I love the soft play. It is great for children and so much fun. The food is very good. No rubbishy, processed chicken goujons- they are home-made and decent pieces of chicken. However, the staff are awful. On entering the premises for a party with my child, I had to wait for the four members of staff to finish their chit- chat before they acknowleged me. I explained I was there for a party. "Whos?", someone said bluntly. Then "Name?" (as in, my childs name). Then someone held out a wristband for my child to wear. I instinctively went to take the wristband from the staff member, but she avoided my hand and insisted on putting it on my child. Wierd. There was no interaction with my child whatsoever. I have noticed that the staff have no idea how to talk to children. Parties that I have been to have all been the same- the children are herded from one area to another. There is no interaction between staff and any of the children. The staff seem to be there just to run through the motions; take a group photo, give out the food, do the music for pass-the-parcel, cut the cake. I am a childcare professional and have also worked doing parties for children, at a leisure centre. If I had done parties the way they do at The Adventure Barn, I would have lost my job. Children love fun, happy, interactive adults and the staff at The AB are none of those things. They obviously have no training whatsoever- they have no clue. The party room upstairs is like an oven. It is ridiculously hot. All the parents and children stripped off, it was unbareable. There is a window that was open a crack, but it's pointless. There was a large fan on the side, but it got unplugged so that the music for pass-the-parcel could be played!!!! Seriously, have they not heard of extention cables?- you can get them from cheap shops!! As a result, the temperature rose sharply and everyone was even more uncomfortable than they were before. Why is this allowed to happen, especially when the children have been running riot in the soft play and are dripping with sweat. I have two children and never once have I ever wanted to have a party at the AB. Never! I will never pay stupid amounts of money, for a party to be held by staff, who are so uninterested in the children.