A museum of everyday life from prehistoric times to the 20th Century.Throughout the year there are…read morenumerous temporary exhibitions and special events. OPEN Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5.00pm (not Bank Holidays). Last admission 4.45pm.

Not a great museum. A bit on the small side although there is a upstairs. It has a small,nice…read morepriced shop. It has toilets including disabled/baby change. In holidays and weekends there is a room upstairs with staff that help kids make craft things. The museum has no cafe but there are a few near by. The museum is not to far from a carpark or the town liberary.

Best park around. Has a little cafe with excellent and bacon baps (ham on a bun) for a walk around…read morethe park. It has swans, geese, ducks, seagulls and coots that you can feed. A former quarry, if you're lucky you can spy a kingfisher or a heron. Bathrooms and parking are here, with playground for kids if you have any.

5 hectares of lakes, riverbank and meadows to explore, close to the historic market town of Oundle…read more With three way marked waterside trails, numerous picnic spots, a wealth of wildlife and facilities, Barnwell Country Park is a great place for a family day out.

Very interseting museum about this local area…read more please check opening times before you visit. It is easy to find. Kids loved it.

Activity World is a childrens play centre in Padholme Road, Peterborough. As a kid, I had great fun…read morehere and is very similar to Big Sky but aimed at older children. It contains a slide, spider web, hamster wheel (you have to go to see what I'm talking about!) and various other fun stuff. Children will have hours of fun whilst adults can sit and relax with a bar and seating area. I'm not sure how much entry is, but it used to be expensive a few years ago. Great if you want to keep the kids entertained for a few hours though!

Activity World is fantastic for most children although unfortunately is not particularly accessible…read morefor a lot of children with special needs as I found on a trip with work. Tickets are quite expensive as are the refreshments when you get inside. There is a seating area for the adults which gives a fairly good view of the huge soft play area so keeping an eye on the kids is not too hard but the seating area is not really big enough and does not tend to be very clean or well looked after. There are several attendants positoned in and around the soft play area who range from those who obviously love their job and working with children to those who are really uninterested which is a bit of concern when childrens safety is at stake especialy on things like the big vertical drop slide.

This a great country park located just off the A6116, near Brigstock. As well as the park there is…read morea play area and a cafe. The park is great for dog walking and has some great woods and meadows. There is a beautiful lake with so much wildlife - we always spend ages spotting frogs and counting dragon flies - they're huge! Walks are marked but I always manage to get lost. A very plus for this park is that there is a paved route so you can take a buggy. The play area is very good, and has a sand area - so take a bucket and spade. It has the usual equipment: slides, swings, but also has a zip wire. It's enclosed, so quite secure. The cafe is very nice too and has outside seating. It has a good selection of food and drink, as well selling cards and small toys. The only downside is that you have to pay 2.00 parking.

A partnership between Forestry Commission and Northamptonshire County Council has created Fermyn…read moreWoods Country Park, the county's largest park. Situated in the heart of the Rockingham Forest, the park offers fantastic woodlands, meadows, thickets, marshes and ponds to explore.

A lovely place for a stroll at any time of year but especially in the summer (when I was there!) A…read morehuge green area which follows the pretty River Welland, where people go to have picnics, feed the birds or to take a walk. It's flat and accessible for everyone. Between the main car park and the town so very convenient.

The Stamford meadows is good for families and close to the town. Stamford is beautiful old listed…read moretown and has good shops and cafes. It isn't in peterborough though which is 14 ml south.

Nice enough, small sized country park…read more There are some old and interesting pieces of ironwork from it's quarry days, including a rusting large yellow train (can pass for Bill or Ben if you have a young Thomas fan :-) ) There is a nice play area, a pond, a small woods. A stroll round the whole place would take under an hour even at quite a slow pace so it's not absolutely huge. Bordered by countryside and with nice views over fields etc, the Jurassic Way track borders the park too. The cafe could be so much nicer, but is extremely reasonable and friendly enough. Simple, fresh food and cups of tea/cakes etc. Garden furniture and a large window overlooking the outside, but often steamed up. There are rooms next to the cafe that contain a myriad of secondhand books for sale and a model of the old quarry which is interesting. There are craft workshops and whatnot too, but they are privately run.

A brilliant play park and country park for children of all ages, even the big kids (adults) will…read morelove playing here! I know we did! The play equipment is fantastic; it also has equipment for people in wheel chairs. There is also a huge sandpit, so remember to take your bucket and spade! The park sells them if you forget! The walks around the park are also great and more recently they seem to be making all the paths tarmac so everyone can enjoy them. There are lots of huge trees to explore and climb too! The huge duck pond and stream are full of wildlife; my children adore feeding the ducks, which have to be the best feed ducks about! After all of that there is a cafe, craft shops and museum to wander round too. The downside I have to say is the toilets are in need of an update!

This is a good local museum with alot of interesting articles on the local area…read more Worth a visit not just for tourists but for people who live in the area. Great for kids.