Urban Crayon Read online

  Tel: 0124 233 2571

  Timings: 11 am to 11 pm

  Entry: Rs 100 for 6 laps

  Web: www.32ndmilestone.com

  Golf

  Aravalli Golf Club

  A 9-hole course located about 30 km from the Delhi border.

  >Near Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad

  Tel: 0129 241 4810

  Timings: 5:30 am until evening daily

  Fees: Daily Indians Rs 100/foreigners Rs 200

  Classic Golf Resort

  18-hole, par 72 course

  >Delhi–Jaipur Highway, Naurangpur Tauru Road, Gurgaon

  Tel: 0124 237 8841

  Timings: Daily 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

  Entry: Mon to Fri Rs 1,700, Rs 2,900 weekends. Non-member fees are the same for Indians and foreigners.

  DDA Lado Sarai Driving Range (Qutab Golf Course)

  Driving range is open to members and non-members. For children 5 and older.

  >Press Enclave Road

  Tel: 011 2696 9086

  Timings: Tue to Sun 5:45 am to 6 pm

  Entry: Indians Rs 30 / foreigners Rs 150

  DDA Siri Fort Sports Complex

  There’s a driving range that is open to members and non-members. There’s a 9-hole course that takes a little over an hour to complete. Children 14 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Only the putter and wedge are allowed on the course. For children 8 and older.

  >Siri Fort

  Tel: 011 2649 7482

  Timings: Tue to Sun 6 am to 8:30 pm

  Entry: Day memberships usually begin at Rs 40 for Indians, Rs 100 for foreigners

  Delhi Golf Club

  One of the finest, if not the finest 18-hole courses in town. For ages 5 and above.

  >Dr Zakir Hussain Marg

  Tel: 011 2436 0002; 011 2436 2235

  Timings: Daily 5:30 am to 6 pm; 18-hole course closed Mon, but driving range is open

  Entry: Mon to Fri Indians Rs 570 / foreigners Rs 2,000; Rs 850 / Rs 2,250 weekends

  Noida Golf Club

  The driving range is open to non-members.

  >Sector 38, Noida

  Tel: 0120 243 1467

  Timings: Tue to Sun 5 am to 8 pm

  Entry: Mon to Fri Rs 340, weekends and holidays Rs 560

  Mall Play Areas

  The mall crawl is easier when the kids have a place to bounce and jump and yell to their heart’s content. Many malls have sections dedicated for kids ages 2 and up that have toy cars, slides and soft toys. But some malls, like Ambience Mall and The Great India Place up the fun quotient by 10,000 percent.

  Ambience Mall

  Fun city offers video games; bumping cars, a rocking boat, merry-go-round, table tennis, bike racing and other sports that help Ambience Mall outshine its competitors. The gaming centre has everything and a card can be purchased to play games that can be returned once the games are over. There’s plenty of food to give the sugar high to keep the adrenaline pumping for all the activities available. And of course there is the 24-lane bowling alley Blu-O. A visit to Ambience mall can definitely turn into a day-long trip.

  >Ambience Mall, NH-8, Gurgaon

  Timings: 10 am to 11 pm

  Tel: 0124 466 5555

  Web: www.ambiencemalls.com

  Amoeba

  Video games, trampoline and children’s play area, electronics zone and bowling for Rs 125 a game. The best part about the Amoeba chain is the variety of video games that kids can enjoy.

  >MGF Mall, Mehrauli–Gurgaon Road, Gurgaon

  Tel: 0124 501 4606/07

  Timings: Daily 9 am to midnight

  >Pacific Mall, Plot No. 1, Site 4, Sahibabad Industrial Area, Ghaziabad

  Tel: 0120 3012301

  Timings: Daily 11 am to 8 pm

  >Spice Mall, I-2, Sector 25A, Noida

  4D movies are shown here for Rs 100 a ticket

  Tel: 0120 436 6400

  Timings: Mon to Sat 9:30 am to 11 pm; Sun noon to 11 pm

  Ansal Plaza

  The play station at Funkie Orbits in Ansal Plaza is a 2-storey area of big plastic pipes that a child can crawl through eventually sliding down into a pit filled with Styrofoam coloured balls. It is advertised as an area for children from 2–14 years of age. However, this play area could be dangerous for children below 6 years. To start with, a 2–3 year old cannot crawl up this structure on his own and if he gets stuck anywhere, he will not only be extremely scared, but may also tend to suffer from claustrophobia in later life. Further, though the station advertises the presence of ‘park rangers’ in case of difficulties, only 2 were present, both of whom were more concerned about whether we had paid the entry fee of Rs 150 rather than the safety of the children. Take your kids there only if they are 8 and above or if there are older children in the family to look after the younger ones.

  >CG-5/A, Ansal Plaza (near South Extension)

  Tel: 011 2626 1365

  Timings: 11 am to 10:30 pm

  Parking: Underground and outside parking; Rs 10 to Rs 30

  Centrestage Mall

  Play area in the basement, including an air hockey table

  > L-1, Sector 18, Noida

  Tel: 0120 251 2260

  Timings: Mon to Sat 9:30 am to 11 pm; Sun noon to 11 pm

  East Delhi Mall

  The Entertainment Zone at the mall is huge. It is about 50,000 square feet and has a play area that includes video game stations, a bouncy castle and the multi-cuisine food court is nearby.

  >1 Kaushambi, Ghaziabad

  Tel: 0120 277 6649 / 277 6667

  The Great India Place

  There’s a muzzle puzzle on the third floor where kids can explore and adults will be wishing they can too.

  >Sector 38A, Near Atta Market, Opposite City Centre Mall, Noida

  Tel: 91 120 465 0300

  Timings: Daily 11 am to 11 pm

  North Square Mall

  >F-1, 2, 3 Netaji Subhash Place,

  Tel: 011 4704 9061

  Select Citywalk Mall, 3rd Flr

  Small play area with Tyco toys and balls and blocks

  >Saket

  Tel: 011 4211 4211

  Entry: Rs 150 an hour

  Timings: Daily 11 am to 8 pm

  Shipra Mall

  U Kids is a family entertainment zone with activities aimed at children from ages to 2 to 16. The zone covers 17,000 square feet and includes 4D theatres.

  >9 Vaibhav, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad

  Tel: 0120 268 9650

  Movie Theatres

  Catch the latest flicks in both Hindi and English at these theatres around town. The big chains offer home delivery of the tickets.

  Habitat World, India Habitat Centre

  Though not a movie theatre in the traditional sense, international films are regularly showcased at the India Habitat Centre and movie buffs get to see a variety of movies that aren’t shown elsewhere around town.

  >Lodhi Road

  Tel: 011 4366 3333

  Web: www.habitatworld.com

  IMAX (Adlabs 3D)

  Online booking: www.adlabscinemas.com

  Central Delhi

  Chanakya

  >Vinay Marg, Chanakyapuri

  Tel: 011 2467 4009

  Delite

  >4/1 Asaf Ali road, Daryaganj

  Tel: 011 2327 2903; 011 2327 1067

  PVR Plaza

  >H Block, Connaught Place

  Nearest Metro: Rajiv Chowk

  Tel: 011 2794 4194

  Online booking: www.pvrcinemas.com

  PVR Rivoli

  >Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place

  Nearest Metro: Rajiv Chowk

  Tel: 011 2794 4194 / 011-4760 4100

  Regal

  >Regal Building, Connaught Place

  Tel: 011 2336 1583; 011 2336 2245

  Shakuntalam

  >Gate No. 5, Pragati Maidan

  Nearest Metro: Pragati Maidan

  Tel: 011 2337 1849

  Sheila

  >Deshbandhu Gupta Ro
ad, Paharganj

  Tel: 011 2367 2100

  East Delhi

  Fun Cinemas Shahadara

  >Plot No. 9C, 9D CVD Ground, CBD Shahdara, Karkardooma District Centre, near Karkardooma court

  Metro: Shahdara

  Tel: 0120 404 0404

  Fun Cinemas Vikas Marg

  >East Centre, Plot No. 10, Main Vikas Marg, Laxminagar District Centre

  Nearest Metro: Shahdara

  Tel: 95120 404 0404

  Movie Palace

  >Dilshad Garden, opposite Delhi Transport Corp bus depot

  Nearest Metro: Shahdara

  Tel: 0120 262 5502

  North Delhi

  Amba

  >GT Karnal Road, Old Sabzi Mandi, Kamal Nagar

  Nearest Metro: Vishwa Vidyalaya

  Tel: 011 2382 6000/5000

  Batra

  >Mukherji Nagar

  Nearest Metro: Vishwa Vidyalaya

  Tel: 011 2765 4202

  Fun Cinemas

  >North Square Mall, Netaji Subhash Place, District Centre, Wazirpur, Pitampura

  Nearest Metro: Netaji Subhash Place

  Tel: 95120 404 0404

  Gagan

  >Community Centre, Nandnagari, Shahdara

  Nearest Metro: Shahdara

  Tel: 011 2258 1989

  M2K Pitampura

  Road No. 44, Community Centre, Pitampura

  Nearest Metro: Kohat

  Tel: 011 2794 2944

  M2K Rohini

  >16 Mangalam Place, District Centre, Sector 3, Rohini

  Nearest Metro: Pitampura

  Tel: 011 2794 2944

  Movietime Multiplex

  North Pacific Mall, KP block Complex, Near City Park Hotel, Pitampura

  Nearest Metro: Pitampura

  Tel: 011 4268 3160

  South Delhi

  Batra Glitz Cinemas

  >1 Community Centre, New Friends Colony (near Surya Hotel)

  Tel: 011 6613 3333

  Paras

  >1 Paras Cinema Building, Nehru Place (near Bank of India)

  Tel: 011 2648 4401

  PVR Anupam

  >1 Community Centre, Saket Local Shopping Complex

  Tel: 011 4167 1787

  PVR Citywalk Gold Premiere

  >Select Citywalk Mall

  Tel: 011 4060 1710

  PVR Premiere

  >Select Citywalk Mall, 1st Flr

  Tel: 9871113804

  PVR Priya

  >61 Basant Lok, Vasant Vihar

  Tel: 011 4166 3787

  PVR Saket

  >1 Local Shopping Complex

  Tel: 011 2794 4194

  Sapna Cinema (near Amar Colony)

  >54 Community Centre, Suraj Parbat, East of Kailash

  Tel: 011 2643 1787

  Satyam Cineplex Nehru Place

  >Plot No. 45 Nehru Place, near Hotel InterContinental

  Tel: 011 2589 3322

  Web: www.satyamcineplexes.com

  3 C’s

  >15 Feroze Gandhi Marg, Lajpat Nagar III (near central market)

  Tel: 011 2984 7846

  West Delhi

  Fun Cinemas

  >TDI Fun Republic,

  Moti Nagar

  Nearest Metro: Moti Nagar

  Tel: 95120 404 0404

  Janak Cinemas

  >C Block, Janakpuri

  Nearest Metro: Janakpuri East

  Tel: 011 2555 1115

  Liberty

  >19B New Rohtak Road, Karol Bagh

  Nearest Metro: Shastri Nagar

  Tel: 011 2871 1800

  PVR Naraina

  >1 Community Centre, Naraina Industrial Area

  Nearest Metro: Shadipur

  Tel: 011 2794 4194

  PVR Vikaspuri

  >G-1 Community Centre, Vikaspuri

  Nearest Metro: Janakpuri West

  Tel: 011 4158 6143

  Satyam Cineplex Janakpuri

  >Plot No. 19, District Centre, Janakpuri

  Nearest Metro: Janakpuri West

  Tel: 011 2589 3322

  Satyam Cineplex West Patel Nagar

  >Patel Nagar, near metro station

  Nearest Metro: Shadipur

  Tel: 011 2589 3322

  Online booking: www.satyamcineplexes.com

  Old Delhi

  Excelsior

  >Cinema Sirkee Walan, Hauz Qazi

  Nearest Metro: Hauz Qazi

  Tel: 011 2321 3377

  Golcha

  >No. 3630 Netaji Subhash Marg, Daryaganj, near Dilli Gate

  Nearest Metro: ITO

  Tel: 011 2325 0945

  Moti

  >Chandni Chowk, near Red Fort

  Nearest Metro: Chandni Chowk

  Tel: 011 2386 0383

  Ritz

  >Kashmere Gate, near Inter State Bus Terminal

  Nearest Metro: Kashmere Gate

  Tel: 011 2386 4229

  Faridabad

  Cinemax Cinema

  >Sector 20

  Tel: 91 129 2220752/4

  Inox Cinema

  >Crown Interiorz Mall, Delhi Mathura Highway, Sector 35

  Tel: 91 129 4161000/40

  PVR Crown Plaza

  >15/A Milestone Road, Crown Plaza, Sector A

  Tel: 0129 428 0000

  PVR SRS Faridabad

  >SRS Mall, 2nd Flr, Sector 12, near Town Park

  Tel: 0129 400 9898

  Ghaziabad

  Adlabs Kaushambi

  >Pacific Mall, Kaushambi

  Tel: 0129 3989 4040

  Adlabs Vaishali

  >Ansal Plaza, Vaishali

  Tel: 0129 3989 4040

  Big Cinemas Ansal Plaza

  >Sahibabad

  Tel: 91 120 3012222

  Fun Cinemas

  >TDI AEZ Carnival Country Mall, Plot No. W1-W2, Sector 1, Vaishali

  Tel: 0120 322 7274

  Galaxie Multiplex

  >Near Dabur Factory, Vaishali

  Tel: 011 5166 2246

  Jam Multiplex

  >Shipra Mall, National Highway 24, Indirapuram

  Tel: 0120 295 7610

  Manohar

  >Ghanta Ghar, GT Road

  Tel: 95120 273 2780

  Movie World

  >Meerut Chungi, Ghaziabad–Meerut Road, near the police station

  Tel: 92135 10290

  PVR EDM

  >East Delhi Mall, 3rd Flr, Plot No. 1, Kaushambi

  Tel: 0120 301 2787

  Silvercity

  >South Side Industrial Area, near Lal Kuan

  Tel: 0120 324 4720

  Wave Cinemas

  >East End Mall, Multiplex Plot

  Tel: 0120 295 0796

  Online booking: www.wavecinemas.com

  Gurgaon

  Big Cinemas Palam Vihar (in Ansal Plaza)

  >4th Flr, G block, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon

  Tel: 0124 398 9404

  Web: www.bigcinemas.com

  DT Cinemas City Centre

  >DLF City Centre, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road (opposite MGF Mall)

  Tel: 0124 401 4092

  Web: http://dtcinemas.com/

  DT Cinemas Mega Mall

  >Mega Mall, Block A, DLF Phase I

  Tel: 0124 401 4096/7

  Web: http://dtcinemas.com/

  Payal

  >Sector 14, Old Delhi Road

  Tel: 0124 232 3336

  PVR Ambience Gold

  >Ambience Mall, Gurgaon Road

  Tel: 011 4100 0462

  Web: www.pvrcinemas.com

  PVR MGF (Europa)

  >Metropolitan Mall, Mehrauli–Gurgaon Road

  Tel: 0124 401 8880

  Noida

  Big Cinemas

  >The Great India Place, Sector 38A

  Tel: 0120 3984 813

  PVR Spice Noida

  >I-2 Sector 25A

  Tel: 0120 438 9000

  Wave Cinemas

  >Centrestage Mall, L-1 Sector 18, Noida

  Tel: 0120 436 4666

  Playgrounds / Play Areas<
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  Children’s Park

  Located near India Gate, the Children’s Park has a lot of well-maintained swings and other playground equipment that will allow kids to be just kids as you drag them from the museums to forts. Only adults with kids are allowed into the park and there is a guard at the gate, though it is not strictly enforced. It is best to go during the day as it gets very crowded in the evenings and on weekends.

  >Children’s Park Near India Gate

  Timings: Dawn till dusk

  Garden of Five Senses

  More than just a park, the Garden of Five Senses was set up to stimulate all senses. In addition to being a great picnic spot, kids can take a solar car/train and other interesting rides all powered by solar energy. Elephant and camel rides are also offered here. (Also see Beauty and The Beast, pp.18–19.)

  >Garden of Five Senses

  Said-ul-Ajaib (south of Saket)

  Timings: From dawn till dusk

  India Habitat Centre

  There is a good free play area for little kids at the India Habitat Centre that has slides, swings, cars and a bridge to climb.

  >Lodhi Road, located near the All American Diner.

  Indira Gandhi International Airport

  The children’s play area in domestic terminal 1A of Indira Gandhi International Airport will help pass the time during a flight delay. With climbing structures, swings, a variety of games, balls and other play equipment, kids will be reluctant to get on the plane. Travel related themes are on the flooring and rugs. The play area also has soft toys, baby cots and high chairs and even a diaper changing area.