Take the train to one of these attractions and tours for a blam-tastic and fun day out with kids!
If your kids are like Beano’s Dennis, Minnie or the Bash Street Kids, then they’re active and love exploring! They like to see new places, try out fun activities and learn something fascinating along the way.
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The good news is Scotland has plenty of kid-friendly places to visit with your entire family! Even better, many of them are currently offering excellent deals.
The best way to get to your destinations? Catching an exciting train ride, of course! With ScotRail Kids for a Quid tickets, it’s still only £1 to take your children anywhere in Scotland by train! That means more money left over for treats or even more fun days out with kids!
Plan a trip soon to visit these kid-friendly Scottish attractions and tours that are part of VisitScotland’s Great Days Out campaign, featuring some incredible offers and deals this autumn and winter:
Top 5 kid-friendly Scottish attractions:
1. Silent Adventures
Dennis and his friends are always ready to enjoy something fun and unusual. For sure, they’d enjoy moving and grooving while touring the streets of cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow! With hi-tech headsets playing old favourite hits to today’s chart-topping singles, those who join Silent Adventures will be singing their hearts out and dancing like no one is watching. The Silent Team’s hysterical hosts and groovy guides will make sure participants have fun like they’ve never had before. After joining a silent disco and a flash mob, participants will walk away from this adventure knowing the world is their stage!
Get 10% off your ticket price throughout autumn and winter 2022 (Edinburgh and Glasgow) – simply use promo code “GreatDaysOut” when booking your tour on the Silent Adventures website.
To get to your tour, remember, it’s easy to get to Scotland’s two biggest cities by train. The tours in Edinburgh and Glasgow leave from city centre locations which are just a short walk from Edinburgh Waverley, Haymarket, Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations.
2. The Real Mary King’s Close
Beneath the City Chambers on the Royal Mile lies Edinburgh’s deepest secret: a warren of hidden streets. You can guarantee that Dennis and pals would love exploring this time capsule where real people lived, worked and died between the 17th and the 19th centuries.
On a one-hour tour led by a character tour guide depicting a former resident of the Close, history is brought to life as you delve below to learn the real stories from Edinburgh’s incredible past.
Real Mary King’s Close is just a five-minute walk away from Edinburgh Waverley.
There is 50% off children tickets on Saturdays and Sundays for tours starting at 9.30am and 9.45am. Available from 1st November until 18th December. Only available for online bookings, use DAYSOUT at checkout.
3. The Forth Bridges Tours
You have no doubt admired them from afar, or maybe travelled over one, two or three of them, but now is your chance to see the three Forth Bridges from a completely different angle – from the Forth! Enjoy spectacular views of The Three Bridges and beautiful panoramas of the Edinburgh skyline to the south and the Kingdom of Fife to the north. Look out for seals.
50% off adult tickets in November 2022. The boat tours are just a 20-minute walk from Dalmeny Station
4. Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city’s long relationship with the sea. Dive inside the museum and admire the unique collection covering shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history. It’s an interactive experience with touch screen consoles, computer visual databases, an education room and hands-on exhibits. The museum brings the drama of the North Sea industries such as offshore oil, fishing and shipping, to life.
Free Entry to Aberdeen Maritime Museum.
The museum is located just a five-minute walk from Aberdeen train station.
5. The McManus, Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum, Dundee
Located in Dundee’s Meadowside – just a stone’s throw away from the home of Beano (DC Thomson’s Meadowside HQ) – the McManus is a must-visit. The art gallery and museum, which was named ‘Scotland’s Best Visitor Attraction’, offers a fascinating insight into Dundee with eight galleries to explore. With plenty exhibits to explore, activities, events and behind the scenes tours, this gallery is the perfect place to visit on a day trip. Did you know that The McManus is 155 years old?
Free entry to the art gallery and museum. The McManus is just an 11-minute walk from Dundee train station.
For more kid-friendly attractions, visit VisitScotland’s website.
Pay only £1 to take your children anywhere in Scotland by train with ScotRail’s Kids for a Quid.
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