Things to do in Kildare with kids
13 family days out across Kildare, from horse country and the Curragh to canals, gardens and woodland trails. Green and gentle days, loved and added by home educating parents.
Days out & things to do
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Zipit Forest Adventures – Donadea
Zipit Forest Adventures at Donadea Forest Park — their newest and most wide-ranging course yet, with ziplines and high ropes throu…
Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park
A family discovery park on an island in the Bog of Allen at Rathangan, Co. Kildare — a pet farm, indoor play centre, mini golf, ro…
Dúlra Cill Dara
A Kildare social enterprise connecting children and families with nature through forest school, wilderness camps and outdoor exper…
WhenWeekly forest school, seasonal camps & guided nature days (booking required)
Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens
Kildare's famous home of Irish horse racing, where you can watch mares and foals grazing the paddocks and learn how champion raceh…
WhenOpen daily, 9am to 6pm (last admission 5pm)
Castletown House & Parklands
Ireland's largest Georgian house, set in vast riverside parklands beside the Liffey. The parklands are free and open year-round, w…
WhenParklands open year-round; house tours mid-March to early November
Steam Museum, Straffan
A hall full of real Victorian steam engines, and on steam-up Sundays you can watch them running, hissing and turning. There are mo…
WhenSeasonal, weekends April to October, 1pm to 5pm (steam-ups on Sundays and bank holidays)
Larchill Arcadian Gardens
A rare 18th-century Arcadian garden that's part farm, part fairytale. Children can meet rare-breed farm animals, roam a grass maze…
WhenSelected days in May, June and August, 10am to 2pm (check current dates)
Donadea Forest Park
A big, easy forest park with a buggy-friendly 0.8km loop around the lake, where you'll spot ducks, moorhens and water lilies. Ther…
WhenOpen daily (car park 7am to 9pm April to September, 8am to 7pm October to March)
Clonfert Pet Farm
A pet farm in Co. Kildare with animals to meet and seasonal family events through the year. A friendly day out for younger childre…
Airtastic Entertainment Centre (Celbridge)
A big entertainment centre in Celbridge with soft play, a zone for teens and a café. Plenty to keep a range of ages busy indoors.
Moore Abbey Woods
Woodland walking trails at Monasterevin, good for an easy ramble, with the small Woodstack café and toilets on site.
What's on in Kildare
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Kids Crochet Classes with Gintare
A five-week crochet course for children aged 7 and up, run by Gintare at Sallins Community Centre, just outside Naas. Over five Tu…
WhenTuesdays 3.30 to 5pm, a five-week course from 13 October
Halloween Happenings at Lullymore
The heritage park on a bog island near Rathangan runs its Halloween programme through the mid-term break, with haunted holograms,…
WhenSaturday 24 October to 1 November, online booking slots
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