The best family annual dayze out passes you need for weekends + the school holidayze
A day out with the kids soon racks up if you venture beyond the local park. Heading to a local or UK-wide attraction can set a family back £100+, and that’s before you factor in lunch, snacks, travel…. the dreaded gift shop!
There are loads of annual passes out there, like Kids Pass, but here are the ones the dayze community really rates.
Family annual passes the dayze community loves
Pay attention grandparents and friends, a well-suited annual family pass is literally the gift that keeps on giving. So consider getting your loved ones one of these before buying a mountain of plastic and noisy toys on Amazon!
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NATIONAL TRUST
Great for: Families who love to run around outside
Offers: Free entry to over 500 National Trust places across the UK
dayze loves: Great for wee/pit stops when you’re driving around the UK during the school holidayze. Plus grandparents flipping love a NT café!
Cost: Family 2 adults £159 (0-5s free!)ENGLISH HERITAGE
Great for: Families who love castles and being outdoors
Offers: Unlimited access to over 400 historic places across England, including Kenilworth Castle + Halsowen Abbey, free car parking, kid’s activity pack + more!
dayze loves: Lots of events held at EH sites during the school holidayze + great for the grandparents, too.
Cost: Family 2 adults + 1-12 kids £126NATIONAL ART PASS
Great for: Families who love art + culture.
Offers: Free + reduced-priced entry to over 800 museums, galleries and historical places around the UK, including HMS Belfast, Cutty Sark, National Gallery + discounts in the shops + cafés.
dayze loves: Perfect for rainy dayze + trips to big cities and the big smoke. Lots of free events in the holidayze.
Cost: £110 for two adults. For an extra £10 ‘Plus Kids’ allows you to bring along under 16s in your family.WILDLIFE TRUST
Great for: Families who love nature.
Offers: Access to stunning nature reserves in your chosen area, magazines, seeds, walks, talks + events, regular magazines and more!
dayze loves: Magazines will keep the kids happy + lots of outdoor venues.
Cost: Every Wildlife Trust has different membership fees, most £3 a month.MERLIN PASS
Great for: Families who love theme parks + big-ticket dayze out venues
Offers: Entry to 32 Merlin attractions, including Alton Towers, Cadbury’s World, Warwick Castle, Bear Grylls Adventure Legoland and more, plus discounts on accommodation + food.
dayze loves: Reduces the cost of normally an expensive special day out.
Cost: £99 for off-peak entry, £239 for full access all year round.KIDS PASS
Great for: Families who love to eat and go out.
Offers: Over 1000+ discounts on Zoos, Theme Parks, Cinemas, Restaurants and more.
dayze loves: Regular offers during the year to get the pass cheaper.
Cost: Amazing value £39.99 per household. -
ATTWELL FARM PARK
Great for: Families who love wildlife + soft play!
Offers: Summer pass = 42 days at the farm.
dayze loves: A great go-to for sunny + rainy dayze with lots to keep kids of all ages happy and entertained.
Cost: £139 Family Summer Pass.
COVENTRY TRANSPORT MUSEUM
Great for: Families who love cars, bikes + STEM play!
Offers: Entry to the museum + STEM kid’s play area all year round.
dayze loves: The STEM play area is amazing with activities for kids of all ages from messy play to electric circuit board making and the team are on hand to help + inspire.
Cost: Amazing value for money £35 family ticket that can be used for 365 days after (don’t lose your ticket!)COMPTON VERNEY
Great for: Families who love art, culture + outdoors fun!
Offers: Entry to the gallery + grounds.
dayze loves: There are soooo many cool events and exhibitions for all the family indoors + out. Theres plenty of space for the kids to run around and also a cool sandpit + building blocks - plus pop-up coffee + ice-cream pods.
Cost: Great value for money £75+ joint membership, under 18s FREE!WARWICK CASTLE
Great for: Families in Warwickshire who love castles + being outdoors (especially bird shows!)
Offers: 300+ days entry to the castle grounds, attractions + live shows, special offers + more.
dayze loves: For little kids, this pass is amazing as they love to run around the grounds + Zog trail + see the birds of prey show again and again!
Cost: £49+ per person (0-2s FREE!)WEST MIDLANDS SAFARI PARK
Great for: Families who love wildlife.
Offers: 12 months entry to the wildlife park (silver pass) + entry to 2 amazing theme parks (platinum pass).
dayze loves: Safari park is such a crowdpleaser and feels like a special day out. Combine it with access to Drayton + you and the kids will be entertained all year!
Cost: £99 or £175 per person (inc. access to Drayton Manor). 0-3s FREE!BRITISH MOTOR MUSEUM
Great for: Families who love cars!
Offers: Year-round access to the museum, 10% off the gift shop and cafe + access to member-only events
dayze loves: Perfect for rainy dayze, there’s a great cafe + cool toy cars for little kids to whizz around on!
Cost: £99 Family 2 adults + up to 3 kids, under 5s free!STRATFORD BUTTERFLY FARM
Great for: Families who love butterflies, bugs + plants!
Offers: Year-round access to the farm.
dayze loves: More to see than just butterflies, kids can hold bugs + see the amazing reptile area with leaf cutter ants walking across the roped ceiling. Opposite the park, so great for pre or post picnics and run arounds!
Cost: £65 family 2 adults + 2 kids.SHAKESPEARE’S STORY TICKET
Great for: Families who love animals + history + outdoors.
Offers: Year-round access to three of Shakespear’s family homes + gardens.
dayze loves: Anne Hathaway’s home + gardens is great for younger kids with a few farm animals to see + great wooden playground. Not too big.
Cost: £65 family 2 adults + 3 kids.BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS
Great for: Families who love museums + science + culture!
Offers: Year-round access to 8 Birmingham-based venues, 10% off in all cafe’s and shops + more!
dayze loves: Includes our fave, the ThinkTank complete with the amazing outdoor science park + top floor Mini Birmingham Play Village.
Cost: £95 Family 2 adults + 2 kids.DUDLEY ZOO + CASTLE
Great for: Families who love animals + castles!
Offers: Unlimited entry to zoo + castle.
dayze loves: There are always plenty of family-friendly events, not to mention the 1300+ animals!
Cost: £137+ family 2 adults + 2 kids.HATTON WORLD
Great for: Families who love animals, activities + soft play!
Offers: Unlimited entry to Hatton Adventure World inc, most seasonal events + the huge indoor soft play, discounts on kid’s birthday parties…
dayze loves: A great go-to come rain or shine + for kids of all ages. Great for the grandparents to take the kids.
Cost: £372 Family 2 adults + 2 kids. -
COTSWOLD FARM PARK
Great for: Families in and around the Cotswolds who love the farm park.
Offers: Entry to the park and events all year round + 10% discount on the shop + food and drinks.
dayze loves: Lots to do + see for all the family!
Cost: £230+ for 2 adults + 2 kids.COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK
Great for: Families who love wildlife + miniature railways!
Offers: Entry to the park and events all year round. Doesn’t include the narrow-gauge railway trips (£2 adults, £1 kids, under 3s FREE!)
dayze loves: The whole experience. The kids love running around + seeing the giraffes up close - not to mention the mini train rides!
Cost: £260 for 2 adults + 2 kids (exc. the train rides).CHESTER ZOO
Great for: Families who love wildlife!
Offers: Entry to the zoo all year round + 10% off shops + cafes, plus 1 free entry other zoos including Colchester, Edinburgh, Marwell, Newquay, Bristol Zoo Project, Paignton + Twycross!
dayze loves: The zoo is huge + has a brilliant play area outside one of the cafes that the kids play on for hours!
Cost: £298+ for 2 adults + 2 kids.TWYCROSS ZOO (Leicestershire)
Great for: Families in and around Leicestershire who love wildlife!
Offers: Year-round entry to the zoo, The Gruffalo Discovery Land, animal experience, soft play + more!
dayze loves: The value for money is great and includes so many things asides from the zoo.
Cost: Great value: Pay for a day + get FREE entry for a year! £93 for Family of 2 adults + 2 kids.BLENHEIM PALACE (Oxfordshire)
Great for: Families who love stately homes, palaces and incredible outdoor adventure play areas
Offers: Year-round entry to the palace, gardens, huge adventure play plus free entry to many events, including the Food Festival, Flower Show, Jousting, Easter Entertainment, and many more throughout the year!
dayze loves: The palace is one thing, the miniature train is quite another, but it’s the adventure play area that will really blow your socks off!!
Cost: £150 for palace + adventure play pass access for 2 adults + 2 kids.BEWILDERWOOD (Cheshire + Norfolk)
Great for: Families who love the woods, Go-Ape type experiences and incredible adventure play worlds Offers: Year-round unlimited entry to both the Cheshire + Norfolk sites, 1 voucher to bring a friend for free + 15% food + events.
dayze loves: The place is huge with soooo many things to do. On-site food + drinks and also areas to bring a picnic. Not as intense as a theme park.
Cost: £280 for 2 adults + 2 kids.