscape and gardens at Disley - park and garden from about £4.50 kids.

ToiletsParkingPicnic areaCafé+2 more

A hand lifting a glowing pink bowling ball from the ball return at an illuminated indoor bowling alley.

Lymelight Boulevard

Newcastle under Lyme

A multi-activity venue with laser tag, bowling, crazy golf, a cinema, an escape room and soft play all under one roof.

Indoor playFood on siteParkingPublic transport nearby+1 more

Two ballroom dancers perform a dramatic lift on a dance floor, the woman in a red sequined gown and the man in formal attire.from £4

MB Dance Centre

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 3-99

Ballroom and Latin classes for absolute beginners upwards, from a 45-minute Saturday session for 3 to 8 year olds to adult classes and competition training.

Booking required

A directional sign mounted on a pole listing activity attractions, surrounded by trees on a leisure venue grounds.from £29.50

Madrenaline Activities

Macclesfield

Rolling down a hill inside a giant inflatable ball is the headline, backed by axe throwing, combat archery and off-road Segways.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits

Magic Voices Stafford Musical Theatre Choir

Magic Voices Stafford Musical Theatre Choir

Stafford · adults only (18+)

An adults-only choir in Stafford where you turn up on a Monday evening and sing West End musical theatre numbers in harmony.

Free parking

Magical Memoriesfrom £50

Magical Memories

Leek

Book a magician or caricaturist to work the room at your party, drawing guests or doing close-up card and coin tricks.

Booking required

Wildflower meadow with white, yellow and purple blooms, trees and rolling countryside with distant hills and buildings visible.Free

Manor Fields Park

Sheffield

Free park with two playgrounds, a sandpit and a boardwalk, plus Tudor ruins you can touch but not climb.

Accessible toiletCaféChanging PlacesKids menu+4 more

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