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Southampton with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Southampton 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 Southampton this weekend
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Free to get into
- John Hansard Gallery Museum & attraction · Southampton · Free
- West End Museum Museum & attraction · West End · Free
- Lakeside Country Park Park & nature walk · South Stoneham · Free
- Royal Victoria Country Park Park & nature walk · Netley · Free
- River Hamble Country Park Park & nature walk · Cranbourne Park · Free
- Calshot Beach Beach · Calshot · Free
For a rainy day
- Southampton City Art Gallery Museum & attraction · Southampton
- SeaCity Museum Museum & attraction · Southampton
- Tudor House Museum Museum & attraction · Southampton
- Royal Victoria Hospital Museum Museum & attraction · Netley
- National Motor Museum Museum & attraction · Beaulieu
- New Forest Museum Museum & attraction · Lyndhurst · Free
Out in the fresh air
- Hatch Farm Play Area Play park · Chartwell Green · Free
- The New Forest Wildlife Park Zoo & wildlife park · Foxhills
- Longdown Activity Farm Farm & animals · Colbury
- Dowd's Farm Play Area Play park · Dowd's Farm · Free
- Dowd's Farm Park Farm & animals · Dowd's Farm
Clubs that meet every week
- Southampton Common junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Southampton · Every Sunday at 9am
- 4th Southampton Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Southampton · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 5.00pm–6.15pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 6.15pm–7.30pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.15pm–9.00pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.00pm–9.00pm
- Southbrook Youth Football Club Sports club · Southampton
- Southampton junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Southampton · Every Sunday at 9am
- BTC Southampton FC (youth teams) Sports club · Southampton
- 2nd Southampton Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Southampton · Anchors (5–8) Mondays 6.15pm–7.45pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 6.15pm–7.45pm; Company (11–15) Mondays 6.15pm–8.00pm; Seniors (15–18) Mondays 6.15 to 7.45pm
- Little Steps Baby & Toddler Group Baby & toddler groups · Sholing, Southampton · Wednesdays 9–10.45am, term time
- Stay and Play at St James, West End Baby & toddler groups · West End, Southampton · Fridays 9.15–10.45am, term time
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Westquay ON ICE Santa & Christmas · City centre · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Southampton Christmas Market Festivals, fairs & gala days · City centre · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 27 Dec
- Christmas at Marwell Zoo Santa & Christmas · Colden Common · 📅 Fri 20 Nov – Thu 31 Dec
- Alice's Christmas Wonderland at Beaulieu Santa & Christmas · Beaulieu · 📅 Sat 21 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens Santa & Christmas · Romsey · 📅 Thu 26 Nov – Fri 1 Jan
- Snow Windows Trail: Snowmen on the Loose Santa & Christmas · City centre · Free · 📅 Sat 28 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Meet Father Christmas at Exbury Gardens Santa & Christmas · Exbury · 📅 Sat 28 Nov – Sun 6 Dec
- Santa's Grotto at the Christmas Market Santa & Christmas · City centre · 📅 Fri 4 Dec – Thu 24 Dec