Just Kidding Holmes Chapel

Honestly one of the better soft play spots in the area for under-5s — it’s clean, the equipment actually works, and the staff are genuinely friendly rather than just going through the motions. The gated areas for different age groups make a real difference, especially if you’ve got a crawler who’d otherwise get flattened by a speedy three-year-old. There’s a sensory room the little ones seem to love, which is a nice touch. The café food is properly decent too, not the sad soggy sandwiches you’d expect — worth arriving a bit hungry. Parking and baby changing on-site, so it ticks pretty much every practical box for a morning out with toddlers.