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Ball pit/play cafe on a canal barge - mad idea or not?

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TheCatThatDanced · 02/07/2019 16:45

My DB has an idea for a soft play centre (ball pit?) cafe in a very trendy area of London which apparently doesn't have many of these.

He has a venue sourced but not necessarily a huge amount of money to fund this but has a friend who builds playgrounds, has lots of money and funds businesses sometimes.

this friend suggested putting the soft play on a barge/canal barge - they're very near canals.

Is this a mad idea or not?

Me being me can see an accident happening, e.g. child overboard on barge etc and someone else mentioned not much space for buggies on a barge. I do know there is a kid's theatre on a barge in Little Venice but I think the age going there is slightly older than toddlers, babies and under 5's.

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MyOpinionIsValid · 03/07/2019 11:14

Camden LocK has barge cafes

Her0utdoors · 03/07/2019 11:20

Not for me thanks, my children are the plummeting kind and I get bloody awful motion sickness.

TheCatThatDanced · 03/07/2019 12:00

*MyOpinionisValid - Barge cafes on Camden Lock are fine for people with or without children - parents etc choose to take parents at their own risk.

Factor in lots of excitable kids with play equipment and ball pits etc and I can just see accidents.

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