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Things to do with under fives in Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside

Rhyme times, toddler sessions, stay and play and everything else that genuinely works with a pre-schooler in and around Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside.

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Under 5s in Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside

Tiny Tots playgroup (opens on St George, Stalybridge)

St George, Stalybridge · Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside
28 Sept.
Monday 28 September, 9am

George's 'Tiny Tots' baby, toddler and carer, stay and play group.

From £1Check before you goIndoor optionAges 1-4
Listed by St George, Stalybridge · collected 27 Sept

Bounce & rhyme at Failsworth Library (opens on Oldham Libraries and Heritage)

Failsworth Library · Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside
30 Sept to 20 Jan.
Every Wednesday, 1.30pm

Join our playful sessions and meet new friends, explore the library spaces, learn new rhymes and songs and enjoy some sensory play in our Bounce and Rhyme Sessions.

FreeJust turn upIndoor option
Listed by Oldham Libraries and Heritage · collected 27 Sept

Pumpkin season at Cockfields Farm Park

Cockfields Farm Park, Ashton-under-Lyne · Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside
3 Oct to 31 Oct.
The Pumpkin Patch every weekend from 3 October and throughout October half term; the smaller Mini Pumpkin Patch on term-time weekdays, 5 to 23 October, 10am to 4pm (last entry 2pm); Pumpkin Patch After Dark on the evenings of 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31 October, 5pm to 8pm

Thousands of pumpkins to pick from, and every paid ticket (bar under 1s) takes one home. New for 2026 is a spooky walk-through and a Halloween show, on top of the usual barn animals, tractor rides and the bouncy pillow. Two cheaper versions run alongside it: a Mini Pumpkin Patch on term-time weekdays, with a haunted tractor hayride and a not-too-spooky story, and a Pumpkin Patch After Dark in half term that the farm says suits all ages.

Pumpkin Patch early bird £21.95 each; Mini Pumpkin Patch and After Dark £5.95 to £16.95Book online
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Family Fireworks at Cockfields Farm Park

Cockfields Farm Park, Lees New Road, Ashton-under-Lyne · Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside
5 Nov to 8 Nov.
Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 November: farm open 4pm to 8.30pm, fireworks at 7pm

A low-bang display set to Disney music, with animal feeding and a carousel beforehand, run over four nights so you can pick the least chaotic one. Built for families with small children, and priced by date, so check a few.

Early bird £12.95 (Thursday) to £16.95 (Saturday) each, full price £21.95, under 1s £5.95Book online, tickets limited. Card only on site
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Christmas Experience at Cockfields Farm Park

Cockfields Farm Park, Lees New Road, Ashton-under-Lyne · Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside
21 Nov to 24 Dec.
Selected dates from 21 November

The full production: the Cockfields Express train to the North Pole, a Christmas Village, a North Pole post office, a private grotto visit where Santa hands over a golden coin to swap for a toy in his toy shop, the Enchanted Forest, biscuit decorating in Mrs Claus's Kitchen, an elf show with Build-a-Bear, and Santa's reindeer stable, then the rest of the farm park for the day. Full prices are steep, but selected early dates are up to 45% off and the discount shrinks as Christmas gets closer.

Full price adults £48.95, children £62.45, early dates discountedBook online early - discounts shrink towards Christmas
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