Zip World Manchester
Treetop nets, high ropes and forest tubing in the woods of Heaton Park, and it is outdoors, not indoors. The cheap one is Treetot Nets: an hour bouncing on nets in the trees for ages 1 to 5, from £5, with a grown-up joining in.
Treetop Adventure Golf
- Cost
- Adults £12.50, children £9.50
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Where
- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Weather
- Works in the rain
- Booking
- Walk-ins welcome - book online at weekends
Two indoor 18-hole courses, Tropical Trail and Ancient Explorer, wind through oversized jungle foliage and theatrical lighting at the Printworks, entrance on Dantzic Street. Everyone finishes on the bonus 19th hole, where a lucky putt wins a free round. It is pure mini golf, just done with more production budget than the seaside version.
Adults pay £12.50 for one course and children aged 5 to 15 pay £9.50; under-5s are £6 and a family of four is £40, or £62 for both courses. Walk-ins are welcome but weekends get busy, so booking online is the safer bet. There is a bar and cafe at the start, toilets on site, and no parking - use the tram or a city car park.
Thirty-six holes sounds like value and feels like a siege with younger children. Do one course, quit while everyone is still laughing.
What it costs: One course (18 holes): adults (16+) £12.50, children 5 to 15 £9.50, under-5s £6, students £10.50, family of four £40 (at least one child 16 or under). Both courses (36 holes): adults £20, children £15, under-5s £9, family of four £62.
Know before you go
- Price up the family of four ticket (£40 for one course) against the individual child rate of £9.50 before you book.
- One course is plenty with under-8s; last entry for two courses is 45 minutes before closing, and 15 minutes for one.
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