Family days out near Dunfermline

104 things to do with kids within 20 miles of Dunfermline, Fife, 55 of them free. Nearest first, with prices, opening times, parking and the quietest days to go on each page. Distances are straight-line miles from the town centre.

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Closest to Dunfermline

Dunfermline Abbey and Palace under 1 mile · Adult £7.50 · Child £4.50 · Family £20
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
Pittencrieff Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Hollywood Bowl Dunfermline 1 miles · Adult £9.50 · Child £9.50 · Family £38
Deep Sea World 5 miles · Adult £20 · Child £16 · Family £58
Hopetoun House 5 miles · Adult £13 · Child £6 · Family £35
Blackness Castle 5 miles · Adult £8.50 · Child £4 · Family £25
Aberdour Castle 6 miles · Adult £9 · Child £5.40 · Family £24
Inchcolm Abbey 6 miles · Adult £8.50 · Child £4 · Family £25
House of the Binns 7 miles · Free entry
Lochore Meadows Country Park 7 miles · Free entry
Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway 7 miles · Adult £17 · Child £9 · Family £43

Free things to do with kids near Dunfermline (55)

Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
Pittencrieff Park under 1 mile · Free entry
House of the Binns 7 miles · Free entry
Lochore Meadows Country Park 7 miles · Free entry
Cramond Island 8 miles · Free entry
Kinneil House 8 miles · Free entry
Burntisland Beach and Links 9 miles · Free entry
Loch Leven Heritage Trail 9 miles · Free entry
Beecraigs Country Park 10 miles · Free entry
Lauriston Castle 10 miles · Free entry
Beveridge Park 11 miles · Free entry
Corstorphine Hill 11 miles · Free entry
Muiravonside Country Park 11 miles · Free entry
Kirkcaldy Galleries 12 miles · Free entry
Inverleith Park 12 miles · Free entry

Castle & Historic Landmark (36)

Dunfermline Abbey and Palace under 1 mile · Adult £7.50 · Child £4.50 · Family £20
Hopetoun House 5 miles · Adult £13 · Child £6 · Family £35
Blackness Castle 5 miles · Adult £8.50 · Child £4 · Family £25
Aberdour Castle 6 miles · Adult £9 · Child £5.40 · Family £24
Inchcolm Abbey 6 miles · Adult £8.50 · Child £4 · Family £25
House of the Binns 7 miles · Free entry
Culross 7 miles · Adult £12 · Child £7.20 · Family £35
Kinneil House 8 miles · Free entry
Linlithgow Palace 9 miles · Adult £10–£11 · Child £6–£6.50 · Family £29
Lochleven Castle 9 miles · Adult £11 · Child £6.50 · Family £35
Lauriston Castle 10 miles · Free entry
Castle Campbell and Dollar Glen 11 miles · Adult £8.50 · Child £4 · Family £25
Cairnpapple Hill 12 miles · Adult £8.50 · Child £4 · Family £25
Clackmannan Tower 12 miles · Free entry
Torphichen Preceptory 12 miles · Adult £2 · Child £1.50 · Family £7
Ravenscraig Castle 12 miles · Free entry
The Georgian House 13 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £8 · Family £37
Edinburgh Castle 13 miles · Adult £23.50–£26 · Child £11.50–£13 · Family £70
Scott Monument 13 miles · Adult £10 · Child £6 · Family £29
Gladstone's Land 13 miles · Adult £11 · Child £6.50 · Family £31.50
St Giles' Cathedral 13 miles · Free entry
Greyfriars Kirkyard and Greyfriars Bobby 13 miles · Free entry
Alloa Tower 13 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4.80 · Family £23
Scottish Parliament 14 miles · Free entry
Palace of Holyroodhouse 14 miles · Adult £22–£26 · Child £11–£13 · Family £66
Craigmillar Castle 16 miles · Adult £8.50 · Child £4 · Family £25
Falkland Palace 16 miles · Adult £15 · Child £9 · Family £43
Rough Castle Roman Fort 16 miles · Free entry
Rough Castle Fort 16 miles · Free entry
Wemyss Caves 17 miles · Free entry
Newhailes 17 miles · Free entry
Cambuskenneth Abbey 18 miles · Free entry
National Wallace Monument 19 miles · Adult £13 · Child £8 · Family £35
Rosslyn Chapel and Roslin Glen 19 miles · Adult £10 · Child £0 · Family £20
Argyll's Lodging 19 miles · Adult £15 · Child £13 · Family £56
Stirling Castle 19 miles · Adult £18.50–£20.50 · Child £9–£10 · Family £55

Garden, Park & Outdoor (29)

Pittencrieff Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Lochore Meadows Country Park 7 miles · Free entry
Cramond Island 8 miles · Free entry
Burntisland Beach and Links 9 miles · Free entry
Loch Leven Heritage Trail 9 miles · Free entry
Beecraigs Country Park 10 miles · Free entry
Beveridge Park 11 miles · Free entry
Corstorphine Hill 11 miles · Free entry
Muiravonside Country Park 11 miles · Free entry
Inverleith Park 12 miles · Free entry
Jupiter Artland 12 miles · Adult £14 · Child £8 · Family £40
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 12 miles · Free entry
Saughton Park 12 miles · Free entry
The Kelpies 12 miles · Free entry
Water of Leith Walkway and Dean Village 12 miles · Free entry
Princes Street Gardens 13 miles · Free entry
Almondell and Calderwood Country Park 13 miles · Free entry
Calton Hill 13 miles · Free entry
Malleny Garden 14 miles · Free entry
Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat 14 miles · Free entry
Lomond Hills Regional Park 14 miles · Free entry
Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill 14 miles · Free entry
Figgate Park 15 miles · Free entry
Portobello Beach 15 miles · Free entry
Pentland Hills Regional Park 17 miles · Free entry
Plean Country Park 17 miles · Free entry
Polkemmet Country Park 18 miles · Free entry
Inveresk Lodge Garden 18 miles · Free entry
King's Park, Stirling 19 miles · Free entry

National Museum & Exhibition (20)

Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
Kirkcaldy Galleries 12 miles · Free entry
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 12 miles · Free entry
Royal Yacht Britannia 12 miles · Adult £22–£25 · Child £11.50–£12.50 · Family £67
Scottish National Portrait Gallery 13 miles · Free entry
Scottish National Gallery 13 miles · Free entry
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions 13 miles · Adult £21.95–£22.95 · Child £16.95–£17.95 · Family £77.80
Museum on the Mound 13 miles · Free entry
The Writers' Museum 13 miles · Free entry
Edinburgh Dungeon 13 miles · Adult £19 · Child £19 · Family £76
Mary King's Close 13 miles · Adult £22 · Child £14 · Family £60
Callendar House 13 miles · Free entry
The National Museum of Scotland 13 miles · Free entry
Almond Valley Heritage Centre 13 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £11.50 · Family £50
The People's Story Museum 13 miles · Free entry
Museum of Edinburgh 13 miles · Free entry
Dynamic Earth 14 miles · Adult £17 · Child £11 · Family £48
Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre 19 miles · Adult £13 · Child £7.80 · Family £37
Prestongrange Museum 19 miles · Free entry
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum 19 miles · Free entry

Play & Activity Centre (12)

Hollywood Bowl Dunfermline 1 miles · Adult £9.50 · Child £9.50 · Family £38
Xtreme Karting Edinburgh 9 miles · Adult £30 · Child £25 · Family £100
Clip 'n Climb Edinburgh (EICA Ratho) 11 miles · Adult £20.75 · Child £17.25 · Family £76
Murrayfield Ice Arena 12 miles · Adult £15 · Child £13 · Family £56
Fife Ice Arena, Kirkcaldy 13 miles · Adult £9 · Child £7 · Family £30
Flip Out Livingston 13 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Royal Commonwealth Pool 14 miles · Adult £7 · Child £4 · Family £18
Midlothian Snowsports Centre 16 miles · Adult £20 · Child £15 · Family £60
AirHop Edinburgh, Musselburgh 17 miles · Adult £15.45 · Child £15.45 · Family £61.80
Hollywood Bowl Stirling 19 miles · Adult £9.50 · Child £9.50 · Family £38
Dalkeith Country Park (Fort Douglas) 19 miles · Adult £6 · Child £10 · Family £32
Go Ape Dalkeith 19 miles · Adult £36.95 · Child £20.95 · Family £115.80

Zoo & Safari Park (4)

Edinburgh Zoo 11 miles · Adult £30–£32.50 · Child £20.60–£24.50 · Family £101.20
Gorgie Farm 13 miles · Free entry
Five Sisters Zoo 15 miles · Adult £21.95 · Child £16.50 · Family £64.95
Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World 19 miles · Adult £10 · Child £7.50 · Family £32

Heritage Railway & Transport (2)

Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway 7 miles · Adult £17 · Child £9 · Family £43
The Falkirk Wheel 16 miles · Adult £14.50 · Child £8.50 · Family £40

Aquarium & Marine Centre (1)

Deep Sea World 5 miles · Adult £20 · Child £16 · Family £58