Indoor
Indoor Activities in Cheltenham
Showing 1–12 of 12 indoor attractions in Cheltenham
Children's FarmsCotswold Farm Park
MuseumsChedworth Roman Villa
CinemasCineworld Cheltenham
SightseeingThe Old New Inn Model Village
Sports & ActivitiesMulligans Cheltenham
BowlingHollywood Bowl Cheltenham
Swimming PoolsLeisure at Cheltenham
Trampoline ParksFunky Warehouse
Indoor PlayThe Play Farm Cheltenham
Activity CentresThe Paint it Yourself Pottery Co.
TheatresBacon Theatre
Sports & ActivitiesThe Playmate Childrens Riding School
Rainy Day Activities in Cheltenham
Half of what Cheltenham files as indoor involves an adult who is not you telling children what to do next. The Playmate Childrens Riding School and The Paint it Yourself Pottery Co. both run that way, and a child who takes instruction well gets far more from them than from a room they are left to work out alone. Hollywood Bowl Cheltenham and Funky Warehouse are the opposite arrangement entirely. Twelve listings, and that distinction predicts an afternoon better than the category label does.
Six of the twelve also log outdoor space. If you have a child who does better with a structure and an instructor, reserve the taught option early. Those places run on limited numbers and they are the first to go during the holidays.
Indoor activities in Cheltenham: FAQs
What does a taught session need from us?
Time and a little preparation. Riding and pottery both run to a start you cannot drift into, and both are likely to have clothing rules, so confirm directly with The Playmate Childrens Riding School what a child needs to wear and bring. The payoff is that a child gets a solid stretch of somebody's full attention, which is hard to arrange any other way on a Saturday.
Which suits a group of children who just want to run?
Funky Warehouse is the plainest answer, with Hollywood Bowl Cheltenham and Mulligans Cheltenham giving the same energy rather more structure. None of the three requires anybody to learn anything first, which is largely the point of them. Ask whether lanes or sessions can be reserved ahead, because arriving as a group on a wet weekend seldom goes to plan.
Anything to look at rather than do?
Chedworth Roman Villa and Bacon Theatre are the two that ask a family to watch rather than take part, and both log outdoor space as well as indoor. Cotswold Farm Park sits between the two modes, since you walk round it but there is plenty for a child to get involved with. Confirm the programme and what is open before travelling to any of the three.