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Cambridge with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Cambridge with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 20 km:
📅 What’s on in Cambridge this weekend
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Free to get into
- Museum of Zoology Museum & attraction · Cambridge · Free
- Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Museum & attraction · Cambridge · Free
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum & attraction · Cambridge · Free
- The Polar Museum Museum & attraction · Cambridge · Free
- Discovery way Park & nature walk · Chesterton · Free
- Trumpington Meadows Country Park Park & nature walk · Trumpington · Free
For a rainy day
- Bottisham Airfield Museum Museum & attraction · Bottisham
- Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum Museum & attraction · Chittering
- Parkside Pools Swimming & leisure · Petersfield
- Northstowe Phase 2 Water Park Swimming & leisure · Northstowe
- Northstowe Phase 1 Water Park Swimming & leisure · Northstowe
- Everyman Cinema · Cambridge
Out in the fresh air
- Clay Farm Drive Leap Play park · Trumpington · Free
- Discovery Way Playarea Play park · Chesterton · Free
- Milton Country Park Park & nature walk · Milton · Free
- Wandlebury Country Park Park & nature walk · Cambridge · Free
- Waterbeach Toddler Playground Play park · Waterbeach · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Gymfinity Kids Cambridge - Beehive Centre Sports club · Cambridge · Weekly classes, see the club timetable
- Coldham’s Common junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Cambridge · Every Sunday at 9am
- Cambridge junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Cambs · Every Sunday at 9am
- Cottenham Recreation Ground junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Cottenham · Every Sunday at 9am
- 2nd Sawston Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Sawston · Anchors (5–8) Mondays 6.30pm–7.30pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 6.30pm–7.50pm; Company (11–15) Mondays 7.30pm–9.00pm; Seniors (15–18) Mondays 7.30pm–9.00pm; Seniors (15–18) Thursdays 7pm–8.30pm
- 1st Sawston Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Sawston · Anchors (5–8) Tuesdays 6.15pm–7.30pm; Juniors (8–11) Tuesdays 6.15pm–7.25pm; Company (11–15) Tuesdays 7.30pm–9.15pm; Seniors (15–18) Tuesdays 7.30pm–9.15pm
- Western Park junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Cambridge · Every Sunday at 9am
- Wimpole Estate junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Royston · Every Sunday at 9am
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Christmas in Cambridge on Parker's Piece Santa & Christmas · City centre · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- The Big Switch On, Market Square Festivals, fairs & gala days · City centre · 📅 Sun 15 Nov
- Jack and the Beanstalk at the Arts Theatre Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Fri 27 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Cambridge Botanic Lights 2026 Santa & Christmas · Trumpington Road · 📅 Fri 27 Nov – Wed 23 Dec
- Santa's Grotto at Scotsdales Horningsea Santa & Christmas · Horningsea · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Thu 24 Dec
- Christmas Crafts at the Botanic Garden Workshops & crafts · Trumpington Road · 📅 Sat 5 Dec