Trampoline Parks in Merseyside

Merseyside has four proper bounce venues and one arcade that sits in the same listings. Two are in central Liverpool shopping centres, one is out at Speke, one is in St Helens with free parking. The real dividing lines are your child's height and age, and whether you are booking a party.

Flip Out Liverpool, inside Clayton Square Shopping Centre, enforces a 120cm height requirement on most main attractions, so anyone shorter is limited to the toddler soft play. Playdays and Runways describes the arena as split into zones, with a 65ft donut slide, wipeout course and climbing frame reached by steps down from the trampolines. It notes that non-bouncing adults need a spectator ticket. Gravity MAX Liverpool, in Liverpool ONE, is a different proposition: bowling, go-karting and arcade alongside the trampolines, so mixed-age families can split up and meet on the rooftop terrace. Bear in mind go-karting runs adults and children together. Reviews praise the variety but raise service and staff issues.

For birthdays, Air Unlimited in Speke and Air Nation in St Helens both draw repeated praise for hosting, with Air Nation's manager and staff singled out for organisation and the venue rated clean, with fresh, halal food. Air Nation suits confident bouncers of five and over; its toddler section is compact, and adults supervising on the main floor pay an hourly fee. Air Unlimited covers toddlers to teens but reviewers flag toilet and cafe hygiene during busy periods. Playdays and Runways lists both among its picks near Liverpool and notes Air Unlimited requires its own grip socks.

FunBox Liverpool is card-based arcade gaming, best for 8 to 14 year olds, and has only a handful of reviews so far.