Ideas for Midlands days out

[ivy3]

My DP is meeting up with his children from a previous relationship and would like to meet somewhere in between where we live and where his dd and ds live - which means the Midlands somewhere. He usually goes to visit them but it is an eight hour round trip.

Does anybody know of anywhere that you could spend 2-3 hours with a 7 and a 8 year old, outdoors or indoors, fun activities, around the Midlands, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcetershire areas. Any suggestions welcome.

West Midlands safari park??

Hatton Country World

Cadbury World

Dudley zoo

Warwick castle

Ooooh Stourport. They'd love Stourport!!!

The Midlands is a big place. Whereabouts will you be meeting?

If in warks, warwick is indeed lovely and stratford Upon Avon is just a beautiful place to waste time in

Let us know where and we might be more help

We are happy to meet anywhere that might be suitable, it just needs to be 2-3 hours from where we live and 2 hours or less from them, hence anywhere Midlands (ish). Thanks for suggestions so far.

What and where is Stourport?

safari park is in Bewdley and there is a lot to do in the theme park after the car ride around the animals. Would easily take up 3 hours

Def second Safari Park.

Sea life centre?
Severn Valley Railway?

Ironbridge?
Black Country Museum?

does that include notts, lincoln, derbyshire as all Midlands!

Twinlakes working farm and adventure playground, Melton Mowbray Leicestershire

Twin Lakes gets my vote too. Google the name to find the site. Lots and lots of play stuff there whether sun or rain (just as well in this country )

west mids safari gets my vote, as does Conkers near to East Mids airport.

went to drayton manor a few weeks ago and that was excellent, good for children.

elsmommy- when did you last go to stourport? we wnet about 6 weeks ago and it was shabby and filthy, used to be lovely a few years ago but has now gone downhill.

Who's that slagging stourport? Its my home twon I'll have you know! You're right tho, not as nice as it used to be, tho they are spending some money on the canal basin/riverside areas at the moment. Too many chippys, not enough bins IMO!
To answer question, its a small town in north worcs, about 12 miles from the edge of brum. We've got a funfair, arcades, crazy golf etc next to the beautiful river severn along with various touristy shops on the roads near the river. Godd in nice weather, crap in bad weather.

Thanks for all the suggestions...I'm sure we'll have loads of fun at any one of these places.