Cornwall’s best indoor and soft play areas

Cornwall boasts an impressive number of indoor soft play areas where you can enjoy a coffee and catch up with friends while the kids burn off excess energy climbing, sliding, jumping and playing.

Not many things beat a trip to a soft play center for little ones, jumping over obstacles, playing with toys and bonding with other thrill seekers. So when the rain comes and you’ve run out of ideas, a visit to a soft play center in Cornwall can be very worthwhile indeed.

From huge leisure centers to tiny cafes, climbing walls to trampolines, here’s our expert guide to Cornwall’s best indoor and soft play areas. Did we miss any? Tell us your favorites and why in the comments.

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Destroy the roof, Penryn

Kids can enjoy the mega play frame, slides, climbing wall, ball cannons and astrological slide or try their hand at laser tag. Adults will want a coffee and a snack in the cafe.

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Ferdi’s indoor game, Helston

Expect ball pools, cannons, tunnels, rope walkways and swings in the main play area, while the toddler arena has a horse carousel and giant puzzles and it’s all inside Flambards.

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Jungle Jacks, Newquay

A purpose-built 1,700 square meter play area has climbs, a rope bridge, astra-glide, crawling tubes and a spiral tube. There is plenty of seating and a well-stocked cafe.

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Base Camp, Portreath

It has more than 2,000 square meters of soft play, including a climbing wall, three floors of ball pools, slides and other play activities.

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Pirate Pete’s, Newquay

Located in the Atlantic Reach complex, this soft play area allows children to enter the huge pirate ship, with a maze of tunnels and walkways with nets, princess bouncy castle and ball pits.

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Roarsome Play, Redruth

This soft play center has a large number of bouncy and bouncy castles – including a 15-foot slide, as well as a climbing frame with slides and ball pool and a trampoline.

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PlayZone, Penzance

This soft play area in St John’s Church has a climbing frame, slide, bouncy castle and ball pit.

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iBounce Cornwall, Bodmin

Open year-round, bouncers can launch themselves on a giant air bag, enjoy activity zones and stunts, and play light games of chase. It also has a separate soft play with life-sized dinosaurs and ice age animals.

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Kidzworld, para

Open most days, this venue has a range of activities including ball pool and soft play with an Astra slide with three lanes and slides.

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Venue, Bude

Enjoy four levels of fun with an eight meter high Demon Drop, Black Hole Twister Ride, Rockin’ Roller Ride and interactive sounds and lights.

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