A community interest company rather than a chain, in a unit on Victoria Parade in Urmston, and it runs on a different logic from the commercial centres. The soft play is split above and below four, there is a sensory room with a projector and sound system built mainly for children with additional needs, and the cafe is staffed by trained chefs doing jacket potatoes rather than reheated nuggets.
Open 9am to 3pm in the week, with Saturdays running as three booked sessions. You pay on the door outside the holidays, which is worth knowing on a morning when the forecast turns and everywhere else needs a booking made yesterday.
It is small and it is a bit worn, and the point of it is that it is affordable and local rather than impressive. The prices are now on the home page and they back that up: £7 a child over two, £1.50 for an adult, and a £15 family ticket covering two adults and two children.
What it costs: Home page on 27 Sept 2026: under 6 months free, 6 to 11 months £3.50, 12 to 23 months £6, 2 years and over £7, adults £1.50. Meal deal £9.50. Family ticket (two adults and two children, or one adult and three children) £15. Monthly pass £25, with 20% off a second sibling. Walk in on weekdays; booking is essential in the school holidays and for Saturday sessions.
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