A temporary installation - only here till Sept 2012…read more ARRRRGH me harties, come yea to the bouncy castles of Dundrum and bounce till you see your breakfast again. The cost is reasonably reasonable... 5Euro per child for 1 hours bouncing, jumping and sliding. The zorbing and boating involves an extra 3 euro a pop and a bit of queuing, junior thought it worthwhile. Parents go free but it is frowned upon if they actually use the facilities (there isn't a sign specifically saying "no short, fat, balding men allowed on the bouncy castle", but it is implied).

My companion here suggested that the Pirate Village should have an 'Adult Only' session after the…read morekids go home... bringing me to my only gripe with this place- that the grown-ups can't go on any of the cool stuff! Apart from that however, this is an unusual and entertaining way to amuse younger children for an hour or so. Conveniently located in Dundrum town centre, it costs €5 per child, with its adult(s) going free. A session is about an hour long. So, you enter into a 'pirate village' themed maze of bouncy castles, little slides, giant slides, boat-bumpers etc, etc... with staff members shouting, 'Arr me hearties!!...' The kids go demented. Now, if you could just lock them all in for an hour and come back afterwards... A point to note is that some of the things have a 5-10 minute queue and a few extra quid surcharge. We brought my three year old godson, who loved it, despite getting trampled on in the various bouncy castles by some bigger kids. He went on the smaller slide about 20 times, a boat ride (didn't want to get out of it!), and the giant slide, which he really enjoyed despite finding the 5 minute queue a little frustrating. Bribed by chocolate to get back into his buggy at the end, he then collapsed in an exhausted heap (could I jump up and down for an hour? Doubt it!) and we returned him to his mother, who'd had a coffee and stroll around the shops unencumbered by a hyper child. Then we went for a well-earned and much-needed pint round the corner.

We would go back in a heartbeat. Over the years we have been to the junior side and loved it. We…read morejust went to the older kid side (ideal for 5+). Incredibly engaging for all the kids and the adults. Spent 6hrs and still have more to see and do. While we were there, kids kept saying how much fun it was and changing what their favourite activity or exhibit was. Staff were all super and great with the kids and explaining different tasks or suggesting what to check out. Highly recommend going!

Enjoyed the powertrip overall but worker Theo was EXTREMELY and unnecessary rude to me and wouldn't…read morelet me enjoy the trip. I think he needs to stop being so rude to people and if he's like this all the time I would be extremely concerned. He also kept giving me bad looks and was making faces which seemed very unprofessional. I hope he was just having a bad day and that he's not always that grumpy. After I left I felt very disrespected and it ruined my day. Callum

We are visiting this area and I'm very pleased to find out how much it has to offer. We've been…read morestaying at Crown Plaza Hotel for 8 weeks with two small kids and this park pretty much saved my sanity lol I wish I knew that it has great jogging trail I would have brought my gear. The play ground is great and it's perfect place to wear out your kids. It has stuff for big kids and play set for toddlers, obstacle course and a big double sandbox and a zip line!. There are toilets on play ground they rarely have toilet paper or soap but at lest bathrooms are there. There is a skate park and areas to play ball. Also there is a dog park, sadly we have no pets but it looks nice a big from afar. And everything pretty well taken care of. I definitely recommend this park!

I've lived in Dublin for a year and did not know about this park until a couple weeks ago after we…read morebought a car and started to really explore the area. This park is absolutely amazing. The playground is out of this world. There is also a skate park and lots of walking paths. It is a wonderful area. If you're driving, there is ample parking in the parking lot and by bus, I think you can take bus 37 or 39 (towards Ongar) from Dublin. I believe there is a stop right by the park. Also, this park has a sandpit, so bring your shovel and bucket! You can see the huge castle slide from the road and your kids will love the zip line! It's a very cool park.

Very good! Really enjoyed all the routes I did. Way more use of arêtes than I'm used to, which was…read morea fun change. So many different wall orientations too- made for a great variety as well. The drop in coaching classes seem like they'd be super helpful as well, not something I've seen before- definitely wish they had this at gyms I was able to go to regularly. Color grading for all the routes via their holds was exceedingly helpful, made it really easy to find problems to do.

Writing this review is very difficult for me, not in an emotional sense but because I've been…read moreclimbing a lot lately and it has led to a condition I call, dinosaur hands. For those of you not familiar with dinosaurs or hands it basically means that my hands are feeling very floppy. Holding a pint of Guinness last night took considerable effort and grip revision. To the uneducated eye some may think that I am overtly expressive in a camp theatrical way with my flailing hands. But enough about my hands, what about the wall? €8 to go each time. €5 one time only membership. Plenty of walls of all different intensity levels for you to practise on (bouldering not rock climbing). They have a free drop in class every Monday for beginners. It's not in the sexiest of locations but the inside is very well done, you can get coffee and parents etc can chill out in the seating area and look on. If you are OK with heights and falling from heights give it a go. If you're not you are more than welcome to watch my hands go dinosaur like as I fall from a height. I think that would be very rewarding for those of you that don't like me.

Absolutely scandalous that the difference in price between a one year old who is walking compared…read moreto a one year old who isn't walking is 5 euro. It's 2 euro for a child who isn't walking, and seven euro for a child who is? Tell me how that makes any sense? On top of that, you are not allowed bring in any food or drink from outside, yet they charge close to 3 euro for a scone. There is no one monitoring the areas to ensure the children are age appropriate and so the one year old accompanying me was bombarded my big 3- 5 year olds in a space that said under 3 only. Not worth the money.

Nice kids soft play area in a good location, adjoining the Dundrum shopping centre. Reasonable €7…read morefor entry, during busy times you may be asked to stay only 90 mins but this has never happened to me. Plenty of variation on the the play side of it, and also there's only one way in & out so no risk your little ones will get lost.

Great park. Mix of walking, running, bike and dig park. Well maintained and lots of parking. They…read morehave started on some building restoration along with some wildlife flower seeding.

I'd not return here, unless I've had no other options for my child to hang out and have this type…read moreof fun. Staff is friendly and helpful. Just the place itself has worn out especially upstairs area. Total wreck or dumpster I'd say. The annoying thing right of the bat was a sign up requirement. You got to go on a computer and enter your and your child's personality information, contacts, address. I think it should be (or is?) illegal. Going your and kid's name if fine, but the rest nah. Major annoying thing inside is this horrific alarm sound. I thought there was something wrong. Maybe fire or other emergency. Apparently that sound is for happy birthday and such celebration announcements. Seriously, get rid of that. Place is not too spacious so can get crowded. They do good job with serving food and all sorts of cakes. Not sure if you can buy them there or need to bring your own.

not impressed at all. The place is dirty and any of the 3 times ive gone with the kids the staff at…read morethe check in desk are not very pleasant. i was told i would not be allowed in with any food. i have a toddler that likes to eat fruit healthy snacks etc and all they have to offer is chips, sausages, cakes and fizzy drinks etc. i wouldn't mind paying for their food if i had a healthy option. i will not be going back

Great fun for our two year old and for adults as well. Our little one enjoyed the junior section,…read moreand the section for older kids and adults looked wonderful. We will definitely go back!

I brought my niece and nephew (five year old twins!) here a few weeks ago. I was not too sure what…read moreto expect but I had heard good things about the place and it seemed like a good idea for occupying two energetic children for two hours on a rainy day! The building looks amazing from the outside, very impressive architecture and its distinctiveness is reflected inside the building once you enter. It cost us €34 for two five year olds and two adults which I thought was a bit much, I didn't expect the adult and child price to be the same. Adults are encouraged to go in and play with their children which is great but there are attendants walking around keeping an eye on the children also (for when you want a rest!). The "museum" is laid out in different areas, there is a kitchen, a construction area, a TV studio, an art room and lots more... running through the centre of the building is a climbing frame which was the biggest attraction for my niece and nephew, it certainly provided exercise for the parents that were running up and down the stairs trying to keep track of their climbing kids! The boy and girl I brought also loved dressing up in the TV studio area, they even got their faces painted after a bit of a wait. Although there were lots of children in the building I never felt that any one area was too crowded which was good, although there were queues for things such as the face painting. There is an area that is provided for babies but in my opinion the section is very sparse and did not have anything that would entertain a very young child for very long. I only saw one baby there during my visit and he didn't look too happy! I don't think that Imaginosity would hold the interest of older children either, I think a child over the age of eight or so would get bored fairly quickly because these days children I know above the age of eight are not as interested in "playing house" or "make believe" and that is what Imaginosity is all about. There is a restaurant where you can get some refreshments but I found it to be very expensive, if I were to go again I would definitely bring my own drinks and snacks for the children. All in all it is an entertaining place for children (it even disguises a bit of education in fun), it is unique and I do not know of any other place like it in Dublin. In my opinion it is suitable for children between the ages of three and eight but outside of these ages you are wasting your money. Also I would maximise the value for my money by only having one adult for a group of children rather than an adult per child like we did. Oh, and don't wear heels!

Big open park without much by way of features. Parks really are a mood thing. If you want a nice…read morewalk, stroll, or search for inner peace then, by all means, piss off up to Stephens Green or Merrion Square. But if you just want to kick a ball about then come here. It's big, open and mostly flat.

Very open. Playground not much the pond is a good place to go and see the ducks and the kids live…read moreto feed them. It is not really a day out but amazing for a picnic in summer with a great location everybody's a winner

Had my little boys birthday party in go kids go yesterday,the staff,Lisa the manager,Lara at the…read morefront desk where so accomodating,friendly and went above and beyond,the staff upstairs where so good with the kids and efficient,couldn't do enough for us,so thank you all the staff you are amazing

I had booked a party room for my sons first birthday, and to say the least it didn't even feel like…read morea party as we were rushed from putting up the decorations and having the birthday cake, my baby was asleep and they had brought in the cake also I had called in earlier to see if I'd be able to get the room a lil earlier and if I could get my balloons pumped they confirmed yh we have someone special who sets up the room, when it was time to blow the balloons the girl in the room advised that they don't have a balloon pump so she starting blowing them up one by one but still wasnt all the balloons only around 7 from a pack of 50, the minion room was sooo small also, when I was booking over a month before the date they said that the room is big and can fit a lot of high chairs total lie, I also feel like they had definitely overbooked the day because of how fast they were trying to get us out of the room, I had asked for a Mickey mascot which had only come in for a few minutes, they had seen my son was asleep but they still decided to turn the lights off and bring in the cake while my son was still asleep !!!!!! instead of giving me more time cause I was already trying to wake him they just went ahead and did what they wanted cause they needed the room for another party, terrible customer service i would never go here again and would never recommend it, couldn't even enjoy my sons first birthday in peace without having dif staff members coming to me all the time saying they need the room and all this utter rubbish, very understaffed aswell, don't know any staff members name as they never introduced themselves either, just started talking how is this even a party venue I don't understand just very stressful and not satisfying in any way shape or form.