Free days out in the UK

Genuinely free places and activities for a family day out without an entry fee.

Free days out here run from a rooftop view to a marsh walk. One New Change Roof Terrace is a free London escape with iconic views of St Paul's Cathedral, and it works equally well for photographs, a quiet coffee break, or simply soaking up the skyline for twenty minutes before carrying on. Gloucester Gate Playground, tucked into Regent's Park, has climbing equipment and a water play area. It is the sort of stop that rescues a long day of sightseeing, because it costs nothing and buys everyone an hour. Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve is the opposite pace: beautiful coastal views packed with wildlife and birdlife, with walks along the sea wall and out through the Normandy Marshes. Take binoculars if anyone in the group is interested in birds, and boots if it has rained. Stanley Villa Farm is an award-winning, family-run site set in beautiful countryside, and it hands children something to do rather than something to look at: an Easter trail in season, and feeding the goats, the chickens and the sheep. Also on this page are Malham Cove, Moore Nature Reserve, the Green Bridge of Wales, Stack Rocks, the Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool ONE, Beechwood Christmas House, Verulamium Park, Cassiobury Park and Elephant Springs.