The Grove

For the children

• Kids' club
• Kids' activities
• Playground
• Pool
• Outdoor play
• Golf
• Family dining
• Family rooms
• Spa

Best for

Toddlers and under-10s

Ages

Toddler, Preschool, 4–7

Kids' club

Anouska's Kids Club, ages 2–9, 3-hour sessions, Ofsted registered, parent must stay on site

Pool

Indoor spa pool plus seasonal outdoor pool and beach

Family rooms

Family breaks with interconnecting options and family rooms

Outdoors

Walled garden, play park, golf, canal-side walks, bikes

We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.

Days out nearby

• Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter ↗

  ~2 miles · ~15 mins

  Indoor play / activity · same resort / on site

  Walk through the Great Hall, Diagon Alley and the Hogwarts Express platform where the films were made, and try broomstick flying. A big hit with older children and teens, and easy from London or the Chilterns.

• Bekonscot Model Village and Railway ↗

  ~13 miles · ~15 mins

  Castle / historic · nearby attraction

  The world's oldest model village: miniature towns, a working model railway and a ride-on train children adore. Small and charming, with a playground and picnic area.

• Odds Farm Park ↗

  ~15 miles · ~30 mins

  Farm park · excellent toddler activity

  A classic hands-on farm where little ones bottle-feed lambs, collect eggs and ride on tractor trailers, with indoor and outdoor play to fill the gaps. A gentle, easy day near Beaconsfield and the Chilterns.

• ZSL Whipsnade Zoo ↗

  ~16 miles · ~30 mins

  Zoo · nearby attraction

  Britain's largest zoo spreads over the Chiltern hills, so elephants, rhinos and bears live in big open paddocks you can drive between or walk. The space makes it feel more like a safari, and it is an easy hop from the Chilterns or north London.

• Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens) ↗

  ~19 miles · ~30 mins

  Nature / outdoors · nearby attraction

  Beyond the glasshouses, Kew has a big children's garden with climbing nets and play areas, a treetop walkway and a badger sett to crawl through. Wonderful for a sunny day on a London break.

• ZSL London Zoo ↗

  ~20 miles · ~30 mins

  Zoo · ideal day trip

  The world's oldest scientific zoo, right in Regent's Park: walk-through lemur and bird enclosures, a big gorilla kingdom and tigers seen through floor-to-ceiling glass. Easy to fit into a London weekend, and the children's zoo lets younger ones meet animals properly.

• Science Museum ↗

  ~22 miles · ~30 mins

  Science centre · rainy day option

  Free to enter and packed with real rockets, engines and interactive galleries; the paid Wonderlab lets children experiment with friction, light and electricity. An ideal rainy-day anchor for a London weekend.

• Natural History Museum ↗

  ~22 miles · ~30 mins

  Children's museum · rainy day option

  Dinosaur skeletons, a moving T. rex and a blue whale hanging overhead make this a must for most children, and it is free. Pair it with the Science Museum next door for a full South Kensington day.