Ancient House, White Hart Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1AA
Grade 1 listed Tudor Merchant’s House
The atmospheric crooked house tells the remarkable story of Thetford and the Brecks. Discover rich collections alongside audio guides, films and animations.
Meet local people from Thetford’s past, from the revolutionary philosopher Thomas Paine to the Sikh hero Maharajah Duleep Singh and from rabbit warreners to railway workers.
Contact 01842 752599 for more information.
Long Stratton Leisure Centre, Swan Lane, Long Stratton, Norwich, NR15 2UY
7 days a week for children aged 0-11 years, maximum height 148cm. Under 6 months go FREE.
Birthday coming up? Our party packages take the stress out of organising a party – the perfect way to celebrate your little monkey’s birthday.
Free parking available onsite. See website for prices and opening times.
Call 01508 531444 for more information.
School Road, Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6DW
There is a variety of popular sports to choose from most of which are on a pay and pay basis although booking is advised to avoid disappointment.
Badminton (pay & play)
Short Tennis (pay & play)
Table Tennis (pay & play)
Squash (pay & play)
5-a-side Football
Petanque
Short Mat Bowls
Contact 01603 867102 to find out more information and to book.
Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell
From Medieval to modern day, the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell tells the story of the city’s industries and the people who lived and worked here.
Whether you are visiting for the day and want to an insight into the history of the city, or you have lived here all your life, the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell, at the heart of the Norwich Lanes is a must-see.
Contact the main reception on 01603 629127 for more information.
Clocktower Castle Carvery, 26 Jarrold Way, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9JD
Clocktower Castle Carvery Soft Play. £2.95 per child.
Contact 01603 748 068 for more information.
Cromer Museum, East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HB
After a bracing seaside walk, why not step inside Cromer Museum. Have a look around the cosy Victorian fisherman’s cottage and imagine what it was like to live in Cromer at the end of the 19th Century.
Delve into the ‘Old Cromer’ Gallery with its displays of historic photographs and illustrations of the town. Discover Cromer’s history as a Victorian seaside resort with its fine hotels and scandal of mixed bathing. Learn about the daring rescues of Henry Blogg and the Cromer lifeboatmen.
Contact 01263 513543 for more information.
White House Farm, Norwich, NR13 6LB
Dotty Pottery is a paint your own ceramic studio based at White House Farm. You can pop in and create unique gifts and keepsakes with us, babies hand and footprints, teacher’s gifts, wedding gifts, Christening gifts, or book your hen party, work/group event, antenatal group or your children’s birthday party.
Tuesday to Saturday: 09:30 – 17:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
We are closed on Mondays.
Tel: 07495397165
East GalleryNUA, Cavendish House, St Andrews Street, Norwich, NR2 4AE
East GalleryNUA is an exciting, city centre gallery space showcasing the best modern and contemporary art through its curated exhibitions programme.
Contact Norwich University of the Arts on 01603 610561 for more information.
5 Francis Way, Bowthorpe Employment Area, Norwich NR5 9JA
Term-time opening times: Saturday & Sunday 10-4.30pm
School Holiday opening times: every day 10-4.30pm
Exploring the first ever built amusement and science attraction in Norfolk. With over 15,000 sqf to discover and experiment you’ll have a magical, wonderful family time. Exploring offers interactive and immersive fun experiences, for children and grown ups
Tickets £18 for adults / children. Free if under 90cm. Over 65/Disabled/ Carer £12.50. Aimed at ages 6+. Returning Customers 20% Discount
01603 512576
Updated 02/04/24
If you’d like a break from the sun over the summer holidays (or indeed the rain as you can never guarantee sun even in August!), we have a great range of indoor family entertainment in Norwich. From cinemas and theatres to museums and soft play, they offer a range of family friendly activities, with something to suit everyone. From baby and toddler suitable cinema screenings to family live theatre shows, we’ve put together a list of indoor activities you can all enjoy together.
We would love your views and reviews, so if you’ve visited one of the indoor venues in Norwich recently CONTACT US HERE if you have something we can add to help other Mumblers.
Mini Morning sessions at Vue give both adults and kids the chance to experience big screen entertainment for the very small price of £2.49 per ticket (plus 90p booking fee). These run every day in the school holidays.
The Kids club runs every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday morning with all tickets £3 each. Unaccompanied adults are not admitted.
Toddler Time is exclusively for preschool children and their parents or carers. Tickets from £3 for children, free for guardians.
The big Scream is exclusively for parents or carers with babies under the age of one every Thursday, showing popular films and new releases.
The Family Summer Saver pass is the perfect way to treat the kids (and yourself) to lasting memories, at great value through the summer. With tickets from just £5 each for 4 adults and 4 children, it’s exclusive to myODEON members (membership is free).
Also running over the summer is ODEON newbies with screenings of popular films for mums, dads, guardians and their children under 2 softer volume and ever-so-slightly brighter lights. ODEON Kids screenings run every morning during the school holidays where adults also pay kids’ prices of £3.25 each ticket (plus 95p booking fee), which means you can enjoy more big-screen adventures together. Films include Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and The Bad Guys.
Annie, Theatre Royale – tickets from £10
Not strictly indoors, as these performances are happened outdoors but Norwich puppet Theatre are offering some puppet fun in the Theatre garden.
Find out further details about your local library, click HERE.
For events happening as part of the Summer Reading Challenge click HERE.
Just a five minute drive from Norwich city centre, Explorers Soft Play allows little ones to play while you enjoy a bite to eat with a friend in the café.
“Great place for the children and they have costa coffee! Feels really safe here and everyone is super friendly. Plus it’s good value for soft play.”
Katie, Norwich Mumbler Mum
For further information on other indoor venues in Norwich, click HERE
Don’t forget to check the website regularly for events, activities, classes, clubs, days out ideas – we’re always updating it.
And if you’re on Facebook, follow the Norwich Mumbler FB page and join the Norwich Mumbler Chat Group for lots of support & ideas.
Disclaimer: All information correct as of 21st June 2023. Please check opening times, pricing and details of any activities for the latest information.
Burton Road Business Park, Spar Rd, Norwich NR6 6AX
Welcome to Norfolk’s premier indoor activity & birthday party centre. We have a purpose built maple wood roller skating rink & amazing adventure play area which stretches over 3 floors! Let the children run wild in our play area or go for a skate with them on our rink.
Birthday parties
Contact 01603 403220 for more information.
Gravity Trampoline Park, Riverside Centre, Koblenz Avenue, Norwich, NR1 1WT
GRAVITY Trampoline Park offers a wide variety of specialised activities – or simply come and have fun on our wall-to-wall trampolines. 60 min sessions starting every half hour.
Gravity offers a range of birthday packages, which includes a VIP birthday package with a party host – ensuring the party is fully entertained and supervised, delivering a relaxing stress free experience for the adults too!
Contact 01603 964949 for more information.
Updated 15/01/24
High Altitude, 91 Whiffler Road, Norwich,
Parents & Toddler sessions
Jump and Lunch for under 5s.
Freestyle under 10s
Contact 01603 567200 for more information.
High Altitude, 91 Whiffler Road, Norwich, NR3 2AW
1 Twickenham Road, Norwich, NR6 6NG
Highball is a dedicated indoor climbing centre and proud to be part of an independent Norwich. Aside from our climbing and bouldering walls, we have a strength and conditioning area, climbing shop, cafe, and Rehab Rooms.
Contact 01603 513513
Horsbeck Industrial Estate, 26, Horsbeck Way, Horsford, Norwich NR10 3BB
Hyper offers soft play for all ages, we have a separate toddler area plus a large bespoke frame featuring a 40ft wavy slide. Our sports court is a favourite with children & adults offering football/basketball facilities and our disco cave runs all day!
01603 891010
Jump for Joy, Mahoney Green, Green Lane West, Rackheath, NR13 6JY
Give your child an outlet for their energy at Jump for Joy children’s play centre. Let them run, climb and slide to their heart’s content.
Our junior play area is suitable for ages 4-10 years, (under 4’s with adult supervision), and we also have a play frame just for toddlers under 4 years.
Contact 01603 721 872 for more information.
Jump Warehouse
11-12, Hopper Way, Diss, IP22 4G
Trampolines, soft play, Imagination Village and fantastic café all under one roof!
Contact 01379 831061
Floor 1, Rose Lane Multi Storey Car Park, Norwich, NR1 1PY
Play cafe for 0-4 year olds and snug movie shed, fully licensed cafe.
Upstairs is the laser tag arena with a UV seaside theme, suitable for children and adults.
We offer a variety of party packages, from toddler’s birthday parties through to corporate events.
01603 666745
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
One of Norwich’s most famous landmarks, Norwich Castle was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago.
Explore the Castle’s history as a palace and later as a prison, and enjoy our fabulous collections of fine art, archaeology, and natural history as well as the Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum collections.
For more information contact 01603 493625
Norwich Cathedral, 65 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH
Norwich Cathedral is an English cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. It is the cathedral church for the Church of England Diocese of Norwich and is one of the Norwich 12 heritage sites.
www.cathedral.org.uk
Blofield Library – The Reading Room, Blofield, NR13 4RQ
Brundall Library – 90 The Street, Brundall, NR13 5LH
Costessey Library – Breckland Road, Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0RW
Earlham Library – Colman Road, Norwich, NR4 7HG
Hellesdon Library – Woodview Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5QB
Hethersett Library – Queens Road, Hethersett, NR9 3DB
Hingham Library – The Fairland, Hingham, NR9 4HW
Mile Cross Library – Aylsham Road, Norwich, NR3 2RJ
Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library – The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1AW
Plumstead Road Library – Plumstead Road, Norwich, NR1 4JS
Poringland Library – Overtons Way, Poringland, Norwich, NR14 7WB
Sprowston Library – Recreation Ground Road, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8EW
St Williams Way Library – Williams Loke, St Williams Way, Norwich, NR7 0AJ
Taverham Library – Sandy Lane, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6JR
Tuckswood Library – Robin Hood Road, Norwich, NR4 6BX
West Earlham Library – 17/18 Earlham West Centre, Norwich, NR5 8AD
Painted Peppermint is a contemporary mobile ceramics studio specialising in hand and footprint keepsakes and all things ceramics. It’s a great way to discovery your creativity whilst having fun and learning something completely new. We believe mobile is best and so we bring our Ceramics to you wherever you are.
Quasar Norwich, 17 to 19 St Stephens Road, Norwich, NR1 3SP
BIRTHDAY/PRIVATE PARTIES
To find out more or to book call 01603 763403
Riverside Leisure Centre, Wherry Road, Norwich, NR1 1WX
A full entertainment quarter with a cinema, bars, restaurants, bowling, trampolining and family fun.
Memberships start from £23 per month (swimming & premium 16-18), £32 (premium) or PAYG
Contact 01603 671390 for more information.
Updated 09/04/24
Sealife Centre Hunstanton – 01485 533576
Southern Promenade, Hunstanton PE36 5BH
Sealife Centre Great Yarmouth – 01493 330631
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH
Home to amazing discoveries and exciting marine displays.
Strangers’ Hall, 4 Charing Cross, Norwich, NR2 4AL
Visit one of Norwich’s oldest and most fascinating buildings, dating back to 1320. Stroll through a maze of interlinked rooms enriched with textiles and period objects, bringing the days of the Tudors and Stuarts vividly to life.
Contact 01603 667229 / 493625 for more information or to book tickets.
The Racecourse, Salhouse Rd, Norwich NR13 6LA
The Racecourse Soft Play. £2.95 per child.
Contact 01603 720421 for more information.
The Tolhouse, Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2SH.
Visit one of the oldest prisons in the country and explore Great Yarmouth’s story of crime and punishment.
• Discover the fate of thieves, smugglers, witches, pirates and murderers when punishment included transportation and execution.
• Enjoy the hands-on activities and find out about the history of this 12th Century medieval former merchant’s house, which was transformed into one of the town’s most important civic buildings.
Contact 01493 858900 or 743930 for more information.
Time & Tide Museum, Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth NR30 3BX
Come and explore this museum housed in a converted Victorian herring curing works and take an exciting journey into the past.
Discover Great Yarmouth’s fascinating history, its rich maritime and fishing heritage and some of the colourful characters who made their living from the sea. Wander through a Victorian ‘Row’ and see inside a fisherman’s home. Experience the heady atmosphere of a 1950s quayside.
Contact 01493 743930 for more information.
Station Business Park, Horning Road West, Hoveton, Norfolk, NR12 8QJ
Welcome to Wroxham Miniature Worlds the largest indoor modelling attraction in the UK stretching over 10,000 square feet with some of the largest model railways in the world on permanent public display.
The attraction is made up of many zones including model railways in various scales, slot car displays, a whole city made from LegoTM bricks, model boat displays and a host of toys from across the decades there is something for the whole family.
