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The Wee Village

A hand-painted role-play village near Ballyclare, with an outdoor area and a cafe for you.

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2 hrsHow long
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The Wee Village — A hand-painted role-play village near Ballyclare, with an outdoor area and a cafe for you.

  • Little ones sorted — Weekday toddler sessions are reserved for 4-and-under, quieter and less crowded.
  • The café for the grown-ups — On-site cafe with locally brewed coffee and homemade traybakes; a snack is included for your child.
  • How long & cost — Around 2 hours (90-minute session plus cafe time); Check current ticket prices on their site, they change. One adult included per child; pre-walkers under 1 free with a paying sibling; family discount for 3+ children.
  • Getting in — Book sessions online in advance; capped at 16 children per session.
  • Socks — Not confirmed online; grippy socks are common at play centres, so bring a pair to be safe.
  • Parties — Private hire and themed birthday parties available, contact the centre for packages.
Plan your visit

Booked indoor role-play sessions + cafe

This is a role-play village, not a climbing-frame soft play. Kids work the farm shop, beauty salon and construction site instead of clambering up a frame, and there's an outdoor area with a mud kitchen and teepee tent too. Sessions run 90 minutes, are capped at 16 children to keep it calm, and you book online ahead rather than walking in. Your ticket includes one adult per child plus a complimentary snack for the little one, and pre-walkers under one go free with a paying sibling. Prices change, so check the current ticket on their site before you go, and a socks rule is common at play centres so bring a pair to be safe.

Indoor role-play Outdoor area Ages 0-11 Cafe Booking needed Free parking
Good to know before you go:

Soft play and role-play centres run toddler mornings, holiday sessions, sensory hours and birthday parties; check their own pages for current times and prices.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 🧦Grippy socksA pair of anti-slip socks per child — most centres need them on the frame, and often for adults too.
  • 👕A spare topBall pools and big slides make for warm, mucky kids — a change of top saves a soggy drive home.
  • 💳Card or cashFor entry and the café — the coffee is the grown-up reward.
  • 🚰A water bottleClimbing and sliding is thirsty work, and there is a wipe-down at the end of it.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Cost
Check current ticket prices on their site, they change. One adult included per child; pre-walkers under 1 free with a paying sibling; family discount for 3+ children.
Best for ages
0-11, strongest for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers
Under-3s area
Weekday toddler sessions are reserved for 4-and-under, quieter and less crowded
Socks policy
Not confirmed online; grippy socks are common at play centres, so bring a pair to be safe
Cafe / food
On-site cafe with locally brewed coffee and homemade traybakes; a snack is included for your child
Booking
Book sessions online in advance; capped at 16 children per session
Parties
Private hire and themed birthday parties available, contact the centre for packages
Opening
Weekday toddler sessions arrive from 9:30am, play to 11:30am; weekend sessions also run. Check current times before you go.
Parking
On-site parking with step-free access at the rear
How long to allow
Around 2 hours (90-minute session plus cafe time)
Address
29B Deerpark Road, Ballyclare, BT39 0RH
Questions

Before you go

How much does it cost?
Check current ticket prices on their site, they change. One adult included per child; pre-walkers under 1 free with a paying sibling; family discount for 3+ children.
What ages is it good for?
0-11, strongest for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers
Do we need grippy socks?
Not confirmed online; grippy socks are common at play centres, so bring a pair to be safe
Do I need to book?
Book sessions online in advance; capped at 16 children per session
Is there somewhere for the little ones?
Weekday toddler sessions are reserved for 4-and-under, quieter and less crowded
Getting there

The Wee Village is at 29B Deerpark Road, Ballyclare, BT39 0RH. On-site parking with step-free access at the rear. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About the centre

The Wee Village is an indoor role-play centre on Deerpark Road near Ballyclare, set in the countryside between Doagh and Parkgate and about seven minutes from the Templepatrick M2 offslip. Owner Victoria hand-paints the themed scenes, which rotate through ideas like Peter Rabbit, Paddington and dinosaurs, and the centre markets itself as Northern Ireland's only role-play centre with an outdoor play area, complete with mud kitchen and teepee tent.

Sessions are deliberately small, capped at 16 children, and the on-site cafe holds a Very Good food hygiene rating from its 2023 inspection. The centre draws families from Ballyclare, Newtownabbey, Belfast, Antrim and Ballymena for play sessions, toddler mornings, private hire and parties.