Price: No entry charge listed · Paddling pool free, summer only · Castle Yard car park: 1 hr £1, 4 hrs max £2.40 · Waterside: 1 hr £0.60, all day Sat or Sun £2.70
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: Farm and animals free · Yard at Yolk play barn £3.95 per child, adults and under 1s free · Family Trail sheet £3.50 · Membership from £11.95 a month
Best for ages:
- Babies (0 to 1)
- Toddlers (1 to 3)
- Pre-school (3 to 5)
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor and outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: No entry charge listed · Membership and children’s sessions free · Books usually loaned free · DVDs £2.60 · Printing from 25p a side
Best for ages:
- Babies (0 to 1)
- Toddlers (1 to 3)
- Pre-school (3 to 5)
- Primary (5 to 11)
- Teens (11 plus)
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Free entry: Yes
Good for rainy days: Yes
Usually closed Sundays
Price: Free entry · Free to join and borrow books · Storytimes free · DVDs £2.60, music CDs £1.60
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Free entry: Yes
Good for rainy days: Yes
Usually closed Sundays
Price: No entry charge listed by the council · Orienteering course: no charge mentioned · Valley Gardens crazy golf next door: adult £3.80, child or concession £2.90
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: No charge to use the path mentioned · Dragon Road car park £2.10 for 2 hours · Blue Badge holders park free at Dragon Road · Ripley car park pay and display
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: No entry charge listed · No booking listed · Nature trail map PDF linked from the council page
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: No entry charge listed · Car park 1 Nov to 28 Feb: 1 hr £0.70, max £2.70 · 1 Mar to 31 Oct: 1 hr £1.40, max £5.90 · Kiosk games run separately
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: Free entry · Calendar on 12 Nov 2026 showed every ticket free to 3 Jan 2027 · Under-fives free (English Heritage FAQs)
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: No entry charge mentioned by the council or Woodland Trust · Free Woodland Trust car park off the B6165 (space for 10 cars)
Best for ages:
- Primary (5 to 11)
- Teens (11 plus)
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes









