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5 Easy Autumn Crafts for Kids

When the September weather starts to get a little chilly, it’s time to start planning those cosy autumn crafts for your Little Pirates. We’ve put together a list of our favourite crafts and DIYs to help you celebrate the autumn season in style! So grab your PVA glue, finger paints and paper – it’s time to get crafting!


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Get To Know Our Teddy-Tastic Bears

As many of our lovely Little Pirates will know, Teddy-Tastic parties are a big part of our birthday experiences at Pirates. These magical parties involved the little ones experiencing the joy of choosing, stuffing and bringing to life their favourite cuddly bears and placing a special heart inside them to keep forever. With a wardrobe full of fun costumes to dress the bears up in, it’s a great opportunity for Little Pirates to make their own best friends, and take them home for good.

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8 Tips for Nervous School Starters

Well, the time has come. So many of our Little Pirates will be starting school this September! It all starts with shiny new school shoes that look so grown up you never imagined your little one would fit into them. Then all of a sudden, it’s bookbags, hair bobbles, ties and trousers – a far cry from the homely, comfy clothes they’re used to running around in. It’s a big change for everyone, from nervous little ones to tearful big ones, and it’s normal to feel apprehensive.

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Stuck for Summer Holiday Activities?

We know the Summer Holidays are coming – and that they can feel long when do. With the little ones running around, it can definitely be a challenge coming up with new exciting activities to do each week!

So we wanted to help by putting together a list of some of our favourite Summer Holiday activity ideas! We’ve taken a lot of inspiration from our own summers, from our lovely Pirates customers and from our special Summer Pinterest board, so make sure you take note!

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Meet Our Mascots

Mickey Mouse

Meet Mickey Mouse, our favourite classic Disney mouse! He’s super friendly, loves a good high-five and is always there to make you smile! Mickey is one of the best loved cartoons in history and he’s always going to be a great choice for your next party!

Mickey Pirates Play Centre

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10 Reasons To Book A Pirates Party

We believe there are so many amazing reasons to book your next party at Pirates and we know our Little Pirates love having their parties here too! From our yummy jelly and ice cream pots (for the little ones!) to delicious coffee (for the grown ups!), our menu speaks for itself!

But if you’re still not sure whether Pirates is the right place for your next party, we’ve put together a list of 10 great reasons why you should book with us today!

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Welcome to Easter at Pirates!

This Easter at Pirates, we’ve got a lot to celebrate!


With some fun activity days coming up and a special game to be played all around the centre, it’s going to get very busy here this half term!


From our friendly Mascot Visits to Easter crafts, every day of the holidays will be filled with fun for our Little Pirates! We’ve got face painting, disco dancing sessions and perhaps even a star guest popping in to wish us all a Happy Easter this year!


We know that Easter can feel a little chaotic for mums and dads, so we wanted to help bring a little bit of fun and creativity back into the holiday again!

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Why we run Autism Nights at Pirates

We want all children to feel welcome at Pirate’s with our Autism, Asperger’s and ADHD friendly evenings!



In 2018, a national survey run by the CDC (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention) found that every 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

So we wanted to do something to help.


For over five years, we’ve been opening our doors to children of all ages and abilities, promoting our monthly Autism Nights in the centre. These specially designed evenings are there to help children with Autism, ADHD and Asperger’s to socialise in a calm, relaxed environment.


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World Book Day 2019

“All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you’re just wasting your time.”

Gangsta Granny – David Walliams


On the 7th of March, Pirates Play Centre celebrated World Book Day 2019!

We invited all of our Little Pirates to join us in a fun afternoon of games, crafts, costumes and storytelling right here at the play centre!

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