WE BRING THE FUN TO HAVERING
Big fun for little legs
From £250 weekdays · £290 weekends
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Soft Play Bus Havering brings a private soft play adventure to your chosen party location.
Bring three levels of birthday adventure to Havering. Our neon double-decker has two slides, illuminated ball pits and space for up to 30 children aged 2–10, exclusively for your party.
From Romford and Hornchurch to Upminster, send your postcode to check a suitable home or venue. This borough guide helps you choose the local town page, explore real venue visits and plan the parking before booking.
3 floors to explore
Crawl tunnels, climbing challenges, padded obstacles and glowing play areas turn the bus into a proper adventure.
2 big slides
Slide from the upper play area to the lower deck, then head back through the play route for another go.
Up to 30 children
Exclusive hire for your birthday child and their friends, with space to explore and play together.
Choose 90 minutes, two hours or three hours. Enter your full party postcode below to see your Soft Play Bus hire prices including travel.
Exclusive 90-minute hire, excluding bank holidays. Two-hour and three-hour sessions are available.
Exclusive 90-minute hire on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays. Longer sessions are available.
The first 10 miles from SS11 are included. Travel beyond this, ULEZ, tolls, generator hire and optional extras are additional where applicable. View all prices and party lengths.
Tell us your preferred date, full postcode, start time, children’s ages, guest numbers and session length.
We check availability, confirm the full price and talk through access, parking and your power supply.
Once the details are agreed, complete your booking and pay the £75 deposit. The balance is due seven days before the party.
We aim to arrive 10–15 minutes early to set up. Children remove their shoes, keep socks on and enjoy their private play adventure.
A big black double-decker arriving for their birthday is an entrance they’ll remember. With suitable parking at home, your soft play party venue comes straight to you.
Looking at a hall instead? You’ll find two local options further down this page, plus our postcode-based venue finder.
Three levels packed with things to climb, crawl through, swing from and slide down. Here is what is waiting inside your Havering party bus.

Two slides link the upper play area with the lower deck. There is plenty to explore on the way back, so the fun keeps moving.

Bright balls and glowing colours make our ball pits a favourite place to play, explore and share the excitement with friends.

Climb the wall, try the hanging rings and discover a new challenge on every lap of the play route.

Crawl through tunnels, cross the netted play areas and discover the next part of the adventure across three play levels.

Biff bashers, dizzy discs, a wrecking ball and ball blasters add variety to the play route for busy birthday children.

Bright neon artwork, UV lighting and onboard music make the bus party-ready. We can discuss gentler lighting and quieter music for children who prefer it.
Exclusive hire means your child celebrates with their invited friends. Up to 30 children can share the slides, ball pits and climbing fun.
The bus arrives with the soft play, neon artwork and music already onboard. Your birthday child gets their own colourful party space at home or a suitable venue.
A DBS-checked member of our team brings the bus and gets everything ready for your visit.
Use our postcode calculator to see your prices, then send your date. We’ll help with the parking, power and practical details before you book.
Spotting that black double-decker, neon splats and glowing blue eyes outside is part of the excitement. Then the doors open, and it is time to explore.
Our soft play bus visits across Essex can also bring active play to school reward days, holiday clubs, community celebrations and larger events. Tell us about the children attending and the time you have available.
Plan a reward session or end-of-term treat. We can discuss ages, group sizes and a timetable that works for your setting.
Add a mobile soft play session to your holiday programme. Discuss attendance, session lengths and any additional needs with us.
From clubs to weddings and family events, the bus gives children their own play space while parked at a suitable location.
For bigger events, ask about planned group rotations within your booked time. Explore our school visits, HAF sessions and other events.
Bright and busy, or a little calmer? Tell us about your children’s sensory preferences before booking. We can discuss lighting, music, group size and time to settle in.
There’s no pressure to try every activity. Share any access or support needs so we can plan a suitable visit together.
See what families say about their Essex Soft Play Bus parties.
Want to see what the day feels like? Read the real Soft Play family feedback below, alongside our live review feed.
“The coolest party for our 5 year old daughter.”
Vanessa Bilbow
Google review · Essex Soft Play Bus
“It was fantastic and all the children loved it.”
Jan Alexander
Google review · Essex Soft Play Bus
Planning in Romford, Hornchurch or Upminster? Use the published town links below for local party information, then check your full postcode for travel pricing.
This Havering guide brings the borough together: venue visits, party options and practical parking details. The London coverage hub helps you explore the wider area.
Our Essex Soft Play Bus has attended Hacton Lane Hall and Hornchurch Football Club in Hornchurch, Taunton Hall in Romford, and Damyns Hall Aerodrome and Thames Chase Forest Centre in Upminster. These venues appear in our published Soft Play venue history.
Our Soft Play venue history includes Hornchurch FC. Its official venue-hire page lists the clubhouse and restaurant for events. Ask the club about your date, bus parking and power.
View Hornchurch FC venue hire
Venue hire and bus hire are separate arrangements. Our postcode venue finder can help you explore locations; send us the address and parking photos before confirming your plans.
Planning across Havering
A borough name is only the starting point for a quote. A Romford party, a Hornchurch school visit and an Upminster celebration can have different routes and parking arrangements. Give us the exact postcode and your proposed space, then use the town pages below to explore the area closest to your guests.
Our published venue history includes Hacton Lane Hall, Hornchurch Football Club, Taunton Hall, Damyns Hall Aerodrome and Thames Chase Forest Centre. A past visit tells you we have experience of those places; each new booking still needs the venue’s permission and an agreed position for the bus. Ask whether another event will be using the same entrance or parking area.
For your Soft Play Bus Havering party, think about where the children will have food, birthday cake and toilet breaks as well as where they will play. A hall or clubhouse can provide that extra space, while a suitable home may already have everything you need. The double-decker stays parked throughout the session.
Once you have a location in mind, use our postcode price checker and send the date, preferred time, children’s ages and guest numbers. We can then check availability and the practical details together. The London coverage hub is useful for wider-area enquiries, while the links below keep your Havering planning focused on the local town.
Our double-decker is approximately 10m long × 2.4m wide × 4.42m high. Allow extra room for mirrors, turning and getting on and off.
Send photos of any narrow entrances, gates or low branches before booking. We need safe, legal parking, suitable ground and access to a standard plug socket. A generator can be arranged in advance for £55 if mains power is unavailable.
Plan a separate space for food, birthday cake, drinks and toilet breaks at your home or venue. The bus is dedicated to soft play.
Our Soft Play Bus venue history includes this Upminster location. Use our published Upminster venue listings to find the contact details, then ask about hire, availability and permission for the bus to park.
From parking a double-decker to socks, snacks and supervision, here are the details families ask about before booking.
We take bookings in Romford, Hornchurch and Upminster across Havering, subject to availability, safe access and suitable parking. Send the full postcode, date and a parking photo so we can check the details.
The bus is best suited to children aged 2–10. Children under four need a parent or responsible adult onboard with them. Tell us the ages in your group when you enquire.
Up to 30 children can use the bus at once, with exclusive hire for your party. For a larger school, club or community event, ask us about planned group rotations within your booked time.
A 90-minute party starts from £250 Monday–Thursday, excluding bank holidays, or £290 Friday–Sunday and bank holidays. Longer sessions are available. Use our postcode checker for your price including travel; additional charges may apply for ULEZ, tolls, generator hire or extras.
You do not need a separate hall if you have suitable parking and access at home. If you need another location, our venue finder can help you explore options. You will need to confirm the venue’s permission and arrangements.
Parents, guardians or organisers remain responsible for supervising the children throughout. Our DBS-checked member of staff looks after the bus and assists with the visit. Children under four need an adult onboard with them.
Contact us before booking so we can discuss lighting, music, group size and individual support needs. We will talk through what is suitable for your group; parents, carers or your setting’s staff provide the children’s supervision and support.
Children must remove their shoes and wear socks. Please keep their legs covered to help reduce friction on the slides, and choose clothing suitable for the weather.
Yes, we need access to a standard plug socket. If that is unavailable, a generator can be arranged in advance for £55. Tell us before booking so the power arrangements can be confirmed.
Food and drink are not allowed on the bus, and there are no toilet facilities onboard. Arrange a separate space for food, drinks, birthday cake and access to toilets at your home or venue.
The play areas are inside the bus, so ordinary rain does not stop the fun. Extreme weather can affect travel and conditions; if that is forecast, we will discuss the practical arrangements with you.
No. The Soft Play Bus stays parked during the party and does not transport the children.
Send your preferred date, postcode, time, session length, ages and guest numbers. Once availability and the details are agreed, complete the booking and pay the £75 deposit. The balance is due seven days before the party.
Browse our published Havering town pages for more local detail:
Your booking includes a DBS-checked member of staff. Parents, carers or organisers supervise the children; under-fours need an adult onboard.
Shoes off, socks on and legs covered for the slides. Tell us about any support needs before your visit so we can discuss the arrangements.
Arrange food, drinks, cake and toilet access at your home or venue. The bus is dedicated to play, with no food, drink or toilets onboard.
Essex Soft Play Bus has public liability insurance. Please read our terms and conditions and view our documents before booking. If anything about the children’s needs, parking or access is unclear, talk it through with us first.
Different ages, different interests? There’s more birthday fun to explore from our Party Bus Group.
For a celebration with children of different ages and interests, you can combine the Soft Play Bus with our Gaming Bus or Pamper Bus, subject to availability.
Book different services together and receive 10% off each party price. Send your date, venue, children’s ages and proposed timetable so we can check availability and the parking, access and power arrangements for every bus.
Console games, racing simulators and multiplayer fun for gaming fans. View the Gaming Bus’s own age guidance, capacity and packages.
Pamper treats, VIP party music and dancing for a different kind of birthday celebration. Explore the Pamper Bus’s packages and age options.
Add a finishing touch with party bags, sweet cones or light-up batons. You can also find Soft Play Bus party invitations ready for your guests.
Ready for three floors of birthday fun? Check your postcode price, then send your preferred date, start time, session length, children’s ages and guest numbers.
We’ll confirm availability and the full details before you book.
Prefer to chat?
07503 085394
info@essexsoftplaybus.co.uk