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Explore our soft play castle, with rope bridges, climbing walls, lookouts and a slide to whizz back down to the drawbridge. Our centre has been enabled by the generous donations from The Lottery, SLDC, Frieda Scott Trust, Kendal Lions, Cumbria Community Foundation, Kendal Integrated Care and more. Outside In has been setup as a registered charity we would welcome further contributions.

Outside In is a charity-run play centre in Kendal, Cumbria. We are a community group of parents and people who want the best for children and families both here in Kendal and elsewhere throughout Cumbria and the South Lakes. We welcome everyone to our centre to play and have fun, relax, learn, share, socialise, get active, feel looked after, cared for and cared about.
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Outside In is a charity that began life as a community group made up of parents and local people wanting the best for children and families here in Kendal. We welcome families to our centre to play and have fun, relax, learn, share, socialise and get active. A safe and warm place where everyone is welcome at any time of the day (though we do let our staff go home at 6pm!).
I didn't, perhaps, realise just quite how much work would be involved in settling up the centre but we have made it after 3 years of very hard work! My children are 3 and 5, I am a veterinary surgeon and will be seen teaching children about animal anatomy and husbandry and bandaging in the role play vets from time to time.
Andrew, our centre manager, has worked in catering for the past 20 years and has recently had the experience of running his own pre-school children's activity classes. Hiya, I'm Claire, I have always lived in Kendal and have worked in many local childcare settings. I spent most of my time with younger children and babies and I adore providing opportunities for them to discover their own way in the world.
This fantastic version fo Kendal Castle made by Tigerplay packs a lot into the area. Swoop down on the spiral slide, climb up the climbing wall, balance across bridges and ropes, boing high on the trampette, climb up inside our giant tree and across onto Ye Olde Kendal rooftop walkway where you can learn a bit about Kendal's history.
We offer children's themed parties. We offer two packages for parties, each lasting 1.5 hours. The basic package includes entry to the play area, a reserved party table with unlimited soft drinks and water, and a buffet meal with sandwiches, crudites and dips, fruit, crisps/snacks, sausage rolls and cakes and ice cream.
Reviews (15)
Lisa Curwen
Lisa Curwen
Dec 21, 2021
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They fit 8 of us in for a last minute Christmas party and easily catered for children with an intolerance. Fantastic value in a great atmosphere.
Victoria White
Victoria White
Nov 30, 2021
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Had the most perfect visit this morning, can't believe it was our first one but certainly won't be the last. Highly recommend!
Samantha Rippingale
Samantha Rippingale
Nov 18, 2021
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Visited whilst on holiday with my 5yr old daughter who loved it. Food and drinks are a great price and it was very clean. The lady on today was cleaning constantly. Highly Recommend. Would visit often if we were local
Charlotte Firn
Charlotte Firn
Nov 17, 2021
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What a fantastic play centre. Well designed and thought out. My 4 year old and 1 year old had a brilliant time visiting the library, the shop, cooking dinner, going to the vets, the post office and of course the soft play. Thank you for an amazing morning.
Mark Hadfield
Mark Hadfield
Oct 31, 2021
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Brilliant place to come with a child. Great to spend and hour or two having a cuppa while they play.
Harriot Oconnor
Harriot Oconnor
Oct 29, 2021
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If you are planning on coming don't bother. First time and an awful experience. Firstly leave your pram outside, so if you need the loo and you little on isn't mobile, I hope you can hold it. Had to ask for a clean high chair. Had to Ask for the table to be wiped from the session before. Toys in the under 2's area had rust on them and the batteries had ran out, i doubt they had been cleaned in a while, which made me feel like I didn't want my little one playing with them. Everything seemed hard work for most of the staff, bar one. There was a party on whilst I was in, and not enough seats for the
Philip Foxe
Philip Foxe
Oct 21, 2021
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Visiting from London with four year old granddaughter. Pouring rain all day. Took a while to find this place online. Glad we did. Easy to book. Very reasonable price. Helpful staff, good safe facilities. All the kids seemed to be having a lot of fun! Coffee and cake if required with comfortable seating for adults. Recommended.
Victoria Upton
Victoria Upton
Oct 15, 2021
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Very clean. Great interactive play including soft play and role play. Great cafe with amazing range of food/snacks for adults and children.
Kieron Banks
Kieron Banks
Oct 10, 2021
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Amazing place and supurb staff. Clean in-between visitors. Customer service was excellent, Everything was excellent and the kids absolutely loved it. Highley recommend going. Value for money.
Emma Hayes
Emma Hayes
Sep 12, 2021
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We love it here. Great fun for the kids. Friendly staff. Super clean. Tasty well priced snacks. We would definately recommend.
Claire Shepherd
Claire Shepherd
Aug 13, 2021
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Great indoor play area, some traditional soft play and also some role play, including a post office, library and restaurant, and a vets. Lots of lovely home-baked cakes and wonderful Farrers teas and coffees.
Rachel Perrier
Rachel Perrier
Aug 05, 2021
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What a lovely place! There's a great range of play activities for younger children - indoor play, outdoor play and role play activities. My children loved the pretend post office and vetinary practice! Thank you for a great morning and delicious homemade cakes 😊
Tanya Peters
Tanya Peters
Aug 03, 2021
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This is such a lovely asset to the community. The kids love coming here and it really stimulates their imaginative play. The staff are so welcoming. My son has also being going to the Tuesday club here (a special needs club) and they absolutely love it. I hope it continues in September.
Sara-Louise Hoque
Sara-Louise Hoque
Jun 15, 2021
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Lovely place to come with the children. Lots to explore too. Kids loved it
Jo Magean
Jo Magean
Jun 05, 2021
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We had a great time here. Perfect for little ones to explore. The staff were so friendly and more than happy to help.