Family Fun in Norfolk

Amazona Zoo - Cromer
Set in secluded grounds in Cromer on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast, Amazona Zoo is a unique and fun day out for the whole family - home to over 200 animals from tropical South America, including jaguars, monkeys, peccaries, otters, owls, macaws, parrots, capuchins, spiders, snakes, flamingos, rheas, guinea pigs, iguanas, caimans, pumas and tapirs.

Amazonia World of Reptiles - Great Yarmouth
Norfolk's living Rainforest, this seafront attraction offers close encounters with over 50 species of snakes, lizards and insects in a tropical jungle environment.

Banham Zoo - Banham
Voted best large attraction in the Tourism in Norfolk Awards 2010, Banham Zoo is a fun-filled family day out and home to over 1000 animals from around the world.

BeWILDerwood - Hoveton
Award-winning, innovative adventure park for the whole family with magical treehouses, boat trips, marsh walks and intriguing characters, bringing the Norfolk Broads to mystical life.

Bure Valley Railway - Aylsham
Delightful nine-mile narrow gauge steam railway connects Aylsham and Wroxham by following the River Bure through meadowland and ancient pastures.

Bure Valley Railway - Wroxham
Delightful nine-mile narrow gauge steam railway connects Wroxham and Aylsham by following the River Bure through meadowland and ancient pastures.

Church Farm Rare Breeds Centre - Downham Market
A wide variety of tame animals and their young at close quarters, with nature walks, gardens, adventure playground and tractor rides.

Dinosaur Adventure Park - Lenwade
Jurassic-themed attraction in 100 acres of woods with dinosaur trails, fun barns, adventure parks, deer park and creepy crawlies.

Extreeme Adventure - King's Lynn
High ropes adventure course among some of the tallest trees in England, with Britain's highest descender jump and longest zip wire.

Funky Monkeys - Norwich
Norfolk's only purpose-built roller skating rink, with a designed adventure playground area including new laser guns.

Go Ape Thetford - Thetford
Tree top adventure playground in Thetford Forest, Britain's largest lowland pine forest, with adrenalin-pumping ropes and zip wires.

Gooderstone Water Gardens & Nature Trail - King's Lynn
Six acres of delightful gardens with 13 bridges, a natural trout stream, nature trail, kingfisher hide, grass paths and tea rooms.

Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach - Great Yarmouth
East Anglia’s most popular tourist attraction: a free entry amusement park on the seafront with white knuckle rides and all the fun of the fair.

Great Yarmouth Sealife Centre - Great Yarmouth
Seaside-based aquarium with over 1000 creatures including sharks, seahorses, penguins, rays, turtle breeding and dwarf crocodiles.

Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse - Gressenhall
Museum of life on the land in an historic workhouse in 50 acres of unspoilt grounds, home to rare breed and traditional farm animals.

Hillside Shire Horse Sanctuary - West Runton
Five breeds of heavy horses, other rescued animals, Farming Bygones Museums, Blacksmith Days and a children's play and activity area.

Hilltop Outdoor Centre - Sheringham
Education centre in 26 acres of private woodland with panoramic coastal views, offers family fun adventure days and activities.

Hulabaloos - Wymondham
Fun for under 12’s in this exciting play centre with laser parties, ball pits, a well-equipped enclosed outdoor play area, arts and crafts activities and a café.

Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary - Hunstanton
Indoor aquarium with sharks, seahorses and rays, a seal hospital and rescue centre, penguins and otters and many other creatures of the deep.

Joyland - Great Yarmouth
Long-established small children’s theme park with three roller coasters, including the ever-popular Snails ride . The Joyland American themed diner is next door.

Merrivale Model Village - Great Yarmouth
Nostalgic miniature recreation of village life with a model railway, set in an acre of floral landscaped gardens near the sea front.

Norwich Punting Company - Norwich
Chauffered hour-long punting trips on the River Wensum with fascinating commentaries on historic Norwich. Haunted river tours at night are a popular option.

Norwich Puppet Theatre - Norwich
Housed in a listed medieval church near Norwich Cathedral, this internationally renowned theatre is dedicated to pioneering puppetry with year round children’s shows and workshops.

Pettitts Animal Adventure Park - Reedham
A great day out for children in this ‘three parks in one’ atttraction - rides include a miniature railway, live shows and animals galore, some in a petting area.

Play Barn - Norwich
A countryside play centre for smaller children with friendly farm animals, pony and tractor rides and inside play activities in the bouncy barnyard.

Playland - Wells-next-the-Sea
An indoor adventure play area for children aged from two to eleven; colourful and safe slides, ball pits and foam ball cannons provide energetic entertainment.

Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park - Lowestoft
The region’s biggest and best theme park with thrill and family rides and spectacular shows - all in a 50 acre wooded coastal park.
Poppy Line North Norfolk Railway - Sheringham Norfolk's Top Ten
A nostalgic steam train journey through rolling countryside in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, the 'Poppy Line' North Norfolk Railway hasn't changed much since service commenced in 1887. The 10-mile round trip connects the traditional seaside resort of Sheringham and the Georgian market town of Holt on a steam locomotive journey that passes primroses, bluebells, yellow gorse and, at the end of the year, the fabulous poppies that give the line its nickname.

Priory Maze & Gardens - Sheringham
In the atmospheric setting of the ruined Beeston Priory, enchanting natural gardens and Norfolk’s only traditional hedge maze.
Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Aylsham - Aylsham
Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Aylsham - Aylsham
Situated in idyllic countryside just 12 miles from the centre of Norwich, Redwings Aylsham is home to over 70 horses, ponies, and donkeys. On site, the Redwings team offer regular walking tours as well as demonstrations in horse care. Facilities include a gift shop full of horsey souvenirs as well as a café offering warm drinks and delicious snacks. There is also an outdoor children’s play area.
Visitors can support the work of Redwings by sponsoring one of the centre’s friendly resident ‘Adoption Stars’, either for yourself or as a thoughtful gift for a friend or loved one. A year’s membership to the Redwings Adoption Scheme costs just £15! Redwings Aylsham is home to some of the charity’s most charming Adoption Stars, including stunning Friesian mare Maya, the very handsome Gulliver, cheeky donkey duo Wiggins and Wacko, and Redwings’ notorious herd of Shetlands, known collectively as ‘The Gangsters’.
Open from 10am to 4pm Fridays to Mondays all year round.
Free entry and parking