Sandbanks Hotel

For the children

• Kids' club
• Kids' activities
• Playground
• Pool
• Outdoor play
• Watersports
• Family dining
• Children's menu
• Family rooms

Best for

Beach-mad families with kids 5+

Ages

All ages

Kids' club

Summer-holiday children's programme

Pool

10m indoor heated pool

Family rooms

Family rooms with sea or harbour views

Outdoors

Beach, paddleboarding, kayaking, windsurfing, sailing

We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.

Days out nearby

• Adventure Wonderland ↗

  ~9 miles · ~15 mins

  Theme park · nearby attraction

  An Alice-in-Wonderland themed park with gentle rides, a hedge maze and big indoor play zones, perfect for toddlers and young children. Good backup for rainy days near Bournemouth and the New Forest.

• Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre ↗

  ~16 miles · ~30 mins

  Wildlife park · nearby attraction

  A rescue centre for chimpanzees, orangutans and gibbons, with large wooded enclosures and keeper talks that explain each animal's story. Children are captivated by the chimp troops, and there is a huge adventure playground for afterwards.

• The Tank Museum ↗

  ~18 miles · ~30 mins

  Castle / historic · rainy day option

  Rooms full of real tanks, from the First World War to today, plus live arena displays on event days. Older children and teens find it fascinating, and it sits close to Monkey World and the Jurassic Coast.

• The Needles Landmark Attraction ↗

  ~21 miles · ~30 mins

  Adventure park · ideal day trip

  A chairlift down to Alum Bay's coloured sand cliffs, sweet-making demonstrations and boat trips out to the Needles rocks. Children love filling sand bottles; a classic Isle of Wight day.

• Beaulieu – National Motor Museum ↗

  ~29 miles · ~45 mins

  Castle / historic · ideal day trip

  Famous film and TV vehicles, a monorail over the grounds, a palace house and abbey and lovely river walks. One ticket fills a day in the New Forest, near several luxury hotels.

• SEA LIFE Weymouth ↗

  ~30 miles · ~45 mins

  Aquarium · ideal day trip

  Sharks, rays and penguins plus outdoor seal and otter areas, set beside the beach. Good for rainy days on a Dorset coast break.

• New Forest Wildlife Park ↗

  ~30 miles · ~30 mins

  Wildlife park · ideal day trip

  Specialises in British and European wildlife, with otters as the stars plus wolves, bears and owls among the trees. Feeding talks run through the day, and it sits right in the New Forest beside plenty of luxury stays.

• Paultons Park – Home of Peppa Pig World ↗

  ~31 miles · ~45 mins

  Theme park · ideal day trip

  Peppa Pig World is the draw for little ones, but the wider park has dinosaur land, gardens full of birds and rides that step up gradually as children grow. It sits on the edge of the New Forest, so it pairs well with a countryside weekend.