Mini Donington

07/09/2026

🍂 AUTUMN HAS ARRIVED AT MINI DONINGTON! 🍂

Here’s what’s happening this week… 👀☕️📸

We’re officially feeling ALL the autumn vibes! 🤎

☕️ Our autumn drinks are launching! Pumpkin spice lattes & biscoff hot chocolates are ready to warm you up.

👵🏼 Grandparent Tuesdays are here to stay! Every grandparent who brings a child along on a Tuesday gets a FREE tea or coffee + biscuit.

📸 Saturday 12th September — we’re joined by Arcadia Photographic for our Back to School photography pop-up alongside our usual 90-minute play sessions. 📚✨ This is also suitable for little ones who have started nursery too!

So whether you’re ready for a cosy autumn drink, a play date with the grandparents or that all-important back-to-school photo… we’ve got you! 🍁

📍 Mini Donington
🎟️ Book your play session online - link in our bio

Who are you bringing along this week? 🤎

03/09/2026

🎀✨ SIP & PLAIT IS HERE! ✨🎀

After the sell out of our Ponytails & Picky bits event seems everyone has been talking…👀

Some of you have even booked on before we went live! 🥹🩷

So Mums… this one is ALL about you! 🥂

Charlotte is here to help learn how to French plait 🎀

Join us at Mini Donington for a fun, relaxed morning where you can enjoy a little seasonal treat, watch Charlotte demonstrate some gorgeous, achievable hairstyles and finally learn those plaits you’ve always wanted to master!

✨ Watch Charlotte demonstrate easy hairstyles
✨ Pick up her favourite tips, tricks & shortcuts
✨ FINALLY learn how to French plait!
✨ Practise on your own little ones with help on hand
✨ Have a go on our training heads
✨ Enjoy a complimentary drink🥂🍂
✨ Babyccino’s included for the little ones
✨ All of this… and playtime at mini Donington

Bring your child, grab your drink and come and learn something you’ve always wanted to master!

📅 Sunday 15th November
⏰ 11.30am
🎟️ £12

Because it’s time we ALL learnt how to do that French plait!

Me included! 😂

🎟️ PLACES ARE LIMITED - Book online
Link in our bio 🩷

01/09/2026

🍂✨ THE AUTUMN EDIT ✨🍂

It’s 1st September… which means we are officially getting VERY excited for all things autumn! 🤎🍁

We are SO excited to welcome Natalie Mauri Photography back to Mini Donington for our very first Autumn Edit! 📸🍂

When two girls who LOVE autumn collide… and have been sending each other their autumn purchases all summer long 😂☕️🎃… how could we NOT create something autumnal together?!

Join us for a cosy autumn sessions filled with:

🍁 Beautiful autumn photography with Natalie
☕️ Seasonal autumn drinks
🍪 Autumnal treats to purchase from Ivy-Anna bakes
🎃 Little autumn crafts
📚 Cosy vibes
🤎 Plus the chance to WIN a boo basket

Think cosy, magical, pumpkin-spiced and a little bit of autumn heaven. 🍂✨

📸 AUTUMN PHOTOGRAPHY

Natalie will be offering 2 digital images for £20, with your images presented in an online gallery where you can choose your favourites.

Payment for photography will be taken on the day via bank transfer.

We absolutely cannot WAIT to bring our very first Autumn Edit to life with you. 🤎🍂

Who’s ready for pumpkin season?! 🎃☕️🍁

Book online - link in our bio 🤎

31/08/2026

🎂✨ A LITTLE BIRTHDAY LOVE… ✨🎂

Since opening our doors, we’ve been so incredibly grateful to every family who has chosen Mini Donington to celebrate their little one’s special day. 💛

Parties are something we take so much pride in. From the moment you arrive, we want it to feel extra special — and we really hope your little ones have loved all of the little details, thoughtful touches and surprises we pop in along the way. 🥹✨

And now… we have just a handful of party dates remaining for 2026! 🎈

🍂 OCTOBER
10th

🎆 NOVEMBER
7th • 8th • 14th

If you’ve been thinking about booking a birthday party with us, these are our FINAL 2026 availability dates — once they’re gone, that’s it! 🎂✨

Our parties include:

🎉 2 hours exclusive hire of Mini Donington
🎁 A special birthday gift for the birthday child
✨ Standard party decorations
🍽️ Tableware and table set up
🥤 Unlimited squash for the children
❤️ All the tidying up taken care of

And of course, all the fun of having Mini Donington exclusively for your party! 💛

You can find all of our party package, details and information over on our website.

And if you’re not quite sure what you need, have a question or just want to chat through your options, send us a DM — we’d be more than happy to help! 💌

Thank you, as always, for trusting us with such special celebrations. It genuinely means the world. 🥹💛

🎂 2026 parties are almost fully booked… will we be celebrating with you? 🎈

30/08/2026

✨ THE COUNTDOWN IS ON… ✨

We’re heading towards the end of the summer holidays, so here’s your little reminder of the things you’ve still got time to make the most of at Mini Donington! 💛

🎟️ … ONE WEEK LEFT TO STAMP YOUR SUMMER PASSPORT!

If you’ve been collecting those stamps, now’s the time to get those final visits in! 👀

Collect your stamps, unlock your rewards and become a Mini Donington VIP

☕️ … ONE WEEK LEFT FOR OUR TEACHER TREAT!

Teachers, we know the back-to-school routine is creeping closer…

So if you’re a teacher bringing your own little one along to play at Mini Donington before the school term begins, don’t forget to come and claim your FREE DRINK on us! 🤎

Because you deserve it. 🫶🏼

BUT… we have some VERY good news! 👀

👵🏼👴🏼 GRANDPARENT TUESDAYS ARE HERE TO STAY! 🎉

After having the loveliest Grandparents come through our doors all summer with their Grandchildren, and seeing just how much you’ve all enjoyed it…

WE’VE DECIDED TO KEEP IT! 🥹💛

So Grandparents, your Tuesday adventures at Mini Donington don’t have to end when the summer holidays do!

More play.
More memories.
More Grandparent & Grandchild time. 🥰

And honestly… we couldn’t think of a better reason to keep it going. ❤️

Who’s bringing their Grandparent for a Tuesday play?👇🏼

26/08/2026

✨ DADS… THIS ONE IS FOR YOU! ✨

We’ve been planning something VERY special… and we’re so excited to finally tell you about it! 👀

On Sunday 4th October at 11.15am, we’re teaming up with the amazing Notts Dads Club for a very special hair session at Mini Donington. 💙

Because let’s be honest… when it comes to hair, there are some dads who know their plaits from their ponytails… and some who are still trying to work out what a bobble is😂

And that’s exactly where Charlotte comes in! ✨

Charlotte is not only part of the Mini Donington team, she’s also an AMAZING hairdresser — and she’ll be on hand throughout the session to share her tips, answer all your hair questions and show you how to tackle everything from plaits and ponytails to all those tricky styles in between! 💇‍♀️🎀

Expect:
✨ Easy, practical hair demonstrations
✨ Tips, tricks & plenty of dad-friendly advice
✨ A chance to ask ALL your hair questions
✨ Food & drinks
✨ Good vibes
✨ And lots of other dads who are probably in the same boat! 😂

We’re SO excited to welcome Notts Dads Club to Mini Donington, and of course, any dad who would love to join us is very welcome — you don’t need to be a member!

📅 Sunday 4th October
⏰ 11.15am
📍 Mini Donington

Places are limited, so if you’re a dad who would like to feel a little more confident when faced with a head of hair, this one is definitely for you! 🙌

Come along, grab a cuppa, learn a few tricks and leave feeling like a hair hero. 🦸‍♂️🎀

We can’t wait! 💙

26/08/2026

26/08/2026

🎉 OUR 2,000 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY IS LIVE! 🎉

We’ve officially hit 2,000 over on Instagram and we’re celebrating in the best way we know how… 👀✨

One lucky winner is going to win an AFTER-HOURS TEA PARTY AT MINI DONINGTON for them and their favourite friends! 👑🫖💕

Want to enter?

👉 Head over to our Instagram to find the giveaway post and enter!

And if you’re not following us over there yet… what are you waiting for?! 👀😂

Good luck! 🍀✨

P.S. This giveaway is running on Instagram only — entries must be made via the Instagram giveaway post.

23/08/2026

THE WAIT IS OVER… ✨🎃

The secret is finally out. 🤫🌙

This Halloween, we’re opening the doors to a little bit of magic at mini Donington…

✨ THE ENCHANTED BALL ✨

A magical Halloween adventure for little ones, where they’ll be transported into an enchanting woodland story and meet a very special Woodland Witch. 🧙‍♀️🍄

But this isn’t just a Halloween event… it’s a mini Donington Halloween event ✨

🧙‍♀️ Become part of an enchanting story
🍄 Meet our magical Woodland Witch & capture some special photos
✨ Glitter tattoos
🎁 A little magical gift to take home
🎃 Seasonal Halloween treats & drinks available to purchase
🌙 And plenty of autumnal, enchanted magic along the way…

Come dressed in your most magical Halloween outfit and get ready to step into a world where anything could happen… ✨

📅 Saturday 31st October
📍 mini Donington
🎟️ TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE!

Spaces are limited and we have a feeling this one might be a little bit special… 👀✨

Book your place and join us for our very first Enchanted Ball. 🎃🧙‍♀️🍄

22/08/2026

📸✨ READY, SET, SCHOOL! ✨📸

We’re so excited to welcome Arcadia Photographic to Mini Donington on Saturday 12th September! 🥰

If your little one is starting school, nursery or heading back for another year, this is the perfect chance to capture that new uniform feeling before they’re covered in paint, crumbs and pen!

📚 Join us for our 9.15am or 11.15am play session and Arcadia will be here ready to capture a gorgeous back-to-school photograph of your little one in their shiny new uniform.

And don’t worry… they can get changed during their play session afterwards, so they can get stuck into all the fun without worrying about keeping that uniform pristine! 😉

📷 £10 per digital image, paid on the day.

A lovely little keepsake of such a special milestone — especially for those starting school for the very first time. 🥹🤍

Spaces are limited, so book your play session on the 12th September and come and make a memory with us! ✨