Right on the ocean Adventure Land has been here as long as I can remember. One great thing about…read morethis place is that over the years that i have been going to SouthEnd this place has grown and modernized. Plenty of things to do for kids of all ages from coasters, sk8board ride, arcades, small kiddie rides, gokarts, souvenirs. They also have a great food stall serving fresh espresso based coffee which was welcome on a frosty morning. And on that cold windy morning, the place had plenty of people to keep the place buzzing.

Fantastic staff great food places clean well run I buy…read moreyearly tickets for my grandchildren and they are mixed age group they all love it there A great day out for the whole family

Finding somewhere for the kids to blow off some steam can be a little tricky in Southend. Timbuktu,…read moreis an indoor activity fun zone tucked away on Aviation Way a stones throw from the airport. The place is spotless, and well worth a visit, could not fault the offer, 2 hours of continuous play on a three level climbing activity zone. The staff could not do enough and the venue although hidden away must be popular as the kids parties were being lined up. Do understand the parent who brings the kids is left to mull over life in a yawning chasm of screaming party kids. So the better the surroundings the better, the staff cleaned and kept things moving, in fact the speed they operated and did 3 or 4 jobs at once would have made them an impressive team cleaning a hospital. Cost under a tenner for two kids for two hours with drinks, food not included.

Timbuktu is now under new management and I think is now called Tumble Totsthe place is nice and…read morenearly cleanthe under 2 area lack toys or at least some new ones! too many over 2 come to play with the little ones and that needs being constantly around. The main play area is large and clean and kids love it. The tumble tots program is brilliant for little ones and they seem to thoroughly enjoying it. Coffee and tea very average - biscuits selection is awful and food iswell not worth mentioning it.

This is a huge soft play area with well defined sections for younger and older kids. It is well…read morestaffed, and they are really vigilant and put an immediate stop to any over-boisterous, potentially dangerous behaviour. It's got everything you would expect of a soft play area - huge slides, a rope swing, climbing wall, ball pit all on different levels. The equipment, seating areas and snack bar are exceedingly clean and well maintained. They have a lot of seating for parents - I particularly like the comfy sofas! - and a snack bar selling chocolate bars, drinks, etc but they also do really nice lunches at reasonable prices - home-made soups, pies, and a selection of sandwiches and salads. This is an equally great venue for a few hours to let the kids run around like crazy things or a birthday party.

In my opinion this is the best soft play / adventure play place in the area. The main play area is…read morechallenging enough for children to want to run about in for several hours, but accessible to 3 yr olds during the school week. The under 4s area is the best I have seen - again providing challenge along with fun activities e.g. ball pool, little tikes cars, baby walkers. Monkey Bizzness is well designed so that parents can sit at tables and watch their children. Although the table area is crowded it means there is always somewhere to sit, even at busy times. There is an extensive menu offered which had healthy and tasty food for adults and children as well as the usual fishfingers and chips etc. It is also very reasonably priced. At peak times sessions are limited to 2 hours but this tends to be on rainy bank holidays rather than a general rule.

This is a children's play centre for pre-school children. It has a variety of play equipment and…read moreyou can easily spend a couple of hours here with your child fully occupied. The range of activities on offer include a large bouncy castle and a ball pit, trikes, Little Tiles cars, home role play area with cooker etc., table top puzzles and games, dressing up clothes, cars and train sets, slide, dolls and buggies and many other toys. There is simple seating around the edge for parents from which they can still watch their little ones, and magazines to read. There is a small separate area for pre-walkers with soft play, and appropriate toys. The centre also sells hot drinks and snacks and there is a small seating area for this, complete with high chairs. Parking is a bit of an issue but they do offer partial refund on your ticket if you use the local council car park.

Extremely disappointed in the service extended by David Lloyd. We have been members for one year…read moreand due to personal circumstances with the health of our child, decided to cancel our family membership. Despite numerous cancellation notices, they refused to accept acknowledgment of our requests. Uncaring, unempathetic and unfeeling approach to customers. I would not recommend this gym.

A fairly decent sports centre offering various workout machines as well as swimming, with very…read morepolite staff. However, the workout machines are often always in use by someone, and the selection is quite limited, probably due to the space taken up by the pools. Also, membership is very expensive, and although it's a great rival to Fitness First, it does have less machines, fewer classes, and more costly, also, a Fitness First membership can be used in most Fitness First gyms worldwide, and they have more facilities than any other gym network. If you don't do swimming and you can get to a Fitness First, it is the better choice. The staff is helpful though, and I know the gym manager here personally. If it's local to you, you've got a bit of money to burn, or you can't make it to a Fitness First, then this is definatly the place for you, and you will enjoy it, but if you're willing to look into alternatives then Fitness First comes more recommended.

Exactly what you would expect of a sea front arcade…read more It's not very big but it's full of the good old 2p and 10p machine and arcade games where you can shoot at zombies. If you don't want to spend much you can go on the 2p machines, if you want to spend more there's more expensive machine available too. Just take it for what it is, if you want high end entertainment then go elsewhere - it is an amusement arcade after all!

Yet anoher generic amusement arcade with the odd Dancing Stage EuroMix games, House Of The Dead,…read moreand the like, just like every other arcade down the seafront strip. Even at 26 though, I'm still a sucker for the old 2p machines, and me and my friends will actualy plan strategies on where to drop the coins to get more of them to fall out into the tray, so we have fun doing this, but more often or not, we'll drive to Canvey where £10 will last all of us the entire night, and not just 10 minutes like it would here.

Hi all, I am a mum…read moreof two and i recently had professor rainbows come to do my daughters 9th birthday party. She absolutely loved it! Between the balloon show, disco, face painting and magic show, the kids were never bored! They even allow short breaks so that the children can snack and hydrate. Over all it was what i hoped for and more, with the prices being very reasonable too, so that helped. Also the lady i spoke with on the phone was very helpful and informative, she clearly had knowledge on the matter and was able to advise me along the way with times and different entertainment packages they provided, until i was able to meet a decision. Also a very patient lady as i was faffing around a lot! :P Thank you to all the team at Professor Rainbows for giving my little girl a wonderful 9th birthday :)

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