[INDOOR] UK indoor Skiing – a day out with the kids!

Planning a fun day out with the kids? Or maybe you’re looking to keep your little ones entertained throughout the school half-term or Easter break? Whatever your motives for keeping your youngsters inspired while school’s out, learning or progressing their snowsports skills can be a great opportunity for children to continue to learn, have fun and burn off some energy.

With indoor real-snow slopes and dry slopes up and down the UK offering kids’ holiday courses, family lessons, junior ski or snowboard lessons, junior or family lift passes and sledging experiences, you can’t go wrong with a day or two on the slopes! Whether you’re looking to spend some family time on the snow with the kids or grab a few hours’ peace and quiet, take a look at our top picks for 2016’s kids’ snowsports days out, on real snow! You needn’t travel to resort to grab some ski or snowboard time; a UK session on the slopes is much easier than you might think!

Southern England

The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead, London’s closest real-snow indoor facility!

From kids’ ski or snowboard holiday courses to junior group lessons, The Snow Centre offers a real-snow experience, with group snowboard lessons for children seven years and up and group ski lessons for ages four and up. Private lessons are available for juniors three years and up. And for two- to five-year-olds, snow play in The Snow Centre’s Snow Garden can prove the perfect introduction to the white stuff. Plus, there’s a cosy Alpine Lodge which overlooks the slope, ideal for feasting on a range of alpine dishes or sipping a hot chocolate while watching the action on the slope. Family private ski or snowboard lessons are also available, and sledging sessions run on select holiday dates.
thesnowcentre.com

The Midlands

The Snow Dome – the snow, ice and leisure of Tamworth!

Tamworth’s Snow Dome can provide a jam-packed kids’ day out! You can combine time on the snow with a bunch of other great activities, from ice skating to swimming, or you can pick multiple fun snow sessions to keep the kids having fun all day! Alongside junior ski or snowboard lessons for ages eight to 15 and Kinder Lessons for ages four to seven, there’s a choice of snow play, sledging, tubing and tobogganing sessions for various ages. And if you’re visiting in the school holidays, you can get great deals on several activities with a day ticket.
snowdome.co.uk

Northern England

Chill Factore, Manchester’s real-snow indoor skiing and snowboarding destination!

Chill Factore offers a multitude of kids’ activities from climbing to snow fun! The kids’ snow school ski or snowboard sessions are available to juniors three and up, or there’s sledging for ages four and up or “Play ‘N’ Cake” for children four years and under who just want to play in the snow! Located among a choice of restaurants, bars and coffee shops, there are plenty of options if you fancy a bite to eat after an on-snow session.

www.chillfactore.com

Wales

Plas Y Brenin, The National Mountain Sports Centre – dry slope

While Wales is a great place for purely off-piste skiing for advanced snow enthusiasts, family and kids’ snowsports days out are much more suited to the comforts of Plas Y Brenin dry slope. And the dry slope offers many of the family activities available at the real-snow indoor centres. From dry-slope tubing to junior ski or snowboard lessons, you can still have a lot of family fun sliding, even though you’re missing out on the snow-throwing games!
pyb.co.uk

Scotland

Real snow indoors at Snow Factor or outdoors on the mountains!

You have a choice of real-snow destinations in Scotland, from the real-snow slopes of the indoor centre, Snow Factor, to a selection of mountain resorts; take your pick from CainGorm, Glenshee, Glencoe, Nevis Range and the Lecht. But make sure you check the weather conditions before you choose a ski or snowboard session on the mountains! You may want to guarantee some smooth-running family time where you won’t get blown away in a blizzard, and Snow Factor’s indoor slope can offer just that! Like many of the other indoor centres, Snow Factor boasts the opportunity to hit the slopes during kids’ holiday courses, junior ski or snowboard lessons and sledging sessions. Plus, if you have older children, aged 16 or over, they can give ice climbing a try, quite an adventure for an indoor slope!
snowfactor.com

With these being just a few of the many places your youngsters can enjoy the thrills of the white stuff and have fun sliding on snow, there are plenty of opportunities for snowsports-inspired kids’ days out in the UK!