Things to Do in Pontefract

⭐ 4.6

Pottery & Ceramic Painting

Fired Art Designs

Unleash your family's creativity at this welcoming ceramic café where you can paint pottery while enjoying refreshments from the onsite restaurant. Wheelchair accessible with parking and toilets available.

⭐ 4.3

Indoor Soft Play

Fun House at A1 Football Factory

This Pontefract soft play centre features dedicated areas for different age groups, plus wheelchair access, changing facilities and an onsite restaurant for family refreshments.

⭐ 4.2 2 mi away

Indoor Soft Play

Xplore

This Castleford adventure playground keeps kids up to 12 active across multi-storey climbing frames, a 4D mini golf course and dedicated baby zone, with pushchair access throughout.

⭐ 4.5 2 mi away

Laser Tag Arenas

LaserZone Castleford

Battle through futuristic laser tag arenas at this action-packed Castleford venue, perfect for energetic families with older children seeking an adrenaline-fueled adventure together.

⭐ 4.7 2 mi away

Arcades & Gaming

Funstation Castleford

Located at Xscape Yorkshire, this gaming arcade offers wheelchair and pushchair access for families seeking indoor entertainment. Enjoy a variety of arcade games in a fully accessible venue with facilities to suit most visitors.

⭐ 4.4 2 mi away

Cinema & Theatre

Cineworld Castleford

Catch the latest blockbusters with your family at this 14-screen multiplex cinema located in Xscape Centre, featuring wheelchair access, onsite parking and snacks available to purchase.

⭐ 4.0 2 mi away

Trampoline & Bounce Parks

Gravity Active Castleford

Bounce, climb and soar at this exciting indoor adventure centre featuring trampolines, aerial obstacles and climbing walls, with refreshments available on-site and full accessibility for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

⭐ 4.8 2 mi away

Sightseeing & Attractions

ImmotionVR Leeds

Step into cutting-edge virtual reality adventures at this Xscape Yorkshire entertainment venue, offering immersive digital experiences for visitors aged 8 and over in a wheelchair-accessible setting.

⭐ 4.3 2 mi away

Escape Room Challenges

The Escapologist, Xscape Castleford

Race against time to crack codes and solve mysteries in thrilling themed escape rooms at Xscape Yorkshire, perfect for families seeking an adrenaline-fuelled adventure together.

⭐ 4.5 2.1 mi away

Zip Wires

The Big Zip- Xscape

Experience an exhilarating zip line adventure at Xscape's Big Zip, where families can soar through the air before refuelling with on-site refreshments or their own packed lunch.

⭐ 4.1 2.1 mi away

Bowling Alleys

Tenpin Castleford

Strike up some family fun at this lively bowling venue within Xscape Yorkshire, featuring glowing lanes, amusement arcades and table tennis alongside a restaurant for refuelling between games.

⭐ 4.8 3.2 mi away

Museums & Galleries

Castleford Museum

Journey through local heritage at this engaging Carlton Street museum, where exhibits span ancient Roman relics, regional rugby history, contemporary sculptures and the area's coal mining past.

⭐ 4.8 3.4 mi away

Pottery & Ceramic Painting

Riverside Paint a Pot

Unleash your family's creativity at this welcoming Castleford ceramic café where you can decorate pottery pieces to take home. Fully accessible with refreshments available and all facilities onsite.

⭐ 4.5 3.6 mi away

Theme Parks & Funfairs

Diggerland Yorkshire

Young construction enthusiasts can take the controls of real diggers, dumpers and heavy machinery at this hands-on adventure park, which offers wheelchair and pushchair access throughout.

⭐ 4.3 3.7 mi away

National Parks & Reserves

Nostell Priory - National Trust

This grand 18th-century Yorkshire estate welcomes families with accessible pathways through its stately rooms and parkland, plus wheelchair hire, baby facilities and dogs on leads throughout.

⭐ 4.6 4 mi away

National Parks & Reserves

RSPB Fairburn Ings

Explore wetland trails and spot diverse wildlife at this accessible nature reserve near Castleford, complete with visitor facilities, picnic areas and family-friendly paths through lakes and woodlands.

⭐ 5.0 4.4 mi away

Paintball Centres

HQ Airsoft

Experience tactical airsoft combat in a rural Yorkshire setting near Knottingley, where teams battle it out in action-packed skirmish games suitable for older children and adults.

⭐ 4.3

Parks & Play Areas

Hemsworth Water Park and Playworld

Kids can explore sandy play areas and lakeside pathways teeming with wildlife at this scenic spot near Pontefract, complete with fishing opportunities, picnic zones and family facilities.