Great ideas to get out with the kids

I've listed below some of the categories of venues that you can find on FunintheUK.co.uk, plus an example of each.

Please use the Search tool where you can filter the 2662 Venues on the interactive map by Venue Type, such as Outdoor Adventure, Zoo/Safari, National Park, Theme Park, Resort and so on. Or filter by Activity to return more specific results, such as Dry Ski Slope, Escape Room, Karting/Driving, Cycling, Ten Pin Bowling, Watersports/Sailing, Trampolining and so on.

Select your location, your filters, choose a search radius, and see what comes up. Then click on the marker to find more information about each Venue, the web link to the Venue and even a Directions tool.

Indoor Pursuits When the weather isn't cooperating or you're looking for some indoor fun, FunintheUK.co.uk has plenty of options for you! From dry skiing to escape rooms to ten pin bowling, there's something for every family to enjoy.

FunintheUK.co.uk has 490 indoor pursuits listed across the UK.

128 Escape Rooms to test your wits. This Activity filter will include all venues with Escape Rooms including Ten Pin Bowling venues as well as dedicated Escape Rooms, such as this one:

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Houdini's Coventry	Voted TripAdvisor's #1 Escape Room in the world!

95 indoor rope or climbing venues to tire and inspire the kids such as:

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Ninja Warrior UK Swansea	Our Ninja Warrior UK Adventure Park offers you a supervised activity and fitness venue inspired by ITV's hit tv show. Come and test your Ninja skills while climbing, balancing and swinging across obstacles or bouncing across our inflatable - plus, we have the famous Warped Wall for you to conquer. A great place for families and friends to experience excitement and fun. Choose your challenge now!

17 indoor ice/rollerskating places to test your balance, such as:

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SnowDome	Home of the ultimate snow, ice and leisure experience.

126 listings of ten pin bowling so we can all laugh at Daddy's special bowling wiggle, like this:

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Hollywood Bowl London	Bowl along 32 top-quality lanes, and enjoy fantastic deals on food and drink, in our Hollywood Bowl centre in Tolworth! Perfect for every occasion, and filled to the brim with all the fun you'll need, visit our centre for the best bowling around. With 32 lanes to bowl along, an american style diner, a buzzing bar and a thrilling amusements area; what are you waiting for? Head down to our Tolworth centre today!

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Hollywood Bowl London

Bowl along 32 top-quality lanes, and enjoy fantastic deals on food and drink, in our Hollywood Bowl centre in Tolworth! Perfect for every occasion, and filled to the brim with all the fun you'll need, visit our centre for the best bowling around. With 32 lanes to bowl along, an american style diner, a buzzing bar and a thrilling amusements area; what are you waiting for? Head down to our Tolworth centre today!

build your coordination and exercise those core muscles at one of the 75 trampoline parks, like this one:

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Flip Out Basingstoke	With 35 trampolines, Flip Out Basingstoke is the place to be! Inside our trampoline and adventure park you'll also find a Laser Quest arena, stunt zone, traverse wall, inflatable, soft play and much more. It's the perfect place to keep the kids entertained and active!

test your reaction time and target skills at one of the 64 paintball/laser tag/archery venues. It is not often you're allowed to hit mummy or grandad with a paint pellet!

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JDR Karting and Activity Centre	One of Gloucestershire's most exciting visitor attractions - A great venue for families, fun activities in Gloucester for kids, birthday parties, team-building events, office parties, stag & hen do's, Karting, Lasertag, Segways, Axe Throwing.

hone your kids water-based life skills ... no, not drinking, I mean swimming at one of 543 swimming pools/waterparks. This Activity filter will include all venues with a pool, such as resorts as well as the usual leisure centres.

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Hoburne Naish	From the first days of spring to late Indian summers, enjoy glorious cliff top views across the rippling English Channel towards the Isle of Wight, direct access to a welcoming sandy beach via a pretty woodland path, and nearby attractions by the bucket load. Plus, the peaceful surroundings of the New Forest National Park are just a short car ride away.

take the family to be entertained while you take a nice nap in a dark room, if you can sleep through the massive screen and huge immersive sounds at one of the 307 cinemas.

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ODEON Maidstone	We have 8 luxury screens, including a state-of-the-art iSense screen. Every seat on every row at ODEON Luxe Maidstone has been expertly designed so you can relax and recline during your film. Our iSense screen will blow you away with awesome Dolby Atmos sound and crystal clear 4k projection. Sample the new selection of fine wines and beers from Oscar's Bar, which sit perfectly alongside our irresistible food menu; or visit Costa Coffee, serving a wide range of freshly brewed hot drinks.

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ODEON Maidstone

We have 8 luxury screens, including a state-of-the-art iSense screen. Every seat on every row at ODEON Luxe Maidstone has been expertly designed so you can relax and recline during your film. Our iSense screen will blow you away with awesome Dolby Atmos sound and crystal clear 4k projection. Sample the new selection of fine wines and beers from Oscar's Bar, which sit perfectly alongside our irresistible food menu; or visit Costa Coffee, serving a wide range of freshly brewed hot drinks.

Theme Parks Who doesn't love the thrill of a good theme park? With FunintheUK.co.uk, you can discover the perfect theme park for your family's next adventure. From exhilarating roller coasters to kid-friendly rides, there was something for everyone to enjoy!

FunintheUK.co.uk has 42 Theme Parks listed across the UK, such as:

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The BIG Sheep	Treat yourself to a fun-filled family day out and all weather WINTER FUN in our mega indoor Play Zone with a BIG choice of exciting slides, imaginative soft play, climbing areas, tumble towers, mazes, obstacles, and a Sensory Room for the babies. Check out What's On Now (below) for our Festive Line-Up!

Nature and Wildlife Explorations If your kids are nature lovers, you'll want to check out the incredible National Parks and Zoo/Safari venues listed on FunintheUK.co.uk.

FunintheUK.co.uk has 347 National Parks listed across the UK where you can run free, such as:

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Weetslade Country Park	With habitats including wildflower meadows, grassland, scrub, reed bed and woodland areas, the reserve attracts a variety of wildlife including grey partridge, otter and kingfisher. Notably, during spring, the site is alive with the beautiful song of dozens of skylark, while in summer, visitors can delight in the aerial shows of swallows, swifts and martins. Towards the end of summer, flocks of goldfinches can often be seen pulling the seeds out of the large stands of teasel. The park lies to the north of Gosforth Park, on a strategic wildlife corridor. From the hilltop, with a prominent drill head sculpture reminiscent of the site's mining past, it's possible to view the North Sea, the Cheviots and Newcastle city. The Seaton Burn runs close by and the Weetslade reed beds, are home to many species of invertebrates such as common blue damsel flies, dragon flies and birds such as reed buntings. The reed beds also provide important winter roost sites for pied wagtails, starlings and hen harriers. Small pockets of willow carr have been planted around the edges providing a foraging habitat for great crested newts and Daubenton's bats.

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Weetslade Country Park

With habitats including wildflower meadows, grassland, scrub, reed bed and woodland areas, the reserve attracts a variety of wildlife including grey partridge, otter and kingfisher. Notably, during spring, the site is alive with the beautiful song of dozens of skylark, while in summer, visitors can delight in the aerial shows of swallows, swifts and martins. Towards the end of summer, flocks of goldfinches can often be seen pulling the seeds out of the large stands of teasel. The park lies to the north of Gosforth Park, on a strategic wildlife corridor. From the hilltop, with a prominent drill head sculpture reminiscent of the site's mining past, it's possible to view the North Sea, the Cheviots and Newcastle city. The Seaton Burn runs close by and the Weetslade reed beds, are home to many species of invertebrates such as common blue damsel flies, dragon flies and birds such as reed buntings. The reed beds also provide important winter roost sites for pied wagtails, starlings and hen harriers. Small pockets of willow carr have been planted around the edges providing a foraging habitat for great crested newts and Daubenton's bats.

and 79 Zoo/Safari parks where you can learn about conservation and the importance of maintaining the natural environment, while giggling at the meercats, stroking a goat, pretending not to be scared by the spiders and eating lots of ice cream:

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Paradise Park	We look forward to welcoming you to our Cornish Paradise! 130 species of birds (over 2,000 birds) including Humboldt's Penguins, stunning macaws, Caribbean flamingos and eagles, plus, beautiful Red pandas, rare Red squirrels, cute otters, tiny Harvest mice and miniature donkeys with a variety of farm animals.

Outdoor Adventures Embrace your adventurous spirit and explore the great outdoors with a range of outdoor activities.

FunintheUK.co.uk has 299 Outdoor Adventures listed across the UK.

There are 110 Watersport/Sailing venues to enjoy where one day I might learn the difference between a wetsuit and a dry suit:

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Farncombe Boat House	The River Wey is one of Surrey's best kept secrets. On a narrowboat you'll appreciate the stunning Surrey landscape from a different angle. Apart from the tranquil meandering river, the views, open spaces and wildlife, you'll enjoy riverside villages such as Send, Pyrford and Ripley or the larger towns of Godalming, Guildford and Weybridge with their shops, theatres, cinemas and restaurants. We offer boat hire from March until the end of October for weekends and midweek, a week or longer allowing you to cruise the River Thames upstream to Windsor or down river to Hampton Court.

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Farncombe Boat House

The River Wey is one of Surrey's best kept secrets. On a narrowboat you'll appreciate the stunning Surrey landscape from a different angle. Apart from the tranquil meandering river, the views, open spaces and wildlife, you'll enjoy riverside villages such as Send, Pyrford and Ripley or the larger towns of Godalming, Guildford and Weybridge with their shops, theatres, cinemas and restaurants. We offer boat hire from March until the end of October for weekends and midweek, a week or longer allowing you to cruise the River Thames upstream to Windsor or down river to Hampton Court.

Or 239 places to go Cycling for excellent low impact exercise away from the road:

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Low Mill Outdoor Centre	Welcome to Low Mill Outdoor Centre, dedicated to the development of people through outdoor adventure and learning. Low Mill has been providing bespoke adventurous outdoor activities in the Yorkshire Dales since 1976 for people of all ages and abilities.

Get your outdoor climbing fix at one of the 88 outdoor Climbing/Ropes venues:

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Llangorse Multi Activity Centre	Set in the stunning Brecon Beacons National Park, Mid Wales, we're Wales' multi-award-winning Indoor and Outdoor activity centre. From Pony Trekking to Rock Climbing, Camping to B&B, come to Llangorse and enjoy a fulfilling and unforgettable experience!

Historical and Cultural Excursions Introducing children to history and culture can be both enriching and fun. From exploring ancient castles to delving into the past at museums, there's no shortage of historical and cultural sites to visit in the UK.

FunintheUK.co.uk has 436 Museums and Stately Home/Castle and Gardens venues listed across the UK.

There are 263 Stately Home/Castle and Gardens venues to wonder at and explore. 29 of them offer accommodation which you can find by selecting accommodation in the Facilities filter, as well as selecting Stately Home/Castle and Gardens in the Venue Type filter. One example of a Stately Home/Castle and Garden venue is shown below:

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Polesden Lacey	A 1,600-acre estate with elegant gardens, Edwardian house and plenty of room to play. In the Surrey Hills, just 25 miles from London, Polesden Lacey is ideal for spending time with family and friends. The genius of the garden is its setting with glorious views of Ranmore Common and rolling parkland. A landscape virtually unchanged since medieval times. Daffodils fill the lawns in spring, whilst the summer highlights are the abundant Rose garden and stunning herbaceous borders. Deckchairs on the South Lawn make it easy to take in the far-reaching views; perfect for picnics or grab a scoop of local dairy ice cream. Autumn offers golden colour across the landscape and from December the winter garden brings colour and fragrance.

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Polesden Lacey

A 1,600-acre estate with elegant gardens, Edwardian house and plenty of room to play. In the Surrey Hills, just 25 miles from London, Polesden Lacey is ideal for spending time with family and friends. The genius of the garden is its setting with glorious views of Ranmore Common and rolling parkland. A landscape virtually unchanged since medieval times. Daffodils fill the lawns in spring, whilst the summer highlights are the abundant Rose garden and stunning herbaceous borders. Deckchairs on the South Lawn make it easy to take in the far-reaching views; perfect for picnics or grab a scoop of local dairy ice cream. Autumn offers golden colour across the landscape and from December the winter garden brings colour and fragrance.

And there are 173 Museums venues to boost the brains. But please leave before closing time! I've seen the movies.

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Tate Liverpool	Our mission is to increase the public's enjoyment and understanding of British art from the 16th century to the present day and of international modern and contemporary art.