For £10 per child you get exclusive use of the party room for 1.5 hours, a very good quality party tea (choice of sandwiches or hotdogs...we LOVED the hotdogs, think 'proper' sausages not those bright orange cylinders masquerading as food that kids are sometimes fobbed off with at venues) plus crisps, crudités, soft drinks and finished off with what else, but the all important ice cream! Kids go up to the indoor ice cream van in the party room and choose two (big!) scoops of ice cream and loading up with sprinkles and sauces. (It's worth adding that they're happy to cater for special dietary needs such as lollies and sorbet instead of ice cream if dairy intolerant)
There's a sound system in the room (which is just off the walk way towards the fabulous retro diner, so kids can see what's going on outside in the play area with the added bonus of being just close enough to the loos!) with music provided or if your little one has specific tastes, you can bring your own! The space is big enough to do party games if you like and there's certainly enough room to pass a parcel, pin a tail on a donkey or have a bit of a dance! The maximum is ideally 20 kids but they can accommodate more if you give a call to talk through what you want to do in advance.
We found the staff all really helpful and friendly when making arrangements and they were really good with the children. They provide printable invitations in advace and can provide balloons on the day or you can bring your own. The space can be decorated with your own decorations or banners if you want to as long as they don't damage the walls. You can also bring your own party bags, so your imagination's the limit when it comes to what each little reveller takes home. Apart from memories of a top day out in the Yorkshire countryside! It sounds cheesy but it's true; we're big fans of the Yorkshire Dales Ice Cream parlour (and our kids quite like it too!) It's clean, modern, with a really quirky style and a fantastic outdoor adventure playground that's innovative and unique to the area.
We can't say enough, that the food and facilities here are really great for kids, second to none. Oh, and for the mummies and daddies, you can bring your own cake to serve them as well as setting up a tab for adults drinks...watching the kids have fun can be thirsty work!
And if you're not considering it because your child has a winter birthday, they promise us that with the new indoor play facilities parties can continue through the winter months! The whole new undercover play area features four new wooden play structures - a fire truck, a school bus, digger and truck plus new ride-on trikes for the little ones! For the bigger thrill-seeking kids there's a massive straw adventure with rope swings, slides, tunnels, climbing and rope ladders. Sounds fab to us!
To book your party (min £50 deposit) or to find out check out their website www.yorkshiredalesicecream.co.uk or call them on 01756 710685.
