UK family days out and holidays

We love exploring the UK as a family. We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful country with so much to explore. Find links to all my favourite UK family days out and holidays. I share many of these adventures here on the blog and this post is designed to help you find the ones that are the most relevant to you. Another great day out are Family walks.

General UK wide posts

Do you want to find out more about why you’ll love the National Trust for kids in this post.

Does your child love the Gruffalo? find the best Gruffalo trails in the UK here.

Looking for spooky Halloween breaks UK? then head here as you’ll find loads of ideas for Halloween holidays in October 2022.

North West

We are based in Cheshire in the North West so as you can imagine I have quite a bit of content on days out in the North West. You can find it all here Family days out North West

North East

We love exploring Hadrian’s wall. YHA The Sill at Hadrian’s Wall is a fantastic place to stay in the area.

Our favourite attraction is The Sill National landscape discovery centre. A fantastic, interactive and free exhibition.

This is definitely an area of the country we want to go back and explore more of.

Yorkshire

I grew up in Yorkshire and still have family there so we visit frequently. I love Yorkshire and there are so many great days ut for families.

Days out Yorkshire

There are lots of great days out for families in Yorkshire. These are the favourites that we’ve discovered so far.

We love York as there are so many things to do in York with kids.

We loved York’s chocolate story.

Kirklees light railway is perfect if you have any little train fans.

We love days spent at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, I’ve been visiting since I was a child.

Eureka! the National Children’s Museum is amazing for young children.

Possibly my favourite National Trust property is Fountains Abbey and Studley Water gardens.

Another fantastic sculpture garden in Yorkshire is, Himalayan gardens and sculpture park

Family holidays Yorkshire

If you’re looking for cheap hotels in york city centre then you need to read my review of Travelodge Micklegate York.

If you’re looking for boutique hotels York then look no further than The Churchill hotel York is lovely and even has family rooms.

Family days out West Midlands

Family days out Shropshire

For a magical family walk, head to Hawkstone Park Follies

Family days out in Staffordshire

We love the National Forest Adventure Farm Moon Landing Maze.

Their Christmas North Pole Experience is amazing too.

Another great family day out is Trentham Monkey Forest.

The nearby Trentham gardens are stunning with lots for kids to do.

A lovely family walk is Tittesworth Reservoir.

The play trail at Coombes valley is fantastic family fun.

There is a great family day out to be had at Shugborough Hall National Trust

Family holidays West Midlands

We enjoyed a weekend break as a family at Mercure Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa.

Berkshire

We love visiting Legoland Windsor.

We even managed to afford a stay in Legoland Windsor Resort hotel once (click through to find out how).

We usually stay in a nearby hotel occasionally in Windsor as there are so many things to do with kids in Windsor.

Find 10 Premier inns near Legoland Windsor here.

Surrey

We had an amazing day when we visited RHS Wisley with kids

Gloucestershire

Have you visited Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean? Find my Puzzlewood Forest of Dean review here.

We loved our visit to Slimbridge WWT. This attraction is great for outdoor-loving families. With lovely walks, 2 amazing play areas, 6 types of flamingo and lots of other wildlife attractions too. Find out more in my – Slimbridge wetland centre review.

If you’re in the Cotswolds and looking for a great family walk, you can’t go wrong with this Broadway tower walk from Broadway village. We love the playground in the village too.

Norfolk

We loved our stay at this great campsite in Norfolk. Read my Sandringham camping and caravan club site review here.

Wales

We spend a lot of time in North Wales but we also love exploring further south.

Days out in Pembrokeshire

We love Pembrokeshire, it’s absolutely beautiful and there are so many things to do with kids in Pembrokeshire.

Folly farm is probably our favourite. More farm, zoo and adventure park.

Every May you’ll find the fantastic wellness festival, The big retreat Wales, find out all about the kid’s entertainment by clicking through.

Things to do with kids in the Gower

Find out how to get to Three Cliffs Bay beach here. It’s a stunning beach and worth the 1 mile walk to get there.

Days out with kids North Wales

We love Anglesey and visit often. There are so many great things to do with kids in Anglesey.

We love Greenwood family park which isn’t that far from Anglesey.

Penrhyn Castle is another fantastic National Trust not far from Anglesey.

I’ve also got a post on all of the National Trust North Wales properties and gardens.

Conwy is a fantastic place to visit with kids, find the best things to do with kids in Conwy here.

Llandudno is a great place to visit find loads of things to do with kids in Llandudno here.

We love the Welsh Mountain Zoo. Find out why here.

Mid-wales

Probably the best campsite we have stayed on so far – Fforest Fields campsite review

Scotland

Days out Scotland

We’ve barely scratched the surface of Scotland and there are so many more places we’d love to visit like the highlands and the Outer Hebrides. An absolute dream would be to do the North Coast 500 route.

We loved our week staying in North Berwick which is home to the Scottish Sea bird centre.

We also absolutely love visiting Edinburgh zoo with kids.

Further afield

Find all our dream travel destinations here.

Want to follow all our adventures?

I always share all our adventures on Instagram both in stories and in my feed. Make sure you’re following me over there. Find me at @Ladybirdsadventures.

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