4 yr old birthday party , venue ideas please, islington, hackney & central london

[happylarryslittlesister]

hi there,
ds turns 4 in may, last year did the bouncy castle at clissold leisure centre, lots of fun, since then we've been to 4 more of those so need somewhere new!

any ideas please??? around 20-25 children plus parents and babies so need a venue with space!

TIA

zoomaround?

Zoomaround has been closed for a couple of years .... Will put my thinking cap on ....

How about the Castle on Regents Canal in Camden - it's just reopened and is pretty big (although may be a bit too big for your needs). May be a little far for you too ...

Will have a think

Highbury Roundhouse? www.highbury-roundhouse.org.uk/index.php

Sorry - here's a link to the Pirate Castle too

Pirates Playhouse on Green Lanes?

They do a party package with food as well....

St Matthias Church hall, on Wordsworth Rd, N16 - large church hall with space for a small bouncy castle. I can also recommend Mr Marvel entertainers

Corams Fields (near Russell square/Great Ormond Street Hospital) - great, enclosed park with loads of play equipment. I think you can also rent out a room there. Parking is free nearby on a Sunday.

Coram's Fields

Mr Marvel

Pirates Playhouse

Thanks for all your suggestions! have managed to get the highbury banstand! mr marvel looks fab!

Goodo ! - Mr Marvel (in common with lots of entertainers) not cheap, but I 've only had that sort of party once for each DS.

Glad you avoided Highbury Roundhouse. Utterly grim. Pirates Playhouse depressingly filthy too, I hear from recent visitors.

Have a lovely party! 25 kids

mr marvel called me last night at 7pm, he started to launch into his speel about his packages and i had to cut him off as i needed to get the boys in bed as 15 month old was copying his brother and about to launch himself from the sofa! ufortunately he's not called me back although he said he would!! have no tel number for him so will see... so far to be impressed!! lol

agree pirate playhouse is grim and filthy... not been to roundhouse!

friend is having ds party at corams fields april, so don't want to steal her venue iykwim!

Hope Mr Marvel is OK - this was a couple of years ago. Their website has got flashier, I notice

oh dear,shame about Pirates Playhouse. DS had his 8th birthday there and it was fine, but clearly a couple of years of grime must have accumulated..

Saw this guy recently in North London. Very enthusiastic and really worked the crowd. I imagine his act would go down quite well with 4 year olds.

magic sam

Ok, I'm reviving this thread because I need ideas for a party venue. I go through this every year Life would be simple if I had summer kids!

I need:
winter venue
accessible on public transport North or central London
suitable for 4-7 yr olds
cheap

One yr we took a gamble and had a bouncy castle in the garden after school in midwinter, dont want to chance that again, although we were lucky with the weather!!
Also, no Macd's, done that. No soft play, its too expensive and I hate it!I've got bowling in my head as a back up as its the cheapest option, but I just think some of them are too young to enjoy it much; there's alot of waiting round for turns!

There's the Talacre Treetops soft play at the talacre sports centre - free parking in side roads and pay and display and they have a separate party room for birthday tea, so usually an hour or so in the soft play bit then all kids go to the room. works really well. also on the overland line.