Mellowes Adventure and Childcare Centre

Description

Mellowes Adventure and Childcare Centre is an award-winning family attraction in County Westmeath, offering a fun and safe environment for young children to learn and play. Designed especially for early years development, it combines education with adventure across a spacious outdoor setting. It’s an ideal destination for family days out, school trips and birthday celebrations. 

The adventure centre spans three acres and features a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities including pedal go-karting, mini-golf, climbing towers, slides, swings, obstacle courses and imaginative play areas like a garda station and shop. Children can also enjoy sand and water play, mud kitchens, monkey bars and even a disco room for parties. The childcare centre supports development from ages 1 to 5 through structured play and learning activities. 

Pricing varies, with birthday party packages starting at €200 for 10 children and 5 adults, including food and entertainment. Additional children cost €20 each and adults €6 each, while general entry pricing is available on enquiry. 

With its wide range of activities, focus on child development and family-friendly facilities, Mellowes Adventure and Childcare Centre offers a fun and engaging experience. Whether it’s a day out, a school visit or a birthday party, it’s a great place for children to explore, learn and enjoy themselves.

Features

  • Paid
  • Host birthday parties: Yes

Features

  • Mellowes Adventure Centre: The Adventure centre is located on three, fully fenced acres hosting an array of exciting and inspiring indoor and outdoor activities for school tours, crèche tours, scout and girl guide visits, birthday parties, family occasions, school holiday camps, seasonal events, and family days out. Children are encouraged to learn, explore, develop and have fun in our purpose-built, safe facility. Our facility packs a lot of activity into a contained environment where the child is never far away. We have put children at the heart of everything we do, and the experience and facilities we offer are designed to optimize their developmental, cognitive, emotional and physical needs. We understand fully that your child learns as they play and all our activities are developed with this in mind.
  • Mellowes Childcare Centre: Your child’s development and natural curiosity are encouraged by our expert team in a colourful and creative environment where they learn through play, developing their social skills and gaining confidence and independence. All the activities within our state-of-the-art facility promote your child’s physical, emotional and cognitive development at every critical stage from Wobblers (ages 1-2) to Toddlers (ages 2-3) to Montessori and Preschool (ages up to 5), including all NCS and ECCE schemes.

Facilities

  • Parking: Parking available. 
  • Food & Drinks: Mellowes now serves a variety of hot food, snacks and drinks on-site. These can be purchased by cash or card on the day you visit. We have dedicated kitchens, coffee garden and eating areas in our adventure centre with seating and tables. These areas are committed to providing you with food and snacks during your visit to Mellowes.

Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Contact the venue for pricing information. 

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: Yes

Birthday Party Details

Birthday Party activities for Children: Bouncy castle area, coordination and balance areas, pedal go-karting, mini-golf, multi climbing towers, slides, swings, sand play, water play, mud kitchen, garda station, shop, post office, obstacle course, gliders, chill hammocks, wobble poles, monkey bars, imaginary play and picnic areas. Your party can also enjoy our new disco room with fun party games and dancing.

Included in your Birthday Party package

  • On arrival you can select an outdoor picnic bench and set up your party decorations. 
  • Children will have lots of time for free play. Approximately one hour after arrival the party host will ask you to gather your children to your table. 
  • Your hot food and juice for children will be served to your table. Adults are welcome to purchase food or coffee while attending the birthday party.
  • After the food our party host will take the children to our disco party room. While here children can dance, take part in party games and talent show.
  • Your birthday cake can be presented to your child at the end of our disco.
  • We will play a birthday party song during this time and parents can then serve the birthday cake to the children at their outdoor picnic benches.
  • After the cake is served children will have more time for free play until the end of your party.

Mellowes Party Pricing

  • The Mellowes Party Package is €200 for 10 Children (aged 1yr to 16yrs) and 5 Adults. 
  • This includes entertainment and food platter (Chips / Sausage / Chicken Nuggets / Juice) for children only. 
  • If you have additional attendees you can add attendees after booking the main party package online. 
  • Additional Child = €20, Additional Adult = €6. Please add additional attendees at your earliest convenience to allow us prepare for your party guests. 

Mellowes Family Fun Adventure Centre Opening Times

  • Seasonal May to September 12pm to 5pm
  • Daily in July/August 12pm to 5pm
  • School tours/Creche tours/Group tours 10am to 1pm
  • Summer Projects 10am to 1pm
  • Summer Camps 9am to 12pm

Mellowes Childcare Centre Opening Times

  • Monday: 8am to 6pm
  • Tuesday: 8am to 6pm
  • Wednesday: 8am to 6pm
  • Thursday: 8am to 6pm
  • Friday: 8am to 6pm
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

Address: Mellowes Adventure Childcare, Moygrehan Upper, Athboy, County Meath, Ireland

Post Code: IE

Council: Athboy

County: County Meath

Travelling from Mullingar (31km, 30 minutes)

  • From the junction of the N4 Mullingar dual carriageway cross over the bridge or out of Mullingar to get onto the N52 heading for Delvin. 
  • Continue straight through Delvin and continue straight until you get to the village of Clonmellon. Continue straight through the village of Clonmellon on the N52. 
  • Upon leaving Clonmellon you will be on a long straight section of road. You will approach 2 bends. On the second bend take the right turn (sign posted Mellowes/Athboy) continue on this minor road going straight through a minor crossroad. 
  • After the crossroad, take the next left turn (signed Mellowes) continue on this laneway and Mellowes will be on your right hand side.  You have arrived, enjoy yourself.

Travelling from Trim (19km, 20 minutes)

  • Take the R154 road out of trim heading in the Athboy direction. Continue straight ahead on this road until you reach the very end which will be a T junction. 
  • Take the left turn (sign posted for Mellowes), drive straight up through Athboy passing the pedestrian crossing. After the pedestrian crossing take your first right turn (sign posted Oldcastle/Mellowes) 
  • Continue straight leaving Athboy behind you in the direction of Oldcastle. Keep driving for 2km then take the left turn (sign posted Clonmellon/Mellowes)
  • Continue straight for 2 km and take the right turn (sign posted Mellowes) 
  • As you drive up this laneway the Mellowes car park will be on your right hand side. You have arrived, enjoy yourself.

Travelling from Kells (M3)

  • Take the N52 road out of Kells (crossing the M3 motorway) and head in the direction of Mullingar. Along the N52 you will pass Cloncat filling station. 
  • Continue past the petrol station and straight through the crossroads. Take the next left turn sign posted (Athboy/Mellowes) 
  • Continue along this minor road going straight through a small crossroad. Take the next left turn after the small crossroad

Travelling from Navan 23Km, 23 minutes

  • Take the N51 road out of Navan in the direction of Athboy. Continue straight until you get into the town of Athboy. 
  • After the pedestrian crossing take your first right turn (sign posted Oldcastle/Mellowes) 
  • Continue straight leaving Athboy behind you in the direction of Oldcastle. Keep driving for 2km then take the left turn (sign posted Clonmellon/Mellowes) 
  • Continue straight for 2 km and take the right turn (sign posted Mellowes) as you drive up this laneway the Mellowes car park will be on your right hand side. You have arrived, enjoy yourself.

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