Days out with the kids in Poynton

Pure Imagination is a role play centre on London Road South: a cafe next to an enchanted forest, a hospital next to an ocean, and coffee within sight of all of it. A 90-minute session is £10 for one adult and one child, which makes it a cheap wet morning for pre-schoolers.

This autumn it runs a Wriggly Roadshow animal morning on Saturday 17 October and a Halloween disco on the 31st, both ticketed separately. Poynton's own bonfire, run by the Round Table in Poynton Park, is on Saturday 7 November.

Places in Poynton

Pure Imagination

Poynton~45 min

★★★★★4.8(148)

A role play centre on Poynton's main road where a cafe sits next to an enchanted forest and a hospital next to an ocean. Ninety-minute sessions, £10 for an adult and a child, and coffee and cake within sight of the play.

£10 for one adult and one childIndoorsAges 1-6

What’s on in Poynton

2 dated events coming up.

Also worth the drive

Not in Poynton, but close enough for a day out.

Walton Hall & Gardens

Warrington~10 min

★★★★★4.7(6,537)

The reliable default: gardens, a children's zoo, a big playground and plenty of room to run. Pay for parking, nothing else.

Free entryAges 4-11

Jungle Parc

Warrington~10 min

★★★★★4.5(10)

High ropes and treetop courses in the grounds at Walton Hall. Reviewers rate the value, but frame it as one for the bigger, braver kids.

Low entry feeAges 6-11

Gulliver's World

Warrington~15 min

★★★★☆4.0(9,643)

A theme park deliberately built for ages 2 to 13 rather than teenagers, so both of them can ride most of it. The classic full-day option on your doorstep.

Full day ticketAges 4-9

Apple Jacks Adventure Farm

Warrington~15 min

★★★★☆4.0(593)

Farm animals, outdoor play and indoor barns, so a wet forecast doesn't cancel the day. Well matched to the 3-8 age range.

Day ticketIndoorsAges 4-9

Giggles Play Mill

Warrington~10 min

★★★★☆4.2(164)

Two-tier soft play frame, low climbing wall, pirate ship, crawl tubes and a bouncy slide, plus Messy Monday and sensory sessions during the week.

Session priceIndoorsAges 4-8

Jellybeans Play Centre

Warrington~15 min

★★★★☆4.1(641)

Bigger than the average soft play: multi-level frame, a spooky room, an astro slide, a climbing wall, two mini bowling lanes and a slot racing track. The bowling is what makes it work when you have a toddler and a seven-year-old to keep happy at once.

Session priceIndoorsAges 4-9

Fun2b

Warrington~10 min

★★★★☆4.2(200)

Straightforward multi-level soft play with a café that adults can actually sit in. Nothing fancy, reliably works.

Session priceIndoorsAges 4-8

Tenpin Warrington

Warrington~10 min

★★★★☆4.2(1,663)

Soft play plus bowling under one roof, which solves the two-different-ages problem in a single trip. Ask for the barriers if anyone is under about six.

Per game / sessionIndoorsAges 4-11