The 40 best days out for the summer holidays
With a rising trend for screen-free '90s summer' activities on social media, parents are increasingly eager to encourage their kids to spend less time on their digital devices, and more time enjoying nostalgic pursuits.
Whether it's a thrilling theme park ride, a peaceful nature trail along leafy lanes, or a chance to create a masterpiece in clay, there's something to suit you and your family.
What's more, a day out doesn't have to break the bank. You can generally save money by pre-booking online. Some sites, including Chatham Dockyard and Bletchley Park, allow free return visits for a year and others, including the Science and Media Museum in Bradford and Roman Legion Museum near Newport, charge nothing at all.
Here's our pick of the 40 best family-friendly days out around the country this summer.
Entry tickets quoted are for high season, based on individual adult and child prices. See websites for information on family tickets, concessions and opening times.
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London
Crystal Palace Park
Bromley, London
Created for the Great Exhibition in 1852, this historic space, south of the capital, has a boating lake, maze, skatepark, life-size dinosaur statues, a city farm and small museum. Despite current park regeneration work in progress, free 'Summer of Play' events take place throughout the school holidays.
Admission is free; crystalpalaceparktrust.org
Eltham Palace
Greenwich, London
Collect a TV-inspired Taskmaster score card to complete on a tour of this 1930s house built on the site of a medieval royal palace in 19 acres of garden. A medieval joust takes place on August 2 to 3.
Tickets start at £16.80 for adults and £10.40 per child (five to 17 years), under-fives are free; english-heritage.org.uk
South West
Crealy Theme Park & Resort
Exeter, Devon
Alongside over 60 rides and attractions, there's a soft play area for toddlers, small zoo and live puppet shows. A 'two days for the price of one' offer, from July 19 to September 2, allows free return within seven days.
Tickets start at £20, free for guests under 92cm tall; crealy.co.uk
Monkey World
Poole, Dorset
Themed crafts and trails run until August 31 at this 65-arce primate rehabilitation centre. Facilities include three adventure playgrounds and cafés, and there's a daily programme of keeper talks.
Tickets start at £18 for adults and £12 per child (three to 15 years), under-threes are free; monkeyworld.org
Trelissick
Truro, Cornwall
Dressing up, archery, storytelling, circus skills and family yoga are planned for Trelissick's Summer of Play, daily until September 2. This 18th-century house overlooking the Fal estuary has woodland walks and a tearoom.
Aerospace
Bristol
A new Rolls-Royce aerospace collection opens on August 1, plus a celebration of 150 years of Bristol's trams and buses on August 9. Take a selfie with the last Concorde to fly and a giant, extra-terrestrial Gromit model (of Wallace and Gromit fame).
Tickets start at £20 for adults and £13.50 per child (four to 17 years), under-fours are free; aerospacebristol.org
South East
Hampton Court Palace
Surrey
Summer events at Henry VIII's Tudor palace, in over 800 acres of grounds, include a Peter Rabbit adventure trail, with puzzles and activities based on Beatrix Potter characters, from July 25 until September 7.
Tickets start at £28 for adults and £14 per child (five to 15 years), under-fives are free; hrp.org.uk
Newhaven Fort
Newhaven, East Sussex
A newly-opened adventure playground, interactive exhibitions and a 1970s-themed escape room form part of a £7.5million restoration at this 19th-century fort. Summer events include historical reenactments and family activities.
Tickets (valid for 12 months) start at £17.95 for adults and £14.95 per child (four to 15 years), under-fours are free; newhavenfort.org.uk
Robin Hill
Newport, Isle of Wight
Under new ownership for 2025, this 88-acre country park has unveiled a boating lake, mini diggers, tubing slides, underground adventure tunnels, plus crazy golf and an indoor synthetic ice rink. A Cheeky Monkey Fire Show performs Tuesdays and Thursdays in August.
Paultons Park
New Forest, Hampshire
New for 2025, Ghostly Manor is the latest and spookiest ride at this family-run theme park, which offers 70 rides across 140 acres, including splash parks and adventure playgrounds. Baby Evie makes an appearance at its Peppa Pig World area this summer.
Historic Dockyard Chatham
Kent
Pick up a Time Travel Passport for a journey around this historic dockyard with Deckster, a lego-model sailor, answering quiz questions to earn time stamps. Afternoon tea aimed at under-12s includes Lego-themed cakes and sandwiches.
Tickets (valid for 12 months) start at £28.50 for adults and £16 per child (four to 15 years), under-fours are free; thedockyard.co.uk
Tumblestone Hollow at Stonor Park
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Enter the world of make-believe at Tumblestone Hollow, a 10-acre play area for families with young children within the grounds of Stonor Park, offering rope bridges, zip wires, tree houses and variety of fairytale characters.
Tickets start at £9.75 for adults and £10.50 per child (five to 16 years), £8.50 (three to four years), under-threes are free; stonor.com
Bletchley Park
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
The code-breaking centre's Summer of Peace marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War, and runs alongside family-guided tours, which explore the people and machines that helped break the Enigma cipher machine.
Tickets (valid for 12 months) start at £25.50 for adults and £17 per child (12 to 17 years), under-12s are free; bletchleypark.org.uk
North West
Tatton Park
Knutsford, Cheshire
Go on a bear hunt trail around the estate gardens at Tatton Park, where eight colourful bear sculptures bring the classic children's story to life, and lead to an onsite farm with its maize maze, storytelling and chick hatchery.
Tickets start at £16.20 for adults and £9 per child (four to 17 years), under-fours are free; tattonpark.org.uk
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool, Lancashire
Launch Pad is newly reopened for 2025, a stomach-churning vertical ascent of 210ft at 80mph, followed by an equally hair-raising descent. If this ride sounds too much, NickelodeonLand provides gentler themed fun.
Tickets start at £39 for adults and £34 per child (11 years and under); blackpoolpleasurebeach.com
North East
The Auckland Project
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Discover the history of this storied market town on a linked trail around the heritage sites, including the Palace and gardens. Events include summertime garden tours and medieval-themed events.
Combined Bishops Key tickets start at 30 for adults and £13.50 per child (five to 15), under-fives are free; aucklandproject.org
Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh, Northumberland
Pirates take over Bamburgh Castle this summer with Ahoy at the Castle from July 21 to August 31. Activities range from treasure hunts to craft workshops, plus Pirate School for swashbuckling skills, including sea shanties and walking the plank.
Washington Wetland Centre
Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Here, the focus is on dragonflies with a festival-themed line-up of activities: join a dragonfly safari, flutter along the dragonfly trail or unleash your inner dragonfly in the water play area.
Tickets start at £11.07 for adults and £7.20 per child (three to 17), under-threes are free; wwt.org.uk
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Pickering, North Yorkshire
Enjoy a summer of pixies and pirates on the railway from July 19 to August 31. Themed crafts, theatre, outdoor games and competitions are on offer at the heritage rail stations between Pickering and Whitby.
Science & Media Museum
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Catch the opening of the new Sound and Vision Galleries, with the chance to try radio broadcasting and meet a Dalek. Regular family-focused science shows take place in the Wonderlab Studio throughout the school holidays.
Free admission. Pre-book time slots online; scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
East of England
National Horse Racing Museum
Newmarket, Suffolk
A Creative Summer programme of family-friendly workshops takes place every Wednesday throughout the peak weeks at this museum, celebrating all things equine. Inspired by its current board game exhibition, Horseplay, activities include clay modelling, printmaking and t-shirt printing.
Norwich Castle
Norwich, Norfolk
Following a £13 million restoration, the castle's 900-year-old keep reopens on August 7 with new interactive exhibits and enhanced public access, plus a Gallery of Medieval Life with objects loaned from the British Museum.
Imperial War Museum
Duxford, Cambridgeshire
Drop-in summer activities aimed at families with children aged from five to 12 years include an aircraft Top Trumps trail around the Battle of Britain exhibition, plus opportunities to meet IWM's veterans in person.
Tickets start at £29.50 for adults and £14.75 per child (five to 15), under-fives are free; iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford
Whipsnade Zoo
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
12 huge wooden trolls share the stage with the animals at the UK's largest zoo this summer, creating a trail for families to explore. International Lion Day on August 10 sees lion-themed talks, arts and crafts and competitions.
Tickets start at £29 for adults and £20.30 per child (three to 15), under-threes are free; whipsnadezoo.org
East Midlands
Heights of Abraham
Matlock, Derbyshire
Meet Wimbledon's Wombles who have decamped to this panoramic, hilltop attraction for the summer. Reached by a seven-minute cable car ride, there are caverns, heritage trails, exhibitions and two adventure playgrounds to explore.
Tickets start at £26.50 for adults and £18 per child (five to 15), under-fives are free; heightsofabraham.com
Sundown Adventureland
Lincoln, Nottinghamshire
Best-suited to families with children aged under 10 years, this low-key theme park offers a Summer Time Fun programme from July 19 to August 31. Rides include Monkey Mayhem Driving School and the Rocky Mountain railroad.
Tickets start at £16.50 for adults, free for children under 90cm tall; sundownadventureland.co.uk
National Space Centre
Leicester, Leicestershire
The Centre's exhibition Space across the World: Summer celebrates how space brings the world together, with exhibits ranging from ancient constellations to modern-day missions. A new Planetarium show launches on July 20.
Tickets start at £20.95 for adults and £18.95 per child (five to 16), under-fives are free; spacecentre.co.uk
Burghley House
Peterborough, Lincolnshire
Cecil the Mole introduces small children to the world of espionage at this 16th-century estate this summer, with storytelling, spy-themed trails and hands-on activities. Drop-in workshops include a mini-beast mission and slime lab.
Tickets start at £20 for adults and £9 per child (three to 15), under-threes are free; burghley.co.uk
West Midlands
Severn Valley Railway
Worcestershire and Shropshire
From July 26, trains operate on a full-length, 16-mile track between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. Family days offer steam-themed games and activities from Tuesdays to Thursdays, 11am to 3pm, through the peak months.
Tickets start at £26 for adults and £17.50 per child (four to 17), under-fours are free; svr.co.uk
Acton Scott Heritage Farm
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Meet a wide range of rare breed animals, including shire horses, dairy shorthorn cattle and Gloucester old spot pigs, at this welcoming educational charity run by volunteers, which promotes traditional farming skills with costumed demonstrators.
Tickets start at £16 for adults and £8 per child (six to 16), under-sixs are free; actonscottheritagefarm.org.uk
Wales
Anglesey Sea Zoo
Brynsiencyn, Isle of Anglesey
Learn about seahorse conservation at this marine resource centre in North Wales, which also has a lobster hatchery and crawfish research programme. 40 water tanks contain all manner of fascinating creatures from sea squirts to conger eels.
Tickets start at £12.95 for adults and £11.50 per child (three to 15), under-threes are free; angleseyseazoo.co.uk
Conwy Castle
Conwy
Learn to juggle and spin plates with the castle's resident jester, Erred le Fol, at this magnificent 700-year-old castle with its preserved battlements and towers. Cyfarwydd Cymru, the Storyteller of Wales, makes a summer appearance too.
Tickets start at £13.10 for adults and £9.10 per child (five to 17), under-fives are free; cadw.gov.wales
National Roman Legion Museum
Newport, Monmouthshire
Dip into the packed summer schedule offered at the site of the Roman Caerleon fortress, including Roman Bootcamp (July 28 to 30), Party Like a Roman with cookery demonstrations, crafts and games (August 2) and Gladiator Training School on selected dates throughout August.
Free admission; museum.wales
Skomer Island
Pembrokeshire
Take a boat trip to Skomer, which lies than a mile off the coast and is home to a huge variety of birdlife including puffins, guillemots, razorbills and kittiwakes as well as the indigenous Skomer vole.
Scotland
Royal Yacht Britannia
Edinburgh
A newly-opened visitor centre tells the story from the ship's launch in 1953 to the present day. Explore the five decks, including state apartments and crew's quarters, while children take part in a Cuddly Corgi treasure hunt.
RSPB Scotland Lochwinnoch
Renfrewshire
Pick up a Wild Superpowers activity pack, focussing on ways that wildlife has developed strategies to survive and breed, and head off on an accessible trail through this 267-hectare wetland reserve, home to whooper swans, wigeon and great crested grebes.
Admission is free. Parking £4. Activity pack £5; rspb.org.uk
Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park
Lochranza, Ayrshire & Arran
This baronial castle, dating from 1844 and overlooking the Firth of Clyde, has gardens planted with rare and exotic plants, as well as an Isle Be Wild adventure play park, woodland and waterfalls.
Tickets from £16 for adults and £8 per child (five to 17), under-fives are free; nts.org.uk
Scone Palace
Perth, Perthshire
Until August 15, children have free entry to this iconic palace, in 100 acres of gardens with a beech hedge maze and a woodland playground. Summer events include falconry displays, walled garden workshops and outdoor cinema.
Tickets start at £19.50 for adults and £13 per child (five to 15) from August 15, under-fours are free; scone-palace.co.uk
Northern Ireland
Castle Coole
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh
Get active at a summer sports camp taking place in the grounds of the 18th-century Castle Coole, or take an interactive sensory tour of the house. There's also a lake walk and a beech tree trail.
Tickets from £13 for adults and £6.50 per child (five to 17), under-fives are free; nationaltrust.org.uk
Montalto Estate
Ballynahinch, County Down
Explore the network of trails which criss-cross this 18th-century estate, where birdlife includes woodpeckers, kingfishers and red kites. There's also a natural play area with a tree house and a Bark Park for dogs.
Tickets from £9.10 for adults and £6.10 child (five to 16), under-fives are free; montaltoestate.com
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