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Dumfries with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Dumfries 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 7 km:
📅 What’s on in Dumfries this weekend
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Free to get into
- Dumfries Museum Museum & attraction · Maxwelltown · Free
- Cresswell Park Park & nature walk · Larchfield · Free
- Dock Park Park & nature walk · Troqueer · Free
- Goldie Park Park & nature walk · Sandside · Free
- Fontainbleau Ladypark Nature Reserve Park & nature walk · Summerpark · Free
- Lincluden Park Park & nature walk · Lincluden · Free
For a rainy day
- Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum Museum & attraction · Heathhall
- Robert Burns Centre Museum & attraction · Maxwelltown
- Gracefield Arts Centre Museum & attraction · Dumfries
- Dumfries Ice Bowl Museum & attraction · Laurieknowe
- Dalscone Soft Play Soft play · Marchfield
Out in the fresh air
- Castledykes Park Park & nature walk · Troqueer
- Dalscone Farm Fun Farm & animals · Marchfield
- Mabie Farm Park Farm & animals · Dumfries
- Castledykes Park play park Play park · Troqueer · Free
- Kingholm Park Park & nature walk · Troqueer · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Dumfries Y Gymnastics Academy Sports club · Dumfries
- Dumfries junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Dumfries · Every Sunday at 9:30am
- 1st Troqueer Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Dumfries · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 6.00pm–7.30pm; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 6.00pm–8.00pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 6.00pm–8.00pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 6pm to 8pm
- Danceworks Studio Dance & gymnastics · Maxwelltown, Dumfries · Mondays to Thursdays after school, from about 3:25pm (nursery ballet & jazz Mon/Wed/Thu) into the evening
- Queen of the South Community Trust Autism Football Sports club · Dumfries · Mondays 4:30–5:30pm
- Lets Get Sporty (Lochvale House) Sports club · Georgetown, Dumfries · Tots sport Mondays 9:30 and 10:30am; tots football Wed 3:45pm and Sat 8:45–11:30am; primary football Thursdays 3:45–7pm; primary sports and girls' sports Fridays 3:45–7pm
- Queen of the South Community Trust youth tennis Sports club · Dumfries · Mondays 4–7pm and Wednesdays 4–6:30pm; Saturdays 9am–12pm; Sundays 1–2pm
- Lets Get Sporty (Locharbriggs) Sports club · Locharbriggs, Dumfries · Primary basketball Wednesdays 4–5:30pm; tots sport Fridays and Saturdays 9:30am; primary disability sport Saturdays 10:30–11:30am