National Children’s Activities Awards 2025 Finalists!

Posted: 22nd September 2025

𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦!

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that Gymboree Play & Music is a finalist in the National Children’s Activities Awards 2025

These awards are run by What’s On 4 Kids – the UK’s longest running and most prestigious awards for the children’s activities sector. They celebrate the very best classes, venues, and leaders who inspire, entertain and support children and families across the UK

We’ve been recognised in not just one, but SIX categories!

Most Loved Sport or Physical Activity FRANCHISOR (up to 14 Leaders)

Most Loved Baby Activity FRANCHISOR (up to 10 Leaders)

Most Loved Party Supplier

Most Loved Indoor Play Centre – Gymboree Play & Music Bristol

Most Loved Activity Leader or Business Manager – Polly Rorison, Bristol

Most Loved Sport or Physical Activity FRANCHISE – Bristol

This recognition is all thanks to the incredible families, little ones, and team members who make Gymboree Play & Music such a special place. Your support means the world to us!

We can’t wait to catch up with all the other Finalists in our wonderful children’s activities sector at the Awards ceremony in Leicester in November – congratulations to you all 🎉

Thank you for being part of our Gymbo family… let’s bring it home!

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Reviews

Both of my children (3.5 years and 11 months) go to Gymboree Play & Music and love it. My toddler goes to their drop-off Lego class which she raves about. It's very creative, working not only on Lego skills but also painting, drawing etc. My infant son loves his Gymboree Play & Music Crawlers class - particularly loves crawling all over their props, through the tunnels, etc. Great way to get the infant crawling over obstacles! Gymboree Play & Music is part of our weekly schedule for both kids and we look forward to participating every week. Invaluable!

Natalia

Gymboree Play & Music was a lovely and positive experience for my son Leo. We started when he was 9 months and he is now 3 years old, I wish we had started sooner.
He loves the songs (which is part of our daily singing at home), the freedom to explore and he was happy there. He looks forward to class every week and once class is over he will tell everyone about Gymbo and what he did.
For me, I liked that it taught him how to get down safely from a height, how to learn to use his body, and touching on different topics every 2 weeks. It gave me confidence in other environments to trust that he has the ability that he learned from Gymboree Play & Music and to trust him.

Sheena

I’ve been taking both my newborn and toddler to Gymboree Play & Music for a couple of months now and both boys are really loving the classes and open gym sessions. It’s a great way to meet other mums, entertain toddlers at witching hour(!) and get ideas for sensory play with babies. Sophie and Cat are fantastic and have so much energy and loads of different ideas for the classes, plus make sure the activities it’s help children meet their development milestones as well. Highly recommend this if you’re thinking about joining!! Thanks so much Sophie, Cat and the wider team :-)

Pippa