Check our handy map to help find Soft Plays & Trampoline Parks in the North East, more details in our A-Z below👇
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Play Cafes – for play centres more suited to younger children, including role play villages and walk-in cafes with play areas.
Toddler Term-Time Specials – for discounted entry to soft plays, trampoline parks & more!
Details are subject to change, please check directly with providers for the latest updates, opening times and booking requirements.
📌 The Killingworth Centre, Killingworth, Newcastle, NE12 6YT
Large soft play including separate two-tiered toddler frame with slide, ball pit and soft play shapes. Regular activities and events, including playgroup, character guest appearances and Friday evening discos.
👉 For more info, visit @aceplayce.co.uk
🎫 From £4-£5.50 per child (under 12 months free)
Kids Eat For £1, after 3pm Mon-Fri term-time only (normal admission applies)
📌 Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, NE26 2HU
A soft play café aimed at 0-8 years. The three level soft play frame has lots to explore while you can relax and enjoy a tasty treat whilst still knowing where your little one is. Also with a large baby area and a dedicated sensory room, available for private hire.
👉 For more info, visit @acornandoakplaycafe
🎫 From £3.25 – £6 per child per 1h 45min session (siblings 0-6 months free).
Sensory room: £15 for 3 adults & 3 children per 1h session.
📌 Union Hall Farm, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5SG
Adventure Valley is North East’s biggest Family Adventure Park! With over 50 activities and attractions, themed events every school holiday, outdoor adventure play, 18,000 sq feet of indoor play, undercover Farm Yard & Creature Corner and acres of more!
👉 For more info, visit @AdventureV
🎫 Tickets from £8.95 – £14.20 (babies & 1 year old’s: free)
Passes: Term Time – £35 pp per year. Annual – £70-£75 pp
📌 St Hildas Church, Stella Road, Blaydon, Gateshead, NE21 4NN
Three-tiered castle-themed soft play in a real castle-like church. Separate area with soft play shapes for babies and young toddlers. Regular timetable of baby, toddler and after school activities included in admission price. Cafe serving lunch and treats.
👉 For more info, visit @atthecastlestella
🎫 From £1-£4.50 per child (under 6 months free)
📌 Old Church Hall, West Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 4ES
Pirate themed multi-tiered soft play with two separate areas; one for toddlers and babies and one for juniors. Free activities such as crafts, singing and dancing. Cafe serving lunches and treats.
For more info, visit @Captain Ted’s
🎫 From £4-£5 (under 1 year free with cafe purchase)
Sunday – Thursday: 9.30am – 8pm
Friday – Saturday: 9.30am – 9pm
Timber Beach Road, Castledown, Sunderland, SR5 3HR
Tel: 08701 977245
Brewers Fayre pub with large multi-tiered soft play, with slide, ball pit, climbing, bridges and toddler area. Large grassy enclosed outdoor seating area. Serving pub classics.
90 minutes of play: £3
📌 Burns Green, Chester-le-Street, Durham, DH3 3QH
Three-tiered soft play with slide, tunnels and toddler area with slide, ball pit and soft play shapes.
👉 For more info, visit @DurhamThriveActive
🎫 From £2.60 (siblings £1)
📌 Gosforth Park, Newcastle, NE3 5EP
Garden centre with compact multi-level soft play. Cafe serving breakfast, lunch and main meals.
👉 For more info, visit @Dobbies (Gosforth)
🎫 From £3.50 per child (discount for card holders)
📌 Mandale Business Park, Durham, DH1 1TH
Three-tiered soft play area, trampoline, football pitch, role play cottage, supermarket and road with ride-on toys. Plus a café with hot and cold food including breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
For more info, visit @dragonfliesdurham
📌 Dunston Activity Centre, Ellison Road, Gateshead, NE11 9SS
Pop-up weekly soft play sessions on Saturdays with bouncy castle, inflatable bouncy slide and soft play shapes, plus screening of family movie. Cafe serving snacks.
👉 For more info, visit @dunstonactivitycentre
🎫 £4 per child
📌 Princesway, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0SX
Indoor entertainment centre with large soft play with cannonball arena, rubber ring slides, trampolines, go karts and football court. Separate toddler areas with soft play, hard play and role play village.
👉 For more info, visit @FunShackGateshead
🎫 From £1-£12.50 pp (siblings under 1 year free)
**Toddler discount, weekdays 10am–3.30pm: £8.50 (term time).
**Kids Eat Free, after 3pm Mon-Fri term-time only (online bookings only, normal admission applies).
📌 Benfield Business Park, Benfield Road, Newcastle, NE6 4NQ
Four-tiered soft play with cannonball arena, rubber ring slides, trampolines, go karts, bumper buggies and football court. Separate toddler area with ball pool, pedal cars, soft play shapes and role play town including vet, grocer, doctor and mini cinema.
👉 For more info, visit @FunShackNewcastle
🎫 From £1-£12.50 pp (siblings under 1 year free)
**Toddler discount, weekdays 10am–3.30pm: £8.50 (term time).
**Kids Eat Free, after 3pm Mon-Fri term-time only (online bookings only, normal admission applies).
📌 Seaham Grange Industrial Estate, Seaham, Co Durham, SR7 0PU
Indoor playcentre with large soft play, separate toddlers areas and role play village, trampolines, football court, Go Karts, Tenpin Bowling and more!
👉 For more info, visit @funshack1
🎫 From £1-£12.50 pp (siblings under 1 year free)
**Toddler discount, weekdays 10am–3.30pm: £8.50 (term time).
**Kids Eat Free, after 3pm Mon-Fri term-time only (online bookings only, normal admission applies).
📌 Gateshead Leisure Centre, Alexandra Road, Gateshead, NE8 4JA
Four storey soft play for under 12s, with cargo sky walk, climbing towers and ball pool with suction pipes. Plus a baby and toddler area with soft play shapes and a cafe.
🎟️ Over 1 year: £3 – £5 (under 1 year free)
**From 21st July 2023, Gateshead Leisure Centre and Birtley Swim Centre will close while the transfer process takes place from Gateshead Council to Gateshead Active and Gateshead and Whickham Swimming Club. Look out for updates on reopening plans.
📌 Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0TA
Over 700 acres with plenty to do, including: lamb feeding, donkey rides, baby chicks & rabbit handling, feed the animals, puppet shows, tractor & barrel train rides, crazy golf, outdoor play area, indoor soft play and tea room.
👉 For more info, visit @Hall Hill Farm
🎫 From £7.75 – £8.50pp (under 2’s: free)
*Opening hours vary seasonally, usually closed Nov-Jan apart from special events
📌 Chester-Le-Street, Co Durham, DH7 6EY
50,000 ft2 of indoor play, including archery, roller skating, soft play & inflatables (toddler area, pole joust & obstacle course for ages 4+). Outdoor activities include fort with slide, mini karting track, pedal karts, zipline, sandpit, jumping pillows and real disused fire engine and helicopter.
👉 For more info, visit @holmsidepark
🎫 From £5-£12 pp (under 1s free)
Toddler Tuesday: £5 (includes 1 adult & 1 toddler, term time only)
📌 New Ferens Park, Co Durham, DH1 1GG
16,000 sq ft of trampolines, with tumble tracks, raised platforms and box sections. Under 6’s soft play area and Infinite Tots bounce sessions for age 6 months–5 years, family jump sessions and open sessions for age 6+. Plus indoor and outdoor Soccarena pitches.
👉 For more info, visit @infiniteairuk
🎫 From £8.50 pp
📌 No 1 Industrial Estate, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 6TW
Large 4-tiered soft play with slides, rope swings and high tower bridge. Separate toddler area with slides and tunnels, and a football pitch. Cafe serving snacks and main meals.
👉 For more info, visit @jumbojungleltd
🎫 From £4 (under 1 year free)
**Tuesday special: £4 entry with special guest characters
📌 Dunston, Gateshead, NE8 2RB
Over 40,000 sq ft of trampolines, with ninja court, wipe out, battle beams, reaction wall, foam zone, dodgeball and basketball, plus dodgems and separate under 5’s soft play area. Open Jump sessions, along with Junior Giants sessions for under 5s, and Stay and Play for age 3+.
👉 For more info, visit @jgnewcastle
🎫 Jump session from £10.50pp | Family from £36
Soft Play £3.50 (£5 weekends)
📌 Albion Road, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE30 2RQ
An old church with three-tiered soft play, two separate toddler areas, car track, large ball pool and bouncy castle. Cafe serving breakfast, lunch, main meals and treats.
👉 For more info, visit @kikiskabin
🎫 From £3.95-£4.25 (under 1’s free)
📌 Greencroft Industrial Park, Annfield Plain, Durham, DH9 7YB
Large 3-tiered soft play with ball cannons and astra slide, separate 2-tiered toddler area, enclosed baby area with toys and ball pit. Plus climbing wall, trampolines, electric go-karts and football/basketball area. Serving snacks and main meals.
👉 For more info, visit @krazykingdomdurham
🎫 From 50p-£4.95 (under 6 months free)
Toddler discount term-time weekdays
📌 The Louisa Centre, Front Street, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 0TE
Four-tiered soft play with slippery slides, dizzy discs, rope climbs, climbing walls, splat pads and more. Plus separate two-tiered soft play for toddlers with tunnel, slide and ball pool. Baby area with soft shapes, toys and play house. Cafe serving snacks.
👉 For more info, visit @The Louisa Centre
🎫 From £3 per child
📌 intu Metrocentre, Gateshead, NE11 9YG
‘Fun Buggy’ ride-on cars can be hired from customer service desks, and a mini train ride from Exhibition Square.There’s also a small outdoor play area outside the Qube entrance for ages 3-10. Click here for info on NAMCO Funscape, Angry Bids Golf, Odeon Cinema & Clip ‘n’ Climb.
👉 For more info, visit @mymetrocentre
🎫 Activity prices vary, from £3
📌 Washington Millennium Centre, Concord, Washington, Sunderland, NE37 2QD
Garden themed 4-tiered soft play, including separate 2-tiered toddler soft play and baby area with toys and soft play shapes. Also ride-on toys and football court. Cafe serving breakfast and lunch.
👉 For more info, visit @washingtonmillenniumcentre
🎫 From £3-£4 per child (under 1 year free)
Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 7pm
Saturday: 9am – 7pm
Sunday: 10am – 7pm
Unit 15E Follingsby Park, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8YG
Tel: 0191 415 5550
Over 4 storeys of soft play and a separate toddler area, plus a trampoline zone with a balance beam and soft pit. ‘Toddler Time’ discount on weekdays with up to 4.5 hours access to softplay and trampolines for £5.
Softplay: £3.50 – £5.95
Softplay & trampolines: £6.00 – £10.50
(depending on age/day/time)
Compulsory grip socks: £2
Namco Funscape: 10am – 11pm
Pacman Soft Play: 10am – 7.30pm
Unit 244 Garden Walk, Metrocentre, Gateshead, NE11 9XY
Tel: 020 3475 5268
There’s something for everyone with bowling, dodgem cars, pool, arcade games and a multi-tiered Pacman themed soft play (for up to 8 years), plus a restaurant.
Kids bowling: £5.50
Adults bowling: £6.50
Dodgems: £3
Soft Play: £4.95
📌 Rear 24 Benton Road, Newcastle, NE7 7DT
Large multi-tiered soft play with four lane slide and ball cannons. Separate toddler soft play and toys. Plus race car track, mini climbing wall, football court, dance pads, games consoles and regular craft activities. Cafe serving lunch and main meals.
👉 For more info, visit @NewAdventureLands
🎫 From £4.25 – £5.95 per child (under 1 year free)
Play & Eat, Mon – Thurs 3pm – 5.50pm: £6.95
📌 Grange Road, Newcastle, NE15 8ND
Three-tiered soft play including cargo net, slide and two ball pools. Cafe serving lunch at selected times: Monday/Tuesday: 4pm-7pm, weekend: 9am-3pm.
👉 For more info, visit @newburnactivity
🎫 From £3.30 per child (discount for cardholders)
📌 North Tyne Industrial Estate, Whitley Rd, Benton, Newcastle, NE12 9SZ
Multilevel soft play and go cart track, plus separate toddler soft play and baby area with soft play shapes. Also dress up and role play toys. Regular baby/toddler activities included in entry price. Cafe serving breakfast, lunch and main meals.
👉 For more info, visit @Round The Twist Newcastle
🎫 From £1-£8.95 per child (siblings under 1 free)
📌 Castle Park, Stanhope, Durham, DL13 2LU
Heated open air swimming pool, with main pool and smaller toddler pool, sauna (booking required) and soft play area. Picnic tables and cafe serving snacks and treats.
👉 For more info, visit @stanhopepool
🎫 From £3 pp / Family from £12
*Opening varies seasonally, typically open late May – early Sep
📌 Sea Road, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE33 2LD
Sea front Entertainment Centre on with arcade, 10 pin bowling, and five-tiered soft play plus sensory area and football pitches. Restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, pub meals and carvery.
👉 For more info, visit @dunesadventureisland
🎫 Soft Play from £3-£7 per child (under 1s free)
Bowling from £4-£6
📌 Claremont Crescent, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, NE26 3HL
Three-tiered soft play with rope bridges and slides, plus toddler area with log climb and slide and baby area with play mats and toys. Story time on Mondays and Fridays included in entry fee, also two resident talking trees. Cafe serving lunch and main meals.
👉 For more info, visit @TheWBTreehouse
🎫 From £1-£4 per child
Toddler discount selected times Tuesdays/Thursdays: £2
📌 Hylton Road, Sunderland, SR4 7XS
Soft Play for ages 0-8 years, including a designated baby & toddler area.
👉 For more info, visit @tumblesworld
🎫 From £1.50-£6 per child
📌 Boldon Leisure Park, Boldon Colliery, Sunderland, NE35 9PB
Pub with multi-tiered soft play and separate toddler area with slide and ball pit. Regular craft sessions held included in entry price. Free outdoor play area. Serving breakfast, lunch and main meals.
👉 For more info, visit @wackywarehouse.boldon
🎫 From £3.50 per child (under 1 year free)
Monthly unlimited pass from £7.50.
Toddler discount weekdays 9:30am – 3pm: £2.25 (term-time only)
📌 Washington, NE38 7SS
Multi-tiered soft play including ball pit with suction tubes and toddler slide. Cafe serving lunch and treats.
👉 For more info, visit @eaWashingtonLC
🎫 From £1-£6.65
📌 The Links, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, NE26 1TQ
Swimming pool with wave machine and flume slides, and children’s play pool featuring pirate ship with small slides. Compact two-tiered soft play, gym, spa and coffee shop serving snacks and treats. Also after school and school holiday activities offered.
👉 For more info, visit @wavesNTC
🎫 From 70p-£6.50 pp / Family from £9.30 – £21.70
Cardholder discounts
📌 Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 6AW
Family run farm with a range of large and small animals and petting/feeding sessions. Indoor racing cars and 3-tiered soft play with toddler area. Outdoor tractor-trailer rides, pedal go-karts and tractors, frisbee golf, maze, trampolines and adventure playground. Cafe serving breakfast, lunch and main meals.
👉 For more info, visit @whitehousefarm
🎫 From £8.25 | Family from £32.25 (under 2 years: free)
*Opening hours vary seasonally, closed apart from special events Nov-Jan
