I took our eldest to a party here about a year ago and I have to say I wasn't overly impressed. The…read moreequipment wasn't too bad, but the whole place had a rather 'tacky' feel to it and wasn't the sort of place I'd immediately think of going back to (especially since there are better places nearby). The food was not especially great either -- it wouldn't have impressed Jamie Oliver, as most of it seemed distinctly unhealthy! The staff also seemed to be going through the motions a bit On the plus side it's very handy for the M61 and the children certainly enjoyed themselves, returning home tired and happy as they usually do from such places. But we would still prefer to go somewhere else next time.

Ideal place to take the children on a wet day. An indoor play arena in the form of a big old ship…read more Tunnels, rope bridges, climbing ropes. Ideal for younger children say around 6 years old. Childrens parties catered for. Next door to Botany Bay which is an old mill coverted into a shopping market/mall, so something for adults and children.

This is Northwest biggest indoor play area for children. It is just of the M6 junction 31a. They…read morehave a massive play frame with big slide, ball pools, a football and basketball court, and a soft play area for baby's and toddlers. It is great to take the children for a couple of hours to run about and let of some steam. It only cost £3.75 for admission and under ones go free. They have ample car parking spaces and also there is a cafe inside so the adult can relax with a coffee and a bite to eat while the children play. Highly recommend taking your children to this as mine love it.

Really nice area for the kids and there is WiFi so you can let kids play while you tend t that book…read morethat you always wanted to read but kids may not allow. Don't forget to take some tome out to play with them while here. Time with kids are a treasure and it will only be a matter of time before they don't want to spend time with you. Let's not forget we all were teenagers at some point in time.

Windmill Animal Farm is fab for kids. I don't have kids but didn't have much trouble finding some -…read moremy friend desperately needed a day off. Problem solved. So off we go, it was a Saturday and gorgeous weather. So, we were hoping that it wouldn't be too busy given it was a Saturday and not raining. Well we weren't disappointed, although fairly busy, the farm staff were well organised and kept all us all in check. The kids and I started off on the steam train, with the idea that we would get a good idea of where everything was from the ride (well this is what I thought), the kids were more concerned with just going on a train. Half way around we stopped off at the Lake View and the kids played while I chilled out and absorbed the view. After that we got back on the train and finished the journey. The farm has some pedal tractors that kids use to go around the farm on. They looked great fun to me, but I had so much trouble convincing my friends kids that they should try them too. So after much convincing and no way forward, I gave up and instead they went off to the Children's Pet Area where they got to feed and play with the animals. A great day out and thoroughly enjoyed by us all.

I love this farm. A day trip today was no exception! My other half and I are both animal lovers and…read morewhile we didn't take kids with us, it's a perfect day out for kids. First off when you arrive parking is easy enough with plenty of space. Entry is £6 for adults (£7.50 for kids, and there's family ticket and concessions too). It's £1 for three bags of food (which is well worth it!) There's a small café as well as plenty of picnic benches near the entrance along with a kids playground. Just before the barn, quite often they have birds of prey in or creepy crawlies, both of which have been there on previous trips and you're allowed to get hands on. In the farm itself you can see pigs, donkeys, deer, llamas, alpacas, horse, cows, goats and all the sheep! New this year were also wallabies. They have lamb feeding at set times that you can get involved in too. They've also grown a maze made out of maize which is good fun. Finally there's a small train that you can jump on if your little ones are a bit tired!

Reasonably priced excellent place for kids to have fun with a lovely cafe and good facilities I…read morehave a two year old and 11 year old and both didn't want to leave after a full two hours play this is definitely a great venue activity to take the kids too

From the owner: Play Factore has established itself as the children's fun Mecca of the North. The state of the art,…read morefamily indoor play centre entertainment centre houses the largest play frame in Europe along with a host of other unique attractions that really are second to none. Based in Manchester next to the Trafford Centre, providing a complete day out for families shopping in the area and planning to entertain the children. The indoor play centre has been carefully thought out and is built, designed and structured to provide children with a state of the art active environment for all ages. This has been made possible through the tallest standing indoor slide in the World, complete indoor laser quest arena, full Go-Kart track, an extensive toddlers soft play area and the hugely popular Just Dance sessions. Where children can enjoy learning the dance moves to their favourite chart hits.

A small playarea excellent for children altho smaller ones can struggle getting up to the slide…read more The food is really tasty and they have an excellent range of coffees. A very friendly welcome and we would love to go back again.

The SPACE Centre in Preston is a soft padded multi-story multi-sensory room which I have visited a…read morenumber of times with a charity for autistic children. Supposedly the largest multi-sensory environment in the UK, it boasts a range of facilities that are of inextimable value to our children. We have a large number of children with a massively varied range of conditions, and SPACE caters for them beautifully. Including specialist lighting, water beds, texture wall, slide,sparkling cave, massage mats, ball pool and bubble tubes amongst other sensory toys, it is a must for any parents carers or organisations to consider when planning a trip out. The staff are always friendly and helpful, and have a range of moods for the room, from educational, to frenetic, to chillout, they can give you and your children the perfect environment to either relax, or work off a little energy. http://www.thespacecentre.org has all the contact details you will need. Have fun!

In my honest opinion there aren't enough of these kinds of places around, space offers some what of…read morean escape for people living with a disability. The staff offer a superb service and are always on hand to assist with anything you need. The multi sensory room is excellent. The organisation i work for use the center once a month and is always the highlight of the month! Space are currently working hard to raise money to build a 2nd space! it would be fantastic if they acchieved this!!

Not a bad activity play centre for kids…read more It's situated quite close to the Reebok Stadium and is easily accessible from Junction 6 of the M61. As you might expect, it has all the usual play facilities for younger kids to burn off some energy -- slides, climbing frames and so on. However it doesn't have a climbing wall, which may disappoint some! It's not a bad place for children's parties, although the food wouldn't score too highly in the healthy eating stakes. These sorts of places do tend to be quite expensive, and I'm afraid On Safari is no exception. All in all, it's not a bad example of its type.

Agh my little lad loves it here. It's not cheap and cheerful but the staff are lovely and it's…read morequite a nice crowd of people and kids. The food menu could do with a bit of an upgrade although the cheesey chips are to die for. There is no wifi but means you need to chat. Coffee lovely too. I would go back as for the costs of entry etc it's very good value for money

I great place to take your toddlers during the day, they have offers on sometimes, my daughters…read morealways enjoys going there

I just wanted to comment to say how fab Top Bananas is…read more Me and my son go there regularly and he always enjoys himself. The facilities are always very clean unlike the one in nearby blackburn that just smells like urine. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the food is great. Their childrens lunchbox meals are VERY good value for money and include fresh fruit which is a refreshing change. We also go to their christmas party every year which we have always found to be great and really good value. Overall top bananas is the best play area in the blackburn/darwen area by far and as for the person who stated in thier review they wouldnt leave their children unsupervised with the staff, who on earth would leave their children unsupervised anyway even at a party!!!.