Things to do with kids in Chorlton
Chorlton gives you several different shapes of family outing without making every trip a big day out. Start with stories and a book browse at the Carnegie library on Manchester Road, head to Chorlton Park for its children’s play areas, or choose a creative class at The Edge. For babies and toddlers, Little Werbs combines play, crafts and songs with time for grown-ups to chat. School-age children have drama and music options, plus outdoor forest-school and sports-and-stage holiday clubs. Around Chorlton Green, the artisan market adds a different kind of outing on its advertised Saturdays: stalls, live music and room to pause on the green.
Pair Chorlton Library or a creative class at The Edge with outdoor play in Chorlton Park. Babies have play-and-song groups; school-age children have drama, forest-school and holiday-camp options.
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Chorlton gives you several different shapes of family outing without making every trip a big day out. Start with stories and a book browse at the Carnegie library on Manchester Road, head to Chorlton Park for its children’s play areas, or choose a creative class at The Edge. For babies and toddlers, Little Werbs combines play, crafts and songs with time for grown-ups to chat. School-age children have drama and music options, plus outdoor forest-school and sports-and-stage holiday clubs. Around Chorlton Green, the artisan market adds a different kind of outing on its advertised Saturdays: stalls, live music and room to pause on the green.
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Outdoor play
We Are Adventurers holiday forest school at Brookburn Primary School
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Chorlton
5–11 years
Bushcraft, den building, campfire cooking and seasonal outdoor adventures for children aged 5–11.
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Full programme detailsWe Are Adventurers holiday forest school at St John’s RC Primary School
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Chorlton
5–11 years
Bushcraft, den building, campfire cooking and seasonal outdoor adventures for children aged 5–11.
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Full programme detailsSport & movement
Rocket Sports, Stage & Solve at CHS South
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Chorlton
Year 1 to Year 7
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Full programme detailsPlaces to visit
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Chorlton Library
Chorlton
Browse books together in Chorlton’s Carnegie library, with a term-time storytime for younger children.
Chorlton Park
Chorlton
Play areas, ball games and community gardens make Chorlton Park an outdoor option for children aged 12 and under.
12 and under
The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
Chorlton
A neighbourhood theatre with youth drama, music classes and a café, including lift access to its first-floor theatre.
Addresses for your route
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- Chorlton Library
Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9PN
- Chorlton Park
Nell Lane, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7UD
- The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre, Manchester Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 9JG
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Chorlton with kids: parks, stories and creative days
Chorlton gives you several different shapes of family outing without making every trip a big day out. Start with stories and a book browse at the Carn…