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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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from £25Stagecoach Performing Arts Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 4-18
Weekly singing, dancing and acting classes building towards an annual show, plus themed birthday parties on the side.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsParty rooms

Stoke-on-Trent Film Theatre
Stoke-on-Trent
An evening screen showing Tuesday to Saturday with a proper bar open beforehand, not a multiplex.
Accessible toiletCaféWheelchair accessible

Summer Beach Club
Sheffield · ages 0+
Outdoor summer pop-up at Meadowhall with water slides, a roller coaster and fairground rides for a whole afternoon out.
Booking requiredFree parkingFood on sitePicnics allowed
from £16.60Sundown Adventureland
Retford · ages 0-10
Rampton - theme park for under-10s with 30+ rides, indoor play and free under-90cm entry.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+6 more
FreeSwanshurst Park
Birmingham
A free park with a playground and a patch of woodland to poke about in, no rides despite the label.

Swell UK Ltd - Garden, Pond and Aquatic Supplies
Hyde
A garden and aquatic supplies shop where you can wander past tanks of tropical, coldwater and marine fish, plus reptiles and amphibians.

TeamSport Go Karting Stoke
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 4-99
Indoor karting with a fast, technical track for ages 8 up, plus a Mini Racer session for kids as young as 4.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyFree parking+5 more

Tegg's Nose Country Park
Macclesfield
Quarry climbing and abseiling, a geology trail, and a dragonfly letter hunt for younger walkers, on the hills above Macclesfield.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBooking required+4 more
from £8.75Tenpin Stoke
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 4-16
Thirty lanes with bumpers for the little ones, plus laser tag and escape rooms if bowling doesn't fill the visit.
Birthday partiesFood on siteParkingPublic transport nearby
from £11The Children's Country House at Sudbury
Sudbury · ages 0+
National Trust kids-first country house near Sudbury - Museum of Childhood, gardens and cafe from £11 child.
Accessible toiletBike parkingBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+12 more
FreeThe Clubhouse Stoke
Newcastle-under-Lyme · ages 0-90
An 18-hole indoor crazy golf course in a basement bar, with table tennis, darts and karaoke rooms alongside it.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCard only+6 more

The Dudson Centre
Stoke-on-Trent
A pottery museum built around a real bottle oven, with a café doing soup and Fair Trade coffee on weekdays.
Accessible toiletCaféWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi
from £3.50The Garden House Marple
Stockport · ages 3+
Free-roaming pigs, alpacas and Shetland ponies to feed and a riverside walk, for £3.50 a head.
Blue badge parkingDog friendlyFood on siteOutdoor play+3 more
from £29.80The Great Rutland Cavern
Matlock Bath · ages 4+
A cable car ride over the valley followed by two illuminated show caverns cut into the hillside.
CaféDog friendlyGift shopGroup bookings+7 more

The House of Lawrence (Stoke-on-Trent)
Stoke-on-Trent
Theatrical shows and special-effects illusions in the heart of Stoke, with a family pride after-party thrown in for some dates.
Blue badge parkingCard only

The Little Theatre
Telford
Pantomimes and plays staged by a local theatre group, with a way in for kids from age 10 who want to perform rather than just watch.
from £12.95The Packing House Café
Stoke-on-Trent
A canalside café by the Burleigh Factory Shop doing proper afternoon tea, with a children's version on the menu too.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBooking required+7 more
from £1.50The Play Barn @ Round Meadows Farm
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 0-10
A multi-level play frame and a separate baby area on a Stoke farm site, with socks compulsory and your own food banned.
Accessible toiletAllergy awareBaby changeBirthday parties+14 more
from £8.40The Play Shed
Stafford · ages 0-10
Two separate indoor play zones split by age, each with its own car track, plus a climbing frame for mobile toddlers up to ten-year-olds.
CaféIndoor playIndoor seatingLockers+3 more

The Potteries Centre
Stoke-on-Trent
A shopping centre in the middle of Stoke-on-Trent with quiet hours for anyone who finds it all a bit much.
Bike parkingCaféParkingPublic transport nearby+3 more

The Rugeley Rose - Community Hall & Theatre
Rugeley
A local theatre and hall in Rugeley doing pantomime and family shows on one accessible level.
Blue badge parkingCaféFree parkingIndoor seating+4 more

The Sanctuary Dance Venue
Stone
Kids dance classes, family parties and line dancing workshops in a venue with its own café-bar.
Birthday partiesCaféIndoor seatingParty rooms

Three Shires Head
Buxton
A walk to shallow pools and waterfalls where kids can paddle and you can spread out a picnic.

Time 4 Sport UK Ltd
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 4-13
Sports-based holiday camps for school-age kids, running half or full days across the holidays with pre-booking essential.
Booking required
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