Reviews – Mellowes Childcare and Adventure Centre

Mellowes have always been a few steps ahead of the rest as long as I’ve known them, over a decade! They’re perfectionist and obsessive about your child’s safety and happiness. I can’t praise them enough. They’re the top in their field.

Dr. Seán Ó Domhnaill

We had a wonderful and lovely visit to Mellowes which was extremely informative in an incredibly child friendly way. The children had so much fun. The children have had a fabulous day at Mellowes and could have easily stayed a few more hours. There is so much for children to see and do at Mellowes. For some of the children it was their first encounter with plants, fruit and vegetable care and education. Steven made the experience incredibly enjoyable and connected wonderfully with them. The children were amazed at the eco garden in Mellowes. We are a group that will definitely be coming back here again. The welcome we received from Steven was amazing. He had so much time for the children.I would definitely recommend Mellowes to any group of children who are looking for something unique, fun, interactive, safe and enjoyable. Mellowes is a place that any adult working with any group of children should know about.

Michelle Rooney. 75th East Finglas

A very enjoyable experience and a wonderful day out at Mellowes. The children were kept busy all day. The staff interacted very well with our girls and encouraged them to take part and have a go. At all activities there is an excellent diverse programme of indoor and outdoor educational fun. From the moment we arrived we were made welcome and we felt our group got v.i.p treatment. We look forward to our next trip to Mellowes. Many thanks to the staff at Mellowes

Marie Mulhall. St. Canices Girl Guides

A well run, organised, and presented tour. Staff interacted very well with both leaders and children. Already considering a re-visit. All the varied activities made the educational bit fun. Very enjoyable experience at Mellowes.

Irene Byrne. Knockbridge Ladybirds

Great day trip to Mellows. Great variety of indoor and outdoor activities for children to enjoy. Thank you very much to the friendly staff at Mellowes.

Elaine Murphy. Greenhills Cygnets

Excellent facilities. Well organised. Safe environment and all enclosed. Would recommend Mellowes to other groups. Thank you for a very enjoyable day. Another fabulous visit at Mellowes. We can always count on Mellowes to deliver. Facilities and their child focused and friendly programme is excellent. It would be hard to go anywhere else. Our beaver group want to come back already

Karen Stevenson. 70^th Porterstown. Dublin

We had a fantastic day at Mellowes. The staff were brilliant and very well organised. They were very friendly. Plenty of activities for the children to enjoy. We couldn’t have asked for more.

Skylark Girl Guides. Portmarnock. Dublin

Excellent educational and fun tour at Mellowes. A lot of variety. Everything well planned and organised in a safe environment. Friendly staff. Great facilities and can accommodate all your needs. Thank you very much from all the Maynooth Brownies. A very clean and modern place.

Carmel Jordan. Maynooth Brownies

We found the facilities at Mellowes excellent from start to finish. Nothing was too much trouble and the atmosphere was of a relaxed order. Amazing job of creativity, fun educational environment for kids. The children loved it. Fair play to Mellowes, we would love to come back.

179^th Huntstown Beaver Section

A fantastic day out. Very well organised. When they explained about trees, plants and all the activities – time was not an issue, there was no rush. Incredible amount of knowledge and well connected to the young children.  Plenty to do while on free time. Boys didn’t want to eat lunch because they didn’t want to stop, that’s a first. Staff are extremely welcoming and friendly throughout. Excellent facilities at Mellowes. We will be back. Thanks a million for a great day.

Jane Coyle. 4^th Louth Drogheda Beaver Scouts

Good mixture of fun and education for all the children. Very well organised and we were made to feel very welcome. The set up at mellowes is excellent and very safe. There were lots of things to keep all the children amused. Mellowes were organised for all weather. We feel Mellowes is very good value for money.

Rosemary Fair. 48^th Dublin scout group

This is our third Easter event at Mellowes and they are just great. Another fantastic day out with our family. The event is so well organised. A great variety of activities. The Easter Bunny is superb. Great to get good quality Easter eggs, you can always guarantee this at Mellowes. The Easter trail and bingo was just such a fantastic idea. As a family we are already looking forward to the next Easter event at Mellowes. Thank you so much.

Fiona White. Balbriggan county Dublin.

Today was our first visit to Mellowes and we will definitely be returning. It was such a great experience. The staff were fantastic and there were so many activities for the children to enjoy. So much excitement at Mellowes and we loved meeting Easter Bunny. Congratulations Mellowes, it was excellent.

Lia Corry. Ashbourne county Meath

Really good fun at Mellowes. Children had a great day out. We would come back again. Mellowes is a great place for children to enjoy themselves. Thank you all so much we all had such a great time. 

Sharon Greene. Beaumont Dublin 9

Extremely impressed with Mellowes today. We will definitely be contacting our friends and family to get to Mellowes. The activities were brilliant. All the extra touches were very much appreciated to ensure everyone had a great day. The place is spotless and the toilets are gorgeous. 

Eimear Keenan. Navan county Meath

What a brilliant day with the family. Mellowes is a great spot for the kids. Entertainment for children, lots of fun activities and very friendly people. Thank you so much Mellowes for such a great day. Well done.

Clare Sweeney. Mullingar county Westmeath

Mellowes Easter event was absolutely fabulous. The kids had a ball and never stopped enjoying themselves. The event was well organised and very enjoyable day out with the family. Definitely will return to Mellowes for fun.

Julie Thorpe. Kells county Meath.

Found the whole experience brilliant. There was a lot of time given to the children. Mellowes is a spotlessly clean place and cared for so well. The staff are very helpful. We will definitely be returning and we would recommend Mellowes to our friends.

Downes family. Mullingar county Westmeath

This was a great family day out, we loved Mellowes Easter trail and had so much fun doing it with the kids. The Disney characters where a real treat.

It was great to capture so many special photo moments of my family. There was so much to do and Mellowes is such a lovely place.

Lorna Heerey. Oldcastle county Meath

Would highly recommend Mellowes Easter events. We came with two three year olds and one four year old. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves doing all the activities. We were so impressed. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Great atmosphere and the whole concept is so well thought out. I would definitely recommend Mellowes Easter events. Your centre is incredible and you should be so proud. We will definitely return.

Sonya Mc loughlin. Finglas. Dublin 11.

We had a fantastic day. Lots for children to see and do at Mellowes. Your Easter trail was really excellent. The highlight of our day for my precious little daughter Ava, aged four was meeting Mickey, Minnie and Donald Duck. We will definitely be coming back next year.

The Elder family. Collinstown, Co. WestMeath

Thank you Mellowes so much for a fab Easter day out with our family. There are so many activities at Mellowes the kids had a ball. The staff are so friendly. We had tonnes of fun. The Disney characters were great. We got lots of great photos.

Sarah Stapleton. Arklow county Wicklow.

Very educational set up. Really makes kids’ imagination work. Gardening aspect was very enjoyable and the children were delighted to get involved. Bouncy castles, play areas and the other activities are excellent. 

Very well organised from the time we arrived. Mums and dads got a chance to relax and enjoy the Mellowes hospitality.

M.O.D.G Playgroup. Finglas. Dublin 11. 

Mellowes is a beautiful centre and so well maintained. It is great for children of all ages. I would recommend it to other play groups. We were greeted with a warm welcome from the staff and the introduction was great. The centre is well run, very safe and secure and this is very reassuring when you are taking little children on their day out. The children got involved in everything

Marian Bradley. Seven Dwarfs. Prussia street Dublin 7.

A great day was had by everyone. Mellowes is very safe and child friendly. The activities were very varied and the children loved taking part. The whole experience was excellent. Definitely would recommend Mellowes to other childcare centres.

Teresa’s Playschool. Trim county Meath.

The children really enjoyed themselves. The mix of outdoor and indoor activities worked really well. Parents and teachers had a ball at Mellowes. We will tell all our friends about the adventures to Mellowes. Fantastic day out.

Sonya Ahern. Trinity Day Nursery. Trinity College. Dublin 2.

Another fantastic visit to Mellowes with all our little children and parents. Steven was so welcoming and patient and the sun was a bonus. The children loved all the age appropriate activities and they had an absolute ball. Congratulations on your incredible facility from your colleagues in the childcare sector.

The Playhouse Preschool, Santry. Dublin 9.

Mellowes is truly an adventure for the little children. The children really enjoyed their visit here. There is something for everyone. A lot of thought, dedication and hard work has gone into creating this truly fantastic facility for children on their tour. We wish you every success for the future and we are already looking forward to our next visit. Some words that the children used to describe Mellowes are unbelievable, class, amazing, fantastic, deadly, indescribable, cool, brilliant, super duper, great, excellent, unbeatable, very, very good, out of this universe and the best day of my life. 

Rosie Smith. Ballybay Community Creche. Ballybay county Monaghan.

The children and staff of Cocoon have thoroughly enjoyed their day trip at Mellowes. The staff at Mellowes were excellent with the children from beginning to end. Thank you so much for such a wonderful day.

Tara Hutchinson. Cocoon Childcare. Balbriggan county Dublin.

Great fun for all our boys. The go karts were a big hit. They were even able to play a game of football which he loved. Well done to you all at Mellowes you have an incredibly popular place that you should be very proud of.

Ethan Coyle. Crossakiel. Kells county Meath.

A very enjoyable and relaxing day at Mellowes. Kids enjoyed every minute of it. Staff are friendly and extremely helpful. It was just great and thank you again for our special memories and photos.

Kayleigh Fagan. Castlepollard county Westmeath

We had a great party at Mellowes. The kids loved everything about it. It was great fun and the kids were on the go nonstop from the time they went in. It is a great spot. Thank you for taking care of us Mellowes.

Gavin Lynch. Trim county Meath

When I looked at a variety of facilities in Dublin I found that there was not a lot of variety of activities or facilities for a one year old upwards. My group had three one year olds, three nine month olds and an eighteen month old. On the day I found Mellowes very accommodating and very professional. From the set up of the play areas to the variety of activities the children could enjoy it was brilliant. Mellowes were very accommodating from the very start. Everything was so well organised at the centre. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and I was delighted that our party of little kids went to Mellowes. Well done to all of you on having such a great place.

Anne Denhan. Swords county Dublin.

Mellowes is a fantastic place to have a kids birthday party. There is so much to do, lots of activities both indoor and outdoor for the children to enjoy. A great all round party option. Fair play to Mellowes. Your place is fantastic

Jane Prendergast. Athboy county Meath

Mellowes centre is a fantastic place for kids to enjoy lots of activities and play safely. There is so much for kids to do, it is incredible. Staff are very helpful, friendly and professional.

Carmel early. Athboy county Meath.

What a brilliant day out. The kids had a blast. The service was excellent from start to finish. Everyone enjoyed their day out to Mellowes both children and adults. Well done to you all. 

Caroline Watters. Bailieborough county Cavan.

The party for my daughter at Mellowes was superb. So many activities for the children to enjoy and so much to do for all age groups. The children had an absolute ball at my kids birthday party at Mellowes and they did not want to leave, Thank you Mellowes. Highly recommended to any parent.

Pauline Byrne. Delvin county WestMeath

A great day at Mellowes. All the girls loved it. There was so much to keep them entertained. Even though it was raining there was so much to do it did not bother the girls at all. There was plenty of shelter and areas the girls could go into and play. I highly recommend Mellowes as a place to have a cool party.

Siobhan Slater. Clonmellon county Meath

A very good place to celebrate a child’s birthday party. When I sent out the invitations even the adults wanted to come along. Great variety of activities. Mellowes is a very clean and professionally run centre.

Lisa Craig. Clonmellon county Meath.

A very enjoyable and all round entertaining party. So many fun activities for the children to enjoy and have hours of fun. It was a great place to have a party for my son and all his energetic school friends. I would highly recommend Mellowes for great customer care.

Anne Vallely. Kildalkey county Meath 

Junior and senior had a terrific day in a very safe child friendly environment. The staff at Mellowes were kind and enthusiastic, putting huge effort into ensuring that every child had an enjoyable day. The resources were well structured. The children loved planting the seeds and learning about plants. Well done and thank you very much.

Fionnula Lynam Mc Keon. St. Marys National School. Collinstown. County WestMeath

The sun shone all day at Mellowes and the children had a fantastic day. The children were kept busy all day and the entertainment level was simply fantastic. The group leaders were capable, competent, friendly and enthusiastic.

Aideen Djemodh. Longwood National School. Enfield county Meath.

It has been a fantastic day. The children are really enjoying the experience. The staff at Mellowes are both friendly and professional. What a great place for kids. Everyone had a ball. Fantastic for big groups and lots of support from the staff. Well done Mellowes. I will definitely be returning and will be highly recommending Mellowes to other teachers.

Irene Mc Cormack. Rush and Lusk Educate Together. Lusk county Dublin.

Thanks for a really great day. There was a wonderful choice of activities available and I enjoyed the fact that there was a strong educational aspect to our school tour. The place is spotless and has lots of interesting areas to explore. Steven had a wonderful rapport with the children. I would highly recommend Mellowes as a suitable place to take junior to second class. Each activity was easily completed even by the youngest of kids. Well done, keep up the good work Mellowes and the high standards that we experienced today on our school tour.

May Connolly. Lisboduff National School. Cootehill county Cavan.

Lovely set up of activities, very friendly staff. The children really enjoyed themselves and learnt some fun facts too. Great peace of mind for teachers. Knowing that the children are completely safe but still have a free reign to have independent play is a very hard thing to achieve but Mellowes really do know how to do a school tour. Would highly recommend a Mellowes school tour to any junior or senior infant class. The garden was magnificent with all the children eager to try their greens.

Maria Keegan. Scoil Ultain Naofa. 

The children had a thoroughly enjoyable day and the weather certainly did not dampen their experience. The staff were very welcoming, friendly, hospitable and engaged with the children in an appropriate manner. I would not hesitate to recommend Mellowes to other teachers as a must for your school tour. Thanks also for your hospitality and refreshments for teachers

Claire Mc Cabe. Scoil Mhuire. Castleblaney. County Monaghan.

We had a wonderful return visit for our school tour. Lots of activities all safely laid out with added amenities.  Mellowes just gets better. The various bouncy castles, swings, sand house, eco garden, crazy golf, go kart track etc all complimented with beautiful hygienic toilet facilities with clean clear safe pathways. The staff were fantastic and it showed in all the advance planning they do. Steven is fantastic when it comes to group changeovers and everyone is happily absorbed and catered for while we can assist and oversee the school tour from the sidelines. A terrific success for our school tour to Mellowes.

Olivia Mc Elwaine. St. Anns Loreto. Fairgreen Navan. County Meath

The children thoroughly enjoyed their school tour to Mellowes. The tour was very well organised and informative. Each group had the chance to explore the centre and really enjoyed it. The staff were very welcoming and friendly which added to the tour. Thank you so much for a great day.

Bernice O Connell. St. Clare’s National School. Ballyjamesduff. County Cavan

Mellowes is a perfect venue for our junior and senior school tour. Really well organised and safe. A great variety of really well organised activities and suitable for everyone. Bouncy castles, play spaces and go karts a big hit. Lots to learn about and a really good eco garden with plenty of activities and projects on the go. We could have stayed a lot longer. Staff really appreciated the fact that they could relax and keep an eye on everyone at the same time. A good value tour, and just the right distance from Dublin. We will definitely be back. Many thanks for all the fun activities and the stress free day. Keep up the good work Mellowes.

Sandra Moloney. Castleknock National School. Dublin 15

This is our second time to come to Mellowes. The children really enjoyed it on both occasions. The facilities are very suitable for children. It is safe, secure, fun, educational and clean. Just what a teacher could wish for. From a teachers point of view it is a very easy and pleasant day out. Well done. Keep up the good work Mellowes.

Margaret Fennell, Scoil Mhuire Junior School, Newbridge, County Kildare.