8 Best Activities In Barnstaple

Exmoor Zoo happens entirely in the open, so it is a full day when the weather allows and a considerably shorter one when it does not. It is the largest single thing on the Barnstaple list, and children who like animals will not want to be hurried round it. Take waterproofs whatever the forecast claims, and plan the day around the zoo rather than trying to bolt something else onto it.

Five entries here work under a roof, which is enough for a proper wet day. Survival Laser Tag works for older children, Funderzone Indoor Soft Play Centre for younger ones, and Lets Go! covers bowling for a group that spans both ends. Tarka Leisure Centre is the swimming option, and Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon is the quiet one for when nobody can face any more noise.

Monster Slip and Slide - North Devon is the one to look up, and it does what the name promises: an open-air slide requiring swimwear, a towel and a decent tolerance for other people's children shrieking. Rock Park is the calmer outdoor option on this list, and gives you somewhere to sit while they run about until they stop of their own accord.