Your Go-To Guide for Fun Nearby! 🎉
Discover the best family-friendly hidden gems, local favorites, and can't-miss adventures, all within 30–45 minutes of Derry, NH.
Please note: We recommend confirming details directly with the venue or location before heading out to ensure you have the most up-to-date information; including hours of operation, admission fees, event schedules, and any last-minute changes!!!
Happy exploring and making memories! ❤️
💙Indoor Parks & Playgrounds💙
Londonderry
Pelham
- 💙 Altitude Trampoline Park in Merrimack and Pelham
- 💙 The Play Loft
Salem
- 💙The Village Playroom
- 💙Funcity Trampoline Park
Windham
Additional Indoor Playgrounds
- 💙 Little Hearts Playroom - Amherst, NH
- 💙 FlippityFlop - Exeter, NH
- 💙 Fun City - Goffstown, NH
- 💙 The Playhouse - Goffstown, NH
- 💙 Sensory Seekers - Hudson, NH
- 💙 Cowabunga's - Manchester, NH
- 💙 Vertical Dreams Rock Climbing - Manchester & Nashua, NH
- 💙 Village Play Cafe - Manchester, NH
- 💙 Fun World - Nashua, NH
- 💙 Nova Trampoline Park - Nashua, NH
- 💙 Kids Ultimate Playground (Pheasant Lane Mall) - Nashua, NH
- 💙 Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park - Nashua, NH
- 💙 Krazy Kids in - Pembroke, NH
- 💙 The Creative Duckling – Pembroke
🌲Outdoor Parks / Playgrounds🌲
Atkinson
- 🌲Woodlock Recreation Area
Auburn
- 🌲 Circle of Friends Playground
- 🌲 Massabesic Audubon Center
Candia
- 🌲 Candia Springs in Candia (has ziplines)
Chester
- 🌲 Wason Pond recreation area (has trails)
Derry
- 🌲 Alexander Carr Park (has sledding hill in winter)
- 🌲 Don Ball Park (has splash pad)
Hampstead
- 🌲 Depot Rd Field Playground
Salem
Windham
- 🌲 Griffin Park (has track for bike riding, and has farm with icecream next door)
- 🌲 Wonderland Park
Additional Parks / Playgrounds
- 🌲 Joshua's Park - Amherst, NH
- 🌲 Ann DeNicola Memorial Playground - Bedford, NH
- 🌲 Chucksters (has mini golf, outdoor rock climbing, etc) - Chichester & Hooksett, NH
- 🌲 Benson Park (walking trails, playground) - Hudson, NH
- 🌲 Mel's Funway Park ( Food, go-karts, mini-golf, and laser tag) - Litchfield, NH
- 🌲 Livingston Park (has walking trail) - Manchester, NH
- 🌲 Derryfield Park - Manchester, NH
- 🌲 Twin Bridge Park - Merrimack, NH
- 🌲 Veterans Memorial Park (Small Playground & walking path) - Merrimack, NH
- 🌲 Weeks State Park - Lancaster, NH
- 🌲 Universal Playground (fully fenced, splash pad and mini golf) - Waltham, MA
🥾Hiking Trails 🥾
**Please verify that the trail meets your accessibility needs before visiting.
Auburn
- 🥾 Lake Massabesic Trail (Parking at the NH Audubon Massabesic Center)
Derry
- 🥾 Albert W. Doolittle Conservation Area
- 🥾 Broadview Farm Conservation Area
- 🥾 Fran Cormier Trail
- 🥾 Rail Trail in Derry
Londonderry
- 🥾 Kendall Pond Conservation Area
- 🥾 Rail Trail in Londonderry
Salem
Pelham
- 🥾 Frederic Cutter Merriam Conservation Area
- 🥾 Peabody Town Forest
- 🥾 Costa Conservation Area
Windham
- 🥾 Deer Leap Conservation
- 🥾 Foster's Pond Natural Area
Additional Trail Locations
- 🥾 Peabody Mill Environmental Center - PMEC - Amherst, NH
- 🥾 Pond Parish Trails - Amherst, NH
- 🥾 Beaver Brook Association - Hollis, NH
- 🥾 Massabesic Lake Trail (Park south of the Massabesic Traffic Circle: 2340 Candia Rd) - Manchester, NH
- 🥾 Horse Hill Nature Preserve - Merrimack, NH
- 🥾 Mine Falls Park - Nashua, NH
- 🥾 Maudslay State Park - Newburyport, MA
- 🥾 Sherburne Nature Center - Tyngsboro, MA
⚽️Gym/Indoor Sports⚽️
Derry
- ⚽️ New England Sports Center (Sportszone)
Londonderry
- ⚽️ My Gym - Londonderry & Bedford, NH
Hampstead
- ⚽️ Phantom Gym at Phanzone (Offers Open Gym)
Salem
- ⚽ Dicks House of Sport (Rock wall, Batting Cage, Summer camps )
Windham
- ⚽ Gym-Ken Gymnastics (Offers Open Gym)
Additional Locations
- ⚽️ Sportsplex Bedford, NH
- ⚽️ Imperial Gymnastics Academy (Offers Open Gym) - Hudson, NH
- ⚽️ Sky High Gymnastics (Offers Open Gym) - Milford, NH
❤️Museums / Centers❤️
New Hampshire
- ❤️ Andres Institute of Art - Brookline, NH
- ❤️ McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center - Concord, NH
- ❤️ New Hampshire Children’s Museum - Dover, NH
- ❤️ UNH Observatory - Durham, NH
- ❤️ Aviation Museum - Manchester, NH
- ❤️ Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH
- ❤️ SEE Science Center - Manchester, NH
- ❤️ Seacoast Science Center - Rye, NH
Massachusetts
- ❤️ Children’s Museum - Boston, MA
- ❤️ Discovery Museum - Acton, MA
- ❤️ Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA
- ❤️ Science Museum - Boston
⏰Historical Sites⏰
- ⏰ Plymouth Plantation in Plymouth, MA
- ⏰ Strawberry Banks in Portsmouth, NH
- ⏰ America's Stonehenge in Salem, NH
- ⏰ Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, NH
- ⏰ The Old Country Store and Museum in Moultonborough, NH
🦋Animals🦋
- 🦋 Butterfly place - Westford, MA
- 🦋 York's Wild Animal Kingdom - Maine
- 🦋 New England Aquarium - Boston, MA
- 🦋 Squam Lakes Science Center - Holderness, NH
Art / Music / Culinary🎨
- 🎨 Culinary Playground - Derry, NH
- 🎨 Muse Paintbar - Manchester, NH
- 🎨 You’re Fired - Salem/Bedford
- 🎨 Kindermusik - Derry, NH
- 🎨 Time to Clay - Nashua, NH
- 🎨 Hollis Artspace - Hollis, NH
- 🎨 Heart Studio - Windham, NH
- 🎨 Hammar's Studios - Salem, NH
- 🎨 Get On Board DIY Studio - Hampstead, NH
- 🎨 Express It Art - Hudson, NH
Farms🐮
Candia
- 🐮 Charmingfare Farm -Candia, NH
Derry
- 🐮 J and F Farms - Derry
- 🐮 Pumpkin Wall Farm - Derry, NH
Londonderry
- 🐮 Mack's apples - Londonderry
- 🐮 Sunnycrest - Londonderry
- 🐮 Carriage Shack Farm - Londonderry
Additional Locations
- 🐮 Joppa Hill Educational Farm - Bedford
- 🐮 Friendly Farm - Dublin, NH
- 🐮 Smolak Farm - North Andover, MA
- 🐮 Parlee Farm - Tyngsboro, MA
- 🐮 Lull Farm - Hollis, NH
- 🐮 McQuesten Farm - Litchfield, NH
💦Swim & Splash💦
Derry
- 💦 Don Ball Park Splash Pad - Derry, NH
- 💦 Gallien's Town Beach - Derry, NH (residents only)
Pelham
- 💦 Veterans' Park / Town Beach - Pelham, NH (residents only)
Salem
- 💦 Castaway Island Lil Squirts at Canobie Lake Park - Salem, NH
Additional Locations
- 💦 Bedford Memorial Park Pool / Splash Pad - Bedford, NH
- 💦 White Park Splash Pad - Concord, NH
- 💦 Dover Adventure Playground in Henry Law Park - Dover, NH
- 💦 Veterans Memorial Park - Dracut, MA
- 💦 Daniel R. Healy Memorial Pool - Exeter, NH
- 💦 Dupont Splash Pad - Manchester, NH
- 💦 Sheehan Basquil Splash Pad - Manchester, NH
- 💦 Raco-Theodore Pool & Livingston Pool (Public Pool) - Manchester, NH
- 💦 Crown Hill Pool (Public Pool) - Nashua, NH
- 💦 Sandy Pond Splash Pad - Nashua, NH
- 💦 Water Country (requires admission ticket) - Portsmouth, NH
Tracks/Paths for Riding Bikes🚲
- 🚲 Rail Trail (Derry, Londonderry, Salem etc)
- 🚲 Griffin Park - Windham, NH
- 🚲 Benson's Park - Hudson, NH
- 🚲 Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge - Whitefield, NH
⛸️Ice Skating⛸️
Salem
Additional Locations
- ⛸️ Tri Town Ice Arena - Hooksett, NH
- ⛸️ Cyclones Arena - Hudson, NH
- ⛸️ JFK Coliseum - Manchester, NH
- ⛸️ Conway Arena - Nashua, NH
- ⛸️ Roby Park - Nashua, NH
❄️Tubing / Sledding❄️
Derry
Londonderry
- ❄️ Mack's Apples
- ❄️ West Road Fields/Continental Park
Additional Sledding Locations
- ❄️ Bragdon Farm - Amherst, NH
- ❄️ Davis Elementary School (Small hill, best for younger kids) - Bedford
- ❄️ Benson Park - Hudson
- ❄️ Nashoba Valley Tubing Park - Littleton, MA
- ❄️ Derryfield Country Club - Manchester, NH
- ❄️ McIntyre - Manchester, NH
- ❄️ Greeley Park - Nashua
- ❄️ Roby Park - Nashua, NH
- ❄️ New England Sports Park - Amesbury, MA
🍿Movies🍿
Londonderry
Salem
- 🍿Cinemark Rockingham Park
Additional Locations
- 🍿 Regal - Hooksett
- 🍿 Cinemagic/iMax - Hooksett
- 🍿 Chunky's - Manchester
- 🍿 Apple Cinemas Merrimack
- 🍿 AMC - Methuen & Tyngsborough, MA
- 🍿 Milford Drive-In - Milford, NH
🌈Miscellaneous / Other 🌈
- 🌈 Remix Roller Skating & Event Center (Roller Skating) - Manchester, NH
- 🌈 Leda Lanes (Bowling) - Nashua, NH
- 🌈 Wamesit Lanes (Bowling) - Tewksbury, MA
- 🌈 Roller Kingdom (Roller Skating) - Tyngsborough, MA
We proudly serve the towns of Derry, Londonderry, Hampstead, East Hampstead, Windham, Salem, Chester, Candia, Atkinson, Auburn, Sandown, Pelham and Plaistow! Contact us anytime (karynm@macaronikid.com) with your ideas, event listings, and suggestions.
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