Gloucestershire

Batsford Arboretum Gloucestershire

Batsford Arboretum Gloucestershire Review: We had a lovely morning at the arboretum, and had a good hour walk around the grounds. The kids enjoyed the trail which is 30p and there are lots of things to tick off and look for. There is lots of space and it wasn’t busy so great for the kids […]

Bibury Trout Farm Gloucestershire

Bibury Trout Farm Gloucestershire Review: We have been quite a few times over the last 7 years but haven’t visited recently. The main things to do are either feed or catching a fish, and even the most novice fishers will be able to catch something. However, “Please note fishing is only available during local state […]

Birdland Bourton On The Water Gloucestershire

Birdland Bourton On The Water Gloucestershire Review: We first visited Birdland when our son was quite young and I had a couple of friends visiting from London. For the younger aged child a lot of viewing platforms are accessible and the walk ways are easily manoeuvred with a pushchair. We visited last year and they […]

Butts Farm South Cerney Gloucestershire

Butts Farm South Cerney Gloucestershire Review: This working farm, farm shop and cafe is open to the public to eat, shop and explore the animals. You enter through the shop (so watch those hands wanting to great the odd lamb joint!). The farm follows a set route which is great which ensures you won’t lose anyone. […]

Cattle Country Adventure Park Gloucestershire

Cattle Country Adventure Park Gloucestershire At Cattle Country you will find a whole range of activities for everyone within the family and for all ages. They have both indoor and outdoor attractions which means that even on a rainy day there are lots of things to do. However, there are some attractions that close if […]

Chedworth Roman Villa National Trust Gloucestershire

Chedworth Roman Villa National Trust Gloucestershire Chedworth Roman Villa is around 10/15 minutes from Cirencester on the “Stow Road” which was the old Roman road which took the Romans to London. We last visited many years ago when our son was younger and we had family staying. To be honest we didn’t last very long […]

Cirencester Outdoor Swimming Pool

Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool. Built in 1869 this unique pool offers the chance to swim in natural spring water heated to an average 27°C (80°F). Located on the edge of Cirencester Park, there is a 28 metre main pool with slide, separate children’s paddling pool, sunbathing patio as well as hot and cold refreshments. Review June […]

Corinium Museum Cirencester

Corinium Museum Cirencester Background: The Corinium Museum is located at the heart of Cirencester, which is great if you are visiting the town or local and looking for a nice indoor activity for an hour or so. The main focus of the museum is the history of the Roman town of Corinium. However, the museum also […]

Cotswold Farm Park (Adam’s Farm)

Cotswold Farm Park is a rare breed farm near Bourton on the Water and 20 minutes away from Cheltenham and Cirencester. Its located on a working farm on the top of a hill (it gets pretty windy even in the summer months!) with some amazing views of the Cotswolds. Its popular with locals and also […]

Cotswold Farm Park Summer 2019

Cotswold Forest School

We recently visited for our 8 year old son’s birthday party. The company were brilliant and the session was wonderful. They catered for all the needs of him and his friends, it was such a fab place for a party. The link below has more details about parties and what the venue has to offer. […]

Cotswold Leisure Centre Everyone Active

A community leisure which has numerous facilities including a large sports hall,25 metre pool and 11 metre small pool, gym and group exercise, also they have a creche and children’s parties. They have numerous times/sessions for swimming lessons as well community groups including football and martial arts. For adults, they have a great relax zone and physiotherapy […]

Easter Holidays: Berkeley Castle

From Gallant Knights, Tudor themed sessions and dragons swooping in to Berkeley Castle for an Easter Eggstravaganza this Easter there is lots of things to keep you occupied. From Sunday 7th to Monday 22nd April, there are daily activities between 10.30am and 5pm.

Easter Holidays: Berkeley Castle

There are many activities during the Easter holidays starting from Sunday 7th April until Monday 22nd April. Dragons swoop in to Berkeley Castle for an Easter Eggstravaganza over the Easter weekend from Friday 19th to 22nd April between 10.30am and 5pm.

Easter Holidays: Cotswold Farm Park

What: Easter Eggstravaganza Where: Guiting Power, Cheltenham GL54 5FL, UK When: Saturday, 6 April, daily until 28 Apr 2019 Details:We’ll be skipping and jumping into the spirit of spring with an egg hunt around the Park with a prize for every child. There will also be craft activities and a puppet show to entertain the […]

Easter Holidays: National Trust Cotswold

What: Across many National Trust venues throughout the Cotswolds there are lots of activities, with plenty for families including the Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Where: Throughout Gloucestershire from Chedworth Roman Villa to Dyrham Park. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/family-fun-this-easter-in-the-cotswolds When: The Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt 19th to 22nd April 2019

Easter Holidays: Slimbridge Wetland Centre

Where: WWT Slimbridge, Newgrounds Lane, Gloucester, UK What: During the Easter holidays and beyond there have a Celebrity Dusty Duck Trail. There are 14 GIANT Dusty Ducks, which have been designed by different celebrities; including Steve Backshall, Joanna Lumley, Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Justin Fletcher aka Mr Tumble. Date: 30 March to 6 May 2019 […]

Easter Holidays: Westonbirt Arboretum

Where: Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury, UK What: Feathered Friends Family Event: Discover the native birds that make their home at Westonbirt Arboretum, and give them a helping hand by making your own birdfeeder to take home. When: Mon 8 – Fri 12 April 11am – 4pm What: Perfect Partners: Explore Westonbirt’s amazing spring flowers and discover their secret […]

Everyman Theatre Mr Stink Relaxed Performance

Review: One of the team will be attending the “relaxed performance” and will produce a details review. Details about the production: The very kind, but lonely 12 year old Chloe, invites ‘Mr Stink’ and his slightly wiffy dog to leave behind the wooden bench they call home and secretly move into her family’s shed. Matters […]

Everyman Theatre Relaxed Pantomine 2019 Cheltenham

Review: We have only ever been with the family to the “Relaxed” performances of the pantomime. We have been for the last three years and by far the performance in January was the best. These performances are brilliant and as a Pantomine its top notch. With regards to SEND they are totally geared to individuals and […]

Funky Warehouse

Funky Warehouse is a trampoline and soft play centre Central to Cheltenham. It is very much an open plan setting and therefore easy for you see where the children are and what they are doing. We have visited once on a Sunday morning and it was quite relaxed and not too busy. The soft play […]

Gifford’s Circus Xanadu Relaxed Performance

Review: One of our team is going to the “relaxed performance” on Monday 13th May and the details are below. We did go to Gifford Circus in September 2018 with a carer pass. We called prior to the event and team were fantastic when we explained our son’s needs. They offered for us to seat […]

Gloucester Cathedral

We have based the review on information provided from the cathedral and online research. Thank you to Frances Bircher for providing the appropriate information. Activities available: *Tribune Gallery, accessible only via a medieval spiral staircase, is an interactive gallery space for both children and adults alike. * Audio visual interactives, including never seen before views […]

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

The railway station is easily accessible via the Cheltenham Racecourse entrance and is well sign posted as you travel through Cheltenham. We have been once which was for the “Thomas special”. You would think a child with a train fixation would love this. Well he loved the train but the crowds were too overwhelming! There […]

Go Bananas

Quite a few years ago. The majority of the review is based on online research through the website The soft play centre is entered through the café which can form a nice base to watch the children (if they are capable of tackling the soft play on their own). It has lots of slides […]

Head 4 heights Cirencester

None of the team have visited. All the information collected has been through research on their website. Details from the website: “We are based within Cotswold Country Park and beach, which is open all year-round, and offers the largest inland beach in the UK with lifeguards on duty for paddling and swimming. They have many […]

Hidcote National Trust

Hidcote National Trust Hidcote is an Arts and Crafts garden in the north Cotswolds, close to Stratford-upon-Avon. They have a maze of narrow paved pathways which are great for the kids to explore and keen gardeners as they have a vast collection of plants. In the winter months it is only open weekends but still […]

Jack’s Cafe Cirencester

Jack’s cafe is in the centre of Cirencetsr, next to the Corinium Museum and quite a few shops in the town. Now for us the best thing about Jack’s has to be the cakes (not that they’ll cheap but they are well worth it!). Recently, Jack’s re-opened under new management and also had a new […]

Jet Age Museum Gloucester

The museum is run by volunteers who are all approachable and happy to help. There is a children’s quiz to complete and at the end you are given a lovely jet based poster. They are happy to give the poster given if the child hasn’t attempted the quiz. There are lots of aircraft to see […]

Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate

Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate

Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate One of our team is currently writing a review on Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate. The information below has been collected from the venue website. Lodge Park John ‘Crump’ Dutton built this 17th-century grandstand, fuelled by his passion for deer coursing, gambling, banqueting and entertaining. Lodge Park became the National […]

Magic Beans Cafe

Magic Beans is a new café and sensory soft play in the Cotswold Water Park just outside the town of Whelford (just off the A417), and near to Lechlade (10 minutes away), Fairford (less than 5 minutes away) and Cirencester (about 20 minutes away). It is a family and dog friendly café which has lovely […]

Model Village Bourton on the Water

Overview: The Model Village is a one-ninth scale replica of the Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the-Water. It contains all the buildings from the village including the Old Water Mill, Old New Inn and the ford, all built in Cotswold stone. The model village makes you feel much bigger as you walk around the miniature stone houses. The […]

Motoring Museum

We have been to the museum on quite a few occasions and last visited last year. There are lots of things to see, but if your child likes to climb inside vehicles this might not be the best place. It’s a great museum with lots of see. The structure works well in the sense there […]

Museum of Gloucester

VENUE Contact: Brunswick Road, Gloucester GL1 1HP, Telephone: 01452 396131, Email: [email protected] www.gloucester.gov.uk/Freetime/Museums http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/things-to-do/museum-of-gloucester-p137013 Last visited: 2017 Harddaysout Review: We visited last year and joined the membership scheme as it was value for money. The museum follow as a nice straight forward trail. There were some good interactive exhibitions, especially the dinosaur section. We probably […]

National Waterways Museum

Gloucester Waterways Museum is housed in a Victorian warehouse at Gloucester Docks in the city of Gloucester, England. It is located along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and River Severn. It is next to the Gloucester Quays shopping outlet village, so there are lots of places to eat, shop and park in the area. We […]

Newark Park National Trust

The Newark Park estate is about 5 miles from the M5 and 10 minutes drive to Tetbury. It has beautiful views across the countryside, lots of woodland trails, and a great place for walking (dogs are allowed). There are three trails which are clearly sign posted, and I would definitely recommend wellies or walking boots […]

Over Farm Market

None of our team has visited, however, members of the community have been on a few occasions. Most recently some of our followers went to the farm for pumpkin picking which they really enjoyed. Details from the website; “As well as our farm shop, we have seasonal events, petting animals, a venue barn and much […]

Playfarm Cheltenham

We have been to the play farm soft play on many occasions but solely for the “disability sessions”. These are advertised as “autism sessions” but all children with disabilities are welcome. The venue itself has a lovely café, smaller soft play areas for younger children, a sensory area and a larger part to have a […]

Rugrats and Half Pints Soft Play

We have been a few times since the change of name/owners. There are more available spaces available for children and dedicated age range parts. This can be advantageous but trickier if you are taking a variety of aged children. There are enclosed sections such as the trampoline area, the go kart section and the main […]

Snowhill Manor and Gardens National Trust

Access We have designated disabled parking in the main car park The Manor and Garden are a 500 yard hilly walk from reception, shop and tea room. A volunteer-driven buggy is available by request on every open day Two manual wheelchairs are available for loan from reception – these can be transported around the site […]

St Augustines Farm

One of the Hard Days Out team will be visiting the site in 2019. The details are based on information gathered from the website.

Sudeley Castle and Gardens

Sudeley Castle is located in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The present structure was built in the 15th century and may have been on the site of a 12th-century castle. Sudeley is also one of the few castles left in England that is still a residence. As a result, the castle is only open […]

Toro Lounge Cirencester

Toro Lounge is a café, bar, restaurant in the centre of Cirencester on Cricklade Street. It is one of our favourite places to go to eat as a family, or a place to meet friends, have brunch, dinner or breakfast. It has a lovely relaxed atmosphere, the staff are friendly and approachable, and we love […]

Westonbirt Arborteum

Westonbirt Arboretum Overview: Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is a gorgeous collection of historical trees, around 3 miles southwest of Tetbury, and around 10 minutes drive from juncton 18 of the M4. It is managed by Forestry England, it is perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom. There are two sections […]

Woodchester Park National Trust

We went with friends so five kids in total…two 3 year olds which was a bit of a struggle. It’s great in the sense of quiet and spacious but the aren’t any facilities such as toilets and refreshments so it’s “wild wees” and pockets full of chocolate animal biscuits!!!! A great place to blow the cobwebs […]

X Jump Gloucester

The information below is based on online research from the website X Jump http://xjump.uk/. The FAQs gives a good insight into the venue;http://xjump.uk/information/faq/. The parking is FREE for 3 hours at the venue. They offer a variety of different sessions including group visits: http://xjump.uk/activities/jump-inclusive/.