AN AMAZING A – Z OF PLACES TO GO DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!
PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, FAMILY, FRIENDS & VISITORS! 
The BIG LIST of places to take the kids is updated for 2024 and bigger and better than ever!
With the school summer holidays upon us, we’ve been busy updating our list of must-visit places in Scotland! 
We’ve removed closed venues, added exciting new spots, and updated prices to keep you informed. 
Before you head out, remember to double-check the venues’ or events’ social media pages for the latest updates, as things can change quickly.
If you’re planning to visit multiple places marked as National Trust or Historic Scotland (especially Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle, and Culzean Castle) then a yearly membership of these organisations may save you money.
If you’re eligible for a Young Scot card (free for 11-26 year olds) then applying for one (at “www.young.scot”) will also save you money on some entrance fees.
We hope this helps keep your little ones entertained over the holidays! Have a fantastic summer exploring all that Scotland has to offer!
Updated 2024 list
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Aberdeen Art Gallery. FREE
Aberdeen Maritime Museum. FREE
Aberdour Beach, Fife FREE
Aberfoyle (David Marshall lodge, Lodge forest Visitor Centre) FREE
Above Adventure, Kilmarnock. Indoor climbing & bouldering. From £6
Adventure Golf Island, Dunfermline £5-£9
Adventure Planet softplay centres, Cumbernauld and Paisley, £7.95 – £9.95
Aerial Adventures soft play, Livingston. £2 – £8
Agnew Park, Stranraer. Play park, mini railway, boats, putting, go karts. FREE entry. Mini railway £1.20 children £1.95 adults, Mini cars £1.20, Boats £4-£5.25, Go-karts £3.10.
Airthrill, East Kilbride. Trampoline & inflatable park. From £12.95
Almond Valley farm park, Livingston. Outdoor play, indoor play, animals, picnic, soft play, walks. £10 – £12
Almondell & Calderwood country park, Broxburn FREE
Amazonia @ M&Ds, Motherwell, £5.20 – £6.80
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum (& gardens), Dunfermline. FREE
Ardkinglas Gruffalo Trail & Woodland Garden, Cairndow Loch Fyne £2.50 – £5 (under 4s FREE)
Ardeer Beach, Stevenston. Sandy beach with “Doon the Beach” beach hub/cafe & toilets. FREE
Ardrossan/Saltcoats beach. Play parks, large sandy beach FREE
Arran Alpacas & Balmichael Glamping, Shiskine, Isle of Arran. £
Arran Heritage Museum, nr Brodick, Isle of Arran. Museum £3-£5, gardens 50p adults, children FREE
Astoria Cinema, Ayr. £
Aviemore Ice Rink. From £8
Aviemore Kart Raceway. From £13. Age 4+
Ayr Beach. Lots of parking, large play park, kiosks. FREE
Auchingarrich wildlife centre, Comrie £12- £14, under 3s free
Balloch Country Park – loch side walks / tree trails/ picnicking / sandy play park FREE
Baltic Street Adventure Playground, Dalmarnock. FREE. (Can register kids online) Tues-Sat
Bannockburn House & gardens, Stirling. House tours from £6
Barnhill Farm shop, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire. Softplay bus, sand pit, farm trail, go karts. FREE entry(some activities chargeable)
Barons Haugh Nature Reserve, Motherwell, FREE
Barshaw Park, Paisley – duck pond / model railway / small animals / play park FREE Bearsden Ski Club £120 for 6 week block, tubing sessions £
Beech Tree Inn, Drumgoyne by Killearn – Bar/restaurant with small animals
Beecraigs Country Park, Linlithgow FREE
Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. Play parks, fairy trail, sculptures to sit/climb on (house for an art lover garden), sports courts. FREE
Belleisle Park, Ayr. Play area, glasshouse, cafe, walled garden, deer park. FREE
Blair Drummond Safari Park, Stirlingshire £15.50 – £22 (kennels for dogs at entrance)
Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway & Museum of Scottish Railways, Bo’ness, West Lothian. Steam train rides £9 – £16 (under 4s FREE). Museum adult £7, child £2 (under 5s free)
Boswell’s Estate, Auchinleck – play area, gorge walks, castle ruins, coffee shop Botanic Gardens & Kibble Palace, Glasgow. Play park, glasshouses, river walk, cafe. FREE
Bounce Station inflatable park, Irvine. Inflatables, laser tag, nerf, tubing, indoor and outdoor. From £8.50
Briarlands Farm Park, Stirling. Adventure play park £7.50 – £9.50, under 2s FREE
Bridgend Golf & Footgolf, Linlithgow. Tues-Sun. From £8 adult, £5 child (club, ball hire extra)
Broadwood Stadium Gym Play, Cumbernauld £
Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran. Woodland play area, walks, castle tours. £9 – £15 (National Trust) Catch ferry from Ardrossan (from £4)
Brodie Castle & Estate, nr. Forres. Castle tours, grounds, playful garden. March-October.
Playful garden FREE entry for 2024 only.
Castle £8.50-£14 (Young Scot card holder £1) (National Trust) Parking £5.
Broughty Castle Museum, Broughty Ferry. FREE
Bubbles soft play, Partick, Glasgow. £5 – £7 (under 1 £1) Age 0-9
Burngreen park Kilsyth, play area, putting green, trampolines , from 90p
Burntisland, Fife. Beach and funfair FREE (attractions £2/3 each)
Burrell Collection, Glasgow FREE
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries. Medieval castle, grounds with play park, visitor centre. £3.50-£6, under 7s free. (Historic Scotland)
Cafe Ceramico, East Kilbride from £13
Cairnie Farm & Maze, Cupar, Fife – Mar-Oct, from £7.50, under 3s FREE (extra for fruit picking)
Calderglen Country Park, East Kilbride. Large play park, zoo, walks (zoo entry £4 adults, £2 children, under 3 free) Park entry FREE
Callendar House, Falkirk. Historic house with cafe and play park. Closed Tuesdays. FREE
Camera Obscura, Edinburgh £16.95 – £21.95
Campsie Soft Play, Lennoxtown £6.50
Carmichael Estate, Biggr. farm shop and tea room £ / FREE entry
Carnegie Leisure Centre, Dunfermline.swimming £3.80-£5.40 (under 5s £1), soft play £2.70 for 60min, climbing wall £4.30-£6.40 (requires induction-paid)
Castle Cary holiday park indoor & outdoor pools & cafe, Creetown – open to non-residents. Adults £2.50, children £2. April/May – end of summer only.
Castle & Gardens of Mey, Thurso. castle, walks, animal centre. £5.50 – £16
Castle House Museum, Dunoon. Tues-Sat. Adults £3.50, Concessions £3, Children Free
Castle of St John, Stranraer. FREE
Castle Semple Country Park, Lochwinnoch, walking trails and coffee shop FREE
Celtic Park Stadium Tours, Glasgow. Adult £17.50, Child £12, under 5s free
Chatelherault Country Park, adventure park and walking trail. Market on some Sundays
Cineworld & Odeon Kids Club from £2.50
City Kids Adventure Play, Glasgow (East End). Indoor soft play £
City Sightseeing Tour, Glasgow & Edinburgh (Hop on Hop off) from £15
Clambers Soft Play, Edinburgh. £1.05-£11.99 (under 6 months free)
Clark’s Little Ark, Sanquhar, D&G. Farm animals and park FREE
ClimbZone at Xsite, Braehead. Climbing, aerial course, giant indoor slides. Slides £1 or 12 for £10, other activities from £19
Cloybank Farm, Bonnybridge. FREE entry to walks, animal areas, cafe. Indoor & outdoor play areas children over 1 £5, adults £1.50, under 1s free.
Clyde Cycle Park, Cambuslang. Bike track, cycling lessons, roller skating/discos. Outdoor
Clyde Valley Family Park, South Lanarkshire. Farm park, go karts, water play, mini golf. £7.25 – £17.50 (under 2s FREE)
Coats Observatory, Paisley FREE – CURRENTLY CLOSED (summer 2024)
Cocoabean Chocolate Factory, nr Kircudbright, chocolate workshops, outdoor play, indoor play, cafe. £10 – £25.95
Codona’s, Aberdeen. Indoor and outdoor play, go karts, mini golf. From £4
Colourplay CIC, Kirkintilloch. Messy play and art activities £
Colzium Estate, Kilsyth – visitor centre, cafe, play area etc. FREE
Conifox Adventure Park, Kirkliston. Outdoor play £3.50 – £9.50 (under 1s free) Indoor soft play £2.75 – £13.95 (under 1s free). 30% discount on indoor+outdoor tickets
Cowan Park, Barrhead. Large play area, walks, trim trail with gym equipment, tennis courts (April-Sept, free to use, free coaching sessions in summer). FREE
Craft Daft on a Raft, Kirkintilloch. Studio fee £4.50, pottery to paint from £8. £15 minimum spend per table.
Crafty Workshops, Jedburgh. Age 3+. £
Craigend Nursery – indoor sandpit, Cumbernauld £4
Craigie’s Farm Shop, Edinburgh. Play area and pick your own fruit. From £5
Craigtoun Country Park, St. Andrews. Free entry, £10 wristband for attractions.
Crawick Multiverse, Sanquhar, D&G. Outdoor walks, sculptures, climbable landscapes, events. Entry from £4
Cream o’ Galloway, Gatehouse of Fleet – ice cream parlour, mini golf/croquet, nature reserve,ice cream making workshop. FREE entry, activities chargeable (adventure playground no longer there)
Creation Mill CIC, Langholm. Textile & craft workshops age 8+
Creepy Crawlies Soft Play, Irvine. £6.50 – £8
Culzean Castle, Maybole. House tours, walks, Wild Woodland & Adventure Cove adventure playparks £12 – £20 (Young Scot card holders £1) (National Trust)
Cuningar Loop, Dalmarnock. Woodland park, bike tracks, bouldering. FREE
Dalgarven Mill, Museum of Ayrshire Country Life & Costume, Kilwinning £5 – £7.50
Dalkeith Country Park, free entry to park. Adventure park from £4. Go ape from £21
Dalscone Farm Park, Dumfries. Indoor and outdoor playpark and farm. From £11.50
Dams to Darnley County Park, Glasgow. Events posted online throughout year. FREE
Dark Sky Planetarium, Kirkcudbright
Interactive Museum & planetarium £8 – £15
David Livingston Centre, Blantyre. Entry to playpark is free. Museum £3- £7.50
Dean Castle Country Park, Kilmarnock. Castle tours/museum, play park, walks and café. FREE
Deep Sea World, North Queensferry, £12 – £18
Devil’s Porridge Museum, Dumfries & Galloway. From £8
Dhoon Beach, Kirkcudbright FREE
Dino Park, Dumfries £5- £10. Soft play extra, under 1s FREE
Discovery Point & RRS Discovery, Dundee. £9.50 – £17
Dock Park, Dumfries. Play park, walks, bandstand. FREE
Doon Valley Railway, East Ayrshire. Heritage train rides. Open days – most Sundays in summer. From £4 (under 3s free)
Doune Castle, Perthshire. With woodland walk & Roman fort. Child £6, Adult £10, under 7s FREE (Historic Scotland)
Drumlanrig Castle, gardens and adventure park £6-8. Tours of castle on selected dates
Drumpellier Country Park, Coatbridge. Playpark, pedal boats, walks FREE
Dumbarton Castle, £4.50 child, £7.50 adult, under 7s free (Historic Scotland)
Dumbreck Outdoor Playbarn & Yoga Barn, Glasgow. Stay & Play £10 per child (reduction for siblings)
Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum. Wed-Sat + bank holiday Mondays. £4.50 – £7.50
Dumfries house, Cumnock. Adventure playground, walled garden FREE. Tours from £7.50
Dumfries Museum FREE entry. Camera Obscura £2-£4
Dumfries Ice Bowl. Skating from £3
Duncarron Medieval Village, Carron Valley £ payable events
Dundonald Castle, nr. Kilmarnock £7- £10, under 5s FREE (Historic Scotland). Grounds & Play park FREE
Dunollie Castle, museum & gardens, Oban. £4-£10 (under 5s free). Pay once, visit all year. March-October.
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie. Museum, walks, falconry. March – October. £9 – £14.50
Dunstaffnage Castle & grounds, Dunbeg, by Oban. £4.50-£7.50 (under 7s free, Young Scot card holders £1). March-Sept.(Historic Scotland)
Dunvegan Castle & Gardens, Skye. April-October. £11.50 – £16.50 (Seal boat trips April-September additional £9-£12)
Dyemill Bike Park, Lamlash, Arran. Mountain bike trails & pump track. FREE
Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. Interactive science. £12 – £19.50
East Kilbride Ice Rink. £3.30-£7 (plus skate hire £2.50)
East Links Family Park, Dunbar £8 – £18, under 2s FREE
East Yonderton Farm, Renfrew (fruit picking) Seasonal – Pay per weight
Easter Road stadium tour, Edinburgh. Adult £15, child £5. Selected dates only (usually Fridays), check website
Eden Park, Peterhead. Play areas & walks. FREE
Edenmill Farm Shop, Blanefield. Soft play £7, alpaca trek £13.50, petting zoo £7.95
Edinburgh Castle £11.40 – £19.50 (Historic Scotland)
Edinburgh Zoo £17 – £26.50
Eglinton country park, Irvine. Adventure playground, STEM trail, ruins FREE
EICA Ratho – Clip ‘n Climb from £7.50 and Scrambles soft play from £1.50
Electric Thrill, East Kilbride. Crazy Golf & Arcade. From £3.95
Elgin Kart Raceway. £
Ernespie Farm Park, Castle Douglas.
Outdoor play, indoor soft play, cafe, garden centre. £4 – £12
Falkirk Wheel £9.50 – £17.50 (other activities separate charge)
Farmer’s Den soft play, Dumfries & Annan. £5
Fife Zoo £4 – £6
Finlaystone Country Park, Port Glasgow. Woodland play areas and walks £4-£6 under 3 free
Firepit & Kiln Carvery & Pottery, Glasgow Quay. £
5 Sisters Zoo, West Calder, £13.95 – £18.95, under 3s FREE
Flanders Moss national nature reserve, nr Kippen, Stirlingshire FREE
Flip Out Trampoline Park, Rutherglen £9.45 – £14.45
Forgotten Worlds, Stewarton. Large retro game shop and arcade. One hour unlimited arcade gaming pass £5
Fossilfield Training Centre, Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. Pony/horse riding social enterprise for children, young people and adults who experience social and economic barriers.
Foxlake Adventures CIC outdoor water park, assault course, segways, Dunbar – various prices starting at £15
Frankie & Lola’s soft play, Inverness. From £1.99
Friockheim Park, Arbroath. Football Pitches, Woodland, Large Children’s Play Areas, BMX Bike Area. FREE
Fun Street, Silverburn, Glasgow. Soft play, mini town, interactive gaming. £1.99 – £15.99
Furry Murry’s soft play, Paisley. £5 – £7.95 (non-walkers FREE)
Galleon Centre, Kilmarnock. 25m swimming pool with kids pool and flume, ice rink, squash, sports courts. £
Galloway Activity Centre, Parton (Loch Ken) Water sports, outdoor sports, board/boat/bike hire, laser tag, outdoor water park & water slide. From £20
Garage Bowling, go karting and adventure golf, Kilmarnock. From £5.50
Garrison Funfair, Millport, Cumbrae. Vintage rides, games, inflatables. Easter – September (open all week in school summer holidays, otherwise weekends only). Tokens £2.50
Garscube Playrooms, Glasgow £15 annual membership plus £4 per visit
Gem Rock Museum, Creetown. £6
Glasgow Climbing Centre from £26
Glasgow Green, adventure park, walks. FREE
Glasgow Museum Resource Centre, FREE pre booked tours.
Glasgow Science Centre, £11.50 – £14.75
Glasgow Ski & Snowboard Centre, Bellahouston 6 week ski/snowboard course £90 – £96. Tubing sessions from £12
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust – Bridgeton Bus Garage, Glasgow. Open on selected weekends Spring-Autumn for visits & FREE historic bus rides, guided tours by arrangement in winter.
Gooey Events Limited, Livingston events from £30
Gourock Outdoor Pool £3.70 – £4.50
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford. £5-£13 (under 3s free)
Gravity Trampoline Park, Glasgow Xsite Braehead and Edinburgh Fountain Park. From £4
Greenbank garden, Clarkston £6.50 – £9 (National Trust)
Gruffalo trail – ardkinglas estate, Argyll £2.50 – £5 (under 3’s free)
Hamilton Water Palace. Indoor pool with pirate ship area for under 8s (check times as they vary). Child (4-17) : £2.30
Adult (18+) : £4.70. Under 4s free
Hannahston Alpacas, Drongan. £10-£15 Fri-Mon
Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen. Playground, golf, maze, mini zoo. FREE entry
Heads of Ayr farm park, Ayr – animals & play park indoor/ outdoor £15.50 (under 1 free)
Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Open air museum. March-October. FREE (£2 for parking)
Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig. £16.85 – £22.50
HistoryLinks Museum, Dornoch. £
Hollywood Bowl, Springfield Quay & Bargeddie. Kids eat,drink and play from £7.50
Holmwood House, Cathcart £8.50 (National Trust)
Hopetoun House & grounds, South Queensferry. March – Sept. £4 – £13.50 (Young Scot card holders £1) Dogs – grounds only.
Howard Park, Kilmarnock. Large play area, sports courts. FREE
Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery @ Glasgow Uni FREE
Infinity Trampoline Park, Inverness. From £4.99
Inflata Nation, Kinning Park Glasgow. Inflatable park (indoor). £6.99 – £10.99
Innoflate inflatable parks. Glasgow, Livingston, Cumbernauld, Dundee, Aberdeen. From £5.95
Inveraray Jail, from £9.50 – £15.50
Inverness Kart Raceway. From £26.Age 8+
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. FREE
Irvine Beach Park. Sandy beach, sand dunes, extensive grassy dune area with walking paths and stone dragon sculpture, pond, skate park, toilets, kiosk, free parking. FREE
Jabberwocky Soft Play, Haddington. £4.50-£6.95 (under 1s free)
James Hamilton Heritage Park, East Kilbride, FREE (£ activities)
Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum, Borders. FREE
Jim Clark Motorsport Museum, Duns, Berwickshire. £3.50-£8.50 (under 5s free). Pay once, visit all year.
Jolly tots & Cookies play cafe, Uddingston £1 – £4.50 (under 1 free)
Jump-N-Joy Trampoline Park, Tullibody. From £12- £15
Jumpin’ Jack’s soft play, Glenrothes. £6-£9 (under 6m free, 6m-1yr £1, adults £1)
Jungle Creek Soft Play & Adventure Golf, Glasgow (Soccerworld). Usually a deal available on Groupon. £5-£10
Juniors Play Cafe, Hamilton. £4 per child, include lunch for an extra £2.50. Babies aged 0-12 months go free. £6.00 deposit books your table (redeemable in the centre)
Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh £7.50 – £11.50 (under 3 free)
Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre, Grangemouth FREE
Jurassic Parrr Adventure Golf, World of Golf, Clydebank £3.50 – £8.50
Jurassic Jungle soft play, Possilpark £6.75 – £8.50 (under 1 £1)
Kay Park, Kilmarnock. Large play area, kids bike track, pond, gym equipment. FREE
Kelburn Castle. forest trail, indoor/outdoor play, alpacahs, tree climbing. All activities charged separately.
Kelpies & Helix Park, Falkirk FREE (tours from £6.50)
Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow FREE
Kelvingrove Park. Play park, bandstand, walks. FREE
Kelvin Hall Glasgow Clip & Climb £12-£15, Soft Play £5-£7 (under 1s free)
Kidz Play soft play, Prestwick. From £6.50
Kilmardinny Loch (in bearsden for a Gruffalo Hunt) FREE
Kiltoonies, Kilsyth. Mini town play centre. From £5
Kings park, Stirling – adventure playground FREE
Kirroughtree Visitor Centre, Galloway Forest. Walks, mountain bike trails, wildlife hides, play parks, cafe. FREE entry, parking £2-£4
Kitchen Coos & Ewes, Newton Stewart. Highland cow safaris & tours £12 – £46
L’s Little Stars, Troon. Kids’ crafts, pottery painting. £
LA Bowl, Ayr. Ten pin bowling & laser quest. From £6
Lake of Menteith / Inchmahome Priory, nr Stirling £6 – £10 (under 7 free)
Lamont Farm Project, Erskine. City farm. FREE (some chargeable events)
Landmark Adventure Park, Aviemore, £14 – £31 (under 3 free)
Langloch Farm CCI, Lanark. Nature trail, rope course, play park, cafe. FREE
Largs beach, kids’ rides, amusements, play park. FREE
Laser Station, Xsite Braehead. From £5.99
Leadhills & Wanlockhead Heritage Railway. Sundays in summer. From £3.50
Linlithgow Canal Centre, Cruises from £40
Linlithgow Palace £4 – £8, under 7s FREE
Linn Caves and waterfalls, Baldernock FREE
Linn Park Adventure playground, Glasgow indoor + outdoor play centre for children with ASN and their families (booking advisable) FREE
Little Lions Play Cafe, Bellshill. £6 per child (under 6s only)
Little Play Planet, Ayr. Mini town play centre. From £5
Little World of Play, Cowdenbeath. Mini town play centre. £12.95 (non-walkers £3.50)
Loch Katrine, Trossachs FREE (boat ride chargeable)
Loch Leven RSPB, Kinross FREE
Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre, Balloch, £5 – £9.50 under 3’s free
Loch Lomond Faerie Trail, Luss £6.50 (under 2s FREE)
Loch Lomond shores – shops, cafes, sea life centre, water sports, outdoor play park. From FREE
Lochwinnoch RSPB FREE
Lollipop Land soft play, East Kilbride £5.95 – £8.95
Loopy Lou’s soft play, Boddam, nr Peterhead. Indoor soft play with outdoor play area & astro sports pitch. £6-£10 (under 1s free)
Low Park Museum, Hamilton FREE
Lunderston Bay, Gourock, FREE
Lynn Glen, Dalry, Ayrshire. River walk with fairy houses, waterfall. FREE
Mabie Farm Park, Dumfries (Mar-Oct) £10 under 2s FREE
Make Do & Grow, Govan. Free drop in arts and crafts and workshops
M&D’s, Motherwell – funfair All day wristband £21.95. Other packages available
Mariner Leisure Centre, Falkirk £3 – £5.20 (Under 3’s go free)
Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre, Jedburgh. FREE
McDiarmid Park, Barrhead. New play park including accessible equipment. FREE
McMoos ice cream parlour and cafe, Boness
Merkinch Nature Reserve, Inverness. FREE
Merlin Cinema, Thurso. £
Milk Barn, Falkirk – ice cream parlour on farm, £
Messy Nessy Playcentre & Ceramic Cafe, Thurso. From £3.50
Millport, Isle of Cumbrae. Catch ferry from Largs (£2 – £15.20) – hire a bike / play on beach £ / FREE
Monty’s Farm Park, Ardardan, Cardross. Outdoor play: adult (13+) £5, child £9.50, age 1-2 £8, under 1 free. Indoor play additional £3.50 for children age 1+ (adults free)
Movement Park, Whiteinch. Parkour, BMX, Skateboarding, urban sports. From £6.50
Mugdock Park, nr Milngavie – muddy walks/ ranger activities / garden centre FREE
Muiravonside Country Park, nr Falkirk, FREE (some events cost)
Muirshiel Country Park, Lochwinnoch, FREE (some events cost)
Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh FREE
Museum of Edinburgh. FREE
Museum of Lead Mining, Wanlockhead. Mine tours and gold panning available. From £6.50
Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage, Edinburgh. Tues-Sat. FREE entry (suggested donation £3)
Museums of the University of St Andrews. FREE
National Museum of Flight, North Berwick, from £8.50 – £13.50, under 5s FREE
National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride, £7 – £10, under 5s FREE (National Trust-affiliated)
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, FREE
New Cumnock outdoor pool, £2.50 – £3.50
New Lanark -play area/walks, indoor play, cafe, museum. Indoor entry £6 – £12
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, from £4.50 – £7.50 (under 7s FREE)
Newhailes House & Garden inc. Weehailes Adventure Playpark, Musselburgh. March-October. £8-£15 (Young Scot card holders £1) (National Trust)
Newmilns Snow & sports complex, East Ayrshire. Dry ski slope, snowboarding, tubing. Activities from £9
Newton Park, Ayr. Play area, pond, lawn bowls, multi-sports court, gym equipment. FREE
Newton Stewart Cinema. £5.50-£7.50
Nith Valley Alpacas, nr Thornhill. From £25
Oban War & Peace Museum. FREE
Old Bridge House Museum, Dumfries FREE
Old Byre Visitor Centre, Machrie, Isle of Arran. Outdoor play, cafe, shop. £2.50 per child
Overtoun Park, Burnside, FREE
Paisley museum FREE. CURRENTLY CLOSED (summer 2024)
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, from £10 – £22, under 5s FREE
PalaceRigg Country Park, Cumbernauld. Play parks, walks. FREE
Paradise Island Adventure Golf, Glasgow (Braehead) & Livingston. From £5.50
Peakaboo Play Cafe, Airdrie. £4.50 per child
Perthshire Garden Railway, Gask, Auchterarder. Model railways, garden and cafe. Weekends 11am-5pm. Over 5s £5, under 5s free
Peterhead Prison Musem. £7.50-£12 (under 5s free)
Pick me up paints, Ayr. £5 table fee (covers 4 people), pottery to paint priced individually
Pinz Bowling, Elgin. Ten-pin bowling, gaming bus. From £4.50
Pirate Pete’s, Ayr. Soft play, laser quest, mini golf, fairground rides. £2.50 – £12 (Next to FREE outdoor play area and beach)
Pittodrie stadium tour, Aberdeen. Tues & Wed 9-11am. Adults £10, children £5
Play Town soft play, Bishopbriggs £2-£11.95 (under 6 months free)
Plean Country Park, Stirling FREE
Police Museum, Glasgow merchant city, FREE
Polkemmet Country Park, Bathgate FREE
Pollok Country Park, Glasgow (inc. dinosaur trail & fairy garden) FREE
Polmonthill Snowsports Centre, Falkirk. Skiing, snowboarding, tubing. £
Potter Around, Kirknewton (nr Edinburgh). Potters Wheel sessions from £20, painting and craft workshops £
Professor Balance, Kilsyth. Cycling lessons £20 – £40
Premier Cinema, Saltcoats. Cinema (£6.95 – £8.95), soft piay (£5.95 – £6.95), restaurant
Puppy Play Time, various Ayrshire locations. Play with miniature dachshunds. £10 first child, £5 siblings. Adults £5
Purves Puppets, Biggar £10 – £12
Queen’s Park, Shawlands, Glasgow. Play parks, walks, pond, tennis courts. FREE
R&A World Golf Museum, St Andrews. Interactive museum & cafe. Adults £17.50, under 16s & students FREE
R-Cade, Saltmarket , Glasgow. Retro console gaming centre and cafe. From £7.50
Rainforest Adventure soft play, Motherwell £4.95 – £9.95
Rangers football club museum & stadium tour, Glasgow. Museum £11.50 adult, £6.50 child, stadium £20 adult, £12 child. Combined tickets available. Under 3s free
Ravenscraig Activity Centre, Greenock. Learn to climb, soft play from £13.50
Renfrew Museum (within Renfrew town hall). Mon-Fri 10-4. FREE
Ride Right cycling lessons & club, Strathclyde Park & Bellshill, £20 per session
Riverside (transport) Museum & Tall Ship, Glasgow. Museum FREE, Tall ship £4.50 adults, £2.70 children, £12.70 for family of four, under 5s free.
Robert Burns Birthplace, Alloway. Museum, outdoor play area, cafe, sculpture trail.£7 – £12 (National Trust)
RollerStop, Kinning Park. Roller discos/lessons/skating rink from £8
Rothesay Castle, From £4.50 – £7.50, under 7s FREE
Rouken Glen Park, Giffnock FREE
Rouken Glen Pottery, Giffnock. Pieces from £5
Rozelle Park, Ayr. Museum & gallery, woodland walks, sculpture trail, tea room, park run. Outdoor areas FREE
Ruff and Tumble soft play, Glasgow (Pollokshaws) £2-£9.50
Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum, Sanquhar. Children’s activity area. April-Sept. FREE
Scotkart, Cambuslang & Clydebank from £43.70
Scottish Deer Centre, Cupar. Website advertising ‘pay as you please’
Scottish Football Museum & stadium tour, Hampden Park, Glasgow. From £9 adult, £5 child, under 5s FREE
Scottish maritime museum, Dumbarton & Irvine, £4- £9 (up to 3 kids FREE with paying adults)
Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre, Glasgow west. Performances from £6.95 – £7.95
Scottish Owl Centre, Bathgate, £7.50 – £9.50, under 3s & carers FREE
Scottish Parliament building, Edinburgh, FREE (booking recommended)
Scottish Rugby Stadium Tours, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. Mon-Sat. Adults £12, Children £7, under 5s free
Seadrift Dunnet Visitor Centre & Nature Reserve, Dunnet, Caithness. April-Sept. Tues-Sun. Free and chargeable events also available.
Sealife centres & Aquariums, Loch Lomond and Oban, £15 – £18
Sensory Hub Glasgow CIC, Easterhouse £5.50
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, Trongate Glasgow, from £9 – £15
Skye Museum of Island Life. Easter – September. Adults £6, children under 15 FREE
Soccerworld Glasgow. Football pitches indoor/outdoor, adventure golf, soft play (see Jungle Creek entry above). £
Southerness Beach FREE
Sporty Kids soft play, Thornliebank,East Renfrewshire. From £5
Station Park, Moffat. FREE entry. Walks, boats (from £1 per person, under 3s free), putting (From £1.20, under 5s free), play area.
Stay and Play, Ayr. Daily activities for young kids, check Facebook for details. £
St Andrews Aquarium. £12.50 – £15
St. Andrews Botanic Gardens, £5 – £6
St Mungo’s Museum, Glasgow FREE
St Vigeans Sculptured Stones & Museum, Arbroath. March-Sept. £4.50-£7.50 (under 7s free, Young Scot card holders £1) (Historic Scotland)
Stirling Castle £10.50 -£17.50 (under 7’s FREE) (Historic Scotland)
Stoneykirk Aviation Museum, nr Stranraer. Most Sundays April – October £3.50 – £6 (under 5s FREE)
Stranraer Museum FREE
Strathaven Park, play park FREE. Miniature train rides (summer weekends only), boating pond, putting, cafe. £
Strathclyde Country Park. Walks, play park. FREE. Water sports & bike hire £
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge FREE (tram rides small charge)
Sunnyside Garden Centre, Kilmarnock. Cafe with outdoor kids play area. FREE
Surgeons Hall Museums, Edinburgh. Adults – £9.50, Child (5-17)- £5.00, Under 5s – Free
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick £4.50 – £7.50, under 7s FREE
Tentsmuir, Fife – Nature Reserve, Beach, Forest, FREE
The Alpaca Trekking Centre, Thornhill, Stirling from £22
The Ark on the Clyde CIC, Port Glasgow. Animal encounters from £9.95 (entrance charges for Finlaystone Park apply)
The Bubbles Factory soft play, Carluke. £7.99 – £8.99
The Children’s Wood, Glasgow West, from £1
The Craft Pottery, Glasgow City from £5
The Ecology Centre, Burntisland, Fife £
The Experience, Hillington Bookable FREE events
The Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow FREE (some exhibitions £)
The Highlanders Museum, Fort George, near Inverness. Museum FREE. Fort George £9 adult, £5.40 child, under 5s free (Historic Scotland)
The Japanese Garden at Cowden, Clackmannanshire. Walks, gardens, treehouse, activity boardwalk. £9.25 entry
The Kids Village, Saltcoats. Play cafe, gaming room, sensory room. From £5
The Lonely Broomstick, Falkirk. Harry Potter themed shop. Wand and potion experiences £15
The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum. FREE
The Playbarn at Auchrannie, Isle of Arran. £5 – £7.50 (free for hotel guests). Swimming pool also on site £
The Playbarn at Smithstone, Stonehouse South Lanarkshire. Indoor soft play with outdoor play area. 0-6 months: Free, 6 months – 2 years: £4.50, 2 years and above: £6. FREE entry for two adults per booking. £1 entry fee for additional adults.
The Play Barn at Whitekirk Hill, North Berwick. Indoor play area £3-£10 (max height 1.5m), outdoor play park FREE
£1 entry special offer for July 2024
The Secret Garden & Play Barn, Callendar Park, Falkirk. £5 first child, £2 each additional child
The Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright. FREE
The Tall Ship, Glasgow Riverside – museum / cafe / teeny under 5 soft play. £4.50 adults, £2.70 children, £12.70 for family of four, under 5 free.
The Wee Play Place & Cafe, Alexandria. £5-£7 (adults £1)
Time Capsule, Coatbridge – fun swim pool £3.55 – £6.85 (under 3 FREE)
Time Twisters, Edinburgh (Sighthill). Soft play, laser tag, build a bear. £
Tir Na Nog, Balfron – holistic centre & shop/cafe £
Tollcross Farm, Glasgow – small animals – FREE
Tots Spot play cafe, East Calder. Open Mon-Fri school hours, Sat morning. Age 0 – 11 months: FREE, 1-3 years old: £5.00, 4 years old+: £6.00, Adults: FREE
Treasure Land soft play, Hawick. £3.50-£3.75
Tree Top Tumble soft play, Mackinnon Mills, Coatbridge. £3 for 60 mins (max height 145cm)
Trimontium Trust & Museum, Melrose. Roman History Museum with VR Roman fort experience. from £6 (under 5s free)
Troon beach, South Ayrshire. Large beach, kiosk, mini golf, fairground, play park. FREE
Tumbles Soft Play, Edinburgh (Portobello). £1.05-£11.99 (under 6 months free)
Tumbliboo soft play, Peebles. £4
Tynecastle Park stadium tour & museum, Edinburgh. £12 adult, £10 child, under 3s free. Weekends only
V&A Museum, Dundee. FREE admission (some paid exhibits)
Valley View Adventure Park, Rosebank. Go karts, footgolf, mini golf, play areas, maize maze, soft play. £3 – £10.95
Vanilla Joes, Irvine. Ice cream parlour with indoor slide. £
Verdant Works Museum, Dundee. Children FREE
Victoria park, Glasgow west – fossil trees & play park FREE
Vikingar, Largs. Interactive museum £5.50 – £8
Wallace Monument, Stirling £7.10 – £11.30 (under 5s FREE)
Waverley Excursions, Lancefield Quay – boat trip £varies each journey
The Wearable Art Company, Kilwinning. Art & craft workshops. From £10
Wee Playhouse soft play, East Kilbride. £3 – £11 (under 6 months free)
Wellwood Alpacas, Cumnock. Weekend only. From £20
West Highland Museum, Fort William. FREE
West of Scotland Padel, Stevenston. Indoor court hire £15/30min (2-4 players)
Whin Park, Inverness. Playground, mini train, walks, mini golf. From FREE
Whitelee Wind Farm, nr Eaglesham. Walks & indoor interactive exhibit. Regular kids activities (science centre affiliated) FREE
Whithorn Story Visitor Centre, Galloway. Includes guided roundhouse tour. March-Oct, Sunday-Friday. £4.50-£7.50 (under 7s FREE) Discount for Historic Scotland members.
Wigtown Museum, Wigtown. FREE
Wild Adventure (soft play), Drumchapel, £2 – £9
Wild Goat Park, Galloway Forest. Free parking, own food required to feed goats.
Wild Shore outdoor water park, Dundee – tickets from £19
Wonderworld Softplay, Glasgow (Kinning Park), East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Kirkcaldy, Perth. £1 – £14.95
World of Wings Birds of Prey Centre, Cumbernauld, £6 – £10 under 3s free
WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, Dumfries. £6-£9.95 (under 4s Free). Pond dipping included in entry price.
Zip Trek Adventure Park, Aviemore. From £40. Age 8+
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