One of the biggest soft play arenas in the country: a vast frame, the Big Red Slide, a Star Wars themed laser tag arena, ValoJump interactive trampolines, a racing simulator and a zip wire crossing the entire building, plus a two-floor gated toddler area for the under fives. It is the rare soft play that a ten-year-old does not sneer at.
Timing matters. Laser tag, the zip wire and the racing simulator only run at peak times, meaning weekends and school holidays, so a term-time weekday gets you the frame, the toddler area and the trampolines. Under fives cannot use the laser tag, the big slide, the zip wire, the simulator or the trampolines, and the simulator needs 140cm, so check before you promise anything to avoid the great injustice of watching a sibling fly overhead.
What it costs: Prices page on 27 Sept 2026. Off peak (term-time weekdays, any two hours from 10am): 1 to 4 years £12.95, 5 to 16 years £13.95. Peak (weekends, bank and school holidays, sessions 10am to 12pm, 12.30 to 3pm and 3.30 to 6pm): 1 to 4 years £12.95 to £13.95, 5 to 16 years £17.95 to £21.95. 6 to 11 months £3.95, under 6 months free, adults £5.25. Zip wire £4.95 a ride, 5 to 16s at peak times only. Online booking required.
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