Quick Info

📍 Location: Saffron Walden Community Church, 5 Castle Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1BD

🅿️ Nearest parking: Swan Meadow Car Park (2–3 minute walk)

🕒 Day & Time: Friday, 9:30–11:00am

👶 Age: 0–4 years

💷 Price: £2 per family

🟣 Booking: No booking required — just drop in

🟡 Term-time only: Yes

At a Glance

Best for: Babies, young toddlers and preschoolers who enjoy songs, actions and instruments
Vibe: Gentle, welcoming and very community-led
Space size: Medium church hall
Parking difficulty: Easy (Swan Meadow nearby)
Buggy access: Good — flat town-centre access
Sells out? No
Planning difficulty: Very easy

What It’s Like

This is a simple, traditional church-run music group aimed at younger children. Sessions typically centre around singing, action songs, and interactive music activities designed for babies through to preschoolers.

Expect familiar nursery rhymes, actions, and instruments — the kind of session where children can join in at their own pace. Babies can watch and listen, while toddlers and older preschoolers can participate more actively.

It’s a relaxed environment rather than a structured class, so there’s no pressure if your child wanders, sits, dances, or simply observes.

Because the group is run within the church community, the atmosphere is friendly and informal, and parents tend to chat while the children play and sing.

Parking + Practical Bits

The big advantage of this group is location.

It sits right in the centre of Saffron Walden and is a very short walk from Swan Meadow Car Park, which makes it one of the easiest groups to combine with:

• a food shop
• the market
• a coffee stop
• library visits
• errands

You can realistically attend and still be home before lunch or nap time.

Buggy access is straightforward — pavements are flat and wide through this part of town.

Walden Weekly Tip 💡

This works especially well as a “starter group” if you’re nervous about attending baby or toddler sessions for the first time. Because it’s drop-in, low-cost and not highly structured, there’s very little pressure — you can arrive late, leave early, or step out if needed.

It’s also a brilliant option when you want an outing but don’t want to commit to booking days in advance.

How to Contact

📍 Main Office: Church Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1NP
📞 Phone: 01799 530098
✉️ Email: vicar.camvillages@gmail.com

(They usually run communications through the church office rather than a booking system.)

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