A family trip doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. With ScotRail’s Kids for a Quid train tickets, enjoying a day out with your adventure seekers can be both fun and affordable.
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There’s never a dull day for Dennis and Gnasher! When they depart Beanotown with their Kids for a Quid train tickets, this famous duo likes to embark on new adventures and explore new places.
It’s a good thing there’s no shortage of sights to see right here in Scotland. There are museums that aren’t stuffy at all and filled with wonderful displays that capture a child’s imagination. If you have adventurous kids like Dennis, farms and other open-air attractions can spark their curiosity, encourage them to embrace the outdoors and learn more about their surroundings.
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Even better, many of these attractions don’t charge entrance fees or require tickets! Blam-tastic!
What’s more, they’re easily accessible by train! With ScotRail’s Kids for a Quid tickets, it’s still just £1 to bring a child on a train trip across the country all year round so you can travel off-peak all week – even on school holidays.
Now those are more than enough reasons to plan a train trip with your loved ones to these attractions:
Top 5 free Scottish destinations to visit by train for families
1. National Museum of Scotland
This is an awesome place to visit, especially with kids! It’s a whole world waiting to be discovered under one roof! Curious little ones can get up close and personal with different creatures in Animal World like a polar bear or a family of lions. For dinosaur lovers, there’s a life-sized skeleton cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex taken from one of the world’s most complete specimens of the now-extinct species. Young wannabe pilots will be fascinated by the aerial display on the history of aviation. There’s also a gallery that brings science to life with hands-on games and interactive exhibits.
The National Museum of Scotland is a ten-minute walk from the Edinburgh Waverley train station.
2. Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)
If you want to nourish the artistic inclinations of your child or your own, the DCA is the best place to go. See the works of up-and-coming or seasoned artists on display in the gallery. You’re sure to be inspired to make your own masterpiece in DCA’s Create Space. Imaginative kids can spend hours here just getting creative with their activity sheets. If you simply want to unwind, head to the cinema or grab a bite to eat outdoors in the terrace area.
It only takes nine minutes to walk from the Dundee train station to the DCA.
3. Highland Folk Museum
Want to know how people in the Scottish Highlands lived in the 1700s? What about experiencing life back then first-hand? That’s exactly what the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore offers to its visitors. In this open-air museum, guests can explore over 35 historical buildings to see how people in the past went to school, worked and spent their free time. Actors can be found in some of the buildings to explain how each structure was used. There’s even a village sweet shop for kids (and kids at heart) wanting a treat! Awesome!
Enjoy Newtonmore’s wonderful countryside scenery as you walk 25 minutes from the Newtonmore train station to the Highland Folk Museum.
4. LOVE Gorgie Farm
There’s a wee farm right in the heart of Edinburgh where you can bond with your family surrounded by animals and nature. Yes, LOVE Gorgie Farm is home to many furry friends that Gnasher may just be jealous! Children (and adults) can meet, cuddle and learn how to care for animals here. Open 7 days a week, the farm is an ideal space for outdoor learning and cultivating an appreciation for the planet we live in.
You can walk from the Haymarket train station to LOVE Gorgie Farm in just 17 minutes!
5. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
It would be hard to decide what to see first in this museum which features 22 themed galleries. Maybe the West Court where the 10-foot Sir Roger, the taxidermied elephant has been standing for over 100 years? What about the collection of arms and armour to inspire your little soldier? Or the galleries that display one of Europe’s great art collections? You can’t go wrong in this refurbished building where displays were designed with children in mind. Blam-tastic!
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is easily reached by subway or bus from city centre rail stations.
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For more free things to see and do in Scotland, check out the VisitScotland website. Head to ScotRail to find out more about Kids for a Quid.
