I recently had a question from an NHM Reader that I asked the NHM Community to help with: “Does anyone know of any play cafes, or alternatively cafes that have entertainment/ toys for little children?”
Many thanks for your replies, listed below in no particular order.
Please bear in mind that listings may change in subsequent years, but hopefully they will still be a good base point for your own research.
NHM Readers Recommend: Play Cafes and Cafes with Toys
Tracy said “Hook garden centre has a nice play area and cafe.”
Lottie said “Love the garden centre in hook. “
Kelly-Lauren said “Hook Home & Garden Centre, Come along to my session there! Jiggy Wrigglers Basingstoke & Surrounding Villages”
Andy said “Little Roses on the road to tadley is neat.”
Catherine said “Little Roses at Elm Park Garden Centre have toys upstairs”
Katie said “Little roses at Elm Park garden centre has a little play area upstairs for children. And it’s usually fairly quiet.”
Catherine also said “ More of the Good Stuff in Dummer have a fenced off area within the tea room full of toys”
Ellie said “More of the good stuff at dummer farm has a lovely area”
Andrea said “More of the good stuff cafe in Dummer.”
Samantha said “More of the Good Stuff , Dummer ….. amazing cake and a secure play area for little ones.”
Emma said “Active Tots is good if your kids are under 5”
Sarah A said “Beware – they have to be under 4 and not higher than a meter. Was turned away by my taller than average just turned 4 year old when I had my 2 year old and 6 month old in tow”
Lottie also said “Cafe in the park in beggarwood has lots of toys”
Andrea also said “Beggarwood community centre.”
Lottie also said “Bit further but the treetops cafe at Redfields garden centre in fleet is lovely too”
Sarah S said “Redfields garden centre has a little play area in their treetops cafe upstairs”
Michelle said “Rosie and Bean in fleet is fab!!! Worth messaging their Facebook to book a table as they are very busy in the mornings”
Kate said “The Overton Coffee Shop has children’s books/toys and a little table”
Abigail said “The Tea Bar in Basingstoke is a lovely independent coffee shop/cafe. They do all sorts of food and they have loads of toys for toddlers and kids to play with”
Ruza said “Wellington farm shop has an outside area with a great adventure house, some animals to look at and inside a small selection of toys and books for use.”
Stephany said “Proteus has a little toy corner”
Michelle also said “On a sunny day, Lasham Gliding Centre has a great play park, cafe/restaurant plus you get to see all the gliders and planes”
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