Soft play & indoor play in Wigan

Wigan's three soft plays cover the whole price range. Imagine That! in the Grand Arcade is the big spend, three floors of child-sized town with a dispatch centre, a supermarket, a dino dig and a slime factory, at £24.95 a child and £9.95 an adult. It is booked, and every session lasts three hours, which softens the price.

Run and Jump on Caroline Street has been going since 2013: 7,000 square feet of frame and a three-lane wavy slide, £6.50 on a weekday and no booking. The Wacky Warehouse at the Red Robin pub on Robin Park is the cheapest, £6 a child with adults free, a tots area and a ball pool, and the coffee is within reach.

Soft play & indoor play in Wigan

Run and Jump

Wigan~25 min

★★★★☆4.4(426)

An independent soft play in Wigan, going since 2013, with a 4.2 metre three-lane wavy slide, a small football and basketball court and 7,000 square feet of frame. Open every day, no booking, and cheaper on a weekday.

£6.50 weekdays, a little more at weekendsIndoorsAges 0-12

Wacky Warehouse at Red Robin

Wigan~25 min

★★★★☆4.3(158)

Pub soft play at the Red Robin: a tots area, several slides and a big ball pool for £6 a child, with adults in free and the coffee within reach. The cheap, dependable Wigan fallback.

£6 a child, adults freeIndoorsAges 0-10

Imagine That! Wigan

Wigan~25 min

★★★★★4.5(43)

Three floors of child-sized town in the Grand Arcade, opened in July 2026 by the people behind Imagine That in Liverpool: a city with an emergency services dispatch, a village supermarket, a dino dig and a slime factory. Dear, but a session is three hours, not one.

Child £24.95, adults £9.95 - pre-bookIndoorsAges 2-10

Soft play & indoor play elsewhere in the North West

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

Play & Sensory Centre

Warrington~10 min

★★★★★4.5(16)

Council-run indoor play and sensory space. Quieter than commercial soft play, which suits some days better.

Low costIndoorsAges 4-8

Holiday Clubs (HAF)

St HelensIn town

★★★★★5.0(17)

Funded holiday clubs with food included, ages 4 to 18, for families on benefits-related free school meals. Worth a look even if you assume you won't qualify.

Free if eligibleIndoorsSchool holidaysAges 4-11