Monthly Archives: June 2025

28Jun/25

Top Family Days Out in Manchester

Lancashire, Manchester

Manchester is a brilliant city for families, offering a rich blend of culture, green spaces, entertainment and hands-on learning. With its compact city centre, excellent transport links, and wide range of indoor and outdoor attractions, it’s easy to plan a day out that suits all ages and interests.

From interactive museums to massive parks, and from cutting-edge sports venues to imaginative play zones, Manchester caters to both locals and visitors looking for engaging, child-friendly experiences. Whether you’ve got toddlers, teens or a mix of ages, you’ll find plenty to keep everyone happy in and around the city.

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21Jun/25

Top Family Days Out in Leicester

Days Out, Leicestershire,

Leicester and its surrounding areas offer a fantastic mix of family-friendly activities, blending rich history, vibrant culture, and plenty of green spaces. Whether you live locally or are planning a visit, the city and nearby countryside provide a wealth of opportunities to explore, learn, and have fun together. From interactive museums to sprawling parks and immersive wildlife experiences, Leicester has something to spark the imagination and keep children of all ages entertained.

We’ve gathered some of our favourite days out in and around Leicester—places we’ve explored ourselves as well as others we know to be well-loved by families across the region. Each destination offers a unique experience, whether you’re seeking educational adventures, outdoor fun, or a little bit of both.

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Fun with animals at Goxhill Meadows, East Yorkshire

Farm, Yorkshire East, Zoo and animals, ,

Over the May half-term, we were invited by the lovely Jayne to have a private animal experience at the wonderful Goxhill Meadows, a working therapy farm and glamping site a few miles from Hornsea in East Yorkshire.

Goxhill Meadows is a private farm and glamping site which offers personal animal experiences, including for therapy and small groups, and the odd corporate event. A family animal experience lasts for 1.5 hours and is for up to 5 people. I took the twins (now 14 years old – I know!) and a friend each, because no-one is too old to spend the morning playing with farm animals, especially me!

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