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Wakefield with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Wakefield 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 12 km:
📅 What’s on in Wakefield this weekend
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Free to get into
- Wakefield Museum Museum & attraction · Flanshaw · Free
- Pugneys Country Park Park & nature walk · Thornes · Free
- Newmillerdam Country Park Park & nature walk · Pledwick · Free
- Anglers Country Park Park & nature walk · Wintersett · Free
- Rothwell Country Park Park & nature walk · Rothwell · Free
- Information board for Rothwell Country Park Park & nature walk · Rothwell · Free
For a rainy day
- National Coal Mining Museum Museum & attraction · Overton
- Middleton Railway Museum Museum & attraction · Hunslet
- Castleford Forum Museum Museum & attraction · Castleford
- Bagshaw Museum Museum & attraction · Brookroyd · Free
- Dewsbury Bus Museum Museum & attraction · Ravensthorpe
- Amphitheatre Museum & attraction · Halton
Out in the fresh air
- Castle Grove Park Park & nature walk · Portobello
- Sandal Castle & Park Park & nature walk · Sandal
- Swithens Farm Farm & animals · Rothwell, Leeds
- Bretton Country Park Park & nature walk · West Bretton · Free
- Fitzwilliam Country Park Park & nature walk · Fitzwilliam · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Baby and Toddler Group at St John's Church, Wakefield Baby & toddler groups · Wakefield · Fridays 9:15-11:30am, term time
- Wakefield Thornes junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Wakefield · Every Sunday at 9am
- Phoenix Martial Arts Wakefield (junior karate and kickboxing) Martial arts · Wakefield
- Children's Ark at St Peter's Church and Centre, Stanley Baby & toddler groups · Stanley, Wakefield · Thursdays 9:15-11am, term time only
- Newmillerdam Karate Club (Pee Wee Club) Martial arts · Newmillerdam, Wakefield · Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-7pm (Pee Wee Club); all ages 7-8:30pm
- Story & Rhyme at Rothwell Library, Leeds Baby & toddler groups · Rothwell · Wednesdays 10:30-11:30am (not run in all holidays; check library)
- Crofton Toddlers on Toast Baby & toddler groups · Crofton, Wakefield · Thursdays 9:15-11:15am, term time
- ABC Toddler Group, Horbury Bridge Baby & toddler groups · Horbury Bridge · Tuesdays 9am, term time
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Santa Specials Santa & Christmas · Hunslet · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Thu 24 Dec