Days out with the kids in Winsford

You can get six miles out of Winsford to Cuddington without meeting a hill or a car, which is the whole appeal of Whitegate Way, an old railway line flattened into a straight free path. Park at Whitegate Station, where there are toilets and a car park, and turn back whenever the legs give out. It is shared with cyclists and horse riders, so it is not somewhere to let a small one wander down the middle. Nothing else in Winsford is on the site yet.

Places in Winsford

Whitegate Way

Winsford~30 min

★★★★★4.7(353)

Six miles of flat, straight former railway line from Winsford out to Cuddington, shared by walkers, cyclists and riders. The surfaced accessible stretch starts at Whitegate Station, which has toilets and a cafe.

FreeAges 2-14

Polar Palace

Winsford~30 min

★★★★☆3.7(331)

A big three-tiered play frame on the Winsford industrial estate, with a three-lane astra slide, a football and basketball court, go-karts and separate areas for under 2s and under 5s. Keep the receipt: every ticket includes a free return visit within five days.

Ages 4 to 12 £9.95 term-time weekdays, £10.95 peakIndoorsAges 0-12

UA Cheshire Trampoline Park

Winsford~30 min

★★★★☆4.3(296)

Winsford's trampoline park, on the same industrial estate as Polar Palace. Advance booking only and no refunds, but the term-time toddler session lets one parent in free.

Jump sessions £12.20 plus £3 grip socksIndoorsAges 2-14

What’s on in Winsford

2 dated events coming up.

Also worth the drive

Not in Winsford, 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 entry, parking £4 to £5Ages 4-11

Jungle Parc

Warrington~10 min

★★★★★4.5(10)

Treetop rope courses in the woods at Walton Hall Gardens. The Warrington site runs the Adventurer course, built for children from age 4 with a minimum height of 1.05m, with over 60 activities at different heights. Children £19; supervising adults walking below go free.

Children £19, supervising adults freeAges 4-11

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)

An adventure farm off Stretton Road built for 4 to 12s: tractor trailer rides, zip wires, drop slides, jumping pillows, roller skating and a tent full of inflatables. Despite the name there are no animals to see, and in October it turns into Spooky World's daytime Fun-By-Day.

Day ticketWeekends and school holidays in season; October is Spooky World Fun-By-DayAges 4-12

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.

£6.75 a child, adults freeIndoorsAges 4-8

Jellybeans Play Centre

Warrington~15 min

★★★★☆4.3(504)

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.

£6 off-peak, £12 at weekends and half termsIndoorsAges 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