Gambado (Watford)

Rainy day during the school break! Well that strikes Legoland and the park off the list. I've got to get this kid out of the house and out of my face. Even if just for an hour. A couple years ago I'd taken my little man to an indoor play centre in a local leisure complex (Woodside Leisure). He'd had quite a good time and I had heard that it was now under new management and much bigger so we got ready, grabbed the baby stuff and headed off in that direction. Before we left I double checked the website to make sure it was open and managed under the offers tab to print a coupon for one adult and one child for £2.40 less than normal entry price (not ...  Read the complete review

We went to Gambedos Watford yesturday, Bank hol Sunday. My six year old, OH and myself. the Centre is expensive £17 plus including registration £5. We live 45 minutes away so probably won't visit again so registration annoying. However generally good value for money as includes Dodgems and Climbing wall. Staff running these great and helpful. Soft play itself nothing special.
However let down by poor catering. I only had a coffee and bag of crisps. the coffee was a lattee but I drank only a few mouthfuls as too strong. No menus on wall or tables so clearly not promoting food. Food on show not appertising.
If nearer would visit again but too far away.

I took my 2 children here age 6 and 7, and a friend with 2 babies. When one of the babies dribbled in the baby area I cleaned it up with a baby wipe - the baby wipe was black, as were my children's white socks when we got home. We ordered food for the kids - chicken nuggets and chips - the nuggets had been out on display since we arrived, and the chips were by no means fresh. There were tables with dirty plates and old drinks on that were never cleared - even when the manager walked past. All our children vomited within 12 hours of their visit! There was not even still water to drink to offer the kids. Toilets were not cleaned, such a shame for a new play centre.

Gambado is a chain of children's softplay and activity centres and they recently opened a brand new branch in Watford. So I took my kids, aged 6 and 2, and away we went to check it out last Friday. It was a holiday at my eldest's school, so we were banking on it being nice and quiet as it was a holiday specific only to their school. Location and Entry ----------------------- The centre is located inside Woodside Leisure Park, right next to the Vue Cinema. As anyone who has been here knows, parking is plentiful and convenient. We entered through the doors, to be greeted by a loud sound of applause as we walked in. The speakers near the ...  Read the complete review