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Christmas Lights (ages 1–4) – Polka Theatre
- Polka Theatre (Adventure Theatre) · Merton
- Until 22 Nov
- Ages 1–4
From £14
Things to do with toddlers and babies in London
111 little ones picks for families: toddler- and baby-friendly. Including christmas & seasonal, museums and attractions & tours, from free.
Updated 14 Nov 2026 · details checked against each organiser’s own site
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Christmas & seasonal
Christmas at Kew 2026 (festive light trail)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · Richmond upon Thames
- Until 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £20
4.4 out of 5
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Afternoon tea bus tour – B Bakery (Brigit's)
- Brigit's Bakery Bus
- Until 31 Dec
- Ages 2+
From £37
Christmas & seasonal
Anya's Grotto – Belgravia
- The Village Hall, Anya's Village · Kensington & Chelsea
- Until 24 Dec
- Ages 2–8
From £65
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Center Parcs Winter Wonderland – Santa and festive activities
- Center Parcs Villages
- Until 4 Jan 2027
- All ages
£££ Treat
Food & afternoon tea
Children's afternoon tea – Claridge's
- Claridge's · Westminster
- Until 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £120
Sells fastChristmas & seasonal
Christmas at Blenheim Palace light trail
- Blenheim Palace · Oxfordshire
- Until 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
£££ Treat
Museums
Christmas at the National Railway Museum & Father Christmas Experience
- National Railway Museum · York
- Until 3 Jan 2027
- Ages 0–12
Free
Christmas & seasonal
Christmas at Waddesdon Manor
- Waddesdon Manor · Buckinghamshire
- Until 28 Feb 2027
- All ages
Festivals
Edinburgh's Christmas – markets and Festive Funfair
- West Princes Street Gardens · Edinburgh
- Until 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
Free
Food & afternoon tea
Festive afternoon tea – Pan Pacific London
- Straits Kitchen, Pan Pacific London · City of London
- Until 4 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £29
Food & afternoon tea
Festive Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea – One Aldwych
- One Aldwych · Westminster
- Until 2 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £65
Christmas & seasonal
Glide at Battersea Power Station – riverside ice rink
- Battersea Power Station · Wandsworth
- Until 3 Jan 2027
- Ages 3+
From £11.98
Sport
Ice Skate Birmingham – Centenary Square ice rink
- Centenary Square · Birmingham
- Until 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £10.50
Christmas & seasonal
Santa's Grotto at the Queen's House – Greenwich
- The Queen's House, Greenwich
- Until 24 Dec
- Ages 2–9
Farms
Battersea Park Children's Zoo
- Battersea Park Children's Zoo · Wandsworth
- Ages 0–15
From £13.95
5.0 out of 5
Attractions & tours
Frameless immersive art – Marble Arch
- Frameless · Westminster
- All ages
From £20
4.7 out of 5
Horse riding
Children's riding – Wimbledon Village Stables
- Wimbledon Village Stables · Merton
- Ages 4–16
From £50
4.6 out of 5
Attractions & tours
SEA LIFE London Aquarium
- SEA LIFE London Aquarium · Lambeth
- All ages
From £25
3.6 out of 5
Food & afternoon tea
Afternoon tea at The Ritz London (children welcome)
- The Ritz London · Westminster
- All ages
From £73
Family stays
Another Place, The Lake – Ullswater family hotel
- Another Place, The Lake · Cumbria
- All ages
£££ Treat
Family stays
Bedruthan Hotel, Cornwall – family hotel
- Bedruthan Hotel & Spa · Cornwall
- All ages
From £215 a night
Family stays
Calcot & Spa, Cotswolds – family hotel with kids' club
- Calcot & Spa · Gloucestershire
- All ages
From £303 a night
Family stays
Chewton Glen, Hampshire – treehouses and kids' club
- Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa · Hampshire
- All ages
Luxury
Film
Everyman Family Hub (family screenings) – Everyman Cinemas London
- Various Everyman Cinema locations
- Ages 0–14
£ Budget
Museums
Family activities – V&A South Kensington
- V&A South Kensington · Kensington & Chelsea
- Ages 3+
Free
Arts & crafts
Family art workshops – Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Dulwich Picture Gallery · Southwark
- Ages 3–12
From £16
Workshops
Family Sundays & under-5s storytelling – National Gallery
- National Gallery · Westminster
- All ages
Free
Horse riding
Kids riding lessons – Lee Valley Riding Centre
- Lee Valley Riding Centre · Waltham Forest
- Ages 3–16
££ Mid-range
Family stays
Moonfleet Manor, Dorset – Luxury Family Hotel
- Moonfleet Manor · Dorset
- All ages
From £480 a night
Museums
Natural History Museum (South Kensington)
- Natural History Museum · Kensington & Chelsea
- All ages
Free
Science
Peter Harrison Planetarium shows – Royal Observatory
- National Maritime Museum · Greenwich
- All ages
From £8
Horse riding
Pony & riding lessons – Hyde Park Stables
- Hyde Park Stables · Westminster
- Ages 4+
From £115
Family stays
The Grove, Hertfordshire – family stay with Anouk's kids' club
- The Grove · Hertfordshire
- Ages 2–9
From £45
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Watergate Bay Hotel, Cornwall – family beach hotel
- Watergate Bay Hotel · Cornwall
- All ages
£££ Treat
Family stays
Woolley Grange, Wiltshire – Luxury Family Hotel
- Woolley Grange · Wiltshire
- All ages
£££ Treat
Outdoors
WWT London Wetland Centre – Barnes
- WWT London Wetland Centre · Richmond upon Thames
- All ages
From £11.12
Opens soonChristmas & seasonal
Christmas family activities – The Peninsula London
- The Peninsula London
- 16 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £89
Opens soon
Food & afternoon tea
Festive Winter Wonderland afternoon tea – The Rubens at the Palace
- The Rubens at the Palace · Westminster
- 16 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £82
Opens soonTheatre
Tiger, It's Snowing! – Discover Children's Story Centre
- Discover Children's Story Centre · Newham
- From 16 Nov
- Ages 1–6
From £5
Opens soonMuseums
Christmas Past – Museum of the Home
- Museum of the Home · Hackney
- 17 Nov – 10 Jan 2027
- All ages
Free
Opens soonChristmas & seasonal
The Queen's House Ice Rink – Greenwich
- The Queen's House · Greenwich
- 18 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £16.50
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Christmas & seasonal
Christmas at Hampton Court Palace
- Hampton Court Palace · Richmond upon Thames
- 20 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
££ Mid-range
Opens soonChristmas & seasonal
Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink
- Hampton Court Palace · Richmond upon Thames
- 20 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
££ Mid-range
- Opens soon
Theatre
The Snowman (new production)
- Peacock Theatre · Westminster
- 21 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- Ages 2+
From £18
4.2 out of 5
Opens soonChristmas & seasonal
Christmas at LEGOLAND Windsor
- LEGOLAND Windsor Resort · Berkshire
- 21 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- Ages 2–12
From £32
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Christmas at London Zoo & Meet Santa
- ZSL London Zoo · Westminster
- 21 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £19.50
Opens soon
Opens soonChristmas & seasonal
Santa Abseil & Elf Dance Party – Battersea Power Station
- Malaysia Square · Wandsworth
- From 22 Nov
- All ages
Opens soon
Food & afternoon tea
Christmas afternoon tea with children's menu – Pennyhill Park
- Pennyhill Park · Surrey
- 23 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £32
- Opens soon
Arts & crafts
Winter Light – Southbank Centre free light trail
- Riverside Terrace, Southbank Centre · Lambeth
- 24 Nov – 10 Jan 2027
- All ages
Free
- Opens soon
Opens soonTheatre
Huddle (theatre for ages 1-4)
- Unicorn Theatre (Clore Theatre) · Southwark
- 27 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- Ages 1–4
From £16.50
4.0 out of 5
- Opens soon
Christmas & seasonal
Santa's Workshop at Battersea Power Station
- Battersea Power Station · Wandsworth
- 27 Nov – 24 Dec
- All ages
££ Mid-range
- Opens soon
- Few left
Theatre
Scruff's Christmas Adventure – Little Angel Theatre
- Little Angel Theatre · Islington
- 28 Nov – 3 Jan 2027
- Ages 3–6
From £8.50
Christmas & seasonal
Christmas at Alexandra Palace
- Alexandra Palace · Haringey
- 4 Dec – 4 Jan 2027
- All ages
From £7.75
Film
Amazing Animations for 0-7 year olds – Barbican Family Film Club
- Barbican Cinema 2 · City of London
- From 5 Dec
- Ages 0–7
From £2.50
Christmas & seasonal
Santa's Tea Party – Celtic Manor Resort
- Caernarfon Ballroom, Celtic Manor Resort · Newport
- 6 Dec – 24 Dec
- All ages
From £28
Sport
Alexandra Palace Ice Rink family skating
- Alexandra Palace Ice Rink · Haringey
- 9 Dec – 4 Jan 2027
- Ages 3+
From £7.75
Sport
Track cycling taster – Lee Valley VeloPark
- Lee Valley VeloPark · Newham
- From 11 Dec
- All ages
£ Budget
Camp
Christmas holidays Kids' Zone – Another Place, The Lake
- Another Place, The Lake · Cumbria
- 19 Dec – 3 Jan 2027
- Ages 0–12
£££ Treat
Christmas & seasonal
Coworth Park festive programme – family Christmas in Ascot
- Coworth Park · Berkshire
- From 24 Dec
- All ages
Luxury
Christmas & seasonal
Festive children's programme – Fairmont Windsor Park
- Fairmont Windsor Park · Surrey
- 24 Dec – 31 Dec
- All ages
From £95
Family stays
Twixmas family break – The Grove
- The Grove · Hertfordshire
- 26 Dec – 30 Dec
- Ages 2–9
From £45
Festivals
London New Year's Day Parade 2027
- Central London streets · Westminster
- From 1 Jan 2027
- All ages
Free
- Not on sale yet
Festivals
Chinese New Year in London 2027
- Chinatown and Trafalgar Square · Westminster
- From 6 Feb 2027
- All ages
Free
Festivals
JORVIK Viking Festival 2027 – York
- Various locations in York
- 8 Feb 2027 – 14 Feb 2027
- All ages
£ Budget
Attractions & tours
LEGOLAND Windsor February half term
- LEGOLAND Windsor Resort · Berkshire
- 11 Feb 2027 – 22 Feb 2027
- All ages
From £34
Outdoors
Eden Project February half term
- Eden Project · Cornwall
- 13 Feb 2027 – 21 Feb 2027
- All ages
From £12
Festivals
Imagine Children's Festival – Southbank Centre Feb 2027
- Southbank Centre · Lambeth
- 16 Feb 2027 – 20 Feb 2027
- All ages
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Christmas & seasonal
Christmas at The Grove – Father Christmas and festive family activities
- The Grove Hotel · Hertfordshire
- Opens 19 Dec
- All ages
Luxury
Sold outFamily stays
Christmas at Gleneagles – festive family programme
- The Gleneagles Hotel · Perth and Kinross
- Opens 24 Dec
- All ages
Luxury
Christmas & seasonal
Christmas at Chewton Glen – Beehive Kids' Club festive activities
- Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa · Hampshire
- All ages
Luxury
Questions families ask
- Are there free things to do with kids?
- Yes: 25 events listed here are free, including Christmas at the National Railway Museum & Father Christmas Experience, Edinburgh's Christmas and Vauxhall City Farm (free). Some free venues still ask you to book a timed slot.
- What can we do with the kids on a rainy day?
- 57 events here are fully indoors, such as Christmas Lights (ages 1–4), Afternoon tea bus tour and Anya's Grotto. Pick "Rainy day" above to see only those.
- Do I need to book in advance?
- For many, yes: 52 listings say to book ahead, and 6 say walk-up is fine. Each event page shows the organiser's booking notes and links to their own booking page.
- Which are easy with a pushchair?
- 57 venues state pushchair access, including Christmas at Kew 2026 (festive light trail), Center Parcs Winter Wonderland and Christmas at Blenheim Palace light trail. Where a listing does not say, we leave it blank rather than guess.
- Are there relaxed or SEN-friendly sessions?
- 48 events offer relaxed sessions or SEN adjustments, such as Christmas at Kew 2026 (festive light trail), Christmas at Blenheim Palace light trail and Christmas at the National Railway Museum & Father Christmas Experience. Dates for relaxed sessions are on each event page.