The Play Café Sunderland

The Play Café Sunderland A family friendly café with a play area for 0-4yo and beyond
Good food, classes, events and birthday parties.
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The Play Café Sunderland is a unique and vibrant café your children will love just as much as you do. We run 3 sessions Mon-Fri (9-11; 11.30-1.30;2-4) and Saturday sessions (9-11 ; 11.30-1.30). Private birthday parties are hosted Saturday afternoons and Sundays. We recommend booking via www.bookwhen.com/theplaycafesunderland as we offer:
- Classes and entertainment for babies to pre-schoolers
- Free play area
- Quality menu
- Homemade cakes and scones
- Hand crafted hot drinks
- Free car park
Next to Seaburn Metro (almost opposite the main entrance of Sainsbury's)

🌟 FRIDAY AT THE PLAY CAFÉ! 🌟Happy Friday, everyone! 💙 We’ve got a fun-filled day planned at The Play Café Sunderland! 🧸🌈...
24/09/2026

🌟 FRIDAY AT THE PLAY CAFÉ! 🌟

Happy Friday, everyone! 💙 We’ve got a fun-filled day planned at The Play Café Sunderland! 🧸🌈

🍳 9:00–10:30am – Breakfast & Stay & Play
🍰 Come along, enjoy a tasty breakfast and let the little ones burn off some energy!

🦘 10:30–11:00am – Bouncy Kids
Bounce, jump and have lots of fun! 🎉

🔒 11:30am–1:30pm – CLOSED FOR PRIVATE HIRE

🪩 2:00–2:30pm – Friday Disco
Get ready to dance, sing and have some Friday fun! 💃🕺✨

🌈 Afternoon Stay & Play
Finish the day with plenty of playtime, fun and smiles! 🥰

📍 The Play Café, Sunderland

We can’t wait to see you! 💙🌈
Who’s joining us for a Friday full of fun? 👇✨

🎅🎄 BIG NEWS COMING THIS FRIDAY! 🎄🎅Get ready… because Friday at 7PM we’ll be releasing our Santa Tickets! 🎟️🎅But that’s n...
24/09/2026

🎅🎄 BIG NEWS COMING THIS FRIDAY! 🎄🎅

Get ready… because Friday at 7PM we’ll be releasing our Santa Tickets! 🎟️🎅

But that’s not all… 👀✨

We have some BIG news to share about our FULL Christmas schedule! 🎄❤️ And we’ve also got a little surprise up our sleeves… 🎁👀

Let’s just say… someone is going to be getting a little extra Christmas magic this year! 🎅✨🏆

🎅 Santa tickets released: Friday at 7PM
🎄 Full Christmas schedule: coming Monday 28th September
🎁 A little surprise: Also coming… 👀

Set your reminders, tell your friends and make sure you’re ready at 7PM — you definitely won’t want to miss this one! ❤️🎄

Any guesses what the surprise could be? 👀👇

🍂 THURSDAY AT THE PLAY CAFE! 🧸🌈We’ve got a fun-filled Thursday planned at The Play Cafe Sunderland! 💕 Come along and enj...
23/09/2026

🍂 THURSDAY AT THE PLAY CAFE! 🧸🌈

We’ve got a fun-filled Thursday planned at The Play Cafe Sunderland! 💕 Come along and enjoy a morning or afternoon packed with play, music and activities.

🍳 Breakfast Stay & Play — 9:00–10:30am
🎶 Music & Groove — 10:30–11:00am
🧸 Turn Up & Play — 11:30am–4:00pm

There’s something for everyone, so bring the little ones along for a day of play, music, fun and plenty of smiles! 🥰

📍 The Play Cafe Sunderland
🌈 We can’t wait to see you! 💕🧸

💚🖤 HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH ELPHABA! 🖤💚Get ready for a magical Halloween party at The Play Café as we welcome the one and on...
23/09/2026

💚🖤 HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH ELPHABA! 🖤💚

Get ready for a magical Halloween party at The Play Café as we welcome the one and only Elphaba! 🧙‍♀️✨

🎃 Saturday 31st October
⏰ 11:30am–1:30pm

And YES… Elphaba WILL be singing everyone’s favourite song — DEFYING GRAVITY! 💚🎶✨

Come dressed up in your favourite Halloween costume and get ready to sing along, dance and party with everyone’s favourite witch! 🧹💚

Expect lots of Halloween fun, magical moments and plenty of opportunities to join in! 🎃🕷️✨

👻 Fancy dress encouraged!
💚 Come along and sing your heart out with Elphaba!

Plus every child will receive their very own Elphaba cup to take home.
🎟️ BOOK NOW! 🎟️
👉 https://bookwhen.com/theplaycafesunderland

Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out on this magical Halloween celebration! 💚🖤✨

📍 The Play Café Sunderland

23/09/2026

Bouncy kids this morning 10.30-11.00 who's joining us?

🍂✨ WEDNESDAY AT THE PLAY CAFÉ! ✨🍂We’ve got another lovely Wednesday lined up at The Play Café Sunderland! 🥰💙🍳 BREAKFAST ...
23/09/2026

🍂✨ WEDNESDAY AT THE PLAY CAFÉ! ✨🍂

We’ve got another lovely Wednesday lined up at The Play Café Sunderland! 🥰💙

🍳 BREAKFAST & PLAY
⏰ 9:00–10:30am

🎶 BOUNCY KIDS
⏰ 10:30–11:00am

🍽️ LUNCH, STAY & PLAY
⏰ 11:30am–1:30pm
✨ Stay & Play is FREE with any purchase in the café!

📚🎵 STORY & SING
⏰ 2:00–2:30pm
A fun session filled with stories, songs, actions, props, bubbles and lots of fun! 🫧🎶

🧸 AFTERNOON STAY & PLAY
⏰ 2:30–4:00pm

Whether you’re joining us for breakfast, a class, lunch or an afternoon play, we’d love to see you! 💕🍂

📍 The Play Café Sunderland
💙 Come along and make some lovely memories with us!

🍂 AUTUMN MENU LAUNCH POSTPONED 🍂Unfortunately, we’re going to have to postpone the launch of our Autumn Menu due to a li...
22/09/2026

🍂 AUTUMN MENU LAUNCH POSTPONED 🍂

Unfortunately, we’re going to have to postpone the launch of our Autumn Menu due to a little problem with the printer. 😩

We’re hoping it will be fixed ASAP so we can get everything back on track and resume our launch very soon! 🤞🍁

In the meantime, I just had to share another little sneak peek… 👀🤎

These Cinnamon French Toast Sticks with Caramel Dipping Sauce have got to be one of my new favourites! 😍🍞🍯 They are SO good!

We’re really sorry again for the delay, everyone, and we promise we’ll keep you posted as soon as we have an update.

And don’t worry… I’ll be sharing plenty more sneak peeks from the new menu while you wait! 👀🍂

Who’s excited to see what else is coming? 🤎✨

🎄✨ IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR… TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE C WORD! ✨🎄🎅 SANTA IS COMING TO PLAY CAFÉ! 🎅Our resident Play Café Sant...
22/09/2026

🎄✨ IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR… TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE C WORD! ✨🎄

🎅 SANTA IS COMING TO PLAY CAFÉ! 🎅

Our resident Play Café Santa is back again this year, and we’re SO excited! ❤️

This year we have 6 magical dates for you to choose from, including a very special PRE-WALKER ONLY session for our tiniest visitors! 👶🎅

Get ready for festive fun, Christmas magic and a visit from the big man himself! 🎄✨

🎟️ TICKETS GO ON SALE:
📅 Friday 25th September
⏰ 7pm

Set your alarms because these sessions are sure to be popular! 🎅❤️

Keep your eyes peeled for more details coming very soon! 👀🎄

Who’s ready to meet Santa at Play Café? 🎅✨

🌈 TUESDAY AT THE PLAY CAFE! 🧸💕We’ve got another fun-filled day planned at The Play Cafe Sunderland! 🎉👶 TODDLER TUESDAY —...
22/09/2026

🌈 TUESDAY AT THE PLAY CAFE! 🧸💕

We’ve got another fun-filled day planned at The Play Cafe Sunderland! 🎉

👶 TODDLER TUESDAY — 9:00–11:00
A lovely morning of play, fun and exploring for our toddlers! 🧸✨

🍴 LUNCH & PLAY — 11:30–1:30
Grab some lunch and let the little ones enjoy plenty of playtime! ☕🥪

👣 SENSORY SESSION FOR PRE-WALKERS — 2:00–2:30
A gentle sensory session designed especially for our little pre-walkers. 💕✨

🧸 AFTERNOON STAY & PLAY
Finish off the day with relaxed play and plenty of fun!

Whether you're coming along for a session or simply fancy a play and a cuppa, we'd love to see you! 🌈☕💕

📍 The Play Cafe Sunderland

Who are we seeing today? 👇💗
Book your space...
https://bookwhen.com/theplaycafesunderland

🍂✨ IT’S A NEW WEEK AT THE PLAY CAFE SUNDERLAND! ✨🍂We’ve got another fun-filled week of play, music, movement and activit...
21/09/2026

🍂✨ IT’S A NEW WEEK AT THE PLAY CAFE SUNDERLAND! ✨🍂

We’ve got another fun-filled week of play, music, movement and activities for your little ones! 💙🌈

From Stay & Play and Music & Groove to Bouncy Kids, Sensory Sessions, Story & Sing and our Friday Disco, there’s something for everyone! 🥳🎶

📅 Monday 21st – Saturday 26th September

🌟 Highlights this week:
👶 Toddler Tuesday
🎵 Music & Groove
🐰 Bouncy Kids
🧸 Sensory Session
📚 NEW – Story & Sing
💃 Friday Disco
☕ Plus plenty of Stay & Play & Lunch & Play!

📲 Spaces can be booked online:
👉 www.bookwhen.com/theplaycafesunderland

Come along, bring your little ones and let’s make some happy memories! 💕🌈

We can’t wait to see you! 🥰

Address

9-10 Station Road
Sunderland
SR69AA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 1:30pm

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