6 weeks of summer – up to 8 weeks for some schools, and unless you have a holiday planned you can often run out of things to do my the end of the first week. We have put together our list of our favourite things to do and places to go in the North west of England. Most of these activities are quite cheap so you can budget accordingly and never run out of things to do.
A to Z of family places to go in the North West
Airport Runway Visitors Park, Sunbank Lane, Altrincham, WA5 8XQ
Albert Docks, Liverpool
Alton Towers inc CBeebies Land, Farley Lane, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB
Anderton Boat Lift, Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6FW
Barton Aerodrome, Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7SA
Biddulph Gardens, (National Trust), Grange Road, Buddulph, ST8 7ST
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 525 Ocean Blvd, Blackpool, FY4 1EZ
Blackpool Zoo, E Park Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8PP
Blaze Farm, Wilboarclough, Macclesfield, SK11 0BL
Blue John Cavern, Mam Tor, Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 8WA
Blue Planet Aquarium, Longlooms Road, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9LF
Brockholes, Preston New Road, Preston, Samlesbury, PR5 0AG
Bounce Below, Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau, LL41 3NB
Bowland Wild Boar Park, Preston, PR3 2QT
Bubbles World of Play, Marine Point, Kings Parade, Wallasey, CH5 2HZ
Cadbury World, Linden Road, Birmingham, B30 2LU
Cannon Hall Farm, Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4AT
Carrs Park, Chancel Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA
Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1PP
Cheshire Ice Cream Farm, Drumlan Hall Farm, Newton Lane, Tattenhall, Chester, CH3 9NE
Chesnut Centre, Castleton Road, Chapel en le Frith, SK23 1QS
Chester Zoo, Chester, CH2 1LH
Chill Factore, Trafford Quays Leisure Village, Trafford Way, Manchester, M41 7JA
Cockfields Farm, Lees Road, Ashton under Lyne, OL6 8AR
Crocky Trail, Cottons Abbotts, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7PH
Delamere Forrest
Diggerland, Willowbridge Lane, Castleford, WF10 5NW
Donkey Sanctuary, Green Fold, Manchester, M18 8RJ
Drayton Manor inc Thomas Land, Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3TW
East Lancs Railway, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0EY
Energi Trampoline Park, 4 Queens Retail Park, Queen Street, Preston, PR1 4HZ
Eureka, Discovery Road, Halifax, HX1 2NE
Forbidden Corner, Tupgill Park Estate, Coverham, Middleham, Leyburn, N.Yorkshire, DL8 4TJ
Formby Beach – this is a National Trust Beach
Flamingo Lane, Kirby Misperton, Malton, Yorkshire, YO17 6UX
Glebe Farm, Peel Lane, Congleton, CW12 4RQ
Gulivers World, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 9YZ
Heaton Park, Middleton Road, Higher Blackley, M25 2SW
Hollingworth Lake, Rakewood Road, Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 0AQ
Hyde Park, Lodge Lane, Newton, SK14 2JZ
Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, SK11 9DL
Jump Nation, Trafford Park, Textilose Road, Manchester, M17 1WA
Knowsley Safari Park, Prescott, Merseyside, L34 4AN
Legoland Discovery Centre, Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8AS
Llandudno
Lion Salt Works Museum, Ollershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich, CW9 6ES
Longford Park, Longford Avenue, Stretford, Manchester, M32
Lyme Park, Disley, Stockport, SK12 2NR
Lymm Dam, Lymm, Warrington
Lytham St Anne’s
Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham, S60 1DX
Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
Martin Mere, Fish Lane, Burscough, L40 0TA
Mattel Play, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AA
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4FP
New Brighton Beach
Ninja Warrior Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4NB
Otterspool Park, Promenade and Adventure Centre , Otterspool Driv, Liverpool, L17 5AL
Pavilion Gardens, St Johns Road, Buxton, SK17 6BE
Play Factore, Trafford Quays Leisure Village, Trafford Way, Manchester, M41 7JA
Pony Patch, Wimberry Hill, Cemetery Road, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 7QE
Portland Basin, Portland Place, Ashton under Lyne, OL7 0QA
Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, Wilmslow, SK9 4LA
Red House Farm, Red House Lane, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, WA4 5RL
Reddish Vale Farm, Reddish Vale Road, Stockport, SK5 7HE
Roundhay Park and Tropical World, Princes Avenue, Leeds, LS8 2ER
Sea Life Centre, Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8AS
Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 1AF
Smithills Open Farm, Dean Road, Bolton, BL1 7NS
Speedwell Cavern, Winnats Pass, Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 8WA
Stamford Park, Hyde, SK14 4JT
Staircase House, 30/31 Market Pl, Stockport, SK1 1ES
Stump Cross Caverns, Greenhow Hill, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 5JL
Tandle Hill, Tandell Hill Road, Oldham, OL2 5UX
Tatton Park (National Trust), Mereheath Drive, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QN
Tittesworth Water, Meerbrook, ST13 8SW
Total Ninja, Tenax Rd, Stretford, Manchester M17 1JT
Tramp 2 Lean, Moss Industrial Estate, Unit B2, Lowton, Wigan, WN7 3PT
Trentham Gardens and Monkey Forest, Trentham Estate, Stone Road, Trentham, ST4 8AY
Underwater Street, The Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1DS
Victoria Park, Birchfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6PX
Wacky Woods, Brookledge Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 4JX
Walton Hall and Gardens, Walton Lea Road, Walton, Warrington, WA4 6SN
Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5UY
Wheelock Hall Farm, Crewe Road, Sandbach, CW11 4RE
Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER
World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN
Wythenshawe Wheelers, Wythenshawe Road, Manchester, M23 0AB
Many of these locations have deals and discounts for booking such as Alton Towers and SeaLife Center Trafford, if you are planning on going to a lot of the national trust locations then we would advise getting national trust membership, a family ticket can work out very reasonable and allows lots of kids so you can take friends as well.
