Theme Parks · Norwich
Playbarn
📍 NR14 7LP
Photo: Graham Hardy (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Outdoor climbing den and tractor courtyard with ride-on tractors
- Meet donkeys, alpacas and Pepper the Piggie
- Electric tractors and a barking digger to play on
- Snacks and light lunches from the coffee bar
Playbarn is an indoor and outdoor adventure centre in Poringland, South Norfolk, designed especially for children aged seven or under. You'll find a tractor courtyard with ride-on tractors, an outdoor climbing den, ball pool, large sand pit, a woodland area full of activities and electric tractors and diggers to explore, alongside animals to meet. There's a coffee bar for snacks and light lunches, and picnics are allowed outside. A large car park with disabled spaces and easy access make it manageable for families, though only service dogs are permitted. It suits young children and their carers particularly well. Norwich station is 4.7 miles away, and there are 50 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, making it easy to combine with a short break nearby.
Practical details
- Open
- 9.30am to 4pm Tuesday-Sunday
- Parking
- Large car park with 2 disabled spaces
- Dogs
- Only service dogs permitted on site
- Accessibility
- Easy access for disabled guests
- Best for
- Children aged 7 or under
From the attraction's own website on 1 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Parking
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Playbarn into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Norwich 4.7 miles
- Brundall Gardens 5.5 miles
- Brundall 5.9 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page