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SPACE Cheshire

Chester
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Chester

What it’s like

Soft play, messy play and role play sessions built around a sensory room rather than a big frame to climb.

This is soft play with the volume turned down. Instead of a three-storey frame to conquer, the draw here is the sensory room, plus soft play built to be accessible, messy play, art and craft, and role play set up alongside it. It suits a child who'd rather squish paint between their fingers or potter through a dressing-up corner than queue for a slide.

The mix is the point. You've got messy play and art and craft for the child who wants their hands busy, role play for the one who wants a story to act out, and the sensory room itself for a change of pace when things get too much. Because the soft play is described as accessible, it reads as a space built with a wider range of children in mind, not just the ones who can barrel around a normal play barn.

It won't suit every family and that's fine. If your child needs the big physical stuff, the running and jumping and climbing, this isn't that kind of session. But if sensory overload is normally the thing that ends a day out early, a room designed around exactly that problem is worth having on your list.

Facilities

Indoor play
Sensory room

Plan your visit

What do kids actually do there?

Sensory room play, soft play that's built to be accessible, messy play, art and craft, and role play. It's set up as a mix rather than one big activity.

Is it just for younger kids?

There's nothing in what they list that pins it to one age group. The activities on offer, sensory play, messy play, role play, tend to suit primary-age kids and younger rather than teenagers.

Is this the kind of soft play with a big frame to climb?

No. The accessible soft play here sits alongside the sensory room and messy play, so it's built for a gentler, more varied session rather than one big climbing structure.

Do I need to book ahead?

Get in touch with them directly to sort a visit, there's no booking link to go through online.

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