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8 Best Activities In Chorley

8 family-friendly attractions in Chorley, Lancashire

If your children are under five, Chorley is better supplied than towns twice the size. Four listings are play centres pitched squarely at that age, and seven of the eight have indoor space.

Clown Around, Cheeky Monkeys Chorley, Tiny Rockers and Playmates Childrens Play Centre cover the pre-school years between them. The Alabaster Jar Paint Your Own Pottery gives the same age group something to do sitting down.

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For older children the list thins out quickly, and only two listings have outdoor space, which is worth knowing before you plan a summer day around the town. The rest of Lancashire picks up the slack.

Visiting Chorley with kids: FAQs

Which play centre suits a toddler rather than a school-age child?

Tiny Rockers and Cheeky Monkeys Chorley sit at the younger end from what the listings show, while Playmates Childrens Play Centre and Clown Around cover a wider age spread. All four are indoor-only. If your child is at the stage of climbing everything in sight, ring ahead and ask about the height of the frames.

What is there for children who have outgrown soft play?

Battlefield LIVE Pennine is an outdoor listing and the best fit for that age, giving older children a game with teams and rules. GameX Chorley is indoors and covers the gaming end of an afternoon. Duxbury Golf & Games Family Park carries indoor and outdoor space, so it works when a family cannot agree on a plan.

Where can we get outside?

Only two of the eight Chorley listings have outdoor space, which is the weak point of the town. Duxbury Golf & Games Family Park and Battlefield LIVE Pennine are the two. On a good summer day you may be better served by the wider Lancashire pages than by the town's own list, and there is no point pretending otherwise.

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