Walton Hall & Gardens
The reliable default: gardens, a children's zoo, a big playground and plenty of room to run. Pay for parking, nothing else.
TeamSport Go Karting Warrington
- Cost
- Price not listed until you book
- Ages
- 8 to 11
- Where
- Warrington, Cheshire
- Weather
- Works in the rain
- Booking
- Book online ahead
This is the biggest purpose built indoor karting track in the country, tucked into a trading estate off Slutchers Lane behind Bank Quay station. A kilometre of circuit, 22 corners, a Monaco style tunnel that every child mentions afterwards. Junior karts are limited to 25mph, which sounds slow until you are sitting two inches off the floor.
The rules are firm and worth reading before you book. Eight and over, inside leg of 25 inches or more, and under 1.6 metres tall for the junior karts. Race suit, gloves and helmet come with the session. The balaclava does not, and they will sell you one for £3.99 at the desk. Arrive 40 minutes early, because the safety briefing is not optional and they will not hold the grid for you.
Pricing is the frustrating bit. TeamSport publish no prices on the track page, so you have to click through the booking journey to find out what a session will cost. There are student, NHS and forces discounts. Parking is free, the cafe does burgers and pizza, and the spectator area means one adult can sit down while the other pretends not to be timing the laps.
What it costs: Prices are not published on the Warrington track page, so you only see a figure once you go through the booking journey. TeamSport offers student, NHS and forces discounts. Balaclavas, which are compulsory, cost £3.99 if you do not bring your own.
Know before you go
- Arrive 40 minutes before your drive time. TeamSport say so themselves, and briefing plus kitting out genuinely takes that long, so do not roll up at five to.
- Measure the inside leg at home. It has to be 25 inches, and a small eight year old sometimes misses it, which is a horrible conversation to have at the desk.
- Balaclavas are compulsory and cost £3.99 at the desk. A clean snood off the coat rack does the job and saves four quid a child.
Worth knowing: Junior karting is 8 and over, with an inside leg of at least 25 inches and a height under 1.6 metres.
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