Indoor and outdoor activities for children in North, South, East, West, Central London & Home Counties all year round ranging from arts and crafts to sports, games, laser quest, VR activities, trampolining, escape rooms, puppet shows, railways, Tech, adventure activities, music, dance and drama, personal survival, museums, circus, ceramics, camping trips and much more. SEE Toddlers' Activities for babies and little ones.
Perform Perform drama, dance and singing holiday courses for 4-10s with venues across London & the South will ensure your child has the best fun of the holidays. Each course brings a new story to life topped off with a magical performance on the last day.
Location: London - Home Counties
Telephone: 020 7255 9120
Albert and Friends Instant Circus London's premier childrens circus. Circus and trapeze workshops in the West London area.
Location: Hammersmith
Postcode: W6 9RL MAP Telephone: 020 8237 1170
Art Workshop, The Children of all ages have a great time creating their own designs on wood, ceramics, glass, silk or fabric. Good place for parties.
Location: Muswell Hill - Chiswick - West Hampstead
Telephone: 020 7794 0800
Artabugs Themed weekly and holiday workshops for all ages: very messy creative art play for 16 mths + carers. Drawing, painting, print, clay, plaster, junk sculpture, jewellery, fabric crafts and much more for older children.
Location: Chiswick, West London
Postcode: W4 4ED MAP Telephone: 020 8995 7672
Arts Council England Responsible for developing, sustaining and promoting the arts in England.
Telephone: 0845 300 6200
Bekonscot Model Village & Railway Mminiature villages spread over 1.5 acres depicting rural England in the 1930’s – the model railway track runs thoughout the villages and there is also a sit-on railway at weekends and in school holidays.
Location: Beaconsfield
Postcode: HP9 2PL MAP Telephone: 01494 672919
Bluebell Railway Thomas the Tank Engine days are held in June and July including face painting, entertainers and magic shows. Special days throughout the summer. Available for parties, groups, catering.
Location: East Sussex
Postcode: TN22 3QL MAP Telephone: 01825 720800
Blueberry Playsongs Guitar accompanied action songs, nursery rhymes, instruments, games and dancing in Chelsea, Notting Hill, Hammersmith, Clapham, wandsworth, Queen's Park, Barnes, Wimbledon. For babies and children from 6 months to 3+ years.
Location: London
Telephone: 020 8677 6871
Brent Children's Play Service Brent Play Association runs a network of breakfast, after school clubs and holiday playschemes as well as out of school hours learning activities for primary school-age children across Brent.
Telephone: 020 8998 9986
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Steam trains and diesel locomotives run at the weekends. Thomas the Tank Engine days, Teddy Bear Weekends, Father’s & Mother’s Day Steam Specials, Santa Specials etc
Location: Chinnor
Postcode: OX39 4ER MAP Telephone: 01494 520941
Craft Studio Mobile educational, have-a-go fun craft workshops for children. Glass painting, ceramics, make n do, jewellery making, T-shirt designing, pot painting. Corporate days, festivals, parties and more. They are self sufficient and completely mobile.
Location: Bedfordshire
Postcode: LU5 5FP MAP Telephone: 01582 759451
Crafty Tales Story telling, craft, music and drama in Barnes, Putney and Hampton Hill. Helps develop the imagination & creativity of pre-school 2 to 4 & primary school children 4 to 7 by bringing stories to life. After school sessions, parties, craft packs.
Location: Barnes - Putney - Hampton Hill
Telephone: 020 8977 9675
Crealy Great Adventure Parks Enjoy a great family day out at Crealy Adventure Theme Parks in Devon and Cornwall, the South West's leading tourist attraction.
Location: Exeter
Postcode: EX5 1DR MAP Telephone: 01395 233 200
Desborough Sailing Club Family sailing, an activity which is great fun for all the family. This is a Family Club situated on the banks of the River Thames.
Location: Shepperton
Postcode: TW17 9LQ MAP Telephone: 01372 742728
Devon Cycle Hire A family run bike hire centre in the beautiful Devon countryside offering the ideal 'off road' cycling experience.
Location: Sourton Down
Postcode: EX20 4HR MAP Telephone: 01837 861141
Diggerland An adventure park where kids and adults can drive real diggers. Action packed days out for all ages. Rides, drives, static displays and play areas.
Location: Strood, Kent
Postcode: ME2 4DZ MAP Telephone: 08700 344437
East Anglian Railway Museum Unlimited train rides. Meet the 'Fat Controller', ride on 'Thomas', train rides in 'Daisy' and 'Oliver'. Check site for dates and times.
Location: Colchester
Postcode: CO6 2DS MAP Telephone: 01206 242524
Eddie Catz Edutainment Play Centres. A unique brand of edutainment, a hybrid of entertainment and education, for children and parents in Putney & Wimbledon SW London & Newbury. Their play centres focus on each child's individuality, helping with socialisation, fitness, learning.
Location: Putney - Wimbledon - Newbury
Telephone: 0845 2011268
Go Ape Award-winning high wire forest course of rope bridges, Tarzan Swings and zip slides up to 40 feet up in the trees. Appealing to a wide age range, trek from tree to tree high above the forest floor.
Telephone: 0870 444 5562
Guide to Cub Scouting Information for new or existing cub scouts and a guide to everything you need to know
Location: Gilwell park
Postcode: E4 7QW MAP Telephone: 0845 300 1818
Harrow Club The primary aim of the Harrow Club W10 is to provide local young people with accessible and quality opportunities, enabling them to maximise their life chances and personal development. Sport, activities, film nights, photography, Djing and dance.
Location: North Kensington
Postcode: W10 MAP Telephone: 020 8969 2528
Kiddikicks Structured, skills based football play for children 18 months to 7 yrs across London. Four distinct age groups offering age appropriate energy burning football fun. Termly classes, parties, summer camp. Also in Marylebone, Queens Park & Hyde Park.
Location: Chiswick - Sheen - Holland Pk - Notting Hill - St Johns Wood - Regents Pk - Parsons Green - Richmond
Telephone: 020 7937 7965
Laser Quest & VR Centre Bromley Laser Quest is a non-contact sci-fi adventure for all ages, love the adrenaline pumping exhilaration of stalking your opponents & unleashing laser fire in the battle zone. Venue also offers escape, sphere & ride VR experiences, escape rooms & 5D Cinema.
Location: Bromley
Postcode: BR1 4JU MAP Telephone: 020 8466 7689
Little Angel Theatre Plenty of puppet fun at weekends and fundays during the school holidays
Location: Islington
Postcode: N1 2DN MAP Telephone: 020 7226 1787
London Museum of Water & Steam Free entry for accompanied children under 16. Steam pumping engines working every weekend. Special events and children's activities throughout the year.
Location: Brentford
Postcode: TW8 0EN. MAP Telephone: 020 8568 4757
Longleat Centre Parks based here. Longleat Safari Park and boats, Old Joe's mine, Longleat railway, maze, butterfly garden, castle, Postman Pat village, pet's corner,
Location: Warminster
Postcode: BA12 7NW MAP Telephone: 01985 844400
Look Out Discovery Centre Look Out Discovery Centre is a hands-on science and nature exhibition with free childrens adventure play area, mountain bike hire and orienteering. Gift shop and coffee shop.
Location: Bracknell
Postcode: RG12 7QW MAP Telephone: 01344 354400
Mid Hants Railway - Watercress Line A Day Out With Thomas and friends. Great fun for all the family.
Location: Hampshire
Postcode: SO24 9JG MAP Telephone: 01962 733810
Mini Crotchets Fun intimate music groups for children in Balham and Battersea for children from 9 months to 3 years. Action, counting songs, nursery rhymes, finger puppets, instruments, live piano and singing.
Location: Balham - Battersea
Telephone: 020 8675 1052
Museum of London Wide range of exciting childrens activities, educational & creative workshops, study days & much more at weekends, half terms, school holidays. Suitable for little ones to teens, schools and students.
Location: London Wall
Postcode: EC2Y 5HN MAP Telephone: 020 7814 5511
Musical Bumps Musical Bumps classes are carefully tailored to each stage of development from birth to five years. Children move through the groups according to their individual needs. Special needs and bespoke sessions.
Location: Kingston - Ham - Croydon - Forest Hill
Mobile: 07764 684334
Observatory Science Centre, The Workshops for children from 6+ and 'Don't try this at home' chemistry and 'Journey into space' days where children can touch rock brought back from the moon.
Location: Herstmonceux, Sussex
Postcode: BN27 1RN MAP Telephone: 01323 832731
Oxygen Freejumping Little 0s Little O toddlers' groups for under 5s & fabulous activities after school, weekend & school holidays for children 5+ and of all ages, visit Oxygen's West London trampoline park in Acton W3 soon.
Location: Acton - Croydon - Southampton - Wigan - Manchester - Derby - Leeds - Sheffield
Telephone: 020 3846 1386
Raw Material Music and Media Initiative giving young artists access to a range of the latest technologies through workshops, courses and training schemes. Facilities include recording studios, multimedia and photographic studio
Location: King's Cross Centre
Postcode: N1 MAP Telephone: 020 7837 7502
Riverside Studios Albert & Friends Instant Circus, London's premier youth circus offers aerial and general circus classes - beginners to expert plus master classes and performance opportunities to children and young people 3 - 16 years old. 25 years experience.
Location: Hammersmith
Postcode: W6 MAP Telephone: 020 8237 1111
Role Models Creative Childcare Unique London wide service providing skilled & engaging ad hoc & ongoing part-time childcare, inspiring children whilst having fun. All have extensive childcare experience with talents in music, art, craft, drama, sport, homework, cooking & languages.
Location: London wide
Telephone: 020 3637 7107
Small Beginnings Sports and leisure activities for children aged 8 months to 8 years old across London and Sussex. After school clubs, pre school classes, educational activities. Arts & craft, multisport, rhythm & sound, cricket, football, swimming.
Location: London - Sussex
Telephone: 01342 826258
Tenpin 10 Pin Bowling Centres located in several sites throughout London.
Telephone: 0871 550 1010
The Kids Cookery School Children take part in practical cookery classes, workshops and after-school clubs taught by chefs who inspire with their love and passion for cooking.
Location: Acton
Postcode: W3 8HQ MAP Telephone: 020 8992 8882
Thorpe Park Extreme thrills and exciting rides. A range of whiteknuckle and fun rides from the Ribena Rumba Rapids to the Thorpe Park train from Canada Creek. Please note that some rides have a minimum height requirement
Location: Chertsey
Postcode: KT16 8PN MAP Telephone: 0870 444 44 66
Tumble Tots Leading physical play programme for children, a springboard to developing childrens confidence & skills for life. Gymnastic based for toddlers from walking to school age, classes across North South east West London & Home Counties.
Location: London - Home Counties - Nationwide
Telephone: 0121 585 7003
Village Ceramics Ceramics studio for creating and painting pottery with adults and children's activities and classes.
Location: Sutton
Postcode: SM3 8SP MAP Telephone: 020 8661 7837
Wita Tennis Willlesden Coaching for minis & juniors at Chelmsford Sq Willesden NW10 & indoor winter tennis at Willesden sports centre. Toddlers from 2yrs, red, orange, green, yellow, 11+. Beginners, improver, intensive, weekends, Sundays, private groups.
Location: Willesden
Postcode: NW10 3AR MAP Mobile: 07789 280030
Wonder Woods Stonor Children love Wonder Woods - swinging, jumping, sliding, climbing, splashing - sand, water, playhouse, playground for little ones. Woodpile, twisty rope tangle, 9m tower, tree house, slide, giant swing & zip wire for big ones.
Location: Henley on Thames, Oxon
Postcode: RG9 6HF MAP Telephone: 01491 638587
Yoga Bugs Fun and creative classed designed to stimulate children's powers of imagination, maintain their natural flexibility and teach them to breath correctly.
Location: Lambeth
Postcode: SW12 9ER MAP Telephone: 020 8772 1800
Youth Action Diversity Trust YADT in Sidcup, Barnehurst & Bexley, weekly activities for children aged 3 - 14 yrs, includes interactive storytime, fun with food, monkey mayhem, get crafty, kick about, non football ball games, girls social clubs, drama & more.
Location: Bexley - Sidcup - Barnehurst
Telephone: 020 8308 3862