Under-Fives
Things to do with Young Children in Derbyshire and Staffordshire

Birthday Party Venues in Derbyshire and Staffordshire

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Play Centres

The Play Mill

Via Gellia Mills
Bonsall
DE4 2AJ
Tel: 01629 824777
Party package from £7.25 per child (2007). Includes two hour indoor play session, food and party bag.

The Little Rascals Club

St John's Community Centre
behind St John's Church
off King Street
Ashbourne
DE6 1EA
Tel: 01335 346735
E-mail: thelittlerascalsclub@hotmail.co.uk
Contact Sally Smalley.
A fun, indoor soft-play centre for the under-fives. Party package from £5.50 per child. Private hire available (including weekends).
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Noah and Nellies Ltd

23 Ascot Drive
Derby
DE24 8GW
Tel: 01332 204292
Large Indoor Adventure Play area with Quality Coffee bar. Loads of seating and parking. Parties. Open 7 days 10am - 6:30pm. Five minutes from Pride Park.

Planet Happy

Heage Road Industrial Estate
Heage Road
Ripley
DE5 3GH
Tel: 01773 748600

"Excellent children's indoor play centre and cafe. Also caters for children's parties." Lesley Hutchinson

The Big Top

Dovefields Leisure Park
Off Town Meadows Way
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
Tel: 07804 851604
Circus themed play barn. Separate play areas for babies and toddlers with equipment designed to develop climbing and balancing skills.

Busy Bees Indoor Play Area

Unit 1
Tongue Lane Industrial Estate
Dew Pond Lane
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 7LF
Tel: 01298 24648
Children's indoor play area: ball pools, slides and bouncy castles.

"Better than the softplay and ball pit at Leek!" Rowen

Freddys Play Kingdom

50 Nottingham Road
Derby
Tel: 01332 662322

"Really nice soft play area. Staff very welcoming. Parties are very good too. " Sarah Barker

Crazy Crocodiles Indoor Play Party Centre

Abbey Street
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE75 7RL
Tel: 0115 9441555

Gullivers Kingdom

Pleasure Park
Temple Walk
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3PG
Tel: 01629 580540
Theme park for young children.

Highfields Happy Hens

Highfields Farm
Heage Lane
Etwall
DE65 6LS
Tel: 01283 732083
Party attractions include: egg train rides, egg collecting, bouncy castle and hay play area. Prices start at £30 for 10 children. Parties are two hours long. Only two adult helpers allowed. Parties run by Kelly Smith (Btec National Diploma in Early Years).

Matlock Farm Park

Matlock Farm Park
Jaggers Lane
Nr Two Dales
Matlock
DE4 5LH Tel: 01246 590200
Fax: 01226 350055
A varied selection of animals to see including llamas, goats, peacocks, red deer, rabbits and an opportunity to help feed the young lambs (seasonable). Specially designed playgrounds.

Chatsworth Working Farmyard

Chatsworth
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1PP
Tel: 01246 583139
E-mail: farmyard@chatsworth.org
Features cows, pigs, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and fish. There are usually young animals to see throughout the year. Open daily 15 March - 20 December.

Cariba Creek Splashlandings: Alton Towers

Alton Towers Cariba Creek
Alton
Staffordshire
ST10 4DB
Tel: 0870 460 6548
"Brilliant for children all ages. I took my daughter for santa sleepover and would recommend highly. " Vicki

Bakewell Swimming Pool

Granby Road
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1ES
Tel: 01629 814205
Aqua Run Inflatable parties.

Mr Clown's Fun Zone

Unit 16C Etherow Industrial Estate
Woolley Bridge Road
Hadfield
Glossop
SK13 2NS
Tel: 01457 865650
Large indoor fun center for children 0-12.

Fizzpotzz Workshop Parties

Carr Barn
Tissington
Ashbourne
Tel: 01335 350195
Up to 12 guests, 2 hours of making.

Hey Diddle Diddle

Musical fun, singing, rhymes, actions, percussion and movement. An informal, relaxed and friendly group for children from birth to four years and their parents and carers. £2.50 per child per class. Chesterfield: Mondays at 11am and 2pm, Stonegravels: Thursdays a 11am. Birthday Parties also catered for and specific details can be tailored for your needs.

Bouncetastic Bouncy Castle Parties

Wirksworth Leisure Centre
Hannage Way Off Water Lane Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4JG Tel: 01629 824717
E-mail: wirksleisurecentre@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

For all ages: music, games and mahem. Use either the main or minor hall. From £62.s

Little Monkeys

Darwin Forest Country Park
Darley Moor
Two Dales
Matlock
DE4 5LN
Tel: 01629 736212 (play centre)
E-mail: enquiries@little-monkeys.co.uk
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