I've bought a number of Chad Valley toys over the years. For the most part, they've proved to be just as good quality as their branded counterparts but costing a fraction of the price. For years, Chad Valley products were exclusive to Woolworths stores but, fortunately, many items are now available in Argos, including this pop up play tent which is currently available for £10.79 (April 2011.) I have, however, been informed that the current version has been 'redesigned' and is now made from a different material and doesn't sound as well-built as the original design that I own. Our tent was originally purchased from Woolies several years ago, alongside the ...  Read the complete review

Before I go any further I'm going to point out that this tent was bought on the back of reading several reviews on various websites. Unfortunately the design of the tent has changed considerably since those reviews were written and had I known about these changes I would not have bought this particular tent. ==Let's Go Camping - A Parent's View== This tent was purchased in conjunction with the matching tunnel approximately a year ago, taking advantage of Argos' two for fifteen pound offer. When purchased separately it retails for £10.79 in Argos, but is still included in the offer, making it a relatively cheap purchase at £7.50. The tent itself ...  Read the complete review

My son was actually bought the Chad Valley pop up tent by his grandparents for his first birthday in part of a set where he received the pop up tent, a play tunnel and another tent type part but which had no sides to it so to speak and was just basically a cube with holes in every side to crawl through and things. The tent is still at my son's daddy's house and he plays with it from time to time even now and he is almost six. The tent that my son was bought was a red and yellow somewhat triangular tent which is made out of material. It came packed in a cardboard box and was neatly folded in there...until we pulled it out that very first day of course! The ...  Read the complete review

We bought the chad valley pop up play tent for my daughter this summer. she loves playing with tents in general and we had purchased a house shaped tent but it was a pain setting it up every day and we couldnt leave it outside due to the lovely windy summer we had this year. this is what made me decide to buy this. we purchased the tent for £14.99 and then the tunnel to attach which was £9.99 if i remember rightly. the tent comes in a round zip up bag which is great for storage. our tent is yellow, green and blue. colours do vary but this is the most common. from taking the tent out of the pack, to setting up took around 5 seconds. its amazing, you just let ...  Read the complete review

I love this tent as it literally took two minutes to set up and it was ready to play with. It's one of those tents that just pops up and it folds back down again for easy storage. The tent comes in a 17 inch round cover, they are both made from 100% nylon. The tent is suitable for ages 2 and over so my son at 8, was probably a bit big for it but that didn't stop him from having fun with it with his 2 year old little sister who is was originally intended for. The tent is very brightly colored with a front Opening door, which can be held back with the attached Velcro straps, plus a round side opening, which can also be held open with the Velcro ...  Read the complete review