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8 Best Activities In Woking

8 family-friendly attractions in Woking, Surrey

Eight listings and no two alike. Mizens Railway is miniature and outdoors. RHS Garden Wisley is a full day of gardens if you have the kind of children who will walk. The Lightbox is the museum. Fired Frog Pottery Cafe, Woking is where you go when everybody needs to sit down and do something with their hands. Three indoor listings against five outdoor, so a dry day gives you noticeably more to work with.

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Not a long list, but an unusually varied one, which means the choice comes down to mood rather than category. Confirm admission and any booking arrangements with whichever venue you settle on.

Visiting Woking with kids: FAQs

Is there anything unusual to do here?

Mizens Railway is the one that surprises people. A miniature railway is a small and specific pleasure that works far better with children than it sounds on paper. Woking Trails turns the town itself into the activity, and Mr Mulligan's Pirate Golf Woking is the reliably silly option. All three are outdoor listings.

What can we do indoors?

Three of the eight listings sit under cover: The Lightbox, Fired Frog Pottery Cafe, Woking and Pick N Mix Playstore and Go Bananas. That gives you a museum, a craft session and a play centre, which between them cover most ages. It is a narrow indoor list, so check availability before travelling on a wet day.

We have a child who finds busy attractions difficult. Any suggestions?

RHS Garden Wisley is large and open, and space usually helps more than a small quiet room does. Fired Frog Pottery Cafe, Woking offers a contained activity with a clear beginning and end to it. The Lightbox is a museum rather than an attraction, so it tends to be calmer. Ask each venue about quieter times of day.

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