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What it’s like

A community theatre putting on shows like the Enchanted Diwali Tree, with local kids in the cast and free parking for 120 cars.

This is a proper theatre venue rather than a soft play or a farm, so the day out here is a show, not a run about. The Enchanted Diwali Tree is the production the site flags up, and it uses local children as performers, which is a nice touch if your own child is at the age where seeing kids their size on stage matters more than seeing adults.

Adults are £7 and under 15s go free, which is about as fair a deal as you get for a theatre ticket. There's no booking link listed, so you'd want to sort tickets some other way rather than assuming you can just turn up on the night. Opening hours stretch long on weekdays, 6am to 9pm, though a show timing will obviously sit somewhere inside that rather than filling the whole window.

Parking is free and there's room for 120 cars, so that's one less thing to worry about on the day, especially if you're juggling a pushchair or arriving with a group. The building is wheelchair accessible too, and there's a restaurant on site if you want to make a proper afternoon or evening of it around the performance.

Weekends run shorter hours, 8am to 4pm, so an evening show is more of a weekday thing here. If Diwali season is when you're looking, this is clearly where the Centre puts its effort in, and it's worth building the visit around whichever production is actually running.

Facilities

Need to know

Parking

Free car park for up to 120 cars

Worth knowing

Under 15s go free

• Under 15s go free, adults are £7
• Weekend hours are shorter, 8am to 4pm, so evening shows are more of a weekday thing
• The Enchanted Diwali Tree play uses local children as performers

Plan your visit

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