Families join the fun at Oxygen Crawley’s launch party - In pictures

Children and grown-ups joined in the fun at the impressive 22,000 square foot venue at Crawley Leisure Park. The party came almost a month after the park opened to the public on Friday, October 16, following an investment of more than £2 million.

The venue, on the first floor of the former Nuffield Health site, is Oxygen’s 19th indoor activity park in England. Visitors enter through the illuminated Excite Tunnel before reaching the main activity area, which is home to more than 40 trampolines and a giant airbag.

There is plenty to explore beyond the trampolines. The interactive sports pitch uses electronic targets and sensors to turn ball games into challenges, while the multi-storey Strike Zone gives players the chance to tackle obstacles and score points by hitting illuminated targets.

Crawley is also the first Oxygen venue to feature the company’s interactive pixel floor, where players use their feet to complete games against the clock. The i-Wall puts players’ speed and reflexes to the test, and children aged five and under have their own soft play area with mini slides, foam blocks and a multi-storey play structure.

Before the park opened, four local children were recruited to put the attractions to the test. They took on the roles of chief memories officer, chief fun officer, chief tricks officer and chief play officer, and described the new attraction as ‘extraordinary’.

Speaking when the park opened, Oxygen Activeplay chief executive Stephen Wilson said: “Oxygen Crawley is open and ready for families to let loose and explore everything our brand-new park has to offer! We’re so pleased to be bringing a new place to play and get active to the Crawley and wider Sussex community.”

Scroll through the gallery below to see families enjoying the VIP launch party and take a look inside Crawley’s new indoor activity park.