Children’s role play centre in West Sussex looking for new weekend staff

Giggleton Village, which can be found at Unit B5 of Horsted Keynes Business Park, opened in July 2025.

It has seven role play settings aimed at kids aged 0 to seven and is run by husband and wife team Harry and Ayla Batchelor.

Giggleton announced on Facebook on December 30: “Giggleton Role Play centre is looking for additional weekend staff to start in the New Year working in our cafe / role play centre. No experience needed but driver essential as we are based in rural Horsted Keynes. Saturday and Sunday day shifts with occasional weekday shifts available.”

The post said people should email their CVs to [email protected].

The attraction allows children to ‘let their imaginations run wild’. Director and co-founder Harry told the Middy in June that Giggleton has a mini-village where children can dress up and go into seven custom mini-buildings. He said these include Giggleton Cottage with a kitchen, dining table, sofa and crib, as well as a salon for kids to practice hair styling on mannequin heads. There is also a farm area, a hospital area, a construction site with diggers and building blocks, a library and a police station. Giggleton Village also has an astroturfed area with a slide and ride-on cars.

The Batchelors said on Facebook on December 31: “Six months ago we opened the doors to our little village. It has been our biggest project to date and it has most definitely opened our eyes to a different side of business.

“We have welcomed 7,757 people through the door and we have hosted 25 birthday parties on a Sunday. And have won an award for best new business! But the biggest thing of all is we have met some truly lovely people who have come and supported us and been so kind.”

Visit www.giggletonroleplay.co.uk to find out more.