10 best family days out in Scotland this summer

School’s out for summer, so we have rounded up ten fantastic days out for children aged 18 months to 18 years, including one of the great, free family days out in Glasgow.

Do your mini-Attenboroughs need a wildlife fix? Head to Beirhope Alpacas, a farm near Kelso, where kids can meet and feed alpacas and learn about them from experts — did you know that Incas valued alpaca fibre over gold? Children aged over seven can go on a one-hour stroll around the grassy heartland of the Cheviot Hills with their new fluffy friends — selfie opps galore.
Details Adult £12, child £6; Alpaca Stroll £25 per alpaca; beirhope.co.uk

Let your children discover what it’s like to be an astronaut at Kirkcudbright Dark Space Planetarium.