Family days out near Durham
207 things to do with kids within 20 miles of Durham, County Durham, 100 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.
Closest to Durham
- Prince Bishop River Cruiser and Browns Rowing Boats under 1 mile · Adult £9 · Child £5 · Family £28
- Durham Castle under 1 mile · Adult £7.50 · Child £0 · Family £15
- Palace Green Library and Museum of Archaeology under 1 mile · Free entry
- Durham Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
- Durham Museum and Heritage Centre under 1 mile · Adult £4 · Child £2 · Family £10
- Durham riverbanks and Prebends Bridge under 1 mile · Free entry
- Crook Hall Gardens under 1 mile · Adult £11 · Child £5.50 · Family £27.50
- Wharton Park, Durham under 1 mile · Free entry
- Durham University Botanic Garden under 1 mile · Adult £5 · Child £0 · Family £10
- Oriental Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
- Infinite Air, Durham 1 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
- The Fun Zone, Langley Moor 2 miles · Adult £0 · Child £5 · Family £10
Free things to do with kids near Durham (100)
- Palace Green Library and Museum of Archaeology under 1 mile · Free entry
- Durham Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
- Durham riverbanks and Prebends Bridge under 1 mile · Free entry
- Wharton Park, Durham under 1 mile · Free entry
- Oriental Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
- Finchale Priory 3 miles · Free entry
- Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve 5 miles · Free entry
- Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street 5 miles · Free entry
- Elemore Country Park 5 miles · Free entry
- Hetton Lyons Country Park 7 miles · Free entry
- Herrington Country Park 8 miles · Free entry
- Penshaw Monument 8 miles · Free entry
- Auckland Tower and Deer Park 9 miles · Free entry
- Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee 9 miles · Free entry
- Hardwick Park 9 miles · Free entry
Garden, Park & Outdoor (65)
- Durham riverbanks and Prebends Bridge under 1 mile · Free entry
- Crook Hall Gardens under 1 mile · Adult £11 · Child £5.50 · Family £27.50
- Wharton Park, Durham under 1 mile · Free entry
- Durham University Botanic Garden under 1 mile · Adult £5 · Child £0 · Family £10
- East Grange Farm Sunflowers and Pumpkins 2 miles · Adult £5 · Child £5 · Family £20
- Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve 5 miles · Free entry
- Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street 5 miles · Free entry
- Elemore Country Park 5 miles · Free entry
- Hetton Lyons Country Park 7 miles · Free entry
- Herrington Country Park 8 miles · Free entry
- Penshaw Monument 8 miles · Free entry
- Auckland Tower and Deer Park 9 miles · Free entry
- Hardwick Park 9 miles · Free entry
- Causey Arch 10 miles · Free entry
- Castle Eden Dene 10 miles · Free entry
- Seaham Beach 10 miles · Free entry
- Barnes Park, Sunderland 10 miles · Free entry
- Watergate Forest Park 11 miles · Free entry
- Mowbray Park, Sunderland 12 miles · Free entry
- Saltwell Park 12 miles · Free entry
- Gibside 12 miles · Adult £19.80 · Child £9.90 · Family £49.50
- Blackhall Rocks and Crimdon Beach 12 miles · Free entry
- Tunstall Reservoir 13 miles · Free entry
- Thornley Woodlands Centre 13 miles · Free entry
- Derwent Walk Country Park 13 miles · Free entry
- Roker Park, Sunderland 13 miles · Free entry
- Chopwell Wood 13 miles · Free entry
- Roker Pier and Lighthouse 13 miles · Free entry
- Seaburn and Roker Beaches 14 miles · Free entry
- Crimdon Beach 14 miles · Free entry
- Wynyard Woodland Park 14 miles · Free entry
- Leazes Park 14 miles · Free entry
- Hamsterley Forest 14 miles · Free entry
- Exhibition Park, Newcastle 15 miles · Free entry
- Summerhill Country Park, Hartlepool 15 miles · Free entry
- Jesmond Dene and Pets' Corner 15 miles · Free entry
- Paddy Freeman's Park 15 miles · Free entry
- Whitburn Coastal Park 16 miles · Free entry
- Newburn Riverside Country Park 16 miles · Free entry
- The Leas and Marsden Bay 16 miles · Free entry
- Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool 16 miles · Free entry
- Pow Hill Country Park 16 miles · Free entry
- Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park 16 miles · Free entry
- Rising Sun Country Park 17 miles · Free entry
- South Marine Park, South Shields 17 miles · Free entry
- North Shields Fish Quay 17 miles · Free entry
- Sandhaven Beach, South Shields 17 miles · Free entry
- Derwent Reservoir 17 miles · Free entry
- Seaton Carew Beach 17 miles · Free entry
- Tyne Riverside Country Park, Prudhoe 17 miles · Free entry
- Northumberland Park, North Shields 18 miles · Free entry
- Killingworth Lake 18 miles · Free entry
- King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth 18 miles · Free entry
- Tynemouth Longsands Beach 18 miles · Free entry
- Baydale Farm Pumpkins 18 miles · Free entry
- Ropner Park, Stockton 18 miles · Free entry
- South Park, Darlington 18 miles · Free entry
- Teesaurus Park 18 miles · Free entry
- Tees Barrage International White Water Centre 18 miles · Free entry
- RSPB Saltholme 18 miles · Adult £7 · Child £3.50 · Family £17.50
- Cullercoats Bay 19 miles · Free entry
- Weetslade Country Park 19 miles · Free entry
- Big Waters Country Park 19 miles · Free entry
- Whitley Bay Beach 19 miles · Free entry
- Albert Park, Middlesbrough 20 miles · Free entry
Play & Activity Centre (64)
- Infinite Air, Durham 1 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
- The Fun Zone, Langley Moor 2 miles · Adult £0 · Child £5 · Family £10
- Durham Climbing Centre 2 miles · Adult £10 · Child £7.50 · Family £35
- Holmside Park 5 miles · Adult £8 · Child £15 · Family £46
- Karting North East (Warden Law) 8 miles · Adult £30 · Child £10 · Family £80
- Krazy Kingdom, Annfield Plain 9 miles · Adult £1 · Child £4.95 · Family £11.90
- Hollywood Bowl Washington 9 miles · Adult £9.50 · Child £9.50 · Family £38
- Washington Leisure Centre Soft Play 9 miles · Adult £5 · Child £5 · Family £10
- Fun Shack Seaham 10 miles · Adult £0 · Child £8 · Family £16
- Silksworth Ski Slope 10 miles · Adult £15 · Child £12 · Family £50
- The Fun Jungle, Washington 10 miles · Adult £0 · Child £7.50 · Family £15
- Super Tramp Sunderland 11 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
- Fun Shack Gateshead 11 miles · Adult £0 · Child £8 · Family £16
- Little Land of Adventures, Newton Aycliffe 11 miles · Adult £0 · Child £4 · Family £8
- The Strategy Escape Rooms, Sunderland 11 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
- Sunderland Wall 11 miles · Adult £10 · Child £8 · Family £36
- Mister Twisters, Gateshead 11 miles · Adult £0 · Child £6.50 · Family £13
- Jumbo Jungle, Consett 12 miles · Adult £0 · Child £5 · Family £10
- Laser Quest Sunderland 12 miles · Adult £8 · Child £8 · Family £32
- Sunderland Bowl 12 miles · Adult £6.50 · Child £5 · Family £22
- Sunderland Aquatic Centre 12 miles · Adult £7.35 · Child £7.35 · Family £29.40
- Jump Giants Newcastle 12 miles · Adult £16.50 · Child £16.50 · Family £66
- Clip 'n Climb Gateshead Leisure Centre 12 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
- Namco Funscape Metrocentre 13 miles · Adult £0 · Child £7.95 · Family £15.90
- Activate Metrocentre 13 miles · Adult £19.95–£26.25 · Child £19.95–£26.25 · Family £105
- Clip 'n Climb Metrocentre 13 miles · Adult £14.95 · Child £14.95 · Family £59.80
- BattleKart Gateshead 13 miles · Adult £20 · Child £20 · Family £80
- EXIT Newcastle 14 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
- The Valley Bouldering, Climb Newcastle 14 miles · Adult £12 · Child £9 · Family £42
- The Escape Key, Newcastle 14 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
- Escape Newcastle 14 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
- Hebburn Central Soft Play 14 miles · Adult £0 · Child £2.90 · Family £5.80
- Climb Newcastle, Byker 14 miles · Adult £20 · Child £8 · Family £56
- TeamSport Go Karting Newcastle 14 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
- Newcastle Trampoline and Play Park 14 miles · Adult £11.50 · Child £11.50 · Family £46
- Clip 'n Climb Newcastle 14 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £13.50 · Family £54
- Fun Shack Newcastle 14 miles · Adult £0 · Child £8 · Family £16
- Round the Twist, Benton 16 miles · Adult £0 · Child £6 · Family £12
- Gutterball Alley, North Shields 16 miles · Adult £6 · Child £5 · Family £22
- Canny Crafty Pottery Painting, Gosforth 16 miles · Adult £0 · Child £10–£35 · Family £28
- Go Climb, Billingham Forum 16 miles · Adult £13 · Child £10.85 · Family £41.20
- Billingham Forum Ice Arena 16 miles · Adult £11.10 · Child £10.10 · Family £42.40
- Jump 360, Hartlepool 17 miles · Adult £12 · Child £12 · Family £48
- Prudhoe Waterworld 17 miles · Adult £5.50 · Child £3.65 · Family £18.30
- Quasar Laserforce, South Shields 17 miles · Adult £6 · Child £6 · Family £24
- The Dunes, South Shields 17 miles · Adult £0 · Child £6 · Family £12
- Riddle Room, Forest Hall 17 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
- Haven Point Leisure Pool 17 miles · Adult £7.05 · Child £5.05 · Family £24.35
- Kiki's Kabin, North Shields 17 miles · Adult £0 · Child £4.75 · Family £9.50
- Dolphin Centre, Darlington 17 miles · Adult £5.55 · Child £3.25 · Family £17.80
- Larry's Lanes, Seaton Carew 18 miles · Adult £6 · Child £5 · Family £22
- Splash, Stockton 18 miles · Adult £5.60 · Child £3.65 · Family £18.50
- Jump 360, Stockton 18 miles · Adult £12 · Child £12 · Family £48
- TeamSport Go Karting Stockton 18 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
- Tynemouth Park and Lost World Adventure Golf 18 miles · Adult £4.50 · Child £3 · Family £15
- Whitley Bay Ice Rink 19 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £13 · Family £48
- Hollywood Bowl Stockton 19 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
- Pirate Escape Rooms, Whitley Bay 19 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
- Level X, Middlesbrough 19 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
- Fun Shack and InflateSpace, Middlesbrough 19 miles · Adult £8 · Child £8 · Family £32
- Project Escape, Middlesbrough 19 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
- Whitley Bay Mini Golf and FootGolf 20 miles · Adult £6.70 · Child £5.70 · Family £20.50
- Waves Leisure Pool, Whitley Bay 20 miles · Adult £6.90 · Child £4.70 · Family £23.20
- Clip 'n Climb Ponteland 20 miles · Adult £12 · Child £12 · Family £48
Castle & Historic Landmark (30)
- Prince Bishop River Cruiser and Browns Rowing Boats under 1 mile · Adult £9 · Child £5 · Family £28
- Durham Castle under 1 mile · Adult £7.50 · Child £0 · Family £15
- Durham Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
- Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens 3 miles · Adult £12 · Child £7 · Family £38
- Finchale Priory 3 miles · Free entry
- Binchester Roman Fort 8 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3 · Family £15
- Auckland Castle 9 miles · Adult £26 · Child £10 · Family £62
- Washington Old Hall 9 miles · Adult £7.70 · Child £3.90 · Family £19.30
- Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee 9 miles · Free entry
- Escomb Saxon Church 9 miles · Free entry
- Angel of the North 10 miles · Free entry
- Hylton Castle 11 miles · Free entry
- Derwentcote Steel Furnace 13 miles · Free entry
- Bessie Surtees House 13 miles · Free entry
- Newcastle Castle 13 miles · Adult £13.65 · Child £8.95 · Family £38.45
- Newcastle Cathedral 13 miles · Free entry
- Victoria Tunnel 14 miles · Adult £13 · Child £6 · Family £38
- St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow 15 miles · Free entry
- Segedunum Roman Fort 15 miles · Adult £7.75 · Child £0 · Family £15.50
- Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels 15 miles · Free entry
- Raby Castle 16 miles · Adult £23–£24 · Child £12–£13 · Family £66
- Souter Lighthouse 16 miles · Adult £7.70 · Child £3.90 · Family £19.30
- Heugh Battery Museum 17 miles · Adult £6 · Child £4 · Family £18
- George Stephenson's Birthplace 17 miles · Free entry
- Piercebridge Roman Bridge and Fort 17 miles · Free entry
- Prudhoe Castle 17 miles · Free entry
- Heddon-on-the-Wall 17 miles · Free entry
- Cherryburn 18 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4 · Family £20
- Tynemouth Priory and Castle 18 miles · Adult £8 · Child £5 · Family £21
- Spanish City, Whitley Bay 19 miles · Free entry
National Museum & Exhibition (30)
- Palace Green Library and Museum of Archaeology under 1 mile · Free entry
- Durham Museum and Heritage Centre under 1 mile · Adult £4 · Child £2 · Family £10
- Oriental Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
- Beamish, The Living Museum of the North 8 miles · Adult £35 · Child £20.50 · Family £85.50
- Mining Art Gallery, Bishop Auckland 9 miles · Adult £8 · Child £5 · Family £26
- The Spanish Gallery, Bishop Auckland 9 miles · Adult £12.50 · Child £6 · Family £31
- Locomotion 11 miles · Free entry
- North East Land, Sea and Air Museums 11 miles · Adult £7.50 · Child £4 · Family £20
- Stadium of Light Tour 12 miles · Adult £20 · Child £10 · Family £60
- Shipley Art Gallery 12 miles · Free entry
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art 13 miles · Free entry
- Life Science Centre 13 miles · Adult £15 · Child £15 · Family £60
- Discovery Museum 14 miles · Free entry
- Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books 14 miles · Free entry
- Path Head Water Mill 14 miles · Free entry
- Laing Art Gallery 14 miles · Free entry
- St James' Park Stadium Tour 14 miles · Adult £24 · Child £13 · Family £74
- Hatton Gallery 14 miles · Free entry
- Great North Museum: Hancock 14 miles · Free entry
- Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm, Village and Bede Museum 15 miles · Adult £11.50 · Child £8.50 · Family £36
- Hartlepool National Museum of the Royal Navy 16 miles · Adult £12.50 · Child £9.50 · Family £35
- Hartlepool Art Gallery 16 miles · Free entry
- The Word, South Shields 16 miles · Free entry
- South Shields Museum and Art Gallery 16 miles · Free entry
- Hopetown Darlington 17 miles · Free entry
- Wylam Railway Museum 17 miles · Free entry
- Preston Park Museum 19 miles · Adult £7 · Child £7 · Family £28
- MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) 19 miles · Free entry
- Riverside Stadium Tour 20 miles · Adult £14 · Child £7 · Family £42
- Dorman Museum 20 miles · Free entry
Heritage Railway & Transport (7)
- Tanfield Railway 9 miles · Adult £16.22 · Child £5.30 · Family £43.04
- Ryhope Engines Museum 10 miles · Free entry
- Bowes Railway 10 miles · Adult £5 · Child £3 · Family £16
- Shields Ferry 17 miles · Adult £2 · Child £0.60 · Family £5.20
- Stephenson Steam Railway 17 miles · Free entry
- Weardale Railway 17 miles · Adult £14 · Child £8 · Family £34
- Tees Cottage Pumping Station 18 miles · Adult £5 · Child £0 · Family £10
Zoo & Safari Park (6)
- Hall Hill Farm 9 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £12.50 · Family £48
- Washington Wetland Centre 9 miles · Adult £11.07 · Child £7.20 · Family £31.05
- Low Barns Nature Reserve 10 miles · Free entry
- Tweddle Children's Animal Farm 12 miles · Adult £9 · Child £9 · Family £36
- Bill Quay Community Farm 13 miles · Free entry
- Ouseburn Farm 14 miles · Free entry
Theme Park (4)
- Adventure Valley 3 miles · Adult £9.95–£14.95 · Child £9.95–£14.95 · Family £51.80
- Diggerland Durham 4 miles · Adult £25.95–£39.50 · Child £25.95–£39.50 · Family £103.80
- Kynren 8 miles · Adult £30 · Child £20 · Family £100
- Ocean Beach Pleasure Park 17 miles · Free entry
Aquarium & Marine Centre (1)
- Tynemouth Aquarium 18 miles · Adult £18.90 · Child £14.40 · Family £63.60