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Plymouth with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Plymouth 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 Plymouth this weekend
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Free to get into
- Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Park & nature walk · Maker · Free
- Bovisand Beach Beach · Down Thomas · Free
- Saltash Heritage Museum Museum & attraction · Saltash · Free
- Sherford Country Park Park & nature walk · Sherford · Free
- Wembury Beach Beach · Wembury · Free
- Sharrow Beach Beach · Freathy · Free
For a rainy day
- Mayflower Museum Museum & attraction · Barbican
- National Marine Aquarium Museum & attraction · Barbican
- Plymouth Arts Cinema Cinema · Plymouth
- Mini City Plymouth Soft play · Plymouth
- Cineworld Cinema · Plymouth
- Tinside Lido Swimming & leisure · Plymouth
Out in the fresh air
- Efford Valley Wildlife park Park & nature walk · Efford
- Dartmoor Zoo Zoo & wildlife park · Sparkwell
- Finnygook Beach Beach · Portwrinkle · Free
- Stoke Beach Beach · Rowden Court · Free
- Wadham Beach Beach · Battisborough Cross · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Rhymetime at Central Library, Plymouth Baby & toddler groups · Plymouth · Mondays 11-11.30am; Thursdays 2-2.30pm
- 4th Plymouth Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Plymouth · Anchors (5–8) Wednesdays 6.30 pm–7.30 pm; Juniors (8–11) Wednesdays 6.45 pm–8.00 pm; Company (11–15) Wednesdays 6.00 pm–8.00 pm; Seniors (15–18) Wednesdays 6.00 pm–8.30 pm
- 7th Plymouth Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Plymouth · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 6.15pm–7.15pm; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 6.30pm–8.30pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.15pm–9.40pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.15pm–9.30pm
- 5th Plymouth Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Plymouth · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 6.30pm–8pm; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 6.30pm–8pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 6.30pm–9pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 6.30pm–9pm
- Devonport junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Plymouth · Every Sunday at 9am
- 8th Plymouth Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Plymouth · Anchors (5–8) Wednesdays 6.00pm–7.30pm; Juniors (8–11) Wednesdays 6.00pm–7.30pm; Company (11–15) Wednesdays 6.00pm–7.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Wednesdays 7.15pm–9.15pm
- Rhymetime with a story at St Budeaux Library Baby & toddler groups · St Budeaux, Plymouth · Tuesdays and Thursdays 10.30-11am
- Rhyme Time at Torpoint Library Baby & toddler groups · Torpoint · Wednesdays 10-11am
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Plymouth's Winter Wonderland Santa & Christmas · Central Park · 📅 Fri 20 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Santa's Enchanted Grotto at Winter Wonderland Santa & Christmas · Central Park · 📅 Fri 20 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Christmas at Saltram Santa & Christmas · Plympton · 📅 Fri 20 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Thu 26 Nov – Sun 27 Dec
- Plymouth Christmas Market Festivals, fairs & gala days · City centre · Free · 📅 Thu 26 Nov – Sun 20 Dec
- The Loneliest Snowball Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Wed 2 Dec – Sat 2 Jan
- Cinderella (Theatre Royal Plymouth panto) Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan
- Snuffle the Snow Dragon Shows, theatre & panto · Devonport · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Thu 24 Dec