Soft play areas are a necessary evil of having children. Admittedly, they are probably one of the…read moredimensions of hell too dark even for Dante's Inferno. I always leave with a horrific headache after a couple of hours in an enclosed space with the high pitched squeals of sweaty children having far more fun than is good for them. However, the silver lining to these places is the guaranteed time off resulting from the muckle nap small children will need shortly after visiting. It makes that couple of hours all worthwhile and keeps me coming back and happily handing over money. Bubbles Factory is purpose built and a really good soft play. The cafe area is clean, bright and appealing and the soft play area is well maintained and adored by big and small children alike. On this visit I ordered a coffee and empire biscuit for me and a cheese sandwich for puff. It is worth noting that a wait for food is usual but since everything is freshly prepared and there is plenty to distracted impatient children this hasn't ever been an issue for us, even on really busy rainy days. The coffee isn't brilliant, it's a machine rather than proper espresso and they do loose a star for that - proper good coffee would make me much happier here! But the empire biscuit and the cheese sandwich were very good and since puff went on to sleep for a mammoth 3 hours following our visit I'll be going back.

bubbles. its the g. its the go. its the goa. its the goat. if ur 3 years old or 69 years of age…read morethis is the place for you. just be careful on the triangles, i smashed my pinkie toe in on them once. kind regards, granny smith

We visited Northumberland Zoo with the 3 of us on a Sunday and spent a few hours there. It is a…read morelovely small zoo that has some unique animals, though, whether it is a snow leopard or the Livingstone bats. The zoo is well maintained with friendly staff and decent catering. Well worth the visit.

Now called Northumberland Zoo. This is a family run zoo and everyone is very friendly. They still…read morehave the farm side but also snow leopards, a monkey house, raccoons, lynx, scottish wild cats, an arctic fox and more. Value for money with a cafe and soft play for the kids. Well worth a visit!

East Links is a nice farm/theme park/petting zoo just outside Dunbar. You just can't miss it…read morebecause there is a large brown castle with 4 towers sporting the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish flags. They have various animals that I have never seen before like lamas, rheas, wallabies and even a highland cow! A newborn baby donkey was born on Monday and it was so cute when I saw it while we whizzed past on the train. You even get to feed baby lambs in the petting area which is the cutest thing ever! The fortress is good and has large freefall chutes going to the bottom which are really fast and I actually had to hold onto the sides to slow me down a bit! There are rat tunnels (which are very dark and scary), nets, bridges, ropes and a ramp to the top if you feel lazy. On the 4 towers, there are cannons which you can shoot tennis balls out of. There are 3 go-kart tracks, 2 of which are for small children but the one behind the fortress is for hardcore teenage drivers, like me! There is also mini golf (tokens are required to hire balls) and an indoor ball shooting arena. The prices are a bit ridiculous for the size of the place. It is about £15 per head and you will need to pay even more once you get inside (the tearoom, shops, animal feeding dispensers and golf ball dispensers charge you.) The tearoom was actually quite nice for a theme park café but the prices were quite steep! I was charged £4 for a bottle of Irn Bru and a honeycomb traybake. Ridiculous prices. The food was good though and it was the first time I had ever tasted Irn Bru. It doesn't taste as orangey as it looks. It's like Fanta with a weird vanilla twist to it. The toilets are straight ahead as you enter and they were clean with no bad smells, plenty of soap and hot water that was actually hot. The Dyson Airblade dryers worked fine too. I will be back at East Links in the summer because I didn't actually get to see everything in one day! The sweet shop on the way out is not to be missed too.

East Links farm is a brilliant, well priced day out for all the family…read more At first glance it seems quite small, but further investigation proves differently! There are animals to see, horses to feed, a train ride to be taken, trampolines to be jumped on, a hay barn to be hidden in and much, much more. You can buy animal feed and bird feed to use at your discretion I believe it was only around 25p a portion which was great. The onsite shop is small but lovely with a small range of reasonably priced items. There is a huge barn with tables for picnic consuming which is a blessing with Scotland's weather! We really enjoyed our visit and would go back any time. Highly recommended!

My four kids really enjoy visiting The Happy Castle…read more It's a soft play/climbing area which is really tall! There's a separated section for tots and a huge 'big kids' section. Parents are encouraged to use the apparatus themselves, which is always fun! The cafe is very reasonably priced and the food is average quality. Thankfully they also sell cheap pitchers of squash (the kids get through loads!).

We had been to Camperdown years ago when our daughters were still small. This time we went for a…read morequick visit on a birthday with the two of us. Camperdown remains a lovely little and unknown zoo. A nice selection of animals in nice enclosures. The bear exhibit is the star of the show, the Scottish wildcats are lovely, but the whole zoo is very much worth the visit.

WOW! What fun we ALL had here! Active Kids has quite a steep entrace fee £7 I think but you could…read morestay for hours and hours! There are big trampolines which we all had lot Situated in Stanley, about 15 mins from Perth.s of fun on, a huge fort, farm animals, ashop and a go kart area. Very child friendly.

One of the few child-designed places to take your kids near Perth. It has a cafe overlooking the…read moreplay area which is ideal for babies, toddlers and younger children. Also a huge soft indoor climbing frame and slides. Outisde is more geared to older kids with plenty of things to climb, hang on and slide down, plus gokarts. There are also a few animals - a pig, a cow, a sheep / goats, llama, horse Different rates for different areas.

Absolutely love this zoo, although it's a bit far out it's worth the journey. There is so much more…read moreto see and do here than at Edinburgh zoo. You.are able to get up close to the animals and pet them like we did with the goats and ponies. I loved the bears and watching them play fight was amazing and the parrot say 'come on then'' in a Scottish accent was hilarious and it just seems that the animals here have much more character and are well looked after which is great to see. As well as the animals there is also go karts, trails, beautiful gardens and more and it is such a fantastic day out!

I love it here - I work a couple of miles away so I bought an year's pass for £45 and now I try and…read morego at least one lunchtime a week. The zoo isn't massive but there's a lot to look at. The enclosures are big and well laid out - they all have indoors spaces so the animals can choose whether to be indoors or outdoors and there's been a lot of effort put in to making each enclosure resemble the animal's natural habitat. If the weather is less good when you go, you might find the animals huddling indoors and sometimes you won't see something if it's hiding in a heavily wooded enclosure (it took me several visits to see the Scottish wildcat) but on nicer days most animals will be outside and there's so much to see that you won't care if you miss one or two. Anyway, good zoos should be there for animal welfare first and human 'entertainment' last - this place definitely seems to follow that approach, which is why it gets a big thumbs up from me. They have a number of rescue animals - the bears and lions are all ex-circus animals who have been rescued and brought here with the help of public subscriptions. The bear enclosure is really just a massive bit of forested hillside that they've fenced off and I think it's great that these animals have such a large and natural space to wander around in. They have a few walkthrough enclosures which are fantastic and let you get a bit closer to some of the animals. There are plenty of information boards telling you what you're looking at, with details of where each animal is from and its conservation status. They have daily handling sessions (£2 extra) and feeding sessions (£5 extra) which are clearly advertised. I don't have children but the play area is massive and looks quite good fun, and the staff I've spoken to have all been really friendly too.