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7 Best Activities In Bridgwater
ChalkUp! sets the tone for Bridgwater: somewhere for children who like being set a challenge rather than handed a distraction, which is broadly true of the town's list. Five of the seven places have indoor space, running from a small museum to a soft play room to a golf centre.
Families who would rather be outside and spend nothing have Fyne Court Nature Reserve, free to walk into according to our data, and The Walled Gardens of Cannington for the slower, prettier walk.
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Sports & ActivitiesChalkUp!
MuseumsThe Blake Museum
Sports & ActivitiesCannington Golf Centre
Parks and PlaygroundsThe Walled Gardens of Cannington
Parks and PlaygroundsFyne Court Nature Reserve
Indoor PlayJolly Jumpers Playzone
Indoor PlayPlay @ Brewers Fayre
12 more within 10 miles of Bridgwater
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O'Bridge Brewers Fayre
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Burnham Beach
Bishops Lydeard Mill
Space Adventurers
Somerset Cricket Museum
Inspired
Bridgwater works best as a two-stop day: something active, then something calm. The Blake Museum is the calm one, and small enough that it will not outstay its welcome with young children. Ring ahead where a place looks small, because hours at smaller sites move around more than you would like.
Visiting Bridgwater with kids: FAQs
Which options suit under-fives?
The two indoor play listings, Jolly Jumpers Playzone and Play @ Brewers Fayre, both point squarely at pre-school and infant-school ages. Fyne Court Nature Reserve works as well, at toddler pace, provided you accept covering about a tenth of the ground you intended. Older siblings will get noticeably less out of all three.
Is anything free to get into?
Yes — Fyne Court Nature Reserve is recorded as free entry, so a walk there costs you the drive and nothing else. For most of the others our data records nothing whatsoever, which means genuinely unknown rather than steep. Two minutes on each website will settle it before you commit the day.
We have an eleven-year-old who is bored of soft play. What then?
ChalkUp! is the obvious one, because it asks for effort and hands back something to be proud of. Cannington Golf Centre carries indoor and outdoor space and suits a child who likes hitting things accurately. The Walled Gardens of Cannington is a better bet than it sounds at that age, particularly for a child who has recently discovered a camera.
It is forecast to rain from breakfast to bedtime. Is the day salvageable?
It is, because five entries here have a roof. Four sit wholly under one — The Blake Museum, Jolly Jumpers Playzone, ChalkUp! and Play @ Brewers Fayre — while Cannington Golf Centre is covered in part. Moving between two or three of them fills a wet Saturday without leaving the area at all.