Teenagers, where the struggle begins? With my eldest daughter almost hitting teenager years i have felt the struggle already begin. Harder to please and just that little bit too big for a soft play and sometimes has to be dragged out for a walk just to get some fresh air.
Teenagers still want to have fun and spend time with their friends doing activities but these can be very different days out from where you make take younger children. They want something different, unique, something cool.
So here is my list of places any teenager would hopefully be happy about visiting and be truly entertained.
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⭐Skills and Games
The biggest draw of Urban Playground has got to be their live version of TV gameshow The Cube. It may look easy when you’re watching at home, but once you’re stood inside the perspex box the pressure can make the tasks a lot trickier. Take on 7 games from the original tv series testing out your balance, hand to eye coordination and skills.
Tech infused adventure golf. No paper score card needed at Putters. Scan in your golf club, and now it knows how many hits you have taken to get that ball in the hole. No cheating or loosing count, with interactive score boards you don't just challenge your friends & family but every one playing that day.
King Pins in Trafford Palazzo
State-of-the-art Ten Pin bowling, as well as Duck Pin lanes, ice-free curling, shuffleboards, batting cages, air hockey, arcade games, karaoke booths and more! King Pins is altogether a different ball game.
Junkyard Golf Manchester
The craziest golf club in the world is in Manchester! Get ready to take a walk on the weird side, through three mashed-up 9-hole courses that will take you on a twisted journey.
Children sessions are Sunday - Thursdays before 6pm.
Treetops Adventure Golf near Manchester Arndale
Welcome to the jungle. Here, you’ll trek wondrous terrain in their two indoor 18-hole mini golf courses. Dodging ancient spirits and discovering lively locals along the way. And once your appetite for adventure is fulfilled, delve into the magic of the Amazon’s best bars and bites, too. A great indoor Adventure golf next door to the Arndale Centre.
Namco Funscape
Everything you need under one roof with bowling & arcade games plus great food and a huge range of activities including virtual reality, pool, dodgems and soft play.
The Dockyard is a bar with amazing burgers and pizzas. With plenty of games to play including shuffleboards, darts, interactive darts, pool and arcade games!
Tenpin Crewe is an indoor entertainment centre with 25 bowling lanes, a soft play area, a laser tag arena and an escape room. You can book online and enjoy great deals on bowling, soft play, laser tag and escape rooms.
The Crystal Maze Experience
Based off the hit show, the maze has come to you and your family or friends. Face a series of challenging tasks and activities that will test both your mental and physical skills!
Venture across multiple zones as you succeed in each challenge and win a crystal! Each team member will have a hidden talent and you must work together to figure whose more skilled for that challenge. Race against the clock and make it to the final showdown at the Crystal Dome!
Nerf Action Xperience
NERF Action Xperience is the most legit place to get your NERF on, with challenges and activities to keep you entertained.
You have 60-minutes to navigate the zones for yourself, spending as much time in each zone as you like. The battle zones will have start and finish times, roughly every ten minutes, so there should be enough time to see and play in all our zones.
Nerf Action Xperience | Official Nerf Themed Attraction, Trafford Palazzo, Manchester – Manchester, Are you ready? (nerfax.co.uk)
Gravity Max Liverpool
E-Karting, AR Bowling, Urban Street Golf, Shuffleboard, Immersive Gamebox, Arcade, Digital Darts & VR Arena.
⭐For the Adrenaline Junkie
Alton Towers
With over 40 rides and attractions from adrenalin junkies to family friendly rides. Cbeebies is perfect for little ones where they can meet their favourite characters and enjoy rides to suit them.
Go Ape at Delamere
Hidden within the trees at Delamere Forest, Go Ape is an ideal destination for a family day out, packed with outdoor activities. Treetop Adventure Plus is the next step up for daredevils (over 1.2m tall) looking for even trickier and more intricate crossings and a solo zip line! Treetop Challenge (suitable for adventurers over 10 years and 1.4m tall), promises dizzying heights, high-speed zip-wire and one of the biggest Tarzan Swing drops!
Forest Segways at Delamere
Ever wanted to ride a Segway in the middle of the forest? This is Cheshire’s ultimate Segway experience. Our all-terrain Segways will allow you to take in views of special scientific interest, including a rare ‘quaking bog’ which is home to some of the UK’s rarest wildlife.
Chill Factore
From Ski Lessons and Snowboarding Lessons for all levels, ages and abilities, to Snow Fun activities, in our indoor snow park, including the Downhill Donuts and Ice Slide, Chill Factore has everything for a great day out.
iFly
The unforgettable sensation of flying awaits you at iFLY; an incomparable experience that few people ever get to try. But at iFLY we believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience flying. All first-time flights have two instructors - one to help you in the tunnel, and one to control the air speed. Your group will have other first-time flyers, but you are 1-to-1 in the tunnel. This means the instructor will move at your pace.
Hover Force Activity Centre
Hover Force is the North West’s ultimate activity day out. We offer a great range of adventurous activities, including hovercraft racing, off-road karting, mud buggies, axe throwing, and even a shooting range where you can safely fire live rounds of ammunition. Hover Force is located just off the M56 in Frodsham.
Summit Up Climbing, Greater Manchester
Summit Up, opened in 2021, has being created with community in mind. They wanted to create a space where everyone can feel safe to push their limits, try something new, bring the family and most importantly, have fun. All of Summit Up’s profits will go directly to supporting charity.
Climb 21 colourful walls for an hour at Clip N Climb Stoke. Walls include a timer challenge, wobbly ladders to shimmy up and proper boulder climbing walls which make you feel like you are on a cliff face. Face those fears, while challenging your friends and family. Add a go on the drop slide for even more fun.
Rock Up is a unique indoor FUN CLIMBING arena where adults and kids can enjoy some healthy, action-packed fun!
27 Colourful Climbing walls, a High Rope Course and Soft Play. All of this can be found at Rock Up Manchester which is Inside Chill Factor at Trafford City. Perfect inside activity with 60minutes of climbing and a high ropes course for over 4 year olds.
Audley Climbing Centre is a family-friendly indoor climbing centre in Audley, Staffordshire, offering multiple climbing walls, courses, and events for all ages and abilities.
⭐For the Adventurous Teen
Cheshire Outdoors
Based at Blakemere in Northwich. Have a go at Air Rifles, Archery, Woodland Glide Segway, Axe Throwing, Low Rope Course and Crazy Golf.
Manley Mere Adventure Trail
A fun filled wet & muddy adventure!! This assault course has been created with fun and adventure in mind. The 1.5 mile trail hosts 40+ obstacles designed to get hearts racing and smiles. Open everyday from Easter. A Day Ticket is available from 10am to 5pm.
⭐For the Animal Lover
Cheshire Falconry
Based at Blakemere in Northwich. there are lots of different Bird experiences on offer. Including Owl, Raptor and Eagle experiences, Meet the Birds and Family Encounters.
Gauntlet Birds of Prey
Gauntlet Birds of Prey – Eagle & Vulture Park in Knutsford, Cheshire is home to over 180 birds from 50 different species. At the park you’ll see a wide range of birds from Eagles, Hawks and Falcons to Vultures, Kites and Owls. We also have more unusual species such as Caracaras, Red-legged Seriemas, Marabou Storks, and Pelicans. The park is also home to Meerkats, Goats and Polecats.
With over 37,000 animals and 128 acres of zoological gardens to explore. The family friendly attraction and important conservation charity is a protective home of so many magnificent animals. Ranging from the largest land mammal elephants and rhinos to the delicate tropical butterflies.
⭐For the Petrol Heads
Chaos Karts
The Ultimate Karting Experience Racing into Manchester. Race your friends, compete, and get ahead with power-ups on our immersive themed race circuits. It’s like a video game in real life!
⭐For the Active Teen
Graystone Action Sports Manchester
Skatepark, Trampoline & Bouldering!
From BMX to bouldering Graystone has got your action sports needs covered! Bring your own equipment to scoot, skate, bike or anything you like to use on a skate park. There are coached sessions where you can learn from the pros or sessions where you can just have a go. https://www.graystoneactionsports.co.uk/
Oxygen Wilmslow
A trampoline park and so much more: they also have an Interactive Multi-Sports Arena; 6 Climbing Walls; Open Bounce Area with around 65 interconnected trampolines; Giant Air Bag; Inflatables; and a Cardio Wall. Their Freejumping sessions include access to all these activities, however there’s an additional cost for the climbing walls.
Total Ninja
Find your calm on Balance logs, sail though the Sea of Swings and reach new highs on the Warped Wall. Each obstacle on our 26 Ninja challenges are designed to show what you can do, not what you cant. we see greatness inside of you – now unleash the Ninja within.
Flip Out
Flip Out Manchester is the ultimate indoor play centre with attractions to keep the whole family entertained all day long. Discover a huge range of soft play options for all ages, explore the mysterious laser maze, or practice slam dunks with Slamball.
Ice Skating at Planet Ice in Altrincham
Enjoy ice skating at Planet Ice Altrincham, the home of Manchester Storm. Choose from a range of sessions, lessons, parties and events for all ages and levels.
Inflata Nation Inflatable Theme Park Manchester
No.1 inflatable park Manchester! Its bouncier and bigger than ever with two levels of bouncy exhilirating fun. The brand new double decker arena has lots of awesome new features and fun activities including multiple super slides with jaw dropping vertical drops, crazy bumpy slides and the strength testing tipping slide, how long can you hang on?
There's also an extended inflatable obstacle course, gladiator podium and a new inflata bubble section thats great for leaping, jumping and tumbling.
⭐For the Water Sports Fan
Astbury Mere Water Sports Centre
Located at Astbury Mere, a short drive from Congleton town centre. They offer various watersports from canoeing and kayaking to stand-up paddleboarding, and if getting in the water isn’t what you fancy they also have many different land-based activities to choose from. Open April – October
Alderford Lake
Dive into a world of excitement and laughter at Alderford Lake’s Aquapark, the ultimate destination for water fun in Shropshire! Nestled in the heart of stunning landscapes, their Aquapark is a thrilling playground on the water, perfect for individuals, families, and groups. Paddleboarding hire and self launch is also available.
Wild Shore at Delamere
Wild Shore Delamere is a brand new water-based adventure hub, offering a number of unique, dynamic and adrenaline-charged outdoor activities including our brand new and world first Aqua Chimp, Aqua Park, Wakeboarding, Stand Up Paddleboarding and Open Water Swimming. Located in rural Cheshire
Manley Mere Aqua Park
Installed in 2017 this 200m² inflatable water park has a capacity for 50+ participants and is one of the largest aqua parks in the area. Minimum age 7 years +.
Also at Manley Mere you can do open water swimming and self launch, watersport lessons and paddleboard and kayak hires.
⭐For the Techy Teenager
Arcade club Bury
the ultimate destination for gaming enthusiasts! Here, you’ll step back in time to the golden age of arcade gaming and experience the nostalgia of classic arcade cabinets and pinball machines. With over 1000 machines from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
This is a FREEPLAY arcade! What does that mean we hear you ask? Put simply, once you’ve paid your entry fee EVERY machine inside is free to play. No coins. No tokens. Just the opportunity to play all your favourite games under one roof.
Power Up at Museum of Science and Industry
Take gaming to the next level with Power Up at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.
Play the very best video games from the past five decades and try out over a hundred different consoles in this ultimate hands-on gaming experience. There's something for everyone, from Pong to Pacman, Sonic to Street Fighter and Mario to Minecraft, plus a selection of games created in Manchester.
DNA VR, is Manchester's Largest Virtual Reality Arcade Experience. They are on a mission to take you and your crew on a journey through incredible worlds in this reality and beyond - whether it's the terror of a zombie apocalypse, the mystery of the ocean deep, or the secrets of outer space. The only limit is your imagination. It is perfect for families, friends, work mates or a date night.
Immersive Game Box
At Manchester Arndale and Liverpool One
Immersive Gamebox is Bringing people together through shared play. The Gameboxes combine projection mapping, touch screens, motion tracking, and surround sound technologies to create an entirely new form of digital entertainment. Teams of 2-6 play games lasting 30-60 minutes, and have to work together to get the highest score they can!
⭐For the Fascinating Fact Seeker
Museum of Illusions is a visual, sensory, and educational experience designed to engage your sense of wonder and shift your perspective through the science behind optical illusions. It is the first UK location to open and is in the perfect place for North West families as you can find it on Market Street in Manchester. It is the perfect activity for all ages.
Sick to Death Chester
A gory story of medicine through time. Sick To Death offers the history of medicine in a museum and family attraction in Chester City Centre - located on the city's famous Rows. A playground of plaque with a smatter of splatter & a chance to poke into the medical past.
⭐Escape Rooms
Houdini's Escape Rooms
Inside Tenpin Bowling at Crewe
With our amazing collection of immersive live escape room experiences across various sites in the UK, Houdini’s Escape Room Experience can take you and your team on a journey like no other, that you will never forget. With RMS Titanic and Escape from Alcatraz
Escapism Chester
Escapism is a live escape room experience. You will be locked in a room for 60 minutes and challenged to hunt clues & solve puzzles to make your escape.
With 5 different rooms to choose from. Taken, Museum Heist, Radioactive, Legacy and The Missing.
Escape Hunt Manchester
Time to put their thinking skills to the test and try to escape within 60 minutes!
Escape Hunt has some pretty cool original games, meaning nowhere else has them. From Doctor Who – Worlds Collide to a temple-themed Eye of the Sun God escape room.
But that’s not all… Try your hands at a pirate-themed adventure, fall down the rabbit hole with Alice, explore the wild, wild west or travel back into Viking times.
⭐For the Crafty Teen
Periwinkle and Clay is a creative studio in Macclesfield, Cheshire. They run Pottery Painting sessions. Choose your pottery from their selection of own made items, choose from 30 colours of paint to create your design, before they are glazed and fired for the perfect crafty keepsake.
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