10 Things Under a TENNER this Summer in Tunbridge Wells 🌞

No plans for the Summer? I got you ❤️

This summer, you don't need to spend a fortune to enjoy the best of Tunbridge Wells—here are 10 great things to do for under a tenner, from outdoor adventures to affordable treats and local gems. And if you love local recommendations without the endless scrolling, follow @thetunbridgewellsmummy for insider tips, handy lists, and everything you need to know—minus the waffle, because who has time for that?

💡The Amelia Scott💡

🏺Archaeology Adventure FREE 10th July - 4th October

📚Summer Reading challenge FREE 4th July - 12th September 

🗺️Discovery Days FREE 29th July - 22nd August

🦕Fossils, butterflies and dinos upstairs FREE year round

🦁Park Safari 6th - 27th August £3

💡Bewl Water💡

🌊pay for parking (£8.50 for the whole day) and explore their walking paths, have a picnic overlook the beautiful lake, bring the bikes and go for a family bike ride.

💡Scotney Castle💡

🧭Summer of Play supported by Pokémon – 18 Jul–6 Sep

🌳Pokémon activities, sticker book & family play – FREE with admission

💡Crowborough Miniature Railway💡

📍Goldsmiths Recreation Ground, Crowborough

🎫£1 per ride

📅Saturdays and Bank Holidays 

🚂Go for the mini train, stay for the playground, boating lake, pump track and skate park.

💡Tonbridge Model Engineering Society💡

📍Tonbridge Castle (next to Castle Field car park)

🎫£1 per ride

📅Most Saturdays and Sundays during the Summer

🚂Make a day of it, bring a picnic and explore Tonbridge Castle

💡Aspens Charities💡

☀️Summer Holiday Fun

📅27th July – 28th August 2026

⌛Monday–Friday, 10am–4pm

🚜Meet the farm animals 

🪵Playground and woodland walk

👣FREE Summer Trail – every weekday with a prize on completion

🍖Summer BBQ lunches – on selected dates

🍀Lucky Dip – £1 (10–28 August)

🪙Dig for Gold – £1 per scoop (12 August)

🏗️Legomania – £5 (19 August, pre-booking required)

☕Bluebell Café serving drinks, cakes, breakfasts and lunches

💡Bedgebury Pinetum💡

🛝Adventure play area – FREE

🌲Family woodland walks – FREE

🍄The Mushroom Show (1 Aug) – £8

🪾Family Map Stick Walk (6 Aug) – £8

💡Bodiam Castle💡

🐉How to Train Your Dragon Trail – £3.50 (21 Jul–5 Sep)

🏹Have-a-go Archery – £5 (selected dates)

🎪of Play – FREE with admission (18 Jul–2 Sep)

💡Local and Live Music Fest💡

🎸FREE 4 day music festival for the whole family happening over the August Bank holiday weekend (28–31 Aug)

📍Calverley Grounds

💡Langton's Café💡

🍕Various workshops and activities every week (pizza making, cupcake decorating, movie, storybook wiggle & sing). Check their Instagram for the weekly schedule. Booking is required.

🚣🏼‍♀️Bonus: Take the whole family boating at Dunorlan Park 🚣

For a little over a tenner, you can hire a rowing boat or pedal boat and enjoy a relaxing trip around the lake at Dunorlan Park. It's a fun way to see the park from a different perspective, whether you're with friends, family or on a date.

Price: From £12 for 30 minutes (or £18 for 1 hour) for a rowing or pedal boat. Single canoes are £6 for 30 minutes.

👉🏻More fun days out ideas:

🍔 Kids Eat FREE (or for £1) in and around Tunbridge Wells 🍔

🦘NEW in Tunbridge Wells: AirHop Has Officially Opened🤸

🐸 Your next FREE day out in Tunbridge Wells 🐸

🥪Spend a day out including lunch for under a TENNER!🥪

Check out The Ultimate Guide to Summer Holiday Clubs in and around Tubridge Wells and here is the Ultimate List of Baby-Friendly Cafes & Restaurants in Tunbridge Wells (with Changing Facilities)

Share this with family, friends and other struggling parents in need of inspiration this Summer....and don't forget to follow @thetunbridgewellsmummy for more FUN days out in our gorgeous Tunbridge Wells!