Queens Park, Crewe
Crewe's grand Victorian park: a big ornamental lake, formal flowerbeds, a lakeside cafe and a playground that covers toddlers to ten-year-olds. Free, and better kept than most parks twice as famous.
Funsters Crewe
Crewe, Cheshire
Funsters has been on Stalbridge Road in Crewe since 1997, and it is still family-owned. The draw is the frame: six storeys at its highest point, packed with slides, rollers and spinners, which the owners describe as one of the tallest playframes in Europe. There is a soccer pitch alongside and a role play area, and the whole place is for children up to 12 and under 5ft 2in.
Prices are sensible for the size of it. Weekend and holiday sessions are £9.95 a child for two and a half hours, adults £2.25, plus a £1.50 booking fee per booking, and walk-ins pay a pound more. In term time there is a cheaper baby and toddler session, £6.25 for 1 to 4 year olds, and on Friday afternoons a play and eat deal at £12.95.
In term time it shuts at 2.30pm Monday to Thursday, with a Friday 3pm to 7pm session added, and Mondays are given over to Little Funsters, a separate under-fours area away from the main frame. So an older child off on an inset day is better served at a weekend-style session: ring and check.
What it costs: Every booking carries a £1.50 fee. Adults and anyone 13 or over £2.25; 6 to 11 months £2.25; under 6 months free. Term-time baby and toddler session (Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am to 2.30pm) £6.25 per 1 to 4 year old. Morning session (90 minutes, 9.30 to 11am) £7.95 per child. Weekend and school holiday sessions (11.30am to 2pm or 2.30 to 5pm) £9.95. Friday 3pm to 7pm: play and eat £12.95, play only £9.95. Walk-ins pay £1 more per child.
Know before you go
- Weekend and holiday sessions end at 2pm and 5pm whatever time you arrive, so turning up at 1pm buys you an hour.
- The 9.30am morning session can be dropped when a private hire is booked. Ring the day before if that is the one you are aiming for.
Worth knowing: Up to 12 years and under 5ft 2in.
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