Families
Our venue is family friendly and we warmly welcome visitors of all ages. We want to spark imaginations and support creative learning and play.
Above all, we want Chapter to be a fun, engaging and safe place where young people and their families can spend time together and get to know other people in our neighbourhood.
Read on to see how we support families.
Our venue has a spacious café bar and plenty of room to entertain the little ones.
We have a range of games and puzzles to play while you’re waiting to eat or watch a film.
We’re breastfeeding-friendly and there’s plenty of quieter spaces if you’d like to go somewhere more discreet.
We have plenty of highchairs available to use.
See our Visit page for information about opening times and travel.
See our Access and Facilities page for information about accessibility, parking and toilets.
Our family-friendly programme offers accessible and low-cost events throughout the year. Check out what’s on.
Gallery
Let your imagination run wild in our free gallery. You can visit our exhibition from Tuesday – Sunday, 12-5pm.
Our friendly gallery assistants are happy to chat about the work to inspire little minds!
Our exhibitions are always accompanied with colouring sheets and sensory packs containing a range of fidget toys and ear defenders.
Please note that children under 14 should be accompanied by an adult as our exhibitions sometimes contain more grown-up material or very delicate works that are vulnerable to little, inquisitive hands.
Cinema
We offer a regular programme of family films. These screenings are relaxed with raised lights. You’re welcome to come and go and bring in snacks to keep everyone occupied! We offer a range of sweet and savoury options in our café bar including popcorn, vegan sweets and crisps.
Our Friday morning Carry On Screaming films are for parents and guardians with babies under twelve months. Complete with a relaxed environment and no worries about causing a disturbance. Entry for babies is free.
If you’re looking to integrate film in young people’s learning, check out our studio associates Into Film Cymru.
Theatre
We showcase family-friendly performances throughout the year, check out our programme below. You can also keep an eye on our studio associates Theatr Iolo, Flossy & Boo and Taking Flight Theatre who produce brilliant family-friendly theatre.
Café Bar
Throughout the year we host a lively range of free events in our social spaces and outdoors in our beautiful community garden. These include dancing, performances, festivals and drop-in art & craft workshops. This is a great way to bring the community together and they usually include a range of activities for young people. Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know!
Classes
Our creative community bring a dynamic range of weekly classes to our building. From ballet and tap to music, Tae Kwondo and drama, there’s guaranteed to be something to captivate your little ones. Find out about the classes we host.
We serve healthy meals for little tummies. See our menus.
To ensure we remain a safe space for everyone, the following conditions apply to visitors under 18. These are requirements of our licence and are valid throughout the building.
Under 14
- Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times
- Must leave the building by 9pm
Ages 14-15
- Must be accompanied by an adult in the café bar or beer garden
- May use designated alcohol-free spaces when unaccompanied
- Must be accompanied by an adult if on site after 9pm
- Must leave the building by 10.30pm
Ages 16-18
- Must be accompanied by an adult in the café bar or beer garden
- May use designated alcohol-free spaces when unaccompanied
- May remain past 9pm unaccompanied when attending an event
- Must leave the building by 10.30pm
Please check the finish time of any film, performance or class before booking.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
What's on
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- Workshops
Dan Johnson: A Summer of Deep Listening
Join us for a series of playful sound and listening workshops by Dan Johnson, inspired by the work of Pauline Oliveros. Open to all ages and abilities.
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- Art
Acquisition Ongoing: Carbon Age Souvenirs
Lu Williams
A “gift shop” of the future where objects and prints are reimagined as cultural artifacts of speculative fiction.