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Family Friendly Airports in the UK

If you are thinking of going on a family holiday with your children, many airports offer facilities that make the experience as stress-free as possible. Here are four of the best.

A family holiday with your children is often the highlight of the year for most people. However, what is often dreaded all year is the actual journey to your holiday destination. Travelling with children can be a stressful experience, but many airports in the UK offer facilities and services for families with small children to make the experience as stress-free as possible. Here are four airports that are great for families travelling with children and babies.

Manchester

If you have a toddler or baby then you’ll know that having baby-changing facilities nearby is an absolute necessity – especially if you are going to be at the airport for more than a few hours. At Manchester Airport there are plenty of baby changing facilities throughout each terminal, which all include chairs so that you can breastfeed your child with ease in a comfortable setting.

If you would like something to eat…

There are a variety of family restaurants throughout the airport that will heat up your baby milk for you free of charge. Restaurants that are popular with families in the airport include Giraffe, Joe’s Kitchen, Frankie & Benny’s and Trattoria Milano. If you would like to pre-order your baby milk before you get to the Airport, Boots offer a baby milk pre order service that you can order before you travel and pick up after you’ve checked in through security.

If you like to keep hold of your child’s buggy right up until your departure this is possible. You’ll be able to take the buggy through security up to the departure gate, and it will be returned to you once you arrive at your destination. You also get free fast lane through security if you have a child in a pushchair!

If you need somewhere to keep the kids entertained whilst you’re waiting for our flight, then terminal 2 is home to a soft play area especially for children! There’s also a dedicated area for under 3’s, as well as a place for older children to play too.

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London Heathrow

There are baby-changing facilities throughout the airport located both before and after security control as well as family friendly car parking with extra room at either side of the car and an average transfer time of just 10 minutes to any terminal by shuttle bus.

In Terminals 2, 4 and 5 the ‘Stay & Play’ play areas are fantastic for kids of all ages. They’re that great you might actually have to drag your child away from them to get them on the plane (sorry!). The areas feature slides, soft play areas and special zones for babies and toddlers. They’re open from 6am until 9pm every day.

Terminal 3 offers a family lounge, which is home to a play area for children up to 9 years old. There’s also a special zone for infants under 2. For older kids, there’s a game zone where they’ll be entertained right up until your flight is called! If you’re breastfeeding your baby and would like some privacy, then there is a discreet area, although you do not have to use this if you do not wish.

If you would like something to eat…

Heathrow Airport also features a vast variety of restaurants that are well suited for families with young children. Terminal 2 also boasts a variety of eateries including Ca’puccino*, The Flying Chariot, The Gorgeous Kitchen, Leon, Wondertree, YO! Sushi, La Salle* and The Perfectionist’s Café*.

In Terminal 3 you can choose from Bite, Bridge Bar*, Globe, Leon, The Three Bells, YO! Sushi* and Oriel French Restaurant*.

Terminal 4 offers Bridge Bar*, Comptoir, Carluccio’s* and Dining Street*.

Terminal 5 features Crown Rivers, The Five Tuns, Giraffe and Huxley’s*.

*These restaurants are included in the Kids Eat Free Meal Deal. This means that kids can eat here for free if an adult accompanies them during these times:

  • 26th May – 4th June 2016

  • 14th July – 4th September 2016

  • 20th October – 1st November 2016

  • 10th December 2016 – 8th January 2017

Reserve & Collect Baby Milk Service

Simply order your baby milk before you arrive and they will have it ready for you when you have gone through airport security.

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Edinburgh Airport

If you are travelling with a baby at Edinburgh Airport, you will find that throughout the airport there are baby-changing facilities. These can be found both before and after the security checks.

If you would like something to eat…

Most of the restaurants featured at Edinburgh Airport offer high chairs and children’s menus for the little ones. If you and your family would like a fantastic view of the runway, then EAT and The Gathering are perfectly situated so that your children can watch the planes taking off and landing.

There are also three soft play areas situated in the airport that are perfect for keeping the kids entertained and exercised whilst you wait for your flight to be called.

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London Gatwick Airport

London Gatwick Airport offers lots of baby-changing facilities throughout the terminals. Fold down changing tables can also be found in some of the male and female toilets. The baby care rooms in the airport feature baby changing tables, chairs for breast feeding mothers and playpens that you can put your toddler in whilst you are breastfeeding or changing a younger sibling.

There are also dedicated family security lanes, which are more spacious and feature extra help and support for families with young children.

Gatwick Airport also has a variety of family lounges to entertain the whole family whilst you wait for your flight to be called. In the North terminal there is a mini cinema room, a games room, computers, a soft play area, video games and toys. In the South terminal there is table football, a living green room, TV and fantastic airport runway views so your little ones can watch as the planes take off and land.

If you would like something to eat…

There are a variety of family restaurants at London Gatwick Airport, all of which feature high chairs for children and toddlers.

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