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Birthday Parties

Something to celebrate? York Leisure Centre is the perfect spot to celebrate any special occasion with our clip 'n climb birthday parties. Whether it’s a birthday bash, sports club event, celebrating an achievement or an end of school gathering, we’d love to host your ultimate event. Choose from a range of fun-filled activities with non-stop excitement that you and your guests will never forget. With friendly supervision and lots of fun activities, we’ll help you plan a party the whole playground will be talking about!

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Our Clip ‘N Climb Arena provides a range of colourful climbing walls, providing fun and adventure for both child and adult climbers alike. These exciting state-of-the-art climbing wall systems allow you to have the best experience in a safe, supervised environment, suitable for those aged 4 and up. It is the perfect way for thrill-seeking children to celebrate their birthday with their friends. If you have any questions please email us at Yorkstadium@GLL.ORG

Gold Package

Our Gold package includes 1 hour of exclusive arena hire for up to 20 participants and party room afterwards for 40 minutes. This also includes a safety video and harnessing.

Saturdays & Sundays: 11.20am–12.20pm, 2.10pm-3.10pm, 4.30pm-5.30pm

Cost: £190.00

Optional Extras:

- Leap of faith open throughout the hour*
- Party food. In-house catering can be arranged upon request. Please note that only birthday cakes are permitted from outside sources.

 

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Silver Package

Our Silver package includes 1 hour of shared arena hire for up to 12 participants and party room afterwards for 40 minutes. This also includes a safety video and harnessing.

Saturdays & Sundays: 9am–10am

Cost: £118.00 

Optional Extras:

- Leap of faith open throughout the hour*
- Party food. In-house catering can be arranged upon request. Please note that only birthday cakes are permitted from outside sources

 

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Soft Play Party

Jungle Soft Play Package

Price: £118.00

Available on Fridays: 4.10pm–5.10pm, 5.20pm–6.20pm

Slide, bounce, push, and jump—embrace the jungle adventure! Enjoy exclusive access to the Jungle Run bouncy castle, Toddlers World Bouncer, and soft play equipment in the Sports Hall for 1 hour, plus a party room for 30 minutes afterward.

In-house catering can be arranged upon request. Please note that only birthday cakes are permitted from outside sources. Ideal for children aged 6 months to 8 years.

Soft play parties aren't avaliable to book online. Please email yorkstadium@gll.org to enquire a booking. 

*The Leap of Faith, an adrenaline inducing jump where you leap as far as possible from a raised platform to grab hold of a punch bag that can be positioned as near or far away from the platform as the jumper wants. There is a minimum height requirement of 1.2m for this specific jump. This is an additional extra at £25 per hour.

Additional Information

What to wear

Please wear suitable clothing; dresses and skirts are not recommended. Hooded tops are not allowed when climbing. Trainers or similar should be worn and long hair tied back. No loose jewellery.

Ratios

For Clip n Climb Parties children aged between 4-7 years must be accompanied by an adult, at a ratio of one adult to two 4-7 year olds. Children between 8 do not require adult supervision once the children are briefed and shown the briefing video. 

 

Party Room

Our decorated party room is situated just outside the Clip n Climb arena. We provide the tables and chairs for you. If you would like to bring your own Birthday Cake, we can supply a knife for you to use along with cutlery. Candles are allowed; please do not use sparklers as this will set off our fire alarm.

CLIP N CLIMB HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES

To keep safe on the climbing walls please follow these simple health and safety rules:

  • Wear suitable clothing; dresses and skirts are not recommended
  • Hooded tops are not allowed when climbing
  • Trainers or similar shoes should be worn
  • Hair should be tied back, and jewellery removed
  • 4-year-old children are permitted to climb on a general climbing session however, they MUST be accompanied by a non-climbing adult.
  • The maximum weight limit of participants is 22stone / 150kgs.
  • All participants must dress appropriately for the activity which includes the removal of all jewelry, long hair to be tied back and closed toe footwear. We advise no cropped tops, short shorts, tops with hoods or dresses and appropriate trainers and no climbing shoes.
  • 4-7 year olds need 1 supervising adult to every 2 children aged 4-7 years – this adult doesn’t have to pay but they have to be actively supervising in the activity area.
  • 8 years up to 16 years – no adult supervision required after the children are briefed and shown the briefing video.
  • Any physical activity carries an inherent risk of bumps, bruises and minor injury. By participating or allowing the children in your care to participate you acknowledge and accept this risk.
  • Adults are allowed into the Arena to help participants, they will be issued a high vis jacket by staff.

Party Food

Food can be provided through the on-site café and will be brought directly to the party room after your climbing session. To order food along with your party booking, please contact the Little Yorkshire Coffee Company via email on lypartyfood@gmail.com 

Food starts from £6.50 per person.

[Please note: we cannot allow food from external providers to be brought on-site. Food has to be provided through the Little Yorkshire Coffee Company].

The Little Yorkshire Coffee Company should also be contacted for any queries and/or allergy information relating to the party food and drink.

If you would like to bring your own Birthday Cake, we can supply a knife for you to use and cutlery. Candles are allowed; please do not use sparklers as this will set off our fire alarm.

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