Fun Barn

The Bury Lane Fun Barn is a fabulously large, purpose built indoor soft play for children from 0-10 years old. All soft play sessions are available to book 7 days in advance.

Soft Play

Bury Lane Fun Barn is a fun-filled farm-themed, indoor soft play Fun Barn for 0-10 year olds with slides, tunnels, swings, interactive activities and lots of space for your children to explore and unleash their imaginations.

Our brilliant soft play zones, with a separate gated area for the under 5s, are perfect for children to express themselves and release some energy. Adults can join in the fun and everyone can enjoy drinks, cakes and freshly prepared food from the in-house cafe.

THE BEACH @ BURY LANE REOPENS ON FRIDAY 29TH MARCH 2024!

The Beach

Bringing all the fun of the seaside to the borders of Hertfordshire and South Cambridgeshire, The Beach @ Bury Lane is our exciting and unique children’s adventure zone for ages 0-10 years. Children can roam between the indoor soft play and the beach outside as they wish.

The Beach @ Bury Lane is open seasonally from spring until autumn.

Sensory Room

In addition to our main soft play space, we have a state-of-the-art interactive sensory play zone to stimulate the senses in a gentle and stress-free way for babies under 2 years and children with additional needs under 10 years old. The Sensory room is a self-contained ‘passcode access only’ soft play space within the main building of the Fun barn soft play centre.

A maximum of 12 people (including babies, children and adults) are allowed in the Sensory Room at any one time, with a minimum of one adult/maximum of two adults per group, during a 2 hour+ session.

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Fun Barn Parties

Celebrate your child’s birthday at Bury Lane Fun Barn, soft play centre. The Fun Barn is the perfect place for a children’s party with four party rooms available, for between 10 and 40 children. Best suited for children up to 10 years old so they can make the most of the adventure play.

Please note that only food prepared by our kitchen is to be served at our children’s parties (with the exception of the child’s birthday cake) and alcohol is not allowed to be brought in for adult consumption.

Food for all

Within our soft play zone, the Fun Barn has a fabulous in-house cafe where you and your children can enjoy freshly prepared food to replenish your energy.

Enjoy a wide ranging menu of delicious snacks, meals and drinks suitable for children and adults using high quality, fresh ingredients; including many from our Farm Shop. For last food orders please see the board situated by the till. 

Relaxed Sunday sessions

We are delighted to confirm that our Relaxed Sunday Sessions for children with additional needs and their siblings can be booked online 7 days in advance of the session. The next scheduled sessions are 24th March and 28th April 2024.

Things you need to know

At Bury Lane Fun Barn we know that sometimes a few helpful guidelines can make all the difference to guarantee a fantastic family trip, so please read the information and our Terms & Conditions below to help you get the most out of the Fun Barn

1. Relax

Bury Lane Fun Barn is all about having fun with your kids and relaxing whilst they have fun, so please do enjoy our hospitality, treat yourself to a coffee and make the most of it.

2. Watch

Your children are your responsibility – whilst there are always staff on hand in the cafe and around the Barn to help, it is your job to make sure that your children are where they need to be and playing safely.

3. Dress

Socks must be worn at all times by children and adults using the play equipment and no shoes are allowed in the play areas. Our slides are fast so friction burns can happen; to help avoid this, we recommend that parents make sure their childrens’ arms and legs are covered before using the slides and play area. Please note we recommend that children are over 5 years old to use the large slides in the main play frame.

4. Contact Us

We know how much goes into planning an outing with the kids and that the smoother it goes, the happier everyone is. So, please do call or email us with any questions (or just drop in to the Fun Barn when shopping at Bury Lane Farm Shop) to make sure you have the info you need.

5. Take Care

We’re all about fun times to remember. Please encourage your children to consider the enjoyment of others they are playing with and share – aggressive behaviour and bullying will not be tolerated and may result in guests being asked to leave immediately.

To enjoy the Fun Barn soft play, we strongly recommend guests book a timed session especially during weekends and school holidays. Walk-ins may be available at quieter times however these will be entirely at the discretion of the Management and subject to the maximum capacity allowed.

All adults must be accompanied by at least one child, we cannot accept adults only bookings. The first adult per booking is free, any additional adults must be booked in and paid for.

We would ask you to promptly leave the Fun Barn at the end of your session time for cleaning to take place. All personal belongings must be removed from the Fun Barn at this time.

All bookings can be made up to seven days in advance.

The soft play and indoor seating areas will be closed to all guests between session times to allow for essential enhanced cleaning.

There will be adequate indoor seating for everyone who is booked into a Fun Barn session however should you need an Accessible table, please email funbarn@burylanefarmshop.co.uk. All special requests will be considered but cannot be guaranteed.

Food can be ordered from the Fun Barn kitchen from 9am to 4:30pm (Mon-Sat) and 10:45am-3:15pm (Sun), but cannot be ordered between sessions when cleaning is taking place. Cakes and drinks are available until 30 minutes before the Fun Barn closes.

Food and/or drink bought in the Farm Shop or elsewhere may not be consumed in the Fun Barn or Beach @ Bury Lane.

Please remember that socks must be worn on the equipment at all times, for both children and adults. We always have socks available to purchase should you forget to bring your own.

  • Additional Terms and Conditions are on our online booking page of our website
  • Socks must be worn at all times by children and adults using the play equipment and no shoes are allowed in the play areas. We do have socks for sale if you forget yours.
  • All adults must be accompanied by at least one child or part of a group attending with children.
  • All children must be supervised by an adult aged over 18; it is that adult’s responsibility to ensure the welfare and location of the child. Bury Lane staff will monitor the safety of the area and supervise first aid facilities but not the children themselves.
  • No food, drink or chewing gum to be taken into the play area. Only food and drink purchased in the Fun Barn cafe may be consumed in the Fun Barn or on The Beach.
  • Only goods which have already been paid for in the Farm Shop may be brought into the Fun Barn (however please note that food/drink bought in the Farm Shop may not be consumed inside the Fun Barn or on The Beach). If you’d like to spend time in the Farm Shop then please do so either after you and your family have enjoyed the Fun Barn or whilst another known parent / guardian is watching your children play…and if you would like us to help with anything at all, please just ask!
  • Height and age restrictions are in place for everyone’s safety and will be enforced by Bury Lane staff where necessary, the upper age limit for children is 10 years old and the maximum height limit is 1.6 metres tall.
  • As it is a soft play area please remove sharp objects such as watches, jewellery and belt buckles to help ensure the safety of your children and our equipment.
  • Personal belongings are the responsibility of the parent/guardian and must not be taken into the play area. Bury Lane cannot accept liability for theft or loss.
  • Children who are not feeling well are not allowed to use the play equipment.

Find Us

Bury Lane Farm Shop, A10 By Pass, Melbourn,
Royston, Herts, SG8 6GT

01763 260 418

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Please note that Sat Nav may take you to an incorrect address, follow the brown road signs on the A10 to Bury Lane Farm Shop. If you are heading north on the A10 from the A505, you will find us approximately 1.5 miles from Royston on the left-hand side.

Fun Barn
Session Times

Monday - Friday (term time only)

9:00 - 14:00 / 14:45 - 17:15

Saturday (and school holidays)

9:00 - 11:15 / 11:45 - 14:00 / 15:00 - 17:15

Sunday

10:45 - 13:00 / 13:45 - 16:00

Bank Holiday hours may vary

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