Indoor play centre · ages 4+
Am Zehnthof 194, Essen
Mon closed, Tue–Fri 15:00–20:00; Sat,Sun 10:00–20:00
Play Places for kids in Essen
25 places for children in and around Essen: 11 indoor play centres, 2 trampoline parks, 2 kids' cafés, 6 activity venues and 4 playgrounds. 12 of them publish opening hours, and 18 have a website.
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The list
How we rank placesIndoor play centre
Schürmannstraße 19a, Essen
Mon,Tue,Thu 14:00–19:00; Wed,Fri 10:00–19:00; …
Indoor play centre
Steeler Straße 95, Bochum
Mon–Fri 14:00–19:00; Sat, Sun, Public holidays 10:00–19:00; …
Indoor play centre · ages 1–14
Am Zehnthof 194, Essen
Mon–Fri 14:00–19:00; Sat, Sun 10:00–14:00, 15:00–19:00
Indoor play centre
Lindenallee 80, Essen
Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00,14:45–18:00; Sat 10:00–12:00, 14:45–18:00
Kids' activity venue
An der Hunsebeck 18, Hattingen
Tue–Fri 14:30–17:30, 18:00–20:30; Sat[1,2] 10:00–16:00; …
Kids' activity venue
Höferstraße 40, Velbert
closed
Kids' café
Feldmarkstraße 209, Gelsenkirchen
Mon–Tue 13:00–18:00, Wed–Fri 12:00–18:00; Sat,Sun,Public holidays 09:00–18:00
Indoor play centre
Indoor play centre
Kids' activity venue · ages 6+
Oxforder Straße, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Indoor play centre
Questions parents ask
- What are the best places to take kids in Essen?
- By our ranking: Jump House (indoor play centre), Funiversum (indoor play centre) and Monkey Island (indoor play centre). The ranking favours indoor play centres, then kids' cafés and museums, and places that publish opening hours, a website and a phone number. Partner venues, if any, are listed first and labelled.
- Where can children play indoors in Essen?
- Jump House, Funiversum, Monkey Island, Kids Country - Indoorspielplatz and Salznest Salzspielraum, and 7 more on this page. Good to know on a rainy or very hot day.
- Are these places free?
- Public playgrounds are usually free. Indoor play centres, trampoline parks and museums usually charge for entry. On OpenStreetMap, 1 of the places here are marked free and 5 charge a fee; the rest do not say.
- How up to date is this list?
- It is built from OpenStreetMap and was last updated on 2026-10-26. Opening hours change, so check the place's own website or call before you go.
- How do I add a place or fix a mistake?
- Anyone can add or correct a place on OpenStreetMap, and our next update picks it up. If it is your place, use the form on its page to claim it or ask us to fix a detail.
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How we rank
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