These are some links relevant to families, babies and children.
Days Out with Children and Babies in the UK
- Greenlands Farm Village Lancashire – Children’s Farm and Pottery
- The Great American Circus comes to Redditch
- Morecambe seaside resort in Lancashire
- Lancaster Castle – Tours around the courts and part of the castle
- Day out at the seaside. Scarborough in North Yorkshire
- Open day at Evesham Fire Station in Worcestershire
- Day out at Marsden tunnel end – Standedge tunnel canal trip and visitor centre
- Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine at Kirklees Light Railway
- Photo Gallery – Day out with Thomas and Friends at Kirklees Light Railway, West Yorkshire
- Twinlakes Family Theme Park in Leicestershire
- Umberslade Farm Park Children’s Farm in Warwickshire
- Day out on the Severn Valley Railway – with a child and toddler
- Royal Air Force Museum at RAF Cosford – taking a young child and toddler
- UK Days out with Kids – Dudley Zoo and Castle at Easter
- Sudbury Hall and National Trust Museum of Childhood
- Black Country Living Museum (also photo gallery of Black Country Living Museum)
- Christmas at Thomas Land 2009 (also photo gallery of Christmas at Thomas Land)
- Abbey Stadium Redditch (potential replacement for ageing Hewell Road Swimming Pool)
- Gulliver’s Kingdom Children’s Theme Park – Matlock Bath
- Children’s day out at GreenWood Forest Park (eco-theme park) in North Wales
- Day out at Dairyland Farm World Near Newquay in Devon
- Emergency Services Day at Evesham Fire Station (also Photo Gallery of Emergency Services Day at Evesham Fire Station)
- Day out at National Waterways Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne and Gloucester Docks
- Cannon Hall Children’s Farm and Country Park
- Ash End House Farm and Giant Bouncy Pillow
- Visiting Sheldon Country Park and Farm, West Midlands
- Visiting Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire with a baby or child
- Child friendly pub restaurant – Trading Post near Kettering (near Wickstead park depending upon direction – see below)
- Children’s playground and Theme Park at Wicksteed Park, Kettering
- Thomas Land at Drayton Manor – visiting with babies and children
- Video Review – Thomas Land at Drayton Manor – Christmas Special
- Day out at Tropical Birdland Leicestershire with a baby and child
- Day out at the National Waterways Museum at Gloucester Docks – with a baby and toddler
- The Apple Barn Restaurant (Evesham Country Park) – response to complaint
- Evesham Vale Light Railway – with a baby and young child
- KFC – Anti Baby Policy – Will not warm a baby’s bottle
- Dudley Zoo and Castle – through the eyes of a toddler
- Wyre Forest Glade Swimming Pool – Wave Machine and Slides in Kidderminster
- Ambulance, FA Cup, Italian Job, The Blitz and a Time Machine (Coventry Transport Museum)
- Day out with a toddler – Gullivers children’s theme park – Milton Keynes
- The World of Beatrix Potter – Tourist attraction for young visitors to the Lake District
- Day out with a toddler – The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in the Lake District
- Unusual “seaside” resort – Grange-Over-Sands, now a curiosity
- Day out with a toddler – Heads of Ayr Farm Park in Scotland
- Day out with a toddler – Edinburgh Castle in Scotland
- Day out with a toddler – Almond Valley Children’s Farm, Museum and Railway, Near Edinburgh Scotland
- Day out with a toddler – Dundonald Castle in Scotland
- Update on: The Priest Hole, Ambleside – The most expensive meal I’ve ever bought for a 1 year old
- The Priest Hole, Ambleside – The most expensive meal I’ve ever bought for a 1 year old
- Twycross Zoo with a Baby, and Animal Conservation
- New Restaurant in Coventry, The Smokin' Gun in Coundon
- Coventry City Farm or Coventry City Farm Fun Day
- Tourism – Stratford Upon Avon and Butterfly Farm
- Tourism: Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary
- Tourism: Skegness Natureland Seal Sanctuary
- Tourism: Howarth and Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, with a baby
- Day at the Seaside, Prestatyn and Rhyl, North Wales
- Coundon Wedge, Coventry – Park with access for pushchairs and limited disabled access
- Restaurant Review: The New Inn, Littlemoor, Weymouth, Dorset
- Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon
- Farmer Palmer's Poole, Dorset (For Children aged 8 and under)
- Farmer Palmer's Poole, Dorset Video Review
- Weymouth Sea Life Centre, Dorset
- Leeds Roundhay Park Tropical World, West Yorkshire
- Car Park in Stratford Upon Avon
- Coventry Transport Museum / Motor Museum. Visiting with a Toddler
- Children’s Day Out – Kirklees Light Railway, Clayton West, West Yorkshire
Also see the holiday section for days out in Sherwood Forest and London Attractions.
Shopping with a Baby in the UK
Also see the Online Shops section for ways to avoid having to go out shopping 🙂.
Taking Babies and Children on Holiday
UK Destinations
- Holiday at Ocean Edge Caravan Site at Heysham near Morecambe
- Camping at Drayton Manor Theme Park for Thomas Land
- Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest Nottingham at Christmas (also photo album of Christmas at Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest)
- Camping Review at Ty Mawr Park Resorts Caravan site in North Wales
- Campsite review – Ruda, Croyde Bay Devon – Parkdean holidays
- Tatty Teddy Caravan and Camping holiday in the West Country (Cornwall and Devon).
- John Fowlers Caravan Site – Widemouth Bay, Near Bude in Cornwall
- Center Parcs Whinfell Forest Lake District – Lapland Experience, Christmas Special
- Tourism Hotel Review – Travelodge Wembley, London England
- Butlins Skegness – with a baby and toddler 2008
- Butlins Skegness – photo diary through the eyes of a toddler
- Haven Craig Tara caravan / holiday park in Ayr, Scotland
- Blackpool Family Seaside Resort, or drunken stag and hen parties
- Update on: Haven Craig Tara, Ayr Scotland – Awful Holiday Accommodation 2007
- Haven Holidays in Ayr Scotland – Apartment accommodation not suitable for young children
- Holiday with a Baby, Center Parcs Sherwood Forest Nottingham UK
- Trip to London with a Baby – Part 1 – Hotel at Wembley Park and travelling around London on the Underground
- Trip to London with a Baby – Part 2 – St. John’s Gate Museum and Priory tours, London Tourist Attraction
- Trip to London with a Baby – Part 3 – London in London with Babies and Children
- Trip to London with a Baby – Part 4 – The London Aquarium, Tourist Attraction
- Holiday with a Baby – Mablethorpe Haven Golden Sands
- Review of Weymouth Caravan Site – Waterside Caravan Park
- Countdown to Christmas at Centre Parcs Longleat Forest
European Destinations
Equipment and Book Reviews
Toys and Games Reviews
Arts and Crafts
Medical and First Aid Information
Baby and Child Learning and Development
Pregnancy and Childbirth Information
Charities and Organisations Supporting Pregnancy, Children and Babies
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