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Discover inspiring articles filled with top tips, day trip ideas and tailored advice for families travelling with autistic, adhd and AudHD children.
Day Trips and Excursions
Parent-tested reviews of sensory-friendly day trips, local outings, and accessible excursions across the UK and Europe, designed specifically for neurodivergent families.


Salcombe Day Trips: Energetic Adventures for Families with Autistic Kids
In this article we share our favourite coastal adventures, parks, and unique activities for energetic kids. All are based in or around Salcombe and Kingsbridge.


Salcombe Beaches: A Sensory Guide to the Best Beaches for Families with Autistic Kids
The South Devon Coast is a spectacular landscape of hidden coves, tidal inlets, and soft sandy beaches. For families with autistic children, it offers the ultimate setting for a relaxed, carefree English seaside holiday. Paddling in the Hope Cove shallows Best Beaches around Salcombe for Autistic Families South Milton Sands, nr Salcombe, Devon Having visited the South Hams for over 20 years — following in the footsteps of generations of our own family — we know that beach day


Salcombe Nature Walks: Sensory Outings for Families with Autistic Children
While the South Devon coast is famous for its sparkling, sun-drenched beaches, the bustling summer crowds can sometimes lead to sensory overload.
When our boys need a calm, grounding change of pace, we love to explore the region's hidden nature havens.


Chedworth Roman Villa: A Guide for Families with Autistic Children
We turned up to the American Museum with no idea of what we'd find and we were all truly impressed (including our autistic boys). The whole site is around 125 acres, and features an arboretum, children garden and play space (big thumbs up from the boys for the rope swing!), a kitchen garden, bamboo forest, spectacular viewing points and a woodland walk.


Burgh Island and Bigbury Day Trip with Autistic Children, Devon
Bigbury and Burgh Island offer autistic families a perfect mix of space, adventure and sensory play.


The Postal Museum, London: A Sensory-Friendly Haven for Autistic Families
The Postal Museum in London offers an interactive, tactile experience ideal for autistic and ADHD children.
Discover our sensory informed guide and pro tips for autistic families thinking of visiting this friendly London Museum.


Madame Tussauds, London: A Sensory-Friendly Guide for Autistic Families
Both of us and our autistic children had a fantastic time posing for selfies with Rhianna, Taylor Swift, Darth Vader and Paddington Bear!


London's Top Family Attractions for Autistic & ADHD Children
This list bring together London top attractions for families with autistic children.


Lake Iseo (Italy): Relaxed Fun for Families with Autistic Children
Our Vetted Lake Iseo Sensory Survival Gear (Tap to Expand) 🧴 Eczema-Safe Roll-On Suncream We've tried numerous brands on the boys, and have finally settled on NIVEA Sun Kids Protect & Care SPF 50+ Roll On - it is kind to their eczema prone skin, super easy to apply and makes post water top ups stress free. Check NIVEA Roll-on prices on Amazon* 🎧 Best Over-Ear Defenders for Boat Engines If you plan to take a boat trip we highly recommend the Alpine Muffy Kids Ear Defenders.


San Pellegrino, Italy: A Relaxing Day Trip From Bergamo For Families With Autistic Kids
This famous Lombardy hilltop town offers a fun, sensory-friendly day trip for families with autistic kids. Set high in the Italian mountains, the spa resort of San Pellegrino is famous for its bubbly water and flavoured drinks but has lots more to offer families too! Related Articles BERGAMO: A great family-friendly summer break for autistic kids SIRMIONE, Lake Garda: How to take autistic kids to Italy's most popular to wn SYRACUSE, Sicily: Top 5 autism friendly activit


Bekonscot Model Village: A Sensory-Safe Guide for Families with Autistic Children
When the Bekonscot Model Village & Railway was built in 1929 in was the first in the world. Nearly 100 years later it still offers a wonderful day out for autistic kids and adults alike.


Sirmione with Autistic & ADHD Kids: A Neurodivergent Family Travel Guide
Lake Garda is arguably Italy's most famous destination, and the medieval peninsula of Sirmione its most visited town. But with hordes of August tourists on the horizon, we faced a major question: how would our autistic children cope, and could we find a way to make it accessible? Lake Garda view from our boat trip Sirmione with Autistic Kids: Dream Day Trip or Sensory Overload? I have always wanted to visit the big Italian Lakes. My research suggested Lake Garda was the most


Exploring Colourful Tobermory: A Low-Sensory Guide to the Isle of Mull
If your autistic child has ever watched BBC Scotland's heart-warming series Balamory then the colourful houses featured on the show will be a familiar sight. The real location for this imaginary village is Tobermory, a quaint harbour town, famed for its chocolate, whiskey and cheerful buildings.


Stonehenge with Autistic Children: Magic, History, and Wide-Open Spaces
Despite the crowds our autistic children loved visiting Stonehenge - the stones sparkled in the sunshine and there was a hint of magic in the air.


Luss with Autistic Kids: A Calm, Sensory-Safe Day Escape to Loch Lomond
The Scottish village of Luss makes an ideal destination for a family day trip from either Glasgow or the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park.


The Complete Autism & ADHD Family Guide to the American Museum in Bath
We turned up to the American Museum with no idea of what we'd find and we were all truly impressed (including our autistic boys). The whole site is around 125 acres, and features an arboretum, children garden and play space (big thumbs up from the boys for the rope swing!), a kitchen garden, bamboo forest, spectacular viewing points and a woodland walk.


Tromsø with Autistic Kids: 3 Sensory-Safe Arctic Attractions Your Family Will Love
Many people choose to visit Tromso for a couple of days as part of a dream visit to the Arctic Circle. Widely known as the capital of the arctic, Tromso is a gateway to many incredible family experiences, such as the northern lights, dog sledding and kayaking in the midnight sun. We visited Tromso with our autistic kids on a day trip from Sommaroy and found 3 great reasons to love it!


Dzintari Forest Park with Autistic & ADHD Kids: A Relaxing Day Trip from Riga Everyone Will Enjoy
Find out why we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Dzintari Forest Parkand and were so impressed with its facilities. It was very autism/adhd friendly and the boys had a wonderful time.


Jurmala Beach: Sensory Guide for Autism Friendly Day Trips from Riga
We really enjoyed our day trips to Jurmala beach and would recommend it for families with autistic children. The train was super fun and made it easy to get there from Riga.
The facilities on the beach (like the changing pods and playground equipment) added to the enjoyment on the day, and meant we enjoyed our picnic lunch and beach games.
It was definitely a great way to make lasting memories and spend time together outside having fun!


The Vyne with Autistic & ADHD Kids: A Relaxing Tudor Day Out in Hampshire's Best Kept Secret
A family friendly trip back in time that's perfect for autistic kids and their history loving parents
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