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The owners of Oundle Fitness, Phil and Dave Millward and Ben Grenfell, have now expanded their business on the Nene Valley Business Park and created a soft play area, along with a children’s party venue – welcome to Zebra’s Den!
What gave you the idea for Zebra’s Den? It’s something we’ve always wanted to do in Oundle. With the building next to Oundle Fitness available, we decided it was time to jump in.
What made you choose Oundle?
entertainment? No, unless you count time at home – in which case plenty of experience!
What is the best thing about Zebra’s Den?
It’s local, it’s great for entertaining children, it’s
With our existing business here, it made
perfect sense, but as many of our friends
and members have said: ‘it’s been crying out for a soft play centre’. With ample amounts of young children (and parents!) needing somewhere
to go play, socialise and relax with a coffee it is vitally important to have a local service like this.
Have you always worked in children’s
It’s local, it’s great for entertaining children, it’s affordable and has great coffee!
affordable and has great coffee!
Describe your business in five words... Exciting, amazing, enjoyable, fun, fantastic.
Favourite part of the play zone?
Mine is the 3-tier main play frame. The kids seem to enjoy the role play shop and kitchen too! We love the sensory room, it’s great for the little ones.
What ages is Zebra’s Den suitable for? Today we had a 3-month-old in
(even though she slept for most of it) and at the other end we had 8-year-olds playing together. pre-school and primary school ages seem to go well for us so far.
Most challenging part of setting up the business? Where do I start? There were a lot of
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