The challenge
Charley's Play Barn needed more than a brochure site. Parents had to book Soft Play, Play & Eat, SEN sessions, special events, and monthly passes online — with live session capacity, guest checkout, and reliable payments — without juggling separate tools.
Our approach
We designed and built a full venue booking platform: category-led booking, session calendar, ticket selection, guest checkout with Stripe, confirmation emails, and supporting flows for parties and passes. The same team ships the marketing site and runs managed hosting and ongoing support.
A product, not a plugin
The booking journey mirrors how venues actually sell capacity: choose a session type, pick a date with real availability, add tickets, then pay. Staff get a coherent operations layer instead of bolted-on widgets.
Built for Charley’s, reusable for venues
Soft Play is the flagship path, but the same platform covers Play & Eat, SEN sessions, special events, and monthly passes. Try the interactive demo on this site to walk the guest flow without taking a real payment.
Results
- Live Soft Play booking with calendar availability and ticket types
- Stripe guest checkout and booking confirmations
- Parties, SEN sessions, events, and monthly passes on one platform
- Managed by SMART Digital Group with ongoing hosting and support
