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Oxygen Activeplay – Manchester’s newest entertainment park opens

Oxygen Activeplay at Salford’s MediaCity has finally opened, offering a whole host of exhilarating activities.

We took a trip down to Quayside – a great location for it – to the park, which is packed with 24 trampolines, a jumping bag, high rope course and soaring above us, a very high Sky Rider aerial ride.

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Before we let our kids loose, we went through a mini immersive world, with laundry machines to jump into and a laundry maid who makes some rather windy noises. Mello Lello Land was a particular favourite with kids jumping all over trying to avoid digital moving lemons and eggs while trying to hop across a river.

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As soon as we got into the park, it was straight up to the high ropes to be strapped up with a hard hat and more safety gear than you could shake a stick at. Trying to get across some rope bridge was a bit sore in socks but we were up for the six challenges.

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We then had to get across a high bridge with slats deliberately missing, purely relying on balance and nothing to hold onto and later, navigate some large orange swinging balls as we were climbing steps.

Next it was onto the Power Tower – a multi-storey soft play climbing canopy with nets, slides and more. At the top there was a great view over the park.

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There were plenty of other activities including trampolines which we had a bounce on before heading over for a jump onto the mega airbag – this was super popular.

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They also enjoyed the Strike Arena, where players can form a team or take on a solo mission, to navigate their way through obstacles to strike lit-up targets and score the most points.

And while all this is going on, near the ceiling there are thrillseekers taking turn to get in a harness on the Sky Rider.

High above the park, bouncers over 120cm can take on the exhilarating high ropes course and navigate across six challenging crossings, while thrill-seekers who are 135cm or taller can get a sky-high feeling as they take flight and soar over the park on a harness on the Sky Rider.

For small people, there was a great soft play area, ringed off from the main park, which was a great offering for under 5s to play safely.

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We were gutted to miss the Neon Night party, which takes place on the first Friday (6-8pm) of every month, where the lights are turned down low, the music is pumped up and the disco neon lights are on full blast.

While we didn’t have time to go in the cafe, it had plenty of seating with lots of hot and cold food and drink options available. Options included Oreo & Strawberry Pancakes, bacon rolls, classic spaghetti bolognese and halloumi sticks, pizzas, jacket potatoes and lots more.

There was also a birthday party room to eat, with plenty of options open to those thinking of booking an event.

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Overall we had a great time but it was very busy when we arrived at 2pm on Saturday. If you do a plan a trip in the near future, we would avoid peak times.

Book tickets here: https://oxygenactiveplay.co.uk/my-account/

 

Helen Greaney
Helen Greaney
I'm a journalist with more than 18 years' experience on local, regional and national newspapers, as well as PR and digital marketing. Crime and the courts is my specialist area but I'm also keen to hear your stories concerning Manchester and the greater North West region.
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