About WeekendKids

You spend 40 minutes Googling "things to do this weekend" and end up at a soft play that smells of socks. We thought we could do better.

WeekendKids exists because the existing UK family-days-out sites are a mess. Either generic directories with thin information, or council websites stuck in 2010. Nobody asks the obvious question: will this be fun for the kids AND tolerable for me?

That's the gap. We rate every venue twice. Once for kids. Once for parents. Both honestly.

Every venue gets two scores out of 10. Kids Rating is how much your kids will love it — fun factor, variety, novelty, age-fit. Parents Rating is what you'll think — coffee quality, seating, value, sanity preservation. Plus a third lens, Age Suitability, scored across five age bands so you can sort venues by what works for the kids you actually have.

Scores come from a mix of sources: aggregated review analysis (we read hundreds per venue so you don't have to), on-the-ground checks where we can, and feedback from local parents. We're transparent when scores are based purely on review aggregation versus first-hand visits — you'll see a "Verified" badge on venues we've personally reviewed.

We don't take payment for placement. Featured venues are featured because they earn it.

Hi, I'm Georgia. I'm a parent of three kids — 3, 6, and 10 — based in Kent. WeekendKids exists because I got tired of bad weekends.

Right now it's a small operation: me, a small editorial team, and a lot of opinions about whether the toilets at Hop Farm are properly clean (they are, on weekdays).

We cover Kent, Sussex and Surrey only. Doing one region properly beats doing the UK badly.

Spotted a venue we should cover? Disagree with a rating? Want to be featured? We'd love to hear from you.