Z Stockton Heath

Z is a play café in Stockton Heath, on the ground floor of The Forge shopping centre. The soft play area is designed for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, with slides, rollers, a ball pit and a separate under-1s area. Children can also use the role-play village, where they dress up and do pretend shopping as a princess, firefighter or police officer. Parents can sit in the café, which serves home-cooked food with options for weaning babies and older children. Birthday parties are held in the play space, either as private hire of the whole venue or as shared playdate sessions. Upstairs there is a fitness studio where parents can attend classes with babies or toddlers nearby, though that area has no lift. Parking is in the nearby Forge car park, free on Sundays and paid hourly the rest of the week.