The Faroe Islands with children, without a car

Everything here is inside the capital, where the red town buses cost nothing and short legs suit short legs.

• → Viðarlundin, the park in the middle of town, with a duck pond for the first walk of the trip.
• → Grasagarður, which the tourist board describes as a big, fully renovated playground in central Tórshavn, open all day for all ages.
• → Sandágerð, the largest family-friendly beach in Tórshavn.
• → Føroya Sjósavn, the aquarium, which has a game for curious little ones.
• → Svimjihøllin í Gundadali, the swimming hall, with four pools that the board calls perfect for kids and family fun.

Source: Visit Faroe Islands — Family-friendly: the complete guide, The capital: Tórshavn, Accessibility and inclusive travel · Tórshavnar kommuna — Tórshavn by bus — town routes and timetables

It will. The tourist board's rainy-day list is short and practical: the smallest cinema you have ever seen, the National Art Gallery with its children's drawing section, pottery painting, a swim in one of the pools, the aquarium, and the local theatre, which often has shows for children.

Source: Visit Faroe Islands — Family-friendly: the complete guide

The Nordic House says plainly that children are welcome, and tells you how it works.

• → You can pick up paper and pencils at reception and borrow games and books for your visit.
• → Children must be supervised inside, and running, shouting and climbing belong on the grass outside.
• → The wooden floor is not suitable for strollers: leave the pram outside, to the right of the entrance, where you can see it from the café.
• → Changing tables are on both floors, in the accessible toilets, and you are welcome to breastfeed anywhere in the house.

Source: Nordic House (Norðurlandahúsið) — Kids and families

A local writer's playground favourites on the tourist board's site turn out to be a surprisingly good bus itinerary.

• → Søldarfjørður, the writer's family's first choice: a homemade playground half-hidden among trees, found by its colourful fence facing the road, and it even has a toilet. Søldarfjørður is a stop on routes 400 and 401.
• → Sørvágur, by the football pitch and sheltered from the wind between the houses. Sørvágur is the end of route 300, the airport bus.
• → Viðareiði, on the writer's list of others worth a visit, which the board's own listing calls the most scenic place in the islands for children to climb. Route 500 from Klaksvík ends there.
• → Bøur, also on that list of others, at the end of weekday route 350 — plan the return before you go.
• → A swim on Suðuroy: Pálshøll, the islands' only 50-metre pool, has a children's pool, and route 700 stops at Páls Høll. In Klaksvík the swimming hall has a 25-metre pool and a water slide.

Source: Visit Faroe Islands — Family-friendly: the complete guide, Accessibility and inclusive travel · Strandfaraskip Landsins — Route 400 Klaksvík – Tórshavn, Route 300 Tórshavn – Airport – Sørvágur, Route 350 Tórshavn – Vága Airport – Sørvágur/Bø, Route 700 Sumba – Vágur – Tvøroyri

Two places publish a children's offer, and one needs checking.

• → Hamsa's own menu has a children's section, from a kids' burger to a children's butter chicken.
• → The tourist board names Bitin for healthy kids' menus and Café Paname for its board games.
• → The board also describes HAPS with a children's playroom, cartoons and a PlayStation. HAPS has since moved into the bowling hall at Á Hálsi, so ask whether the playroom moved with it.

Source: Hamsa — Hamsa menu (menu.fo) · Visit Faroe Islands — Family-friendly: the complete guide · HAPS — HAPS — welcome and menu

The tourist board says you can safely carry only a credit card, because everywhere accepts it — though the Villingadalsfjall walking fee goes in a mailbox, so keep a little cash for walks — and that taxis carry a child seat. For the classic family day trip without a car, it recommends the ferry out to Nólsoy.

Source: Visit Faroe Islands — Family-friendly: the complete guide, Hiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide · Strandfaraskip Landsins — Ferry route 90 Tórshavn – Nólsoy