Play Factore is an indoor play area with one of the biggest slides I've seen, located next door to the Trafford Centre in Manchester
When I read that this indoor play area is suitable for up to 16 year olds and that even parents can join in on some of the fun I thought it had to be a good one to try out. Right next door to the Trafford Centre is Play Factore. It boasts its got the biggest play frame in the UK with a massive red wavey slide, which is over 40 meters long.
Top Info
•For age 6 months - 16 years
•Tesco Clubcard vouchers accepted
•Check out Groupon Deals
•Arrive early for your session as you may have to queue to get in so you don't want to loose your time inside.
•Interactive ValoJump trampolines included
•Virtual Reality Game extra cost of £5.50 per person
•Zip Wire for age 5-16, during peak times. Extra cost of £4.75
•Cafe serving main meals, cakes and drinks
•Parties packages available
•Trafford Quays Leisure Village, 7 Trafford Way, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M41 7JA
We booked on to their Sunday morning 10-12 slot. For 5-16 year olds, it's £15.95 each plus adults are £4.95. This made our family of 2+2 over £40 to visit. However, you can also buy your tickets using Tesco Clubcard Vouchers, and there are sometimes deals on Groupon. These deals can be half the price of your visit.
Once inside, there is a truly massive play area to go into. I, of course, went in too to see what it was like. It's definitely better for older children as i could climb about the areas with ease (although i dont think my knees enjoyed it).
It does also cater for toddlers, with a whole separate area for little ones with their own mini red wavey slide and play frame. for a toddler area it's a great size and plenty to play on.
There are all the usual things inside, padded things to climb over, and holes to squeeze through, but what I've not seen before is a helter-skelter slide which you actually climb up instead of sliding down. I also had to go down the 40 meter red slide, "this isn't the fastest" i thought to my self until i got over half way down and i suddenly sped up and literally squealed as i followed my 11 year old down.
The best thing in my girls opinion was the interactive ValoJump trampoline. You can bounce on one of four high-performance trampolines in front of a computer screen. You jump to select the game you want to play. Then you're transported in the screen as a character jumping on platforms or trying to hit targets. Each game is only a few minutes long, but you simply get off & join the back of the queue to have another go. This was never too busy.
You can also have a go on a Virtual Reality Game called Star Defence at £5.50 pp. Or you can take flight on their Zip Wire,which glides you from one tower to another, going across the building, travelling over the heads of all the parents.
As our session finished at 12 we just got couple of drinks and some cakes from the cake. There was a good selection of cakes to choose from. We got a caramel shortbread and a fudge cinnamon roll. Prices were quite reasonable. There was a large menu for lunches including pizzas and hotdogs and a good looking kids menu.
Press Visit Sept 23
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