Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0Active and adventure days out with kids in Hampshire
8 active and adventure days out in Hampshire that suit families, each checked against official sources. Of these, 2 are free to enter, 1 has indoor space and 5 are marked as suiting toddlers.
Age, height and weight limits often differ by activity, so check the venue's website before you book.
Free to enter
Free entry. Parking, food and activities inside can cost extra, so check each listing.
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0Itchen Valley Country Park
Itchen Valley Country Park is a woodland park on the A27 near West End, with forest trails, play areas and a café. Go Ape runs treetop adventures in the woods, and the park holds family events through the year, including Halloween trails and outdoor Little Explorers sessions.
Photo of Southampton: Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0Hoglands Park
The village green of Southampton's central parks, with cricket squares, a kick-about area and a skate park in the middle. The pavilion buildings were painted by local street artists.
Paid entry
Each card shows the price band; the listing has the details.
Cyclexperience Bike Hire, Brockenhurst
A bike hire centre in the car park on the south side of Brockenhurst station, at the bottom of the ramp, with trails starting within about 500 metres. Bikes range from children's sizes and tagalongs to gravel bikes, tandems and e-bikes, so families can ride the New Forest's waymarked network together.
Paultons Park
A family-run theme park opened in 1983, with more than 70 rides and attractions in 140 acres of parkland on the edge of the New Forest, aimed at families with children under 14. It is home to Peppa Pig World, with nine rides for children aged 1 to 6, alongside other themed lands such as Valgard, Tornado Springs and Lost Kingdom, plus an animal collection.
Check the listing for prices
Prices vary by activity or are set by the venue, so we do not guess.
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0Alice Holt Forest
247 hectares of forest with walking, wellbeing and cycle trails, a giant marble run, Gruffalo sculptures and play areas. The Go Ape treetop course is also here.
Finkley Down Farm
A farm park on the edge of Andover with animals to feed and handle, an indoor play barn and outdoor play areas. It is open all year round.
Go Ape Alice Holt
High ropes courses and a nets adventure in the treetops, plus forest biking, in Alice Holt Forest. Adults join in to supervise younger children.
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0Wellington Country Park
A park of more than 350 acres of woodland, lakes and adventure on the Hampshire and Berkshire border, near Riseley. Families can visit the animal farm and the miniature train, with nature trails and play areas.
Questions people ask
Which active and adventure days out in Hampshire are free to enter?
Our listings show free entry at Itchen Valley Country Park and Hoglands Park. Check each listing for anything charged on top, such as parking, food or activities.
Which of these suit toddlers?
Our listings mark Itchen Valley Country Park, Alice Holt Forest, Finkley Down Farm, Paultons Park and Wellington Country Park as suiting toddlers and young children.
Which of these have indoor space?
Our listings show indoor space at Finkley Down Farm. The others are listed as outdoor visits, so dress for the weather.