Playgroups and classes
Scarborough & Whitby and the surrounding areas are a fantastic place for bringing up children and there is plenty going on for children.
Below is a list of all the local playgroups and drop in clinics throughout the week and also details of all the children’s activities classes available across our area. Please contact the organisers directly if you would like to find out further information or to confirm class times or costs.
If you know of any other classes or groups which are not already listed, then please contact us here. Basic listings are free. ’Featured’ listings are £10 per month. For our full advertising rates then please click here.
In line with Government guidance on COVID-19, some businesses remain closed whilst others have the go ahead to open. Social distancing restrictions remain in place. For any of the listings on here please check with the venue if it is open or closed before attending.
I am endeavouring to keep the listings as up to date as possible but please check with venues first, thanks for your understanding at this crazy time, Team Mumbler.
Fun Music sessions last around 50/60 minutes during which time there will be nursery rhymes, new and traditional songs, dancing and movement to music, often with props and scarves, and there’s always a chance to play on different percussion instruments.
As a special treat, Kathy always plays her flute, piccolo or saxophone in the sessions, either for jamming along to or for listening time. The children love hearing and seeing these wind instruments, and so the Fun Music sessions just fly by!
Whilst the emphasis of Fun Music is of course, fun, we hope the children will be learning and developing in all sorts of ways, along with your support!
Singing, rhythmic and listening skills
Creativity and imagination
Growing in confidence
Awareness of others
Learning to take turns
Following simple instructions
Introducing new concepts like –
Loud and soft
Slow and fast
Start and stop
‘Family Fun Music’ classes for all ages birth to 5 so siblings can attend together.
‘Baby Fun Music’ classes aimed at babies under 14 months.
Desapline Martial Arts hall on Barry’s Lane, Scarborough
Mondays 11am Family Fun Music
Mondays 1pm Baby Fun Music
Thursdays 11am Baby Fun Music
Thursdays 1pm Family Fun Music
The family price per class is now £7 to include all siblings, but only one adult due to COVID restrictions.
Pay as you go
Facebook or Call 01723 354891
Join Kathy for a session of musical fun perfect for babies and children up to 6 years of age.
Kathy’s Fun Music classes are returning from Monday 27th September 2021 – You can choose between Baby Fun Music for babies up to 14 months OR Family Fun Music for both toddlers and babies up to 4 years old.
Fun Music sessions last around 50 minutes during which time there will be nursery rhymes, new and traditional songs, dancing and movement to music, often with props and scarves, and there’s always a chance to play on different percussion instruments.
As a special treat, Kathy always plays her flute, piccolo or saxophone in the sessions, either for jamming along to or for listening time. The children love hearing and seeing these wind instruments, and so the Fun Music sessions just fly by!
MONDAYS 11am Family Fun Music and 1pm Baby Fun Music
TUESDAYS 10.30am Family Fun Music
THURSDAYS 11am Baby Fun Music and 1pm Family Fun Music
Just click on your chosen class and date below to book your place!
NB. If you book 6 classes at once, you will only be charged for 5 – this discount is applied automatically
Book HERE
Any parents are welcome to join us for the opportunity to meet new friends whilst getting out for a walk around our wonderful town!
Children are welcome, with or without a pram, but please read the route and see if the length of each walk is suitable for your little one to manage on foot.
Alternate weeks the walk will be kept around the Marine Drive to try and keep central for those who don’t drive or can’t access walks further away, the in between weeks will be walks in the surrounding area of Scarborough, somewhere different every week to discover new areas and keep it fresh for the children! All walks will be pushchair friendly 😊
Keep an eye on the Facebook Page here
Starting Wednesday 8th September 2021 – Like pre-Covid – all kinds of great things available for our under 5’s and their carers. Start time 9.15am – 10.45am, Wednesday’s during term time.
Please do book a space via stjohnsbabyandtoddlers@gmail.com
On Hold due to COVID19 – hoping for September 2021
Mondays 9.30am – 11.15am (term time only)
A friendly group for children aged 0 – 5 years and their parents, grandparents and carers.
Ayton Methodist Church Hall, Pickering Road, West Ayton. YO13 9JE
Join us for free play, sensory play. stories and rhymes
£1.50 per child plus 50p for additional siblings (over 6 months). Includes a healthy snack, drink for little ones and a hot drink for grown ups
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 for foreseeable future (perhaps September 2021)
10am – 11.30am
£1.50 per adult. We offer a range of stimulating activities and play experiences for babies and children from birth to 5 years old. Everybody is welcome!
St Andrews Church, Ramshill, Scarborough YO11 2LN
Online pre-recorded tummy time workshops from birth to 5/6 months on the Love and Learn with Leah website for anyone to access now.
On Facebook too!
Restarts Monday 5th October. Do book on to secure your place
MONDAY 9:30-11:30
Early years Music session for 0-5 years
WHISH Community Room at St Hilda’s Business Centre up at The Ropery. Whitby. YO22 4ET
There is a lift and we have negotiated pushchair parking upstairs near the Community Room.
£3 per session
Call 01947 603475
Mondays 10am – 12pm
A special session aimed specifically for the little ones. An activity will be provided but you may just want to make use of the mud kitchen, have some sensory play or just socialise with other families of young children in a safe outdoor space.
£2.50 per child for children of walking age up to 5 years. Babes in arms free of charge
07432 736226
Based in a 2 acre field just outside the tiny village of Thwing on the Yorkshire Wolds.
If you are coming from Scarborough, take the A64 to Staxton and drive up Staxton Hill to Foxholes. Turn left to Wold Newton. At the Duckpond, turn right and drive up the hill to Thwing. At the crossroads in Thwing, turn right. The field is approximately one mile further down a small lane, on your left. Approx drive time 30 minutes
If you are coming from Driffield, take the B1249 through Langtoft to Octon and turn right at the roundabout by the crematorium. Thwing will be signposted on your left about 1 mile later. At the crossroads in the centre of the village turn left. The field is approximately one mile further down a small lane, on your left. Approx drive time 20 minutes
Weekly sessions for Under 5s at Sewerby Hall and Gardens
Monday 10am to 11.30am in the Orangery.
On hold due to COVID 19
Monday 1.30pm – 3pm Term Time.
A small friendly play group for 0-5 year olds.
Lots of fun crafts, painting, free play, singing and baking.
Activities vary from week to week.
Includes drink and snack for children and parents/carers.
St Johns Church House, Sleights
07775 647295
Monday 9am – 10.30am
St Peter’s School Hall, North Leas Ave, Scarborough YO12 6LX
Monday 9.10am – 9.55am
Age 1 – 4
Scarborough Gymnastics Academy
Unit 1
Barrys Lane Leisure Complex
Barrys Lane
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO12 4HA
Telephone: 01723 366271
CANCELLED due to reduced pool time as a result of COVID – 19 for foreseeable future – Watch the Facebook, possibility of May to September 2021
All our courses are run in 5 week blocks to be paid in advance with a £15 deposit to secure your place and the rest to be on the first lesson.
Pre School Classes (3 & 4 years) and a Parent and Baby / Toddler Class (12 weeks to 3 years) on Monday mornings.
Parents and Baby / Toddler Class on Tuesday mornings
Classes for age 4+ on Saturdays.
Contact Maria on 07823 381113
Green Gables Hotel, West Bank, Scarborough
