Lytham Hall
78 acres of free parkland and woodland around a Georgian hall, with a cafe, seasonal trails and cheap pay-and-display parking. The hall tour is the only ticketed bit, and with kids in tow you can happily skip it.
Harry's Play Centre
- Cost
- £6 to £8 a child, adults free
- Ages
- 0 to 8
- Where
- Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
- Weather
- Works in the rain
- Booking
- Just turn up, online booking optional
Harry's is the soft play inside the YMCA building on St Alban's Road, named after Harry Richards MBE, who did a great deal for young people in St Annes. It is a community soft play: separate areas for different ages, a ball pit, slides, and a cafe with table service.
It is cheap. A child over 15 months is £6 off peak and £8 at peak times, and adults are free. You can just walk in; booking online adds £1.50. Sessions are about two hours but they are relaxed about it unless it is busy.
Opening is 9.30am daily except Tuesdays in term time, with early closes: 2.30pm on Monday, 3.30pm at weekends, 4pm Wednesday and 5pm Thursday and Friday. Fine for a morning; less so for an after-school burn.
What it costs: Off peak: under 8 months free, 9 to 14 months £4, 15 months plus £6. Peak: 9 to 14 months £5, 15 months plus £8. Adults free, with a £1.50 fee if you book online. Sessions roughly two hours, flexibly applied.
Know before you go
- Walking in is fine and avoids the £1.50 online booking fee.
- Closed on Tuesdays in term time, and it shuts at 2.30pm on Mondays.
- Closing times move about. They say to check Facebook or ring 07850 159888 before a special trip.
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