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Sensory Rooms & Play Sessions in Manchester
If your child needs somewhere calmer than a soft play barn, Manchester has a decent spread close to the centre. Redbank House does weekday sensory room bookings from £12.50, right on the edge of town with step-free access and blue badge parking by the door. The Magic Burrow is a short trip out with fairy lights and a fairy village, built with SEN families in mind. Out at Radcliffe, Funtastic Childrens Play Centre covers babies through to pre-teens from £3, with prices that shift depending on the day. For babies and toddlers, Baby Bear's Play Cafe in Oldham has a proper pre-walker area, while Baby Boom Class on a Bolton industrial estate runs sensory sessions and baby massage up to age four. Warrington Play and Sensory Centre is a longer trip out but worth it for four separate zones rather than one big frame to climb, and it needs booking ahead. If your family wants swimming and a junior gym alongside the sensory room, Move Urmston has all three under one roof.
8 places From £3
Baby Bear's Play Cafe
Oldham · ages 0-7
A softer, quieter play cafe with a role play village and a proper pre-walker area for the ones not on their feet yet.
Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playSensory friendly+1 more
Baby Boom Class
Bolton · ages 0-4
Baby massage, sensory sessions and messy play for newborns up to four, in a sensory room on a Bolton industrial estate.
Baby changeBirthday partiesSensory room
Baby Gaga
Bolton · up to age 5
Named sensory classes and drop in play for under fives, from Wriggle Kicks to a spa style session, plus themed parties.
Booking requiredCaféIndoor play
from £3Funtastic Childrens Play Centre
Radcliffe, Manchester · ages 0-11
An indoor play centre in Radcliffe for babies through to pre-teens, with prices that shift depending on the day you turn up.
Birthday partiesIndoor playParking
Move Urmston
Manchester
A leisure centre mixing softplay and sing-alongs, swimming sessions, a sensory room and a junior gym under one roof.
Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playSensory friendly
from £12.50Redbank House
Manchester
A sensory room booking on Manchester's edge, weekdays only, with step-free access and blue badge parking right by the door.
Blue badge parkingSensory roomStep-free accessWheelchair accessible
The Magic Burrow
Manchester
A calm, low-sensory play space with fairy lights, a fairy village and dressing up, built with SEN families in mind.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+5 more
Warrington Play and Sensory Centre
Warrington
Four different zones, from a sensory room to a calmer corner, built for kids who need options rather than one big frame to climb.
Booking requiredCaféSensory roomWheelchair accessible
Good to know: sensory rooms & play sessions in Manchester
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £3 at Funtastic Childrens Play Centre. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find sensory rooms & play sessions in Oldham, Bolton, Radcliffe, Manchester and Warrington. Every place we list is in or around Manchester, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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