LONDON'S BEST SOFT PLAY CENTRES

The Capital's Best Soft Plays, as Nominated by YOU for the Time Well Spent Awards 2025

Soft plays are a squishy, technicolour rite of passage for all sprogs - and parents.

But don't hurl your child into a ball pit before checking out London's ultimate soft plays, as nominated by our readers for this year's Time Well Spent Awards.

The winning, padded kiddie Mecca will be announced in August.

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Kidspace

Known as "the Rolls Royce of play areas" this sprog wonderland contains one of the largest soft play frames in the world, as well as climbing wall, mini Go-Karts, a dedicated Toddler Village, a soft ball firing arena, interactive sand box and digital Draw Alive game.

Kidspace Croydon, The Colonnades, 619 Purley Way, Croydon CR0 4RQ

Hullabaloo at The Sherriff Centre

This utterly unique soft play is set within the spectacular surroundings of West Hampstead's St James Church.

For a more zen and aestehtically pleasing foam fun experience, parents can enjoy the gothic setting alongside cake and coffee from the cafe - the church also houses a Post Office and stationery shop. It even serves booze...

Hullabaloo, St James Church, 2 Sherriff Rd, London NW6 2AP

Ding Dong Fun Bus

A Double Decker which doubles as a soft play? Hold our children back.

Readers nominated this family-run attraction in their droves - it has climbing frames, slides, ball pits and is specially tailored for children from toddlers up to 125 cm in height.

Ding Dong Fun Bus, Selby centre, Selby Rd, London N17 8JL

Inflata Nation

This GIANT inflatable arena is bulging with bouncy slides, a helter-skelter, inflatable obstacle course, a GARGANTUAN Ball Pit Lagoon - a sea of colourful balls surrounding the towering Ballcano. There’s even a small island where kids can climb, jump, and explore, plus Ball Pit Blasters - a zone for a friendly ball pit cannon battle.

Inflata Nation, Unit 1, Colindale Retail Park, 355 The Hyde, Edgware Road, London, NW9 6TH

Gambado Centre

Chelsea's soft play behemoth boasts a massive play frame, dodgems, carousel, sensory room, their famous tiger slides and a big cafe for you to sit back and watch it all from.

Gambado, 7, Station Court, Townmead Rd, London SW6 2PY

Sammy's Soft Play

Soft play and zen are rarely words used in the same sentence - but this badboy is housed at Yogarise, where kids can play in a clean, relaxed and superior soft play, while parents relax on comfy sofas with smoothies or good coffee.

Sammy's Soft Play, 27 Beethoven St, London W10 4LG

Sobell Leisure Centre Soft Play

This shiny, new, multi-level soft play has climbing frames, colourful ball pits, fun mazes, a UV jellyfish area, Go-Karts, tree and volcano climbing, interactive screens, games, slides and a tree house. It's clearly made a big impression since opening, judging by your nominations.

Sobell Leisure Centre Soft Play, Tollington Rd, London N7 7NY

Babylon Park Soft Play

As well as housing London's first ever underground theme park and indoor roller coaster, this futuristic wonderland also boasts two space-themed soft play zones, which our readers say is out of this world.

Babylon Park, 8 Castlehaven Rd, London NW1 8QU