Help- anyone know Castleford area?

SquishTheWhale · 4 Nov 21, 04:50 PM

Hi all
Going to wedding in Sherburn in Elmet on Saturday, will be driving up the A1M. Looking for somewhere nearby where we can let the feral toddler run off some steam between the car journey and the wedding. Any ideas?
Ideally a park with lake/good playpark, or somewhere indoors that has a play area. I can see there's a shopping outlet at Castleford, does it have any kind of play area?
Would prefer within a 20 min drive of Sherburn and no further north!

novocastrian · 4 Nov 21, 05:51 PM

xscapeyorkshire/attractions/leisure

plenty of activities here next to the outlets

xplore is a soft play i think

SquishTheWhale · 4 Nov 21, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by novocastrian

xscapeyorkshire/attractions/leisure

plenty of activities here next to the outlets

xplore is a soft play i think

Thank you I'll check if you have to book. So annoying everywhere wanting advance bookings when you don't know when you'll arrive!

ccleveley · 4 Nov 21, 06:42 PM

Hi- RSPB Fairburn Ings is nice if the weather is ok (doubtful though) - rspb.uk/reserves-and...fairburn-ings/

or Kidszone Play Centre in Garforth isn't far (10 mins) kidzoneplaycentre/

Have a great day.

Young Pooh · 4 Nov 21, 09:24 PM

If you're coming off the A1 towards Xscape, then Pontefract Park is just at the other side of the M62.

It's a decent sized open park with the race course running round the outer edge, a lake in the middle plus a kids playground. Good for a runaround.

Bolto6 · 4 Nov 21, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by SquishTheWhale

Hi all
Going to wedding in Sherburn in Elmet on Saturday, will be driving up the A1M. Looking for somewhere nearby where we can let the feral toddler run off some steam between the car journey and the wedding. Any ideas?
Ideally a park with lake/good playpark, or somewhere indoors that has a play area. I can see there's a shopping outlet at Castleford, does it have any kind of play area?
Would prefer within a 20 min drive of Sherburn and no further north!

Haha, I grew up in Sherburn!

There is a huge field, Eversley Park and there should be a playground there. The car park for the park and community centre is opposite Aldi.

Weddingnyc · 4 Nov 21, 11:52 PM

Xscape has Xplore indoor play area, great for a toddler and to grab a coffee.
The outlet has a small play area but all outdoors.

SquishTheWhale · 5 Nov 21, 11:31 AM

Great thank you all. Lots of options so we can decide on the way based on weather!

4 Nov 21, 04:50 PM	#1
	4 Nov 21, 04:50 PM SquishTheWhale Imagineer
SquishTheWhale Imagineer Join Date: Mar 18 Location: Milton Keynes	Help- anyone know Castleford area? Hi all Going to wedding in Sherburn in Elmet on Saturday, will be driving up the A1M. Looking for somewhere nearby where we can let the feral toddler run off some steam between the car journey and the wedding. Any ideas? Ideally a park with lake/good playpark, or somewhere indoors that has a play area. I can see there's a shopping outlet at Castleford, does it have any kind of play area? Would prefer within a 20 min drive of Sherburn and no further north!

4 Nov 21, 05:51 PM	#2
	4 Nov 21, 05:51 PM novocastrian Imagineer
novocastrian Imagineer Join Date: Aug 14	xscapeyorkshire/attractions/leisure plenty of activities here next to the outlets xplore is a soft play i think

5 Nov 21, 11:31 AM	#8
	5 Nov 21, 11:31 AM SquishTheWhale Imagineer Thread Starter
SquishTheWhale Thread Starter Imagineer Join Date: Mar 18 Location: Milton Keynes	Great thank you all. Lots of options so we can decide on the way based on weather!