Stretton-on-Fosse Village Hall, just off the Fosse Way between Moreton-in-Marsh and Shipston-on-Stour, has a good-sized floor but a low ceiling. I measured it on my first visit: the hall is 13m x 8.9m (about 42 x 29ft), and the ceiling is only 2.84m to 2.92m (9.3ft to 9.5ft) up to the beams. The beams are too close together to fit an inflatable between them, so this is a soft play and Party Play Zone hall, not a bouncy castle hall.
Our first party here
For a 4th birthday in November I set up our Party Play Zone (£115), the Princess Carriage soft play (£50), three Didi cars (£25 a set) and a set of Happy Hoppers (£25). The Play Zone has a little bouncy castle, a slide, a ball pool and air jugglers inside its walls, and it only needs 6.7ft of height, so it sits comfortably under the beams. It does take up 22.1 x 22.4ft of floor, and the Princess Carriage needs another 10 x 10ft, which still left room on a floor this size for the ride-ons to go round.
What won't fit inside?
Any of our castles. The smallest, the Toddler Velcro Castle, needs 9.9ft of height, and our medium and slide castles need 10.5ft or more, so they'd all touch the beams. For a castle party, look at a hall with a higher ceiling; Blackwell Village Hall, near Shipston, has taken our 3D Dinosaur castle.
Other soft play sets and ball pools will go in instead, as they're all under 6ft high.
From the hall's own details
The hall says it has over 1,500 sq ft of main space, a stage, a well-equipped kitchen and a separate meeting room. There's a car park next to the hall, and French windows open onto a patio and a grass area, with a children's play area beside the hall. You book through the village website's bookings calendar or by email.
That party was set up by me, Luke, and every piece of soft play went in freshly cleaned with Bio-San. Allow half an hour for the Play Zone to go up; its blower runs from a 13A socket. Delivery to Stretton-on-Fosse is free over a £165 minimum, and booking is a £25 admin fee. Over 400 families have left us five-star reviews. Pick a date and book online.