Great Family Ports

[BalancingWanderlust]

Hello,

 

My husband and I are thinking of doing a European cruise from Southampton UK next spring (April-ish). We have two young kids (will be ages 2.5 and 4.5 at time of cruise).

 

What are some of your favorite British Isles cruise ports to do with kids? Typically we like smaller more walkable towns/cities with a few fun thing for the kids (cool playgrounds, kid friendly museums, nature attractions, park walks, etc.). 

 

Thanks 🙂

 

Sarah. 

[Globaliser]

There were some ideas posted by knowledgeable people in this thread, although you may want to check the age ranges for the suggestions made there:

 

[BalancingWanderlust]

8 hours ago, Globaliser said:

There were some ideas posted by knowledgeable people in this thread, although you may want to check the age ranges for the suggestions made there:

 

 

Thanks! 🙂

[sleepingcat]

I'm restricting my replies to ports here in the southwest of the UK which is where we live.

Falmouth: castle, beach, port, national maritime museum with  boats to climb on and pretend to sail.

Torquay or Dartmouth: steam train trip combined with a river cruise. Kents Cavern, inhabited by early man. Nice port, good fish and chips, lovely beach. 

Isles of Scilly: castles, cute towns, lovely beaches, boat trips

Portland: Weymouth is a traditional British seaside resort with a lovely beach, playground, children's entertainments etc.