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The wooden pirate ship with its blue and green slides in the outdoor park at Active Kids, near Stanley.
Perthshire

Active Kids Adventure Park

A family adventure park on a farm by Stanley, north of Perth, with outdoor play, an indoor treehouse playground, farm animals and a café.

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Welcome

On a farm by the village of Stanley, a few miles north of Perth, Active Kids is the kind of place children talk about all the way home.

The outdoor adventure park spreads across the fields, with giant bouncing pillows, pedal go-karts, a zip line, crazy golf, a wooden fort and a big pirate ship with slides, plus an area just for the under sevens by the entrance. Beyond the park you can say hello to the farm animals, among them the resident donkeys, Jack and Lulu. When it rains, head for the treehouse indoor playground, with climbing nets and tunnels and a quieter space for under threes. The café sits right beside it, serving breakfasts, soups, toasties and home baking, and there's a toy shop too. It has welcomed children since 2005 and is open every day of the year except over Christmas and New Year. Tickets are sold online, and indoor play runs in timed sessions, so book ahead. Dogs stay at home, though assistance dogs are welcome.

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Before you go

Tickets are sold online; book indoor play ahead at weekends and in the holidays.

Where
Burnside Farm, Stanley, near Perth, PH1 4QB; just off the A9.
Open
Every day, 9.30am to 4.30pm indoors and 9.30am to 4pm outdoors; closed over Christmas and New Year.
Tickets
Outdoor park £12.50 a child and £6.25 an adult; indoor play £7.95 a child and £3.95 an adult; under 2s free. A £1.75 booking fee applies online.
Indoor play
For ages 0 to 12, in 90-minute sessions at weekends and in the school holidays and three-hour sessions midweek; an adult goes in with each group.
Food
A café from 9.30am, with hot food until 3.30pm; picnics are welcome in the park.
Dogs
Assistance dogs only.
Access
Wheelchair access from the car park into the indoor area and around the park, though the outdoor paths are not always flat; accessible toilets and baby changing.
Getting there
Free parking, with a few charging points. Buses run to Stanley from Perth and Blairgowrie, then a short walk.
Phone
01738 827286

Opening hours

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Monday
9.30am–4.30pm
Tuesday
9.30am–4.30pm
Wednesday
9.30am–4.30pm
Thursday
9.30am–4.30pm
Friday
9.30am–4.30pm
Saturday
9.30am–4.30pm
Sunday
9.30am–4.30pm

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Where it is

At Burnside Farm by the village of Stanley, a few miles north of Perth, PH1 4QB.

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