Find great ideas for days out with kids in Surrey and the best family friendly events happening summer 2023. The Surrey summer holiday activities guide is packed full with big family days out or smaller, local ideas.  From Leatherhead to Woking and Guildford to Epsom, we’ve got it all. Venture a little further and find more summer activity ideas in our Berks summer holiday activities guide event listings.

If you’re working and looking for childcare then check out the summer holiday camps in Surrey guide.

Surrey Summer Activities & Events for Kids 2023

If you go out in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise. This isn’t a teddy bears picnic, Off The Trail UK is a roarsome dinosaur and safari life size model nature trail based in Cobham, Surrey.

Outdoor Summer Adventures in Surrey

• Summer of Play at Polesden Lacey (Great Bookham, near Dorking) 15th July – 31st August
• Trails, crafts and summer activities at Gatton Park (Reigate) running all summer
• Carnival Summer Event at Thorpe Park (Chertsey) 21st July – 29th August
• Horsell Village Show (Horsell) 22nd July
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar Trail at Birdworld (Farnham) 22nd July – 1st September
• Summer of Fun at Bocketts Farm Park (Leatherhead) 22nd July – 3rd September
• Summer of Play at Hatchlands Park (East Clandon near Guildford) 22nd July – 3rd September
• Godstone Farm‘s Hay Down Hoe Down (Godstone) 22nd July – 3rd Sep
• Mela In The Park (Woking) 23rd July
• Wilderfest at Chessington World of Adventures 31st July – 3rd September
• Summer of Play at Winkworth Arboretum (Godalming) 1st August – 3rd September
• The Lightbox Summer Family Festival (Woking) 1st – 6th August FREE or small donation
• Playrangers summer spectacular (Guildford) 9th August FREE
• Playrangers summer spectacular (Guildford) 23rd August FREE

• PlayFest (Aldershot) 26th August FREE

An amazing action-packed day of fun hands-on play and games for all ages.  All activities are free from virtual reality to bubble exploration.

• Chobham Adventure Farm (Chobham) is always a super fun family day out

Surrey Indoor Summer Events

• Sports Generation summer holiday intensive swim lessons (multiple locations around Surrey with warm luxurious swimming pools)
• Family movies for just £5 at Nova Cinema (Woking)
• Marvellous Inventions at Brooklands Museum (Weybridge) 22nd July – 2nd September
• Woking Gymnastics Club Pay & Play for under 5s (Woking) Mon to Fri 24th July – 1st September
• The Lightbox Summer Family Festival (Woking) 1st – 6th August
• Family Fun Day at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (Guildford) 3rd August FREE

Family Theatre, Live Music and Puppets

• Queen of the East (Chobham) 27th July
• The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventure of Baron Munchausen (Windlesham) 3rd August
• Wind in the Willows musical at The Harlequin (Redhill) 3rd – 5th August
• Snail & The Whale at The Harlequin (Redhill) 9th – 10th August
• Patches’ Magic Circus (Camberley) 10th August
• Winnie the Pooh at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (Guildford) 11th – 13th August
• Dame Dolly Does at Frimley Lodge Park (Frimley) 17th August
• Dinosaur Adventure Live at The Harlequin (Redhill) 18th August
• Horrible Histories at G Live (Guildford) 22nd August
• Dragons and Mythical Beasts at New Victoria Theatre (Woking) 22nd – 24th August
• Sarah & Duck at The Harlequin (Redhill) 22nd August
• Adventures of Alice in Wonderland at Rhoda McGaw Theatre (Woking) 22nd – 24th August
• Milkshake Live! at G Live (Guildford) 23rd August
• Wizard of Ox outdoor theatre at Hatchlands Park (East Clandon near Guildford) 25th August
• The Little Mermaid outdoor theatre 29th August

• Tales from Acorn Wood at G Live (Guildford) 31st August
• Bad Dad outdoor theatre at Reigate Castle (Reigate) 2nd September

Surrey Summer Days Out With Kids

We have some great guides pulling together reviews so you can have a quick scan through and find somewhere great to try out with the kids.

Surrey Splash Pads, Paddling Pools and Lidos

Cool off in an open air pool and having water fun at a splash pad

Surrey Soft Plays & Indoor Play Centres

Faced with a rainy day?  Head to one of the great soft plays, imaginative role play centres or trampoline places in Surrey

Looking for a play park to run off some energy – we’ve been to lots!