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Holy Trinity, South Wimbledon

Holy Trinity Church, 234 The Broadway, London SW19 1SB

Perfect venue for a children’s birthday party. Smallish, but that’s what you want. Not big and echoey. Wheelchair ramp access, clean, good kitchen. Lovely people are managing the hall. No car park and only a couple of spaces may be available around the back of the church. Check this with the vicarage.

St Mark’s Church Hall

Compton Road, Wimbledon, SW19 7QA

Great hall. Just a few parking spaces outside the venue. Please save me one 🙂 Other on-street parking, but limited to 2 hours

Wimbledon Park Hall, 

170 Arthur Rd, London SW19 8AQ

A brilliant hall for children’s birthday parties. Easy ground floor access, good toilets, clean. Downsides: no car park. Not many spaces outside. Better on Sunday as parking free. Kitchen very small.

South Wimbledon Community Centre

78 Victory Rd, London SW19 1HN

Please avoid booking the party in the halls listed below. They are very echoey and the sound bounces around the room, creating a “ball of noise”. This makes the show difficult to hear and can be uncomfortable for both children and parents.

Earlsfield Library

276 Magdalen Rd, London SW18 3NY

A bit echoey but has air con so great for summer parties. Tricky to park. Free on street at weekends but very busy.

St Luke’s Church Hall

Strathmore Rd, London SW19 8BZ

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Surrey Event Venue for Corporate Events Conferences Meetings

Priory Farm Estate, Sandy Lane, Redhill, RH1 4EJ

Lloyd Hall

Brickfield Rd, Outwood, Redhill RH1 5QX

Nutfield Centre – Conference & Banqueting Suite

Nutfield Lodge, Nutfield Rd, Redhill RH1 4ED

Colman Redland Community Centre 

Colman Redland Centre, Croydon Rd, Reigate RH2 0NA

St Luke’s Church

5 Church Rd, Reigate RH2 8HY – 

Nice small hall. But quite small. Good for a part of up to 15 kids: 

Banstead United Reformed Church

Woodmansterne Ln, Banstead SM7 3EX

Great venue for a children’s birthday party. Big car park. Easy access for wheelchairs and push chairs. Big kitchen. And very clean. 

The Westcott Village Hall

1 Institute Rd, Westcott, Dorking RH4 3NP

A little hard to find. Could do with a bigger clearer sign on the street. Great venue for a children’s birthday party. Good size hall with small stage. Big car park and great kitchen facilities. Lots of chairs and tables. Could be a little cleaner. (2020)

Please avoid booking the party in the halls listed below. They are very echoey and the sound bounces around the room, creating a “ball of noise”. This makes the show difficult to hear and can be uncomfortable for both children and parents.

St Philip’s Church Reigate

102 Nutley Ln, Reigate RH2 9HA

North Holmwood North Holmwood Village Hall

Spook Hill, North Holmwood, Dorking RH5 4JP

Woodmansterne Village Hall, Banstead 

24 Carshalton Rd, Woodmansterne, Banstead SM7 3HR

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They are great fun for family events (with supervision for safety). But from my experience from entertaining at over 1000 birthday parties, when there is a bouncy castle, there are almost always children in tears and frequent accidents on them and they suck the joy out of the party. This firm of solicitors even has a page on their website just for dealing with bouncy castle injuries.

When I run a party, I have great control of the children and my reviews often comment on how amazed they were at the focus of the children I had. This is something I’ve developed from years of experience. When it comes to bouncy castles, nobody is really in control of the children and things often turn to chaos.

The companies drop them off unmanned and parents never seem to know how to manage the children. They all get on it at once and all the parents are stressed waiting for their little one to get bashed by a bigger child. At the last party where I did a show with a bouncy castle, a child was climbing onto the high sides of it (usually happens when the castle doesn’t have a roof) with a hard floor to the side of it. There were no mats on the side. I told the mum of the party, and she told the mum of the child climbing; to which she just laughed and let her daughter repeatedly climb there.

I want my parties to be brilliant fun and everyone super happy and to leave with big smiles.

If you are having a bouncy castle, the following guidelines are good to follow from this excellent article in The National Library of Medicine “Are inflatable play structures really safe for our children?”:

1. ” There should be responsible adult supervision, paying close attention to the children at play at all times during its use.
2. The equipment should be set up, operated and supervised by the hire company’s own staff.²
3. A rotation system for different age or size groups should be used, together with the observance of an age limit for users. There are special inflatables available for adolescents and adults.
4. A safety distance of 1 m to 2 m should be kept around the facility, leaving the entrance and exit points free at all times. At the access to the bouncer, there must be a ramp that covers the entire width of the entrance arch. Likewise, there must be some type of material that cushions possible falls, such as mats or foam. A simple carpet is not enough; also, curbs, benches, trees or other accessories should not be present in that area.
5. The number of children using the bouncy castle must be limited to avoid overcrowding. This will allow each child to have safe space to play in.^13,14
6. It is forbidden to climb and/or hang from the walls of the inflatable.
7. Children should not be allowed to use the bouncy castle in adverse weather conditions such as high wind or in wet weather (inflatables can flip over and slippery surfaces may cause injury). It is recommended to deflate the installation when winds exceed 45 km/h.
8. All children must be made to remove footwear (always wear socks).
9. Removal of hard or sharp objects such as jewelry, buckles, pens and other similar pocket contents.
10. The castle must be adequately secured to the ground and sited away from obstacles such as fences or overhead power. They should be regularly inspected while in use.”