Jungle Jacks Soft Play At Eldon Leisure Newcastle

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* Jungle Jacks Soft Play has now shut down* 

The summer holidays have been a bit of a washout here in the North East with lots of rainy days and not many sunny days. I have discovered a brilliant new place right in the heart of Newcastle that will appeal to children young and old, the newly refurbished Eldon leisure complex. 

Situated upstairs in Eldon Square the centre has been part of a £3 million development project which includes an upgraded gym, 8 lane ten pin bowling alley, Vertigo climbing area and Jungle Jacks soft play as well as two cafes. We were invited to try out the new facilities and we decided to try out the new soft play, as my baby and toddler adore trips to the soft play.

 My first impressions of the soft play were that it is just the right size for young children as it is not too big and not too small, making it perfect for children to run around whilst parents can keep a close eye on them. 

The soft play is bright and colourful and very clean. When you enter there is a small cafe to the left serving drinks and snack and tables dotted around the room close to the equipment so you can see what your children are doing. 

There was a small baby area which consisted of an enclosed padded play area with a few toys in and a small ball pool.  My 11 month old son loved this area and he happily sat in the ball pool for half an hour playing away. 

There is a toddler area which again is on padded mats and this had climbing frames, tunnels and slides as well as some activities for little ones to enjoy. My toddler loved jumping along the stepping stones and running around the maze area under the climbing frame.

Towards the back of the room is a big play area for slightly older children which consisted of climbing frames, slides, tunnels and play equipment. We visited on a weekday morning and Jungle Jacks was fairly busy but we were still able to get a seat and play on everything.

I really liked the fact that the soft play is for under 8s only as I often find that if we visit soft plays it can be full of older children running around and my toddler gets knocked over or can't get on anything. Jungle Jacks is a great place to visit if you have young children.