Mill End Community Centre
BEST FOR
Ages 0+
ENTRY
from £2.50
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Rickmansworth
What it’s like
A £2.50 drop-in play session on weekday mornings, plus toy borrowing for £7 a year and free tea and coffee on Wednesdays.
Stay and Play is the main reason to put your shoes on: a drop-in session with Little Herts that runs weekly from 4 November, 10.15 to 11.45. That's 90 minutes, and £2.50 a go. For a baby or a toddler who just wants soft things and other small people to look at, that's a fair morning out, especially as you don't have to commit to a term.
The Toy Library is the bit worth knowing about. Membership is £7 for the year and you can borrow everything from puzzles and games up to big items for parties, which is the clever answer to a birthday you're hosting yourself. It opens on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 9.30 to 11, so check which Wednesday you're in before you set off. Alongside that there's Baby Sensory and Sing and Sign classes (Sing and Sign Stage 1 is currently sold out), children's classes, Noble's Gym Club, and a half term camp mixing singing, dancing and drama with arts and crafts.
Food is simple and genuinely cheap. Mill End Café opens on Wednesday mornings and the tea and coffee are free for anyone in the building, so a Wednesday gets you the café and the Toy Library in one trip. There's also an outdoor play area if the weather behaves, and the centre itself has full disabled access and an on-site car park.
Parties are the other thing they do well: three halls, a licensed bar, a kitchen and the car park, so you can book the lot and not move the whole thing to a village hall. Watch the calendar if you're going in December. Stay and Play doesn't run on 23 or 30 December, and the centre reopens on 7 January 2026 after the festive break, with the office back on 5 January.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Babies and toddlers; the weekday drop-in suits under-fives
- Booking
- Stay and Play is drop-in. Job Club by appointment only, book in advance
- Parking
- On-site car park at the centre
- How long to allow
- Stay and Play sessions run 10.15-11.45 (90 minutes)
- Food
- Mill End Café open Wednesday mornings, free tea and coffee
- Wheelchairs
- Full disabled access
- Parties
- Three halls, licensed bar, kitchen and on-site car park available for birthday parties and private events
- Worth knowing
- Toy Library membership: borrow toys all year for £7
- Toy Library runs on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday only, so check the date before you go
- Free tea and coffee on Wednesday mornings in the café
- Stay and Play takes a break on 23 and 30 December; the centre reopens 7 January 2026
- Sing and Sign Stage 1 is currently sold out
- Job Club is by appointment only and needs booking in advance
Plan your visit
How much is Stay and Play?
£2.50, and it's drop-in, so you pay when you turn up. No need to book ahead.
When does Stay and Play run?
Weekly from 4 November, 10.15 to 11.45. It doesn't run on 23 or 30 December.
What's the toy library all about?
£7 buys annual membership, then you borrow toys, from puzzles and games up to big items for parties. It's open the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 9.30 to 11.
Is the café open?
Wednesday mornings. Tea and coffee are free for everyone, which is a nice touch when you've got a toddler in tow.
Is there parking?
Yes, there's an on-site car park at the centre. Handy for the Toy Library when you're carrying a borrowed ride-on back to the car.
Can I get a pushchair in?
The centre has full disabled access, so getting a buggy through the doors isn't a problem.
Do they do birthday parties?
Yes, and they've got the space for it: three halls, a licensed bar, a kitchen and the car park.
What about classes for babies and older children?
There's Baby Sensory, Sing and Sign, children's classes and Noble's Gym Club. Sing and Sign Stage 1 is sold out at the moment.
Anything on in the school holidays?
A half term camp with singing, dancing and drama plus arts and crafts.
Is there outdoor play?
There's a children's outdoor play area at the centre, for when it's dry enough to be outside.
What are the office hours?
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm. Worth knowing if you're ringing about a party booking or a room.
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