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Party Venues in Nottingham
Party Venues in Nottingham: every place written up honestly, with the details parents actually need.
67 places 2 free to visit
from £8Adventures at Mill Waters
Sutton-in-Ashfield · ages 3+
Nets, treehouses, a high ropes trek and a 100m zip line by the water, from age 3 upwards.
ToiletsParkingDog friendlyCafé+3 more
from £5Ballers and Hackers Mini Golf
Hucknall, Nottingham
A round of mini golf you can just turn up for, with an unlimited-play option if one round won't cut it.
Birthday partiesFree parkingCaféFood on site
from £8.50Boatyard Boulders
Nottingham · ages 4+
Outdoor bouldering in Nottingham with a sheltered kids' wall under the bridge, booked in two-hour slots.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingGroup bookings+2 more
from £24Break Escape Market Street
Nottingham
Family escape rooms on Market Street - adult 3+ off-peak from GBP24; stairs only.
Booking requiredToiletsLockersBirthday parties+1 more
from £24Break Escape Upper Parliament Street
Nottingham
Escape rooms on Upper Parliament Street - adult 3+ off-peak from GBP24; separate from Market Street.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesGroup bookings
from £3.80Carlton Forum Leisure Centre
Carlton
A 25 metre pool and a smaller learner pool for family swims, plus soft play style parties in the sports hall.
ToiletsParkingFree parkingWi-Fi+11 more
from £5Conkers Vertigo High Ropes
Moira · ages 8+
A high ropes course roughly 30ft up, plus zip wire, climbing wall and free-fall descender for kids eight and over.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsSchool visits
CQB Arena Nerf Wars
Long Eaton · ages 6-12
Nerf Wars in Long Eaton - indoor foam-dart arena battles for ages 6-12 on booked sessions.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsBooking required
from £4.50Cyril's Fun House
Long Eaton, Nottingham · ages 0-16
Soft play in Long Eaton with a football pitch, giant ball pool and a reptile centre thrown in for good measure.
Baby changeBirthday partiesCaféIndoor play+7 more
from £1.50Ed & Molly's Playbarn
East Bridgford · ages 0-12
Timed soft play sessions in Nottingham with slides, a climbing frame and a separate zone for babies under one.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBreastfeeding friendly+6 more
from £15Escapologic Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 12+
Eleven themed escape rooms in Nottingham with a one hour time limit, built for teens and adults rather than young kids.
Booking requiredToiletsBirthday partiesGroup bookings
from £10Farmer Barnes Dairy
Somerby
Working dairy near Melton - calves, tractor ride and milking gallery. Birthday tours from £10pp; under-3s free. Pre-book only.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits+6 more
from £2Funky Pots
West Bridgford
A paint-your-own pottery studio where kids pick a piece, slap on the colours, and you collect it once it's fired.
Free parkingBaby changeToilets
FreeFunstation Nottingham
Nottingham
Funcard arcade games, Prize Station, Highway 66 mini bowling and VR at the Cornerhouse - free entry, pay for play.
Birthday parties
from £20.95Go Ape Sherwood Pines
Kings Clipstone · ages 1+
High ropes, zip lines and giant suspended nets through the pines at Sherwood, with courses sorted by age and height.
CaféToiletsBaby changeWheelchair accessible+5 more
from £5Golf Fang Nottingham
Nottingham · adults only (18+)
A strictly over-18s night out in Nottingham: themed crazy golf, karaoke rooms and a shot bar mid-course, not a venue for kids.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings+5 more
from £6.50Highfields Park Adventure Golf
Nottingham · ages 3+
An 18-hole adventure golf course in Highfields Park with hazards and slopes to putt round, for £6.50 a child.
Dog friendlyFree parkingFood on siteToilets
from £6.95Hocus Pocus Soft Play
Beeston · ages 0+
Wizard-themed soft play in Beeston (NG9) with a toddler area, cafe and birthday parties, from £6.95 for over-1s in term time.
Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playParty rooms
from £5Holme Pierrepont Mini Golf
Nottingham
A 9-hole mini golf course with themed holes of varying difficulty in the Outdoor Adventure Zone at Holme Pierrepont.
Birthday partiesCaféGroup bookingsBooking required+1 more
from £9i FUN Mansfield
Mansfield
Mansfield trampoline park with 50+ interconnected courts, a four-tier play frame, ninja zone and birthday parties. Book online.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor playFood on site
from £1Jangos Indoor Play Centre
Mansfield · ages 0-12
Timed soft play sessions in Mansfield with separate areas for under-1s, under-5s and over-5s.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor playFood on site+2 more
Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf
Nottingham · ages 0+
Eighteen holes of dinosaur-themed adventure golf, with every junior needing a paying grown-up alongside them.
Free parkingBike parkingBlue badge parkingCard only+5 more
from £3Kidz Kaboom Play Centre and Nursery
Nottingham · ages 0-6
Soft play, a sensory room and messy play for babies and under sixes, with an outdoor area for poking about in the mud.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor playParty rooms+1 more
from £26Laser Days
Arnold · ages 4+
Laser tag in Arnold - outdoor woodland 2-hour missions from age 4
Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingWi-Fi
from £4.50Laser Tag Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 7+
Multi-level laser combat with touch-screen guns and smoke effects, run in sharp 20-minute games for over-7s.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookingsMembership scheme
from £20Level Up Entertainment
Nottingham
Kids get the floor on timed Pay to Play or party hire - VR racers, cabinets, pinball, pool and free-roam VR shootouts in Beechdale.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesFree parkingGroup bookings+3 more
from £3Little Treasure Soft Play
Clifton · ages 0-10
Under-the-sea themed soft play with an octopus lair and a crawl-through walk of fear, for ages 0 to 10.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor playParty rooms+1 more
from £25Lockwell Hill Karting
Farnsfield · ages 8+
Outdoor 720-metre kart racing near Nottingham, in 15-minute sessions from £25.
CaféParkingGroup bookingsBirthday parties
from £18Logiclock Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 8+
Themed puzzle rooms in Nottingham, from pirates to spies, with an hour on the clock to escape.
Birthday partiesGroup bookings
from £6Lost City Adventure Golf Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 3+
Two indoor 18-hole courses round rockfaces and ruins, plus interactive darts if the putting doesn't fill the visit.
ToiletsBaby changeFood on siteBirthday parties+3 more
from £6Lost World Adventure Golf
Nottingham
Eighteen holes of dinosaur-themed adventure golf in Nottingham, open long hours and floodlit for evening rounds.
Birthday partiesFood on site
from £8.95Manor Farm Park & Woodlands
East Leake · ages 0-16
East Leake - Manor Farm Park and Woodlands animals and playbarn. Off-peak online from £8.95; book ahead for busy days.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+14 more
from £5.50Mansfield Superbowl
Mansfield
Glow-in-the-dark bowling in Mansfield, priced by the game or by the lane for a whole session.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredFood on site
from £10MeetspaceVR Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 10-99
Free-roam VR battles and escape rooms in Nottingham's old YMCA gym, built for over-tens and teens rather than young kids.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesGroup bookingsLockers+3 more
from £3.50Mighty Monsters
Stapleford
Indoor soft play in Stapleford (NG9) with baby and toddler ticket bands, cafe and party packages. Booking required.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+5 more
from £6Mr Mulligan's Pirate Golf
Nottingham · ages 3+
Eighteen holes of pirate-themed crazy golf round a ship, waterfalls and a resident crocodile.
Birthday partiesParty roomsFree parkingParking+4 more
from £6National Ice Centre
Nottingham · ages 2+
Public skating sessions with a proper Tots Zone for under-5s, penguin skate aids and all, right in the middle of Nottingham.
CaféBooking required
from £13National Water Sports Centre (Holme Pierrepont Country Park)
Nottingham · ages 1+
Two heights of rope course over the water sports lake, plus mini golf and a free play park to fill the rest of the day.
CaféToiletsParkingBirthday parties+6 more
Nottingham Climbing Centre New Basford
Nottingham · ages 5+
Climbing in New Basford with ropes, auto-belays and bouldering, plus a dedicated kids' party room.
Birthday partiesCaféParty roomsWi-Fi+1 more
from £9.50NQ64 Nottingham
Nottingham · adults only (18+)
An 18+ arcade bar with two-player cabinets and free-to-play consoles, except Sunday mornings when kids are let in.
Group bookingsBirthday parties
from £10Oak Tree Alpacas
Woodborough
Woodborough - Oak Tree Alpacas farm experiences and walks. Pre-book Greet and Feed from £10 child; Tue/Fri/Sat from Sept.
Booking requiredFree parkingPicnic areaToilets+1 more
Oceans of Fun
Hucknall · up to age 11
Underwater soft play in Hucknall (NG15) for kids up to 11, with toddler zone, cafe and parties.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor play+5 more
from £14.95Oxygen Activeplay Nottingham (RedKangaroo)
Nottingham · ages 4+
Indoor trampoline and active play in Nottingham (NG6) for ages 4+, with soft play, a ninja course and free parking. Open Play from £14.95.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+1 more
from £1Pirates Play
Nottingham · ages 0-11
Indoor soft play in Sherwood (NG5) with baby, toddler and junior areas, multi-storey frame and cafe. Ages 0-11, from £1.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféIndoor play+2 more
from £18Planet Bounce Nottingham
Nottingham
City-centre trampoline and inflatable park with Jump from £18, Planet Tots from £8, café and parties. Book ahead.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor playLockers+4 more
from £3Playmania Mansfield
Mansfield · ages 0-12
Indoor soft play in Mansfield (NG19) with a 3-storey frame, under-5s area and party rooms. Book ahead online.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor playFood on site+2 more
from £2Pot N Kettle
Beeston
Beeston paint-a-pot studio since 2007 - pottery from £2, book a table, parties from age 7.
Baby changeBooking requiredPicnics allowed
from £23.95Princess River Cruises
Colwick
Cruise the Trent on a heated river boat with live commentary, a companion map and a sit-down meal.
Free parkingToiletsBirthday partiesGroup bookings
Razzle Dazzle Pots
Mapperley
Mapperley paint-your-own pottery studio - family sessions, coffee on site, book ahead for weekends and school holidays.
CaféBooking requiredGroup bookings
from £190Redhill Leisure Centre
Arnold · ages 5-16
A leisure centre sports hall that turns into an inflatable and soft play zone for birthday parties, plus courts, gym and fitness studios.
Free parkingToiletsBaby changeWheelchair accessible+2 more
from £5Robin Hood Entertainment & Soft Play
Newark · ages 0+
Soft play at Malt Park, Newark (NG24), with sensory under-1s sessions, cafe and parties, from £5.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféIndoor play+3 more
from £6Roxy Lanes Nottingham Bottle Lane
Nottingham
Book ten-pin first, then mix batting cage, shuffleboard, pool, curling or tech darts before the evening 18+ cutoff.
Booking requiredBirthday partiesGroup bookingsFood on site+3 more
from £5Rufford Abbey Country Park
Ollerton
Adventure golf in Ollerton: 9-hole course in Rufford Abbey Country Park
Birthday partiesCaféParkingGroup bookings+1 more
from £14.95Slick City Action Park Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 4+
Nottingham - Slick City indoor slide action park in Lenton, dry slides and Air Courts from £14.95.
CaféBirthday partiesBooking required
Soft Play at Lammas Leisure Centre
Sutton-in-Ashfield · ages 0-12
Indoor soft play at Lammas Leisure Centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield (NG17) for kids up to 12, with toddler and junior zones.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféHigh chairs+5 more
from £2.50Squiggles Playden
Hucknall, Nottingham · ages 0-12
Indoor soft play in Hucknall for ages 0-12, with a 0-4s area, three-storey frame, on-site food and parking, from £2.50.
Birthday partiesIndoor playFood on siteParking+2 more
FreeStonebridge City Farm & Gardens
Nottingham
Nottingham - Stonebridge City Farm free community farm. Donations welcome; barn from noon; car park fills fast.
Booking requiredCaféFree parkingGift shop+9 more
TeamSport Go Karting Nottingham
Netherfield · ages 8+
Indoor electric karting on a multi-level circuit, with a Mini Racers option for younger kids who aren't tall enough for the real thing yet.
Free parkingWi-FiFood on siteBirthday parties+3 more
from £38Teamworks East Midlands
Huthwaite · ages 6+
Indoor karting and laser tag in Huthwaite - weekday Karting 30 from GBP38, laser from age 6.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféParking+1 more
from £9.95Tenpin Nottingham
Nottingham · ages 4+
Bumper lanes, laser tag and karaoke under one roof, with a party package that comes with pizza and a goody bag.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingGroup bookings+3 more
The Botanist West Bridgford
West Bridgford
Seedlings kids meals bundle a snack pot, main and pud, plus Sunday roast with bottomless Yorkshires.
Birthday partiesDog friendlyGroup bookingsWheelchair accessible
The Glazey Place
Mansfield
Mansfield town-centre paint-your-own pottery - drinks and cakes while you paint; call Tue-Sat to book.
CaféBaby change
from £4Tilly Pots
Ravenshead
Ravenshead pottery and multi-craft studio - crafts from £4, book a table online, pottery parties published.
ToiletsFood on siteCafé
Tumble Town Play Centre
Nottingham · ages 0-8
Session soft play and role play in Arnold (NG5) for ages 0-8, with cafe, under-5s area and booking recommended.
Baby changeBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+8 more
from £15White Post Farm & Zoo
Farnsfield · ages 0+
Farm animals, keeper talks and tractor-trailer rides around the site, open daily from 10 to 5.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor play+6 more
Ye Olde Bridge Inn
Oxton
A dog-friendly country pub near Sherwood Forest with a kids' play area, Sunday roasts and an outdoor cinema doing musicals.
Outdoor playFood on siteDog friendlyFree parking+7 more
from £8YMCA Climbing Centre Newark
Newark · ages 4+
Climbing in Newark with Clip n Climb, an IFSC speed wall and a 15m main wall, plus party packages.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFree parking+3 more
Good to know: party venues in Nottingham
Are any of them free?
Yes, Funstation Nottingham and Stonebridge City Farm & Gardens are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £1 at Jangos Indoor Play Centre. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Which ones are indoor?
Break Escape Market Street, Break Escape Upper Parliament Street, Carlton Forum Leisure Centre, CQB Arena Nerf Wars and 43 more are indoor, good to keep up your sleeve for a rainy day.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find party venues in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Hucknall, Nottingham, Carlton, Moira and 21 more. Every place we list is in or around Nottingham, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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