Adventure Mini Village
ENTRY
from £3.50
SETTING
Indoors
BUGGY FRIENDLY
Yes
What it’s like
A shoes-off mini village of role play rooms, from a vet clinic to a pottery kiln, booked in two-hour sessions.
This is a village built for pretending. Kids clock in for shifts as a vet, a dentist, a shopkeeper or a barge captain, moving between themed pods like the Old Vic Theatre, a pottery kiln and a café that serves proper Staffordshire oatcakes. There's a library corner for a quieter moment and a dedicated Staffordshire Barge area for the babies, away from the bigger role play scenarios happening elsewhere.
You book a two-hour slot, and it's genuinely a slot, not a rough guide. Peak days run three sessions, off-peak term time days run two, and the site is shut on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during term time. Booking ahead is essential; if a session's full, they won't let you walk in, so don't turn up on spec expecting a squeeze-in.
Online prices beat walk-in ones by a couple of pounds either way, £9.50 against £11.50 for a child, so book from home rather than at the door. Shoes come off before you go in, no outside food is allowed, and the on-site café is reserved for ticket holders only, serving pizzas, paninis and speciality coffees on actual Staffordshire pottery. Parents stay onsite for the whole session, which makes sense given the amount of role play needing an audience.
Pushchairs get stored outside the village itself in a monitored but not-liable-for-loss area, worth bearing in mind if you've got anything valuable stashed underneath. The whole place is built with wheelchair access in mind, ground floor reception, accessible pods and a lift to extra toilets upstairs. Parties start at £18.50 a child including food, with their own dedicated party area if a birthday's coming up.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Advance booking essential. Walk-ins not permitted once sessions are fully booked
- Parking
- Free for up to 30 mins. £3 up to 2 hours 15 mins (typical for AMV sessions)
- Food
- On-site café serving continental breakfast, paninis, pizzas, sandwiches, cakes and speciality coffees including babycinos
- Pushchairs
- Must be stored in designated area outside village
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair accessible village, ground-floor reception, all play pods designed for wheelchair access, designated disabled toilet with ramp
- Getting there by bus or train
- Stoke-on-Trent train station. Then bus 25 to Hanley, then bus 4 or 4a to Festival Park (taxi max £6)
- Parties
- From £18.50 per child including food
- Booking online saves you a couple of pounds per ticket compared with paying at the door
- Pushchairs are stored outside the village and it's not liable for anything lost or stolen from that area
- Buses 4 and 4a run direct from the city centre if you're not driving
- Tickets can only be transferred, not refunded, so double check your date before booking
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
£9.50 for a child and £3.50 for an adult if you book online, a bit more at the door: £11.50 and £4.50. An adult with a baby in arms is £6 online or £7 walk-in.
Do we need to book ahead?
Yes, it's essential. Sessions fill up and walk-ins aren't accepted once a slot is full.
How long is a session?
Two hours. Sessions run three times on peak days and twice during off-peak term time weekdays.
Is it open every day?
It's closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during school term time off-peak days.
Can we bring our own food?
No outside food or drink is allowed. The café is for ticket holders only and does paninis, pizzas, cakes and babycinos, all on Staffordshire pottery.
Is there a baby area?
There's a dedicated baby play space in the Staffordshire Barge, separate from the main role play areas.
What's the parking like?
Free for the first 30 minutes, then £3 up to about 2 hours 15, which covers a typical session, or £6 for up to 10 hours. You can pay by card, coins or QR code.
Do we need to take our shoes off?
Shoes come off before you enter the village.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
The village is wheelchair accessible throughout, with ground-floor reception, accessible play pods, a disabled toilet with a ramp and lift access to other toilets.
Can parents leave for a bit during the session?
Parents are expected to stay onsite for the entire session.
What do parties cost?
Parties start from £18.50 per child including food, held in a designated party area. You'll need to contact them directly to book one.
Can we get a refund if plans change?
Tickets are non-refundable, but they can be transferred to another date within 6 months if you give 24 hours notice.
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