Days out near Surrey
Showing things to do within 25 miles of your days out location
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The Ceramics Cafe offers you the opportunity to create something that is uniquely yours. Starting with a plain white clay object, you paint on your design using ceramic under-glazes; it is then fired in the kiln and ready for collection in 2-4 days.
An Edwardian country estate designed to be the perfect setting for a millionairess hostess to entice royalty, politicians and the best of Edwardian society for entertaining weekends. Often now also host to children's activities at holiday times.
Olympic sized rink with sessions and activities for all ages and abilities: family sessions; disco nights; DJ sessions; and just plain skating sessions!
Jump aboard Specky's Pirate Ship for adventure on the high seas. Four storeys of soft play including ball pools, a trampoline, bungee run, tube slide, cargo net, sky glide and interactive spooky cave, all designed to "Shiver those timbers".
32 lanes with computerised scoring, plus a trattoria pizza restaurant, licensed bar and arcade games.
Painshill is a beautiful and tranquil 158 acre Georgian Grade 1 listed landscape with a working vineyard, 14 acre lake, garden follies and frequent events and activities for children.
Step into the worlds of prehistoric man, Romans and Saxons, monks and friars, Lewis Carroll and the Victorians at this Museum of local history and archaelogy. Look out for special exhibitions and family activities during the school holidays.
Classic farm park - on a working farm - with lots of animals, animal handling sessions, tractor and trailer rides, outdoor and indoor play areas, gold panning, pig racing and pony rides.
Superb motoring and aviation museum located at what remains of the world's first purpose built motor racing circuit. Ideally go on a big event day when you can be driven round the ciruit in a classic car and enjoy a variety of special displays.
Great theme park just outside London, with plenty of rides, plus a zoo and Sea Life centre. Particularly good for younger children as it's not dominated by extreme rides, and the breadth of activities for little ones is excellent.
CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT TO MAY/JUNE. A classic farm park with a good selection of animals and sizeable play areas, including both outdoor adventure play and a good sized two tier indoor playframe. There are also tractor rides and mini-tractors.
Fantastic palace and gardens steeped in Royal History, and especially associated with Henry VIII. Children particularly like the costumed guided tours, kitchens and maze. Also look out for kids activities and events.
32 lane ten pin bowling centre, with ramps, bumpers and lightweight balls for smaller kids. Cafe and arcade games area.
25m swimming pool with wave machine and tropical feel. A teaching pool is also open at certain times for younger swimmers.
16 lane ten pin bowling. Bumpers and ramps if needed for the kids. Glow-in-the-dark, dance club feel, 'Cosmic Bowling' at selected times. Plus 11 American and 3 UK pool tables and amusement arcade.
24 lane ten pin bowling. Bumpers and ramps if needed for the kids. Glow-in-the-dark, dance club feel, 'Cosmic Bowling' at selected times. Plus 15 American pool tables and amusement arcade.
This is a great fun 18 hole dinosaur-themed adventure golf course, with cascading waterfalls, island greens, pre-historic caves and nine near lifesize animatronic dinosaurs!
Wacky Warehouse softplay venues are attached to family pubs, and have play structures with aerial runs, cargo nets and astro slides, and toddler-only areas with squishy squashy shapes. Check out Wacky Warehouse's web site for kids activity sessions.
Devoted to the history and experience of rural life, the Museum has more than 30 buildings and 40,000 artefacts. It puts on displays of rural crafts and trades, and has a light railway that runs on Sundays and a play area.
The Ceramics Cafe offers you the opportunity to create something that is uniquely yours. Starting with a plain white clay object, you paint on your design using ceramic under-glazes; it is then fired in the kiln and ready for collection in 2-4 days.
The animals are centre stage at this farm park, with lots of animal patting and handling, plus tractor rides, goat racing, adventure and indoor play, giant bouncing 'pillows', a bale maze, sand pits and tree houses.
Morden Hall Park, owned by the National Trust, has attractive parkland, meadows, wetlands and waterways that can be explored on foot or by bike. The Old Snuff Mill in the Park is now an Environmental Centre with interactive learning displays.
Mini-farm and playbarn, with chipmunks, goats, miniature horses, rabbits, pigs and sheep. 6,000 square feet of internal play space with giant 3 lane slide, ball pond, ball cannons, mini-football court and separate toddler area.
One of Fred's favourite days out, offering a great mix of farm animals, fun rides and adventure play for ages 2-11. New in 2011, there's a pirate galleon, mini-maze, separate zip lines for big and small kids, and fun hand-powered paddling boats.
Substantial indoor playframe, suitable up to age 12, with dedicated toddler-only area, plus interactive video games, air hockey, sports arena, disco room, reading zone, kiddy rides, bouncy chairs and toys for babies and toddlers.
Frantic and extensive theme park, which is a firm favourite of younger kids. There are more rides for 3-8s than in other parks, and the big rides aren't too extreme for those a little older. Look out as well for the great stunt shows on the lake.
Free 30 minute tours of the Grayshott commercial pottery. Watch how huge chunks of grey clay make their way through the many workshop processes until they finally emerge as pristine plates for your food or as a vibrant vase for a beautiful home or galler
Wacky Warehouse softplay venues are attached to family pubs, and have play structures with aerial runs, cargo nets and astro slides, and toddler-only areas with squishy squashy shapes. Check out Wacky Warehouse's web site for kids activity sessions.
Huge softplay barn in the grounds of the beautiful Syon House, with three tier playframe, dedicated zones for toddlers and 2-5s, electric motorbikes and an outdoor 'Adventure Assault Course'.
Extreme Motion is Alexandra Gardens' activities centre; it has bike hire, a skate park and mini-golf. At the weekend, there's also a bungee trampoline and zorbing balls.
Still one of the Queen's favourite and most used residences, Windsor Castle is the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world. The state apartments, chapel and collections are superb. This is a must-see attraction.
Whether you’re a tourist visiting the UK with your family, or live locally and are taking time out with the kids, Fred’s Days Out provides a comprehensive what’s on guide plus in-depth information on attractions and places to visit: castles, exhibitions, events, indoor play, museums, shows, theme parks, tours, zoos and many, many, more things to do!
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