The Parent Friendly Stays children would, if they were allowed, spend every waking minute on a play area if they had a chance. Swings, slides, roundabouts, play houses – they’re not fussy! It’s a great way to let off steam on a sunny day while parents sit, watch and chat.

Here’s our selection of child and family friendly cottages, lodges, holiday parks and hotels with an outdoor play area.

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Lower Campscott Farm, Devon

Lower Campscott Farm offers family friendly self catering accommodation near the North Devon coast. All the fun of farm is available for younger visitors including animal feeding, egg collecting and tractor and trailer rides, while there are also well-equipped outdoor and indoor play areas and lovely outdoor trails.

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Alpine Park Cottages, Devon

Alpine Park Cottages is a child friendly complex of modern self-catering lodge accommodation, set in five acres of wooded parkland near Exeter, East Devon.  Aside from the wealth of family days out in the local area, younger visitors will enjoy the park’s play area and abundance of safe, open

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Countryside barn conversions near Sherbourne, Dorset

This holiday is a child friendly cottage complex near Sherborne, Dorset. Visitors benefit from use of a gorgeous indoor heated swimming pool in addition to an outdoor play area and extensive grounds providing safe outdoor space to enjoy.

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The Victorian Barn, Dorset

The Victorian Barn offers family friendly self-catering holiday cottages set on a 65 acre farm in rural Dorset, only 30 minutes’ drive from the famous Jurassic Coast.  Facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, games room, outdoor play area and private hot tubs.

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Glynn Barton Cottages, Cornwall

Glynn Barton is a magical location with eight award winning luxury child friendly cottages and four fabulous glamps. Set in one of the most beautiful wooded valleys in Cornwall, they have 13 acres of family fun and facilities with 100’s of acres of woodland to explore right on the

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Knowle Farm, Devon

Knowle Farm is a child friendly cottage complex set in the south Devon countryside on the doorstep of Dartmoor National Park.  Facilities include an indoor swimming pool, soft play area, tennis court, walk-in rabbit area and friendly animals – plus lots of helpful extras for mum and dad.

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Home Farm Holiday Cottages, Norfolk

Home Farm Holiday Cottages is a complex of 20 self-catering cottages located on the North Norfolk coast, within walking distance of the beach and village of Weybourne. Facilities include an indoor heated pool, games room, gym, play area, plenty of outdoor space and on-site spa and beauty treatments.

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Broomhill Manor, Cornwall

Broomhill Manor is a luxury complex of self catering cottages near Bude in Cornwall. There’s an extensive range of child friendly facilities including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a games room, tennis courts and horse riding, and for the parents there’s a gym, sauna, jacuzzi and babysitting service.

North Hayne Farm Cottages, Devon

North Hayne Farm is an attractive and family friendly self catering farm holiday complex in North Devon featuring eight stone cottages. Child friendly facilities on-site include a games room, play barn and daily farm-based activities like donkey rides and animal feeding; and for the parents there’s a babysitting service

Malston Mill Farm, Devon

Malston Mill Farm is an attractive complex of luxury self catering holiday cottages in the Devon countryside. Family friendly facilities include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a games room, outdoor play area, gym and sauna.

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Manor Farm, Hampshire

Manor Farm offers sensational family friendly glamping holidays only an hour from London. Canvas hideaways offer comfortable accommodation with optional hot tubs, while dinner options are aplenty with the on-site honesty shop providing locally sourced, fresh ingredients and the option of home-cooked pizza nights. Younger visitors will enjoy farm

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Riviere Sands Holiday Park, Cornwall

Riviere Sands is a family friendly holiday park near the famous Blue Flag Porthminster Beach. Facilities include an outdoor play area, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, crazy golf, and an on-site café and restaurant.

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Deerpark, Cornwall

Deerpark, Cornwall, is host to 45 attractive log cabins set deep in a picturesque wooded valley. Each cabin has its own private hot tub, while other child friendly activities on-site include a play area, Forest Ranger activities, bike hire, woodland walks and more.

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Fell End Holiday Park, Lake District

Fell End is an award-winning family friendly holiday park in the Southern Lake District.  Accommodation includes holiday homes, caravans and glamping pods, while on-site facilities include a leisure centre with swimming pool, outdoor play area, restaurant and nature reserve.

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Legoland Windsor Resort Hotels, Berkshire

Legoland Holidays offer a range of superb family friendly hotel options for those visiting the Legoland Park, including large family friendly accommodation and exciting and exclusive Lego features and entertainment.

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Fowey Hall Hotel, Cornwall

Fowey Hall Hotel is a luxury family hotel overlooking the Fowey estuary in Cornwall. Child friendly facilities include a heated indoor pool, outdoor play area and garden trail; while mums and dads are superbly catered-for with free daily creche, baby monitoring service, child-friendly mealtime options and optional babysitting.

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Rural barn conversion near Cromer, Norfolk

This is a tasteful child friendly barn conversion in the Norfolk countryside. Shared leisure facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool and children’s play area.

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Mid Devon family holidays with great facilities, Devon

This superb self-catering holiday accommodation offers a wealth of on-site activities including heated indoor swimming pool, adventure playground, snooker, squash courts and all-weather five-a-side pitch; along with an on-site pub and restaurant.

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The Park at Mawgan Porth, Cornwall

The Park at Mawgan Porth is a family friendly Cornish resort featuring a wide range of holiday accommodation. On site facilities include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, play areas and tennis courts, while parents will enjoy making use of the Park’s cafe, bar and spa facilities.

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Tredethick Farm Cottages, Cornwall

Tredethick Farm Cottages specialises in providing self-catering holidays for families with young children.  Eight stone farm cottages set in 80 acres of private farm and woodlands.  On-site facilities include an indoor swimming pool, play barn, outdoor play areas, animal feeding and pony rides, while for mums and dads there’s

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Smallicombe, Devon

Smallicombe offers farm-based self-catering holiday cottages near the Jurassic Coast in east Devon. Family friendly activities on site include an outdoor play area and opportunities to interact with the friendly resident farm animals, while mums and dads will enjoy the wood-fired hot tub, outdoor kitchen with pizza oven and

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Wabbit at the Little Burrow, Somerset

Wabbit is a luxurious and unique fantasy house set in an undulating green landscape in the Somerset countryside. A whimsical and enchanting family getaway, the property also benefits from a wood fired hot tub, indoor BBQ shed, a shared children’s playhouse and an on-site farm shop and cafe.

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Wheal Dream, Cornwall

Wheal Dream is a family friendly holiday resort near the south coast of Cornwall offering idyllic lodge accommodation.  Amenities include private log-fired hot tubs, a play area, an on-site restaurant and a golf course.

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Secluded family friendly farm cottage, Devon

This child friendly cottage is located in stunning Devon countryside on an 80-acre working farm and has a range of facilities including a heated outdoor swimming pool, games barn, outdoor play area and tennis lawn.

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Darwin Forest, Peak District

Darwin Forest is a family friendly holiday park in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District. Accommodation comprises a range of luxury lodges with on-site facilities including a swimming pool and health and fitness suite, indoor and outdoor play areas, tennis, mini golf and woodland activities.

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The Valley, Cornwall

The Valley is a unique collection of luxury self-catering holiday cottages set in 13 acres of Cornish gardens and woodlands, only a few miles from Truro and Falmouth. The Valley’s self-contained and child friendly complex includes indoor and outdoor swimming pools, play areas, tennis and squash courts plus there’s

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Oakdene Forest Park, Dorset

Oakdene Forest Park is a family friendly woodland holiday park set in 55 landscaped acres on the eastern edge of Dorset. On-site facilities include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a play area, arcades, crazy golf, gym, restaurant and bar.

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Court Farm Holidays, Cornwall

Court Farm is a child friendly complex of Cornish cottages, converted barns and stylish houses in the village of Marhamchurch near Bude. Facilities include an indoor heated pool, games room, tennis court and extensive outdoor entertainment for the children; and for mum and dad there are hot tubs, spa

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Daisy Chain, Cotswolds

Daisy Chain is a luxury glass-fronted holiday home overlooking the Lower Mill Estate nature reserve in the Cotswolds. Aside from its fantastic views the property provides guests with free access to a luxury spa with three swimming pools; the complex also offers play parks, tennis courts and 550 acres

Retallack Resort and Spa, Cornwall

Retallack Resort and Spa is a family friendly holiday resort in north Cornwall. The resort has its own luxury spa, restaurant and indoor surf centre and visitors also benefit from a swimming pool, tennis courts, games room and a range of childcare options.

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