Foxton Canal Museum was opened in 1989.
Leicestershire
Foxton Canal Museum is situated in the reconstructed Boiler House of the lift. It tells the story of the lift and canals it served for the public.
Killhope is a fully restored 19th century lead mine.
County Durham
You experience the life and work of the local lead mining families. Huge working waterwheel.
A great day out for all the family!
A real treasure house of the ordinary and the extraordinary from Swansea past, and is a focus for the future of the city and its people.
Great Day out for families! & FREE
Yorkshire
For a fantastic free day out with railway legends, daily demonstrations and interactive exhibits visit the National Railway Museum in York.
The museum is set in parkland
Northamptonshire
Displays exhibits relating to Northampton's varied history including, military history, 19-century fashion gallery and leathercraft gallery.
Carmarthenshire
Families can have fun following the specially designed trail, 'A Woolly Tale', trying their hand at carding, spinning and sewing along the way.
Enjoy and explore!
Kent
A great attraction for your days out in Merseyside.
Merseyside
This Museum tells the history of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it.
Farming and domestic memorabilia, from the rural community that was Dalgarven.
Ayrshire
Regularly changing display of vintage costumes from the museum's 1,000 or more collection.
Set in a futuristic glass building located at the heart of Manchester
We are proud to care for the world’s greatest football collection - over 140,000 items - including the FIFA Collection.
Take a trip to this family friendly museum in Matlock
Derbyshire
Expand your child's knowledge at the Gordon Highlanders Museum!
Aberdeenshire
A look into life in the Regiment and the area of Aberdeenshire, with collections and exhibits at this interesting museum.One of our suggestions for school trips!
Explore this historical museum!
Kincardineshire
Find out about 19th century tartans, Royal commemorative china and the life of local musician and composer, J. Scott Skinner.
It houses one of the finest craft collections in the country.
Brighton
Lots of regular hands-on events and activities in one of the most family friendly and accessible museums in the south east with an unusual Indian gateway in its grounds.
Perfect for fans of fire engines!
Lincolnshire
Educational and interesting!
A wonderful day out!
Acres of award winning family fun
Devon
See the famous Egyptology galleries...
The new Science for Life gallery; Zoology featuring mammals, birds and live animals; and the Museum's own collections of fossils and minerals.
Following the trail of Sirius the dog!
Discover how astronomers and musicians William and Caroline Herschel lived in Georgian times, and what wonders they discovered!
A great all weather attraction!
Just another idea for a day out with your kids.
Tyne and Wear
This museum combines the excavated remains of the fort with spectacular reconstructions and exciting, hands-on museum displays.
Free entry attraction for families at Irchester Country Park
All weather 5 star attraction
All weather, multi-award-winning Five-Star visitor attraction.
Angus
European Industrial Museum of the Year Winner. Original working machinery. Computer displays and hands-on interactive Juteopolis film show.
Historical fun for all the family!
Worcestershire
A gem of a Museum
Country Life Museum
Perthshire
Unique collection of information, photographs and artefacts from the local area & people which ties in to stories and displays of how their use.
A great educational day out!
Another one of our days out with the kids.
Lanarkshire
Special Events: Spring into Easter, April 4. Classic Cars May 2, on our 1950s working farm with dairy cows, sheep, pigs, and much more!
Take a trip back in time
Have one of your days out at this museum housed in a beautiful Victorian farmstead
Buckinghamshire
Have one of your days out at this museum housed in a beautiful Victorian farmstead this is much more than a run of the mill museum.
Have fun seeing the evolution of computing & our UK digital history!
Wiltshire
Lots of hands-on working exhibits: try vintage games in our ‘Pong to Playstation’ Zone with Pong, Pacman, and more. School visits.
Mums & Dads will love this too!
Aviation and motor-sport museum!
Surrey
Lots of family activities, hands-on-discovery centre. Much more to see than you can imagine. Tea room and gift shop.
Stockwood Discovery Centre - A great place to take the kids and free!
Bedfordshire
Warwickshire
Explore military history in Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Something for everyone!
One of our ideas for things to do for the family.
Discover the American way of life from colonial times, the joys and hardships of American children. Set in 30 acres of beautiful parkland.
Take a peek into local industries!
Nottinghamshire
An educational and fun place to visit!
Lots of things to see and do here. Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre holds an interesting collection telling the history and story of Chippenham past and present.
Great air museum that kids will love!
Somerset
Excellent air museum for all the family with many historic aircraft, activities and museum. Events throughout the year.
Museum
Inverness-shire
Here you actually enter the World of the Highlander and experience walking through a number of 'time windows' dating from the early 18th century.
See a recreated ironmonger's shop.
Selkirkshire
Other lively displays relate to the history of the building and to Selkirk. Video and audio-tape programmes are available.
Take a look!
Britain’s original dinosaurs museum.
Dorset
Award-winning museum in Dorset on your kids days out - fossils, skeletons and life-sized dinosaur reconstructions with multimedia and hands on displays.
Eastnor Castle.
Herefordshire
This is one of England's most beautiful castles. Knight's Maze and Children's Assault Course. Adventure Playground.
You must take a look!
Amazing aircraft collection!
Shropshire
Develope your knowledge at Banbury Museum!
Oxfordshire
New Museum in attractive canal side locationwith exciting displays. Resource Room, Cafe.
A great day out!
Anglesey
Find out about crime and punishment in Beaumaris Gaol, see the spartan cells and unique treadwheel.
Come and explore the wreck of the Warship Anne!
Sussex
Warship Anne is the best known surviving vessel from Samuel Pepys’ Restoration Navy. Travel back to 1749!
Plenty of special features for children!
Learn about fossils that transform into dinosaurs, prehistoric crocodiles and fish, a diorama of local animals and birds and much more!
Educational and Exciting!
Berkshire
Award Winning Museum
Interactive areas throughout our family!
Friendly museum allow all ages to get involved. Regular junior workshops, family events and a range of activities!
Kirkcudbrightshire
Fine private collections of gemstones, crystals, minerals, rocks and fossils in Great Britain.
Interactive family fun!
Northumberland
Surely Scotland’s grandest castle set on it's magnificent volcanic rock.
Stirlingshire
With historical displays, recreation of the 16th century kitchens, Regimental Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Enjoy the interesting Hereford Museum and Art!
The museum is full of interesting local history with hands-on elements for all the family.
Guided Underground tours at Scotland's only lead-mining museum in Scotland's highest village.
Dumfriesshire
Gold Panning in July and August. Educational & school visits, Interactive displays. Beam Engine. Gift shop, cafe.
Small Museum of Teddy Bears!
The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum.
Have a great Kids Day Out at Dorchester's unmissable family museum, plus Teddy Bear House, a unique family house with people sized bears.
Ideal for schools!
There is always something fun to do at the Museum of Farnham!
It is a great place to spend a rainy day or have a picnic in the garden when the weather is fine. Monthly Museum club. School visits.
A great visit!
Over 100 aircraft on display. Free entry!
Make discovering history fun by using interactive displays, visiting our interactive centre, having a ride on a simulator and much more!
Learn about the history of Norwich!
Norfolk
Another thing to do from Kids Days out.
Our recent £10million redevelopment has created dynamic and innovative new galleries that encourage you to get involved as you wander round.
Enjoy an exciting ride on the Steam train.
All aboard for an exciting journey into history! Ride a steam train and visit the museum, plenty for the whole family to enjoy.
One of the most talked about Museums in Britain today
Imperial War Museum North is about people and their stories. Cafe and shop.
Regular events and shows at this great Transport Museum in Aberdeenshire
Dramatic displays, working exhibits and DVD presentations trace the history of travel and transport in the North East of Scotland in our Aberdeenshire Museum.
Enjoy a great family day out.
Isle of Wight
This is one of the finest Romano-British archaeological sites in the UK. Our award-winning Exhibition and Visitor Centre offers a unique insight into Roman life in Britain.
Get really hands-on here!
Edward Booth's collection is a fascinating – and quirky – celebration of natural history. Hands-on natural history in the interactive Discovery gallery.
Popular with schools. Full programme of family events.
Indoor for Kids -Set in an old woollen mill the Museum tells the story of its past, as well as hosing many other exhibits.
Lots of school holiday activities at this historic castle
Secrets of King Richard III
Discover the incredible story of the last English king to die in battle and the first to be DNA tested
A family-run museum!
Orkney
Looking at life in Orkney at the time of the Stone Age and Bronze Age. An opportunity to handle Neolithic artefacts.
Check this out!
The largest independent air museum in Britain with plenty of things to do for kids!
Over 50 historic aircraft including Tornado GR4, Spitfire & the rarely-seen Nimrod MR2. Large range of military vehicles.
The People's History Museum is the only national museum dedicated to the lives of ordinary people.
This free attraction is a great place to take the family!
Climb the tower!
Learn more about the remains of Guildford Castle
An amazing day out!
The Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset is a great Kids Days Out
Find out more!
Situated on the historic Shiprow
Incorporating Provost Ross's House - built in 1593 - Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the Sea.
Travel back in time to Roman Canterbury
Have a great day out here with your kids.
Small museum in Riverside setting with good collection of historical items. Regular events.
Bringing the age of steam to life
Chester's family friendly museum.
Cheshire
Another days out idea for kids in Inverness!
Explore our lively "Man in the Landscape" exhibition and our Discovery Centre, both on the ground floor and much more. Gift shop.
This heritage centre is a must!
Glamorgan
The museum which creates historic Welsh life is also making gardens for the many old re-erected buildings. Also excellent formal gardens.
The huge, 7½ acre site has five historic buildings
Manchester
Enjoy the fascinating exhibitions, hands-on galleries, historic working machinery and superb special exhibitions. Cafe. Shop. School trips.
Perfect for aviation fans!
This child friendly Museum is a great place to learn of the history of Evesham
Dumfries Museum is centred around the eighteenth century windmill.
You will see fossil footprints left by prehistoric reptiles, the Wildlife of the Solway marshes, tools and weapons of the earliest peoples of the region.
For high drama and explosive action.
Hampshire
Fort Nelson’s the place to visit! Enjoy large-scale historical battle re-enactments, exciting hands-on children’s holiday activities.
With its entertaining & creative workshops, friendly interactive galleries & an outdoor Story Garden, The Bowes Museum is first choice for family fun.
Lot of things to do for kids here.
Discover farming through the ages
Cambridgeshire
Discover farming through the ages and learn about the rural history of Cambridgeshire with objects displays and interactives for all ages.
Lots for kids to see and find out about at this 900 year old Cathedral
Trace the fascinating history of Wiltshire.
Learn about Wiltshire and its environment and its people over the last 6,000 years. Collections from Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site.
Ghost tours. School visits.
A wonderful atmosphere of Edwardian living in the home of the Stanford family for over 130 years.
Medicine changed the world!
A great family day out!
Award winning museum.
Essex
Featuring many hands-on displays showing Colchester's history from the Stone Age to the Civil War.
Plenty of things to do here.
Discover the chequered history of Newcastle upon Tyne, from Romans and Knights to ship-builders and pitmen.
Fun and educational day out!
Enjoy the Cultural New Walk Museum and Art Gallery!
Leicester's oldest museum has wide-ranging collections spanning the natural and cultural world, special discover area for 2s to 8s.
Imagine an open-air museum inside a massive modern building!
A network of streets with shops, a village green and even a pub... dating from Victorian times and the 1930s!
WOW - Take a look at this!
Home to a variety of animals!
Pembrokeshire
Family-friendly activities all year round at this popular community museum!
Packed full of inspiring art, fascinating social history and fun interactive gadgets. School groups welcome with prior bookings. School Holiday Workshops
Helicopters!
All year award winning attraction with more than 70 aircraft. Adventure and picnic area. Helicopter rides. Coffee shop with hot meals.
Fun activities galore!
We offer many fun activities
Hertfordshire
Welcome to Brighton's iconic landmark!
An extraordinary and extravagant pleasure palace, built for the Prince Regent, later King George IV, in stages between 1787 and 1823.
Come and explore the Dunbeath Heritage Centre!
Caithness
This small museum is well worth a visit with good displays from the history of the area.
Enjoy 300 years of history through hands-on exhibits and displays.
Discover what family life was like. Interesting Schools sessions - dress up in Victorian Costumes.
Explore the history of West Berkshire!
A great Aircraft attraction for all the family.
If you like aircraft this is the place for you with over 30 aircraft and plenty more to see.
The museum tells the story of childhood in the Highlands
Ross and Cromarty
Learn about childhood amongst hardworking crofters and townsfolk, where money and luxuries were scarce and life followed the rhythm of the seasons.
A must visit - why?
Where children play to learn and grown-ups learn to play...
Lots here to see with regular events for the whole family.
This is the exciting story of the Corps of Royal Engineers. see their innovation & creativity including tanks, torpedoes, bridges.
Make learning fun!
Normal admission rules apply.
The Museum for Dorset!
Museum and Arts and Crafts Centre!
Berwickshire
Cottage Tearoom and Crafthouse Gallery. Small children's play area and picnic site. A variety of walks through the grounds of the Estate.
A train lover's paradise!
Full 'Steam' ahead for a great day out in Swindon
STEAM is an interactive, hands-on history of the people & locomotives who built & operated the Great Western Railway. Cafeteria.
School trips too!
Home of the Codebreakers - children under 12 free
Good Museum!
Wigtownshire
An exhibition about the history of Creetown. Historical photographs, audio and video presentations, local arts & crafts.
More than you can imagine!
Filled with fun exhibitions, 3 cinemas inc. IMAX (charges apply) and galleries!
The National Media Museum is a FREE fun day out for the whole family devoted to film, photos, TV, radio & the web. Restaurant, Cafe.
Dumfries & Galloway
Good Museum - Take a look at varied items from the past with lots of interesting displays.
Family Fun at Tudor World
Making science accessible for the whole family
The museum has an extensive and varied collection of domestic and defence wireless equipment.
Hertford Museum
Local history museum with restored Jacobean knot garden.
Sutherland
Good Museum - Relating the history of the Royal Burgh of Dornoch, interpretive displays and items illustrating the town’s history.
This great museum focuses on the rich natural heritage of North Essex.
Hands on displays plus churchyard Nature Reserve and well stocked shop. Excellent School sessions.
You will love Penrhyn Castle!
Gwynedd
Large 19th-century neo-Norman castle fantasy castle with spectacular contents and grounds. Train museum, Doll museum.
A beautifully restored building which explores the town’s turbulent early history.
Roxburgh
We also host a variety of temporary displays and activities suitable for all the family. Audio tours, tourist information, gifts & souvenirs.
The Higgins, Bedford - come and visit
Visit our transformed Museum and art gallery - something for everyone.
Verulamium Museum
Museum of Roman Britain with lots of interesting exhibits including mosaics.
Come and Learn at the Lichfield Heritage Centre!
Staffordshire
2000 years of history with some great displays, mouse-hole trails and more!
Great place to visit!
A motoring journey through the 20th century
Wonderful collections of cars, motorcycles, caravans and a huge toy collection of pedal cars & models.
Local stories bringing local history to life
