this is a great place to take the kids, this group only runs on a thursday morning from 10am to…read more11.30am and is £4 per child and is just across the road from the main post office. i take my little boy there every week and he loves it, there's lot's there including tunnles, hula hoops and trampolines. its also a great place to meet mums.

A Fab childrens adventure play area. A huge building housing a large play area for big kids…read moreincluding a 4 lane slide. tube slides, balls, climbing area, football pitch. A smaller (but still a good size) area for little ones with slides, balls and climbing, and an air tube to put balls through and watch come out the other end. A cafe selling a good selection of fresh sandwiches, cakes and hot drinks, cold drinks and hot food - reasonably priced. A great place for parties which can include extras such as climbing wall, surf board rides and laser quest. Parking right outside although can get busy, plenty of seating at tables on two levels, toilets with baby change. Party rooms separate. Pricing depending on age of child. My children have had two parties here and been well looked after we have also been here on many occassion just to burn off energy. One of the best we have been to.

Loved this place! It's a perfect place to take a toddler on a rainy day. It's very well…read moreconstructed and has plenty of granny and grandpa seating outside the play structure. There is a small fee for adults, I suppose to dissuade from bringing four adults with one child, like we did. It's not ideal but becoming more common with places like that.

3.5 stars. I spent…read morethe day here with my 2 year old niece. Despite the awful weather we still managed to have a great time. We spent most of the day in the amusement arcade that has rides catered for toddlers and grown ups. They also have an arcade section and a bowling alley but we mainly stayed in the arcade section and played on the arcade games that give out tokens for us to collect and claim our prizes!

A great colourful and noisy place, my kids loved it when we visited a few years ago. Lots of…read moreamusements and fair gorund rides to keep them entertained. Places selling food and drinks and a very small gift shop on the outside, i thought it was quite big until i walked in. Very few gift shops which disappoined me, i like seasides with gift shops with gifts that you only see at the seaside. Parking was quite difficult, very busy in peak season unless you don't mind a walk when you can park in one of the town centrr car parks and walk to the pier.

Red alert, a 4 year old is bored and needs some entertainment. A quick Google on 'Things to do in…read moreEssex' and we discovered the East Anglian Railway Museum at Wakes Colne just outside Colchester, for the Bank Holiday weekend they are hosting a Thomas and Friends extravaganza. Problem solved and an hour later from Southend we were pulling into the car park outside the Chappel Station. The website suggested as parking was limited, to go to Marks Tey Station park there and take the train one stop away. We had planned to do this as the train would travel across the magnificent viaduct that greets you as you arrive by car to the museum. However, the Sat Nav decided to mispinterpret the inputted postcode and took us past the exit to Marks Tey off the A12 and instead the next entrance took us straight to the venue where it turned out there was plenty of parking afterall. A tad expensive to enter the museum 2 adults and a 4 year old £31; but this did guarantee unlimited rides on the trains. Chappel Station itself is a step back in time to the glorious age of steam. Although still functioning as a station for the National Express train line, it still manages to maintain it's natural historic leafy English charm. Stepping onto the platform we could see straight away a handful of trains from the Rev Awdry Thomas the Tank Engine stories including of course Thomas himself, as well as Daisy, Toby and Percy. Each one was positioned with passenger coaches or trucks to take the delighted crowds on short trips up and down the line. All the staff whom I assumed were volunteers were cheerful and engaged with the visitors from the moment we stepped on the site, with friendly waves and chatter to keep all feeling part of the experience. Considering the remoteness of this rail museum, it was pleasing to hear many accents around us including US and Australian tourists all confirming the international appeal for Thomas. My 4 year old could have stayed all day and more and was thrilled with the experience, and was still chattering about it on his way to bed, which has more than made up for the cost of entry. It can be assumed these weekends provide a valuable boost to the funds of the museum for the rest of the year. If you are in these ere parts with a little'un to cheer up or an old'un wanting to reminisce then this would be a worthy venture. the museum is pretty much open all year round but the Thomas event is for certain dates only, and there is plenty to see if you like your trains, and I am sure if you wanted to get more involved could volunteer your services too. http://www.earm.co.uk/

This is definately one to keep the kids entertained and you can be sure that they will remember it…read moreand be talking about it for some time to come! We went along to one of the 'Thomas the Tank Engine' days and as you can imagine, that is a very popular day for many people to bring their children along. We didnt have any troubles parking, but that may be because we get their early to try and avoid too much of a rush anyway. It can be a little bit on the expensive side when you look at the entry fees, but it isn't something that you do everyday anyway. Most definately well worth it to keep the children entertained and see the smile on their faces :-)

Good selection of arts and crafts materials and they have recently expanded into 'paint your own'…read moreceramics and you can hold birthday parties there. They also have a good supply of local interest books, stationery and sweets. The Post Office is at the back of the shop as well.

Boomerangs is an indoor adventure playground for young children under the age of 11 really…read more It is on the industrial estate in Haverhill and is at the Sturmer end of town, very easy to get to and as it is right on the corner of Boundary Rd it is easy to find. There is a bright welcoming entrance which leads to an open plan adventure play ground. The pace has different parts for under 4's and there is an enclosed football pitch area too. Steadily there has been more and more equipment provided for under two's too, these are things like see saw, playhouse, walkers etc. There is party room for private parties. Food here is really quite good and I can't complain about any of it. They don't sell coke but do sell squash, fruit juices etc. Under 2 is £2.75 which I think is a bit steep, as for my kids to all go costs me nearly £12 before paying for any food & drink which you can only purchase there, you can't take any of your own. They offer mother and toddler sessions Mon and Wed am.

This is great day out, especially if you have small children who like traction engines. If you look…read moreat their website you'll see when they are going to be operational and I'd go on one of those days, although there's plenty to see if they arent' chugging around too. We recently went to one of their event days, which was fabulous fun. There are lots of things to look at including animals and a good adventure playground. The inside bits of the museum are very interesting and include a great dressing up section where my daughter spends a lot of time!

Great day out for all the family. Really interesting and unusual exhibits from agricultural life in…read moreSuffolk. With livestock and animals. Check out the www for opening and events. Are currently refurbishing but still lots to see and do. Educational trips too. Disabled assistance available -can book buggies if necessary