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Family days out in and around Stoke-on-Trent, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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FreeMayfield Park
Manchester
Free outdoor park with a play yard of six slides built around a daylighted stretch of the River Medlock.
Dog friendlyOutdoor playToilets

Nantwich Players Theatre
Nantwich
Amateur theatre putting on pantomimes and youth productions, with an interval bar and ice cream to keep things civilised.
CaféCard onlyHearing loopParking+4 more
from £6.65National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 5+
A Victorian garden with a Chinese pagoda, dark tunnels to duck through and a woodland play area for climbing and balancing.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+6 more
FreeNational Trust - Formby
Liverpool
Sand dunes, pinewoods and two beach trails to explore, with sand wheelchairs on loan and no fires allowed to keep the wildlife happy.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+11 more
from £6National Trust Shugborough Estate
Stafford
A working farm with Longhorn cows and Dorking chickens, a grand mansion, and acres of parkland to wander at Shugborough Estate.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+8 more

New Finney Gardens
Stoke-on-Trent
A pub with live music and a proper food menu, open midday to 11pm every day, dog friendly in the bar.
Dog friendlyFood on site
from £5New Vic Theatre
Newcastle-under-Lyme
A working theatre with plays, concerts and exhibitions on stage, plus a café and bar to make an evening of it.
Blue badge parkingCaféGift shopGroup bookings+3 more

Nixon's Farm Shop
Cheadle · up to age 10
Heald Green farm shop with animals, play barn and tea room - book play sessions at weekends.
ParkingToiletsCaféBaby change+5 more
FreeNottingham Beach
Nottingham
A free pop-up beach with sand, a pool and paid rides in the middle of the city, open all summer.
Card onlyCash onlyToilets

Oak Moor Farm
Leek
Meet, feed and walk alpacas on a harness, with a secure paddock if you've brought the dog too.
Dog friendlyFood on siteParkingToilets
from £6.50Oakleys Farm | Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
A working buffalo farm with a petting farm at weekends, a farm shop and a kitchen serving proper breakfasts and lunch.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+10 more

Our Space
Newcastle-under-Lyme · ages 0-17
A booking-only play and sensory venue in Newcastle-under-Lyme for disabled children and young people, from soft play to bushcraft.
Accessible toiletBooking requiredChanging PlacesIndoor play+6 more

Paralysis Escape Rooms
Stoke-on-Trent · adults only (18+)
An over-18s locked room challenge in Stoke-on-Trent where your team has an hour to crack the clues and get out.
FreePavilion Gardens
Buxton
Free Victorian gardens with outdoor play parks, then hop the miniature train or boats when you fancy a paid treat.
ToiletsParkingCaféRestaurant+6 more
from £13.75Peak Cavern
Castleton
Walk a guided showcave under the gorge with a rope-makers story - chilly low section, from £13.75 online for children.
Booking required
from £5Peak District Mining Museum
Matlock · ages 4+
An underground guided tour through a real lead mine, plus a museum where kids climb mock tunnels and pan for minerals.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings+6 more
from £17.95Peak Wildlife Park
Leek · ages 0+
Walk with lemurs and penguins, meet polar bears Nanook and Noori, then burn energy on outdoor play and indoor jungle soft play.
Free parkingParkingToiletsAccessible toilet+14 more
from £65Pen-y-bont Ceramics
Macclesfield · ages 16+
A 16-plus pottery studio where you learn to throw on the wheel or hand build, with tasters, courses and group sessions.
Free parking

Perrys Field To Fork Ltd
Eccleshall
A working cookery school in Eccleshall running hands-on courses in butchery, bread, world cuisine and BBQ, plus school sessions and hen parties.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesGroup bookingsParty rooms+2 more
from £7.50Pixel Busters
Stoke-on-Trent
Free play arcade with Street Fighter cabinets, dance machines, Pac-Man and PS5s, open Saturdays with sessions to book.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredParty rooms
from £5Play @ Lower Drayton Farm
Penkridge · ages 0-18
A four-storey soft play frame with racing slides indoors, plus rabbits, goats and pedal tractors outside.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféChanging Places+13 more
FreePlayland Fun Park
Stourport-on-Severn
A pay-as-you-go ride park on the river with go karts, bumper boats and a pony ride, plus riverside meadows for a picnic.
Picnic area

Playworld
Crewe
A themed world of dinosaurs, aliens, Wembley and Big Ben under one roof, with a separate area for babies and toddlers.
Indoor playParty roomsSensory friendly
from £22Poplars Farm Riding School
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 4+
Riding lessons from £22 for a half hour, with group sessions, private coaching and hacking out for those who've got the basics down.
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