Dinosaur Days Out in the West Midlands
Children’s love of Dinosaurs is not looking like it will be extinct any time soon and here at Raring2go! we can’t believe how many opportunities there are in the West Midlands to have fun dinosaur days out with these ancient creatures.
Here are the best places to find them.
Step back in time as you come face to face with some of the largest, most unusual and fearsome animals to ever roam the planet.
Land of the Living Dinosaurs features over 40 life-size, animatronic dinosaurs, making it the largest animatronic dinosaur attraction in the UK. All dinosaurs have moving arms, tails and heads and you can even see them breathing’. Life-like grunts, squawks and mighty roars emit from the prehistoric beasts and along with themed planting, geyser and swamps, the immersive experience makes you feel as if the story of the dinosaurs is unfolding in front of you.
Reaching a huge length of almost 50 feet, one of the newest additions to the Land of the Living Dinosaurs, is a Spinosaurus. This is one of the largest and longest predatory dinosaurs in the exhibit, staying true to scientists’ beliefs that Spinosaurus was the largest predator to ever roam the earth! The exhibit also features a family of Quetzalcoatluses the largest animals to have ever taken to the skies.
See friendly Stegosaurus, ginormous Argentinosaurus and the terrifying T-rex as you journey through the four different time periods, starting with the Permian and ending with the Cretaceous. There is even a chance to dig for fossils in our Dino Dig, meet our baby velociraptor and chat to the knowledgeable Dinosaur Keepers.
From 5 – 27 July 2025, join us on weekends throughout July for a prehistoric adventure the whole family will enjoy. As you explore the Safari Walk, keep your eyes peeled for a cunning raptor or even a towering T. rex roaming the Discovery Trail. These impressive dinosaurs will be accompanied by their expert keeper, who may even help you grab a photo with your new dino friend.
2. Dinosaurs Live! at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (31 August 2025)
For the first time since 1881, the home of dinosaurs, London’s Natural History Museum, is going on tour! Ever since they were first identified in the 1800s, dinosaurs have sparked the imagination of kids and adults alike and for the first time ever, the world-renowned Natural History Museum has teamed up with Mark Thompson Productions to take you on a dinosaur adventure like no other. We’ll go on a pre-historic journey together to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and watch the life-like dinosaurs come alive right on stage! Not only that, but we’ll also find out more about fossils, time scales and how our planet has changed over hundreds of millions of years.
3. The Herbert Museum and Art Gallery – Dippy in Coventry
Dippy the dinosaur is a life-size replica of a Diplodocus carnegii skeleton – a 26 metre-long dinosaur that lived 155-145 million years ago. For over 100 years, Dippy has been delighting visitors of all ages at the Natural History Museum in London, and now Coventry families have the chance to discover the Jurassic giant on their doorstep! Dippy the dinosaur is a life-size, plaster-of-paris replica of a Diplodocus carnegii skeleton. It became the first Diplodocus to go on display anywhere in the world when it was gifted to the Natural History Museum by Andrew Carnegie on 12 May 1905. It quickly became a star, capturing hearts and imaginations, and went on to complete a whirlwind tour of the UK in 2017. Diplodocus carnegii lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 155 – 145 million years ago and their skeletons have been found in North America. They were huge, plant-eating dinosaurs, with long whip-like tails. They grew to about 24-26 metres long and probably weighed up to around 15 tonnes. For comparison, a London double-decker bus is around 14 metres long and weighs 12 tonnes.
Until 7 September 2025, step back in time and explore the prehistoric world with Brick Dinos at The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, brought to life with stunning LEGO creations by artist Warren Elsmore and his team. This educational and entertaining experience features LEGO dinosaur sculptures designed in collaboration with palaeontologists, including a soaring Pterodactyl, a four-metre-long Masiakasaurus, and more.
4. Jurassic Beach at Touchwood
Touchwood is thrilled to announce the return its ‘Costa del Solihull’ urban Beach this summer and this year it comes with a Jurassic twist, coinciding with the highly anticipated release of Jurassic World: Rebirth. From Saturday 19th July, families can step into a prehistoric paradise right in the heart of Solihull, where Theatre Square will transform into a dinosaur-themed beach experience unlike any other.
5. Free Dino Fun Fridays at Resorts World Birmingham
Resorts World Birmingham has lots of free dinosaur themed activities each Friday during the Summer Holidays. Looking for some totally rawr-some family fun for the school holidays? Head to our atrium and stampede into the summer holidays at Resorts World with free dinosaur-themed activities for the kids to enjoy every Friday from 25th July to 29th August!
6. Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
In the Marine Gallery, discover the Thinktank Ichthyosaur, a giant sea monster from the time of the dinosaurs. Explore the other animals from the past and present that have adapted to life in the sea, including walrus, penguins and prehistoric marine crocodiles. Other highlights include the mounted skeleton of a prehistoric Giant Deer (Megaloceros) with huge antlers, plus the skull of a Triceratops.
7. Play@Lower Drayton Farm nr Penkridge
All part of your PLAY@ experience throughout the summer break, you’ll join Professor Time as one of their Dino Rangers heading back in time to the Jurassic period to stop the bandits stealing the dinosaur eggs! You’ll head off on a farm trailer ride to the mega T-Rex Maize Maze to solve a series of clues (don’t get lost) PLUS you’ll also enjoy fossil hunting, dino crafts, learn about modern-day ‘dinos’ in a meet the reptiles talk. All included in you PLAY@ ticket!
SAVE! Get 10% off when booking online by visiting our ‘Save and Win’ pages on the website.
8. Jurassic Sea Monster at Market Hall Museum
On 12 and 13 August 2025, artist Darrell Wakelam is inviting you to come and help create a large 3D Jurassic Sea monster. Working with different craft materials create and add your own contribution to the sculpture of a Jurassic plesiosaur, inspired by the fossils on display at the Market Hall Museum
9. Family Fossil Hunt at Cross Hands Quarry
On Thursday 28 August, enjoy a day fossil hunting at Cross Hands Quarry and explore our Jurassic past with the Curator of Natural Sciences Jon Radley. You can keep anything you find!
10. Playland Stourport, Dino Tours
Drive your own explorer jeep through the dinosaur trail. Watch out for the T-Rex!
11. Drayton Manor Dinosaur Trail
Say hello to our pre-historic friends at the Dino Trail located in our Zoo.
12. Dudley Museum at the Archives
Dinosaur Hunters can take a stroll amongst our prehistoric friends at Dudley Museum. You’ll be able to interact with many long dead species including Baryonyx and one of the earliest dinosaurs, Thecodontosaurus. You can even take selfies with the larger than life characters. Walk through the geology and mining gallery where and marvel at some of the 15,000 fossils, many of which are from the scientifically important Wrens Nest area, near Dudley.
13. Bilston Craft Gallery, Dinosaur room
The story of Bilston begins with its internationally-important, rocks and fossils. These precious minerals made it possible for industry to flourish and with it the creativity and ingenuity that helped to define the region. Arriving in the exhibition you will be greeted by a Norton Commando motorcycle and a three-metre long Dromaeosaurus. The exhibition features objects from many of the town’s industries, including cut steel jewellery, bicycles and the world-famous Bilston Enamels, you’ll learn about famous Bilston companies including Sankey, Beldray and Sunbeam. We also have a family-friendly dinosaur room which is home to Barry the Baryonyx, a full-size replica. Also on display are real fossils from the Dr. Fraser Collection and dinosaur fossil casts such as the famous Archaeopteryx, T.rex and Triceratops. You can design your own dinosaur and even dress up like a one!
You can play crazy golf amongst the dinosaurs at Wolverhampton Adventure Golf 18 Hole Family Prehistoric Adventure Golf Course at Perton Park Golf Course in Wolverhampton.
15. Jurassic Creek Adventure Golf at 3 Hammers Golf Complex, Wolverhampton
Take a step back in time and walk with life size dinosaurs as you explore this new course meandering through the waterfalls and crossing the swing bridge whilst playing 18 holes of crazy golf.
16. All Things Wild, Near Evesham
All those dinosaur mad youngsters will love the Step Through Time Dinosaur Experience, where you can get up close to these amazing creatures of the past! Stand next to the mighty T-rex and friends, ride the Dino Land Train, search for bones in the Dino Dig or even jump aboard a real-life digger in Dino-Diggerland, you will not get bored! Also, be sure not to miss out on the educational Dino Barn! There’s a pre-historic seas section ‘Monsters of the Deep’, where you can see a unique CGI Prehistoric aquarium, showing the reptiles that swam the Earth’s seas millions of years ago. You can then follow on round to the Dino section, where you can see dinosaur skeletons and fossils, and last but not least, an Ice Age section where you can discover Woolly Mammoths! There is just so much to learn!
All Things Wild also has a mini zoo, farmyard safari and lots of great play areas both inside and out, making it a great family day out, all year round, whatever the weather!
