Urmston Books and Board Games
ENTRY
from £5
WHERE
Manchester
What it’s like
A café where you can browse and buy books, play board games over a coffee, and catch a ukulele sing-along for babies and toddlers.
This is a bookshop that doubles as a café, and the board games are just sitting there for anyone to pull off the shelf and play at the table. It suits a slow visit rather than a quick dash in and out, the sort of place you go when you actually want to sit down with a coffee while the kids get stuck into a game.
The Stories and Songs sessions are the bit worth building a morning around. There's ukulele singing aimed at babies and toddlers, and the site lists kids going free while adults pay £6. That's a decent deal if you've got more than one little one in tow, since it's only the grown up ticket you're paying for.
There's also the odd evening event for the grown ups, like the Joel Hames one at £5 a ticket, so it's not purely a daytime spot for families. Opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30am to 5pm, which rules out a Sunday or Monday trip if that's when you're free.
Food and seating are on site. Browsing books while a toddler is occupied with a board game at the next table is about as good as multitasking gets on a weekday morning.
Facilities
Need to know
- Worth knowing
- Kids go free to Stories and Songs sessions
- Kids go free to the Stories and Songs sessions, only the adult ticket is charged
- Board games are there to play in the café, not just for sale
- Closed Sundays and Mondays, so plan around a weekday or Saturday visit
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Stories and Songs is £6 for an adult ticket, and kids go free. Other evening events, like the one with Joel Hames, are ticketed separately at £5.
What do the kids actually do there?
They can play board games at the café tables, join in the Stories and Songs sessions with ukulele singing, or have a browse through the books on offer.
Is there food and somewhere to sit?
Yes, there's a café with indoor seating and food on site, so you can settle in rather than just pop in and out.
What are the opening hours?
Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30am to 5pm. It's shut Sundays and Mondays.
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