I cannot rave enough about Finkley Down Farm. I don't even have kids I can use as an excuse - I…read moresimply come here to relax and spend some time with the animals. The atmosphere is relaxed and peaceful and the abundance of cute greedy animals desperate for you to feed them is nothing short of delightful. Their animals range from goats and sheep to chickens to cows right over to the more unusual llamas and highland cows. Even if you're not into getting close to the animals or feeding them the buckets of food available at the ticket office, just watching them mooch around is still fun and relaxing. The llama took somewhat of a disliking to me (was it something I said?) and stormed at me, looking like it could easily clear the fence and gain its freedom. I wasn't going to hang around to find out. One look at my pathetic retreating hide running off into the distance was enough to reduce its anger to mere disdain, and instead he decided to spit all over me. In some sort of random heroic act, the pig sharing its pen flung itself at the llama as if to take the blow for me, and rather than reflect on the llama soaking I'd been given, I instead watched this pig take one for the team. Right in the eye, no less. From hereonin, I shall name this pig SuperPig. If you do have kids you can pretend are the reason for visiting, there's plenty to keep them occupied. Other than the animals you can feed, there are talks and handling sessions with some of the smaller or baby pets throughout the day. There's also a nice adventure playground and a couple of trampolines to wear them out on too. There's a small gift shop and a place to buy some food, as well as a picnic area if you're sensible enough to bring your own food. I love this place and can't wait to go back when it reopens for the season next year.

A lovely little petting farm for a day out with the family. Entrance fee is very reasonable. Farm…read moreisn't huge by anyone's standards but just about big enough for an afternoons walking about without it being too much for the little/older ones. Lots to see and many activities laid on for the children. Arm them with a bucket of food from the entrance first though or you will find yourself running back for some! On site cafe sells everything from fish & chips to ice cream or just a cuppa. Toilets well sign posted and clean. Lots of basins and hand gel dotted around for after you have touched the animals. Nice staff who are kid friendly. Congratulations to the farm for keeping the gift shop prices low, lots of souvenirs on sale for under £2.

Toad Hall Adventure play is open 7 days a week and offers soft play facilities for children from…read morebabies through to juniors. There's a good under 3s section with a ball pit and 2-stage climbing frame (soft). There are some sit-on soft toys and some blocks. The floor is a bit suspect and there's a bit of an old smell to the area - nothing terrible but you do notice it. The play equipment appears safe but could be in better condition. The main soft play is a triple height affair with climbing, balls, slides and chutes. It's safe and in better condition than the toddler area. At weekends and after school this place can get packed but, during the day it's not too bad. A cafe facility is available serving teas, coffees, soft drinks and snacks. The prices are reasonable. Tables are kept away from the soft play being behind a low wall. They are OK but there's not a good view of the play area meaning that it's hard to have a coffee and take care of your child. For many parents this just seems to mean that they don't watch their child and so you do have to be careful that your child doesn't get set upon by unrully kids. It's not a particularly comfortable place but it's a good local option for a rainy day. Car parking is available.

Run About is a children's playspace. I like taking my kids there because there is always plenty of…read moreparking, with no roads to cross, and it is never so busy that you can't get in without a wait. The children have been going there for a couple of years at least and always manage to burn off some of that excess energy. It is a very reasonable price to get in, and to my knowledge the play time is unlimited. Drinks and snacks are also very reasonably priced and I like the fact that you can get a 'normal' cup of tea or coffee in un-matching mugs,, rather than just getting the extortionate priced fancy branded coffees at some similar places. The cost factor is very important to many families, so if mum (or dad!) can sit on a comfy sofa drinking tea whilst kids play for not too much money - well that's a bonus. The food selection is also very good - personal favourite is the jacket potato with veggie chilli and cheese. The kids can have a choice of food and they also do a tiddlers menu for about £1.25 which is maybe just 1 sausage with a couple of smiley face potatos and some beans - ideal for the younger or smaller appetite. They also have party rooms, so you can have the party there with no clearing up to do - hooray!

Swearing staff In front of children. When spoken to was challenged by confrontational staff,…read morerudeness from manager. All five parents called a liar. Have a £10 minimum spend enforced on cards. Ruined a very special day. Very poor. will be reporting to standards authority.

Well, I'm not entirely sure what is going on with Wizzy World. It's all shut up and there is…read morenothing to say why anywhere on the building or on their website. Rumour is that it is in the hands of receivers, but only a rumour of course. If it does re-open though, for what it's worth - this is my opinion! There are / were 3 local playspaces for children. Wizzy world is probably better suited to the slightly older children. There were bigger slides, and higher equipment, that was a bit daunting for younger kids. The smaller play area was for under 3's only, but in my opinion the big area was way too big for a child just turned 3. I found the place to be very expensive and there was also a gift shop grr as if you hadn't already paid enough to go in. My other dislike was there was a station with games consoles there. I was taking the kids to get some exercise and run off some energy - not to stand and play on games consoles - they could do that at home! In my overall opinion , no great loss that it isn't open at present.

ThIs has to be the dirtiest most disorganised play centre in surrey and Hampshire. I took my…read morechildren during half term, I expected it to be busy that's not a problem, what I didn't expect was the utter filth everywhere. There was a total lack of interest from any member of staff including the so called manager and don't even get me started on the toilets, filth doesn't come close! There were a large number of teenagers who were quite obviously above the height recommendations fighting in the play frame and walking up the slide, the whole place was dirty, smelly and very poorly run, the whole place was nothing other than disgusting.,

This was a lot of fun! Really well thought out bio medical research lab experience for kids age 9+…read more Excellent attention to detail, no dumbing down in the science & thought provoking. Friendly, helpful staff made this a very enjoyable trip.

From the owner: Centre of the Cell is a science education centre based at the Whitechapel Campus of Queen Mary,…read moreUniversity of London. It is the first science education centre in the world to be located within working biomedical research laboratories. Centre of the Cell is located inside our distinctive orange Pod suspended above the laboratories in the Blizard Institute in Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, so visitors will be able to see research scientists at work as they enter the centre. Once inside, visitors will learn about the amazing world of cells, the human body and the latest medical research. In term time we run sessions for schools and home educators. During school holidays tickets are available for families to visit. Please visit our website for more details.

Great play area for children, there is an inside it and outside…read more The outside part has lots of play equiptment, ride ons and wendy houses. Inside there is a soft play area for smaller children with a ball shoot and ball pit. For older children there is a soft climbing play area with lots of tunnels. They host childrens parties and supply party food. There is a cafe area where they serve tea and coffee and soft drinks and sandwiches and some other hot food but not much variety. There is tables and chairs to sit and watch. It is not a very big place and gets very busy in school holidays.

This Party was brilliant . Each child had lots of goes on the go karts. While they were waiting…read morethey had glitter tattoos and face paints to keep them occupied there was a bouncy castle and at the end they were given a driving licence each which the kids went nuts over, a medal and a really lovely certificate with their names on. All the staff were very friendly and organised the children well. We held it in Parliament Hill School Camden which had free parking and had a relaxed atmosphere. Claudio was amazing with kids. I would deffinately recomend having a party with him. He gave my boy a gorgeous trophy with his name engraved on it and Jack had a lap of honour. Jack said it was the best party he's ever had. He sleeps with his trophy next to his lamp. Hes very proud of it.

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Compared to the postage stamp farms closer in to the city, this place is positively palatial, and…read moreseems to take up most of King George V Park. However it's probably just as densely populated with animals, including ponies, pigs, sheep and goats. The have hen coops where you are allowed to feed bread to the chickens, and a pond which has several species of duck and some rare geese. It's all very pretty and clean, though the cats ignore visitors and I couldn't blame them. Several visiting kids were going on about 'scaring the cats away', right in front of their smiling parents. What's that about? You've got to wonder if some people deserve places like this Being larger than the average city farm they can go a little further with the animals They have a shire horse, a very unfriendly turkey who was not happy with anyone coming near his domain, ferrets (not visible when I visited) peacocks and a kookaburra. You don't see one of them on a farm every day! Definitely recommended if you are in the area.

I work just around the corner from this farm, took me ages to visit but so glad that I did. I could…read morewalk there so I dont know about car parking. Though I know there is a park opposite the front gate to the farm which has a small car park. The farm itself is set out very well as soon as you enter you are greeted by a pen of goats and sheep, they look very well looked after. They also have pigs, chickens, horses, ponies and ducks to name but a few. They have special days during the summer when they have kids days out, I think they do face painting etc. Dont just pass this little attraction, go to it today, it is well worth a visit!

My boyfriend and I took his two young children (5 and 3) here a few weeks ago on a very chilly…read moreTuesday morning. We had the entire place to ourselves and other than the weather, it was perfect. We started with the animals. The gave us a bag of feed and the sheep came running down the hill to see us. All of the animals were very eager for us to feed them. Most of them were gentle, but the larger goats were very aggressive. It's not like we thought that they would hurt us, they were just pushy and scary to the kids. The staff at the farm were excellent. They were great with the kids, giving them extra treats to feed the animals and telling us about everything. It is a beautiful, well kept farm and all of the animals look happy and healthy. We spent the second half of our visit in the playground area. The giant trampoline was a huge hit. We jumped until we had to stop from too much giggling. It's a workout. The playground is so extensive, that if the weather had not been so cold, we could have spent several more hours here. The kids didn't want to leave, There is a nice cafe with nearby indoor slides to keep kids and adults happy! A very nice place to visit and something that I would recommend to everyone, even if you don't have little kids with you.

This was a lovely family day out. The premises are well maintained, the staff are helpful and…read moreenthusiastic and the animals all seem happy and well kept. We didn't visit all the attractions, but had a great fun morning.