Staffordshire
Free woodland walks, animal visits, farms and theme parks across Staffordshire.
Family days out by local area
Start with a researched area guide, compare the options and follow through to costs, facilities and official sources.
West Midlands
Compare Birmingham’s indoor attractions with zoo and heritage visits in Dudley.
Shropshire
Compare museum discovery, aircraft, free park play and estate visits around Shrewsbury, Telford and Cosford.
Worcestershire
Compare West Midlands Safari Park near Bewdley with a Severn Valley Railway journey.
Leicestershire
Compare Leicester’s city attractions with an outdoor wildlife visit at Twycross Zoo.
London
Free general admission at the Science Museum and Natural History Museum in South Kensington.
Edinburgh
Compare free museum discovery with a paid wildlife visit in Edinburgh.
Belfast
Free galleries at the Ulster Museum or hands-on science at W5.
Birmingham
Three family options in Birmingham: Thinktank, SEA LIFE and Cadbury World.
Stoke-on-Trent
Trentham Gardens or Monkey Forest: compare two separate family attractions in Stoke-on-Trent.
Tamworth
Compare theme-park rides, farm activities, castle history and indoor snow play in and around Tamworth.
Dudley
Animals and castle grounds or historic streets: two family visits in Dudley.
Rugeley and Wolseley Bridge
Compare Cannock Chase Forest near Rugeley with the Wolseley Centre’s nature reserve.
Cannock and Hednesford
Compare Hednesford play areas with two different Cannock Chase woodland starting points.
Lichfield
Outdoor play at Beacon Park or a historic house museum and herb garden in Lichfield.
Stafford
Compare Stafford’s riverside play and castle with a larger estate visit at nearby Shugborough.
Sutton Coldfield
Compare Sutton Park and New Hall Valley with lakeside play at nearby Kingsbury Water Park.
Walsall
Free outdoor play at Walsall Arboretum or indoor art and family activities at The New Art Gallery.
Wolverhampton
Compare free park play, an Edwardian house and indoor art activities in Wolverhampton.
Warwick
Compare free riverside play at St Nicholas Park with a paid Warwick Castle visit.
Coventry
Compare transport history, art and cathedral exploring for a family visit to Coventry.
Leicester
Compare free museum discovery and park play with space science and selected industrial museum open days.
Nottingham
Compare Robin Hood discovery, natural history and free science activities across three Nottingham attractions.
Derby
Compare free museum entry, a Georgian house and outdoor playground visits in Derby.
Worcester
Compare Civil War discovery, free museum collections and outdoor play in Worcester.
Shrewsbury
Compare free town-centre museum discovery and riverside play with a nearby estate visit at Atcham.
We publish local guides where we have multiple researched options to compare. The full directory also includes individual attractions in other UK areas.