Arquivo e Biblioteca da Madeira - "BORA LER!"
Funchal
A free story session every Saturday at 11:00 for children of four and up, with no booking and no ticket - the best recurring free thing for children on the island.
- Indoors
- Up to 14
- Children free
Doing something
Karting, climbing, escape rooms, surf schools and riding lessons, with the minimum age each operator actually enforces.
Calhau Surf School
Machico
The Porto da Cruz surf school that takes children from the age of three, on the black-sand beach below the Hotel Vila Bela.
- Outdoors
- From 3
- Children from 50 €
Equine Village by Quinta do Riacho
Santa Cruz
A family-run stable at Santo da Serra whose children's Pony Experience - grooming, then a short led ride - lasts about thirty minutes and costs 89 €.
- Outdoors
- From 3
- Children from 89 €
Minigolfe do Jardim Panorâmico
Funchal
A twelve-hole minigolf course terraced down a public garden above the Lido, with a playground, inflatables and pedal cars beside it.
- Outdoors
- Ages 3-12
- Children from 3.5 €
Prices and opening times change without notice, and on this island they change often. Everything here carries the date it was checked in our research notes; if a place has moved or closed, tell us and we will fix it.