Devon Antenatal Family Centre

19/12/2025

We went out with a bang today 😍

A gorgeously busy last play day before Christmas, full of laughter, chatter and happy little faces.

Thank you to everyone who’s walked through our doors this year and helped make the centre the incredible community it is.

We’ll be back to play again on January 6th and we can’t wait! 🎄🌈🎄

17/12/2025

🎄 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟓’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 TOMORROW!! fans🎅🏾

We’re getting festive at the Play Café and you’re invited!
A cosy, relaxed Christmas party for little ones to enjoy.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝:

🎅🏾 Meet Santa in his grotto and take home a gift
🧸 Playtime in our wonderful play café and sensory room
🌲 Christmas crafts to make and keep
🧁 Snacks and treats for the children

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞: £𝟖.𝟓𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝
𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞.
𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟑 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 and don’t need a ticket.
Just book 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 under 5.

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬:
𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎–𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎
𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎–𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦

📍Devon Antenatal Family Centre

👉🏼 https://devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/iqgkomoavk1xj8t70aq1n62k41r9bk

𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 and filling fast! ✨

15/12/2025

✨🎄 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗳𝘂𝗻-𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱! 🎄✨

Come along and join us for 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻 with your under 5’s!

🌈 With 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟯 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 and 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 £𝟮 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟱’𝘀, the play cafe is an affordable space to enjoy!

🎶 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹
promises some midweek magic!
Even better, it’s 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 to enjoy once you’ve paid the £𝟮 𝗰𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 and includes 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

🎅🏾 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 offers the opportunity to 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮, receive a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 and enjoy the cafe and 𝘆𝘂𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀. Book your place here:

https://devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/iqgkomoavk1xj8t70aq1n62k41r9bk

🧸 Our 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁 also has 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 to browse whilst little ones play!

We can’t wait to welcome you ✨🎄 ✨

14/12/2025

🎄✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 ✨🎄

🧸 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲 & 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 | 🕙 10am–2.30pm
Relax, play and explore our 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 with 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘄 & 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝘆𝘀 🎁

🧸 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲 & 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 | 🕙 10am–2.30pm

🎶 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲 & 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 | 🕙 10am–2.30pm
✨ 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 – 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 ✨
🕐 1pm–2pm
🎄 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 once inside the café (£2 entry)

🎅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 – 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
🕥 10.30am–12pm or 🕧 12.30pm–2pm
🎁 Meet Santa • Gift for each child • Festive snacks
🎟️ 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹
👉 Book here:
https://devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/iqgkomoavk1xj8t70aq1n62k41r9bk

🧸 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲 & 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 | 🕙 10am–2.30pm

🎄 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
We reopen 🕙 Tuesday 6th January 2026

13/12/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? 🎉

✨ 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 ✨

Look at how gorgeous and stress free today’s party was today!

Whether it’s a 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 or a 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, we make it relaxed, fun and easy for you 🌈

Our space is bright, welcoming and designed with families in mind. Little ones can play while the grown-ups enjoy time together, and each booking is tailored so you get exactly what you need. From 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭-𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 to 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, we cater for all.

💛 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, with everything set up to feel special without the stress.

📅 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝
📍 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐞 | 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 & 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://devonantenatal.co.uk/parties-events

✨ 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 ✨

11/12/2025

Thank you Business Action!

On our tenth day of Advent we celebrate Devon Antenatal Family Centre in Barnstaple – winner of our Best Consumer Business Award 2025.

The centre's services include antenatal, postnatal and parenting courses as well as playgroups such as its music group which is free to attend (once the £2 entrance to the cafe is paid). Me & My Dad playgroup also runs on the last Saturday of the month and is available for all male caregivers.

There's lots going on up to Christmas – see facebook.com/catherineantenatal

Support local producers, retailers and hospitality businesses this Christmas!

10/12/2025

🌈🎄 🎶 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 🎶 🎄🌈

Our festive Tiny Tunes session is next week and it’s a lovely chance to soak up some Christmas magic with your little one.

🎵 Led by 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, with 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, jingle-filled singalongs, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, and plenty of 🫧 𝗯𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀. Festive, friendly and relaxed.

🗓 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟭–𝟮𝗽𝗺
💰 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 once you’ve paid café entry (£2, or free if your baby’s under 3 months)
📍 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, Cross Street, Barnstaple

A cosy hour of music, sparkle and connection. Just come along and enjoy 🎄💛🎶🌈

10/12/2025

🎄 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟓’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 🎅🏾

We’re getting festive at the Play Café and you’re invited!
A cosy, relaxed Christmas party for little ones to enjoy.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝:

🎅🏾 Meet Santa in his grotto and take home a gift
🧸 Playtime in our wonderful play café and sensory room
🌲 Christmas crafts to make and keep
🧁 Snacks and treats for the children

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞: £𝟖.𝟓𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝
𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞.
𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟑 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 and don’t need a ticket.
Just book 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 under 5.

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬:
𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎–𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎
𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎–𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦

📍Devon Antenatal Family Centre

👉🏼 https://devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/iqgkomoavk1xj8t70aq1n62k41r9bk

𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 and filling fast! ✨

09/12/2025

Rain blowing sideways? Perfect play café weather!

It’s warm, twinkly and a little bit Christmassy in here today… and the coffee is calling. 🎄☕

Bring the little ones in for a play while you thaw out and treat yourself.
Open from 10-2.30pm so come and hide from the weather with us!✨

05/12/2025

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Congratulations Catherine 👏👏 Devon Antenatal Family Centre

05/12/2025

✨🎉 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗻! 🎉✨

We’re excited to share that we’ve received funding from the Devon Community Foundation to relaunch our 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 this January… and it’s going to be better than ever.

This is a relaxed, low-cost meet-up for 𝗱𝗮𝗱𝘀, 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 with little ones under 5. It’s just £𝟴.𝟱𝟬 per dad and 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲.
You’ll get a hot drink, a bacon sandwich and a chance to hang out with other dads while the little ones explore and play.

And as a January bonus, we’re welcoming mandowncic, the brilliant men’s mental health charity, who’ll be joining us to chat about what they offer and how they support local men. Just a relaxed, friendly visit - nothing heavy.

If you’ve been meaning to get out of the house, meet other dads, or find something fun to do with your little one, this will be ideal!

Spaces are limited and pre-booking is essential.

https://devonantenatal.co.uk/courses/p/me-my-dad-playgroup

💛 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! 💛