Jelly Lounge Windsor Review

Jelly Lounge Windsor is a soft play centre that I used to take Ryan to a lot when he was little, and that we recently visited for the first time in a long time.

Here’s my Jelly Lounge Windsor review, which I hope will help you decide if it’s a soft play centre you’d like to take your kids to.

In this review I’ll cover:

I hope you find this review helpful, and would love to know if there’s anything that you think I can add to it to ensure that it’s as helpful as can be.

Where is Jelly Lounge Windsor?

Jelly Lounge Windsor is located at:

29 William Street
Windsor, SL4 1BB

It’s centrally located in Windsor’s town centre, so is surrounded by shops, restaurants, cafés, and Windsor Castle.

The closest train station is Windsor Central, which is about a 5 minute walk away, and Windsor and Eton Riverside Station, which is about a 10 minute walk away.

What is there to do at Jelly Lounge Windsor?

Here’s what there is to do here:

Soft play

The soft play contains different types of equipment including: 

• Hand embroidered tree and swings
• Slides
• Mirrors
• Bouncy balls
• Bridges
• Nets
• Tunnels
• Soft stairs
• Punching bags

Climbing wall

There’s also a climbing wall before you walk through the doors to the soft play area, which is where a baby and toddler zone used to be (more on that in lowlights).

You have to pay extra for this, but I’m not sure how much because I couldn’t find anything about it on Jelly Lounge’s website, and when I enquired about it during our visit, the staff member I spoke to didn’t know the prices.

Food Options

The food options at Jelly Lounge Windsor are really good.

Their café is chef led, and the food on offer is farm to table so it’s fresh, locally sourced, and changes with the seasons.

There’s hot and cold drinks, meals, snacks, and gluten free options available.

You’re not allowed to consume your own food or drinks on the premises, and everything is cashless.

Facilities

Jelly Lounge Windsor has step free access, baby change, and accessible toilets.

There are also many tables and chairs to sit on, and everything was very clean.

Party facilities

Jelly Lounge Windsor has party rooms in the soft play area.

Their parties include:

• Party hosts
• A range of food
• Up to 45 minutes in the soft play section
• Party bags
• Personalised décor

Opening times

On the day we visited the centre’s opening hours were: 

• Monday, Tuesday closed
• Wednesday, Thursday 10am – 6.30pm
• Friday, Saturday 10am – 6.45pm
• Sunday 10am – 6.30pm

Ticket prices

At the time I visited ticket prices were:

Holidays, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 

• Babies under 6 months with a paying sibling free
• Babies under 6 months without a paying sibling £8.00
• 6+ months £8.00
• Adults £2.00

Wednesdays and Thursdays

• Babies under 6 months with a paying sibling free
• Babies under 6 months without a paying sibling £5.00
• 6+ months £5.00
• Adults £2.00

You need to book in for a session, which lasts an hour.

At the time I visited session times were: 

• 10.15am
• 11.30am
• 12.45pm
• 2.00pm
• 3.15pm
• 4.30pm

Jelly Lounge Windsor also offer annual membership for £600 per year, or a We Love Loyalty Scheme, which is £36 per year.

Parking

There’s no onsite parking, however there’s a lot of nearby parking within walking distance, the closest is William Street Car Park, SL4 1BB.

How long you’ll need for your visit

You can only stay for your booked session, which is one hour.

What age is Jelly Lounge Windsor suitable for?

There’s no recommended age on Jelly Lounge’s website, but in my opinion this centre is suitable for kids aged 2/3-8.

The soft play contains equipment that needs to be climbed on, which may be hard for children under 2 to do on their own, so adult help may be needed for younger kids.

My thoughts on Jelly Lounge Windsor

I think this is an okay soft play centre for older children, but in my opinion isn’t one that I would return to multiple times due to the amount you pay for the time you get.

Additionally, the removal of the baby and toddler zone means I can’t take my younger son there just yet.

I’ll discuss these things in more detail below.

However, in terms of location, you couldn’t ask for better, so you can combine your visit with a shopping trip, café stop, or park play to make it part of a Windsor day out.

Highlights

This soft play isn’t very big, which is a highlight for me because it means that I can sit anywhere within the centre and still see Ryan.

It’s also extremely clean, there’s lot of tables and chairs, the food is really nice, and the location is the best of any soft play centre I’ve been to so far.

Lowlights

There used to be a baby and toddler zone here, which had tables, chairs, highchairs, toys, and cushions that babies and toddlers could play in.

It was a zone that I used to take Ryan to all the time when he was a toddler and he loved it, because it was small and really well stocked with age appropriate toys.

This zone has been replaced with the climbing wall, and I couldn’t’ see if it had been moved elsewhere.

This means that in my opinion the soft play centre isn’t suitable for babies, so I don’t think the cost for under 6 months olds is justified. There’s nothing for them to do to warrant having to pay for them.

I also think that a 1-hour session isn’t long enough, most soft plays I’ve gone to have at least 1.5 hour sessions.

I hope you’ve found this soft play centre review helpful!

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