Captain Noah’s, Children’s Village, Rhyl.

Captain Noah’s is a medium sized indoor play area near the sea front. We have grandparents in the area and Captain Noah’s is one of our regular trips out when we are visiting them. There is free parking along the coast road but our son is of the opinion (which he loudly voices!) that the best place to park is in the underground car park. It’s pay and display but worth it as you get to race your siblings up the spiral ramp and the entrance to Captain Noah’s is just opposite at the top with no roads to cross.

Once inside the idea is that the children wear a coloured wrist band stating the time they arrive. Our son has so far refused to wear his and the staff are always happy to put it on one of us instead. All the staff we have encountered there have made it obvious that they understand our son’s special circumstances and are happy to make allowances.

The play area is not vast but has everything the children need. It is in the middle of the room, giving access from all sides and there are stairs at both ends so parents can get to the upper level if recue operations are called for! There is no designated area for tinies but parents can climb in with them in some of the ground level attractions, including a ball pool with a small slide.

We aim to get there when it opens in the morning and should be fairly quiet. The staff will intervene in ‘incidents’ if the parents don’t. I consider this a positive as we always supervise our children in these places but isn’t there just always some child intent on causing trouble while the parents hide behind the newspaper and pretend not to notice!!

There is a (expensive!) cafe. Unfortunately it’s become part of the routine for our three to have a kit-kat and slush puppy each within minutes of arrival!

There is a small children’s funfair close by. It’s also become part of the routine to wander up there after leaving Captain Noah’s and have a couple of rides.

Worth a visit for a nice (and hopefully tiring!) morning out.