This well used playground caters for wobbly toddlers to busy pre-teens…read more As soon as you walk into this playground you are met by a wind up 'sound' machine, which laughs and gurgles and whirs at you The colourful play equipment is full of clever detail. The small slide has wheels, embossed numbers, slidey handles and binoculars integrated into its neat structure. There are four swings, one 'nest style' for the littlens. There is also a large slide, miniature climbing wall and pole for biggens and several spinny objects for both age groups (spin fast for large, spin slow for small). Grange Gardens playground is surfaced with rubber to save bruised knees. Top tip: If you have an under 5 and want to avoid the boisterous older crowd, choose term times before 3.30 for your visit

Located on an industrial estate between a welders workshop and site for building materials, this…read moreperky lime green warehouse stands out a mile. Yummy mummies and their 4x4's stream in and out of the well guarded gates and high walls that lead to a sanitary paradise of indoor-outdoor adventure. Parc (Welsh for park) is marketed as an 'all weather playground' and it divvies up as two thirds indoors and one third out. The outdoor bit has a fantastic sandy 'beach' area, with large wooden boat complete with pirate flags. In-between the in and the outdoors there is a zip wire, water play area, two swings and a large slide. Inside there are two 'tube' slides, wooden adventure walkway with bridges and ropes and a toddlers area aimed at the 1-4's. The facilities include a cafe area, lots of seating throughout and toilets. I love the little touches such as the double-seater stripy deckchairs. In winter the heated cafe area, with clear views of the toddlers area, is the place to be. I have to admit it I've had my eye on this place from the outset. We live across the river from Parc and when I saw the sign go up wizzed over for a preview. I met the builders (our new, but temporary neighbours) and came back with a carboot full of wood offcuts for the burner. I thought - "a wooden playground on an industrial estate? I like!" ...And I still do, but as I mentioned earlier I do find this type of indoor 'gated' playground a little too sanitary for my taste and in many ways prefer taking my toddler to the beach or the park - But shock horror what if it rains?! A: I just let him get wet. Another small gripe, it seems that there is a small jump from toddler to confident child in terms of the equipment on offer. There could be more for the 3-6's here I feel. All in all well worth a visit, good place to hang out with your mummy mates. Bring your own picnic, sit down, chillax and have a natter...ok if you've got an under 5 that mayyy not happen! Opening hours: Weekdays 10am - 6:30pm last entry 5pm, weekends & school holidays 10am - 6pm last entry 4:30pm Cost: Adults £1.50 peak, £1 off peak. Children £5 peak, £3.50 off peak, reductions for more than 1 child. Note: Parties catered for - but pre-book. Also note: Visits are limited to 2.5 hours on very busy day (but that's about right anyway) Tip: As you can imagine it gets busy during school holidays and after school Tip: Free wifi Top tip: Walk , train it or cycle and get 50p off!

You'd think a place like this would be my idea of hell, but I have to admit I was really impressed…read morewith the facilities at Parc - it's too bad they didn't have play areas like this when I was a kid! I'd never be privy to playgrounds if it weren't for my beloved's two year daughter, who tires herself out by running endlessly from tunnel to slide and back again. I can't wait until she's a bit older so I can live vicariously through her as she tears through Parc on the zip wire... After chasing her around screaming for half an hour, I needed some sort of refreshment (I realised this is neither the time nor the place for a pint), but luckily, Parc has this covered as well, selling coffees and canned drinks, as well as hot dogs and even packs of Oreos (yes!). The best time to go is on a Sunday morning, where you'll pretty much have the place to yourself; otherwise get ready for an onslaught of families and hyperactive children, which isn't so bad, if you can be all Zen about it like the kind lady working the snack hut who simply says, "You don't even hear the screaming after a while - it's like white noise".

Alphabet Zoo is a indoor play zone for children, along the line of Scallywags or other centres…read more This is quite a small area, but it is packed with fun things to do, and is resoundingly bright and cheerful. The staff here were lovely, and there was quite clearly a community of mothers who all got along well as their children played together. I think there's also a free hot drink for parents, but please don't hold me to that one! I spoke to one mother, and she said she's been in the ball pit and around the walkways and slides with her children, which certainly sounds like a lot of fun to me! Few places allow parent interaction in this way, and I think I'd just end up too jealous of the kids if that was the case. This is a great fun space for kids, and is open every day of the week. It's situated just off Penarth Road, and can be a little bit of a devil to find as there's no signing: if you're travelling towards Penarth, out of Cardiff centre, the turning you want is on the left opposite Dream Beds. Have fun!

This is such a lovely family day out, there is so much to do it's impossible to get bored…read more They have a variety of farm animals spread out across the park, they even have a cow barn at the end with a milking parlour that you can have a look at. Inside they have a huge soft play area with lots of different slides. This is usually really busy but they do have a toddler section for smaller children and babies which is good. Next to soft play is a large seating area with a cafe selling a wide variety of hot & cold food. There are several play areas outside, one being a sandpit with diggers, a huge bouncy cushion and another further in with different swings and slides. They also have a tractor track for children to wizz round on plastic tractors and a few other electrical toys that you have to pay for. Before you leave you must visit the farm shop which sells lots of lovely cheese, meats and other delicious treats. This also has a restaurant attached. Prices are £6.70 Adults £7.70 children Under 3's free. Puxton park is a great day out for all the family.

Really good place to take your little 'un. I have been taking my daughter there since she was 14…read moremonths and she loves it. It's cheaper in the winter months which is great as you can go just to enjoy the soft play area. The farm shop has a wide range and you can get in to that and the restaurant without paying to go in to the park. Recommended for all parents (with your kids of course). I notice the restaurant is popular with the more elderly...

We visit Pembrey Country Park quite regularly, the main reason being that we have three dogs and…read morethey have a section of beach that they are allowed to run on all year long. The park area is good too and the picnic areas are always clean and tidy. One down side is the cost to get in. You can purchase season tickets but we would not use it often enough to warrant buying one. I think that if you are a resident of Carmarthenshire you should be granted a discount of some sort. The facilities are good, toilets and food areas clean and the grounds are well maintained.

This is a great place to visit with a vast area to explore. It is a place of contrasts with the…read moreforestry to explore or the beach to walk along. It is a hugely popular place to visit and is a great tourist attraction for the area. If you like your wildlife there are a wide variety of birds to be seen in the woodland area as well as the odd rabbit or hare. There is also some other attractions like the playground for the kids and a dry ski slope. The beach is great on a nice sunny day. Great for taking the dogs for a walk. There are plenty of parking spaces in the park and are located in various areas. It's also a great place to go caravaning with it's Caravan Club site. Admission fee is a bit steep for regular visitors but you can by a season ticket which is pretty reasonable. Very popular on sunny bank holidays and traffic coming to and from there can be a bit of a nightmare.

Anderson fields is a green space in the heart of Adamsdown that has recently been liberally…read moresprinkled with beautiful alien fun-structures. These new structures include alternative football goals, some small grassy hills and totem sculptures, added to what was before an open, flat space with not a lot to do. When I visited Anderson fields there were kids sitting chatting on a 'skeletal boat' structure, a young mum and her toddler walking, some boys playing football, two men sitting in a seating pod listening to a radio and Brian, an artist in residence, carving totems. This landscaped oasis was designed by artists, with the help of school children from the neighbouring Adamsdown Primary. It was designed to be used by the under 14's in particular. The playground is full of practical art to play on and sit on and slide down, all built from quality, natural materials such as oak and steel. Judging by my recent visit the new space is being well used and enjoyed by all.

I was looking for a park to film a short documentary in a few months back, but it needed to have a…read morebasketball ring and not be too busy on a Saturday morning. I can't remember who found this one, but I wasn't disappointed. I'm too old to appreciate swings and slides in the same way a child can but when I walked into this park I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing. I remember parks when I was a kid and either I'm remembering them incorrectly or this park in Lockleaze is simply a cut above the rest. It has everything you'd expect from a decent park, but simply a million times better. There's a giant wooden tower with labyrinthine gangways and walkways leading in several direction. There's a giant round about type contraption set about 4 feet off the ground. At least I think it's a roundabout, but it's unlike anything I'd seen before. There's also (and this was the best thing) a death slide that is attached to the wooden tower. I was taken aback at how extreme this death slide was. It is quite literally a vertical drop down a five foot wide sheet of polished metal with a gentle curve at the last minute to save you from falling to your death. I was with 6 or 7 kids on the day and none of them had the guts to go on it.

For anyone who's read a number of my reviews, you might notice that I like my parks, gardens and…read moremuseums. I'm an outdoors lover, and really want to share my wonderful memories with everyone on Yelp! So here goes! I really like Dyffryn Gardens, and would love the opportunity to go have more looks around. They are the wonderful grounds of an old manor house. It is in fact a series of gardens, or 'garden rooms', each of which have a distinct style or mood. It's another one of those places that has surprises and discoveries around every corner. My personal favourite is a little spring with a pool full of coins, which I recall getting very wet in as a child. It should be noted that they close at 4pm during winter, and last admission is a hour before closing. So you better get down there now.

Probably one of the most beautiful gardens I have ever visited and i've been to a few. Its only 10…read moreminutes away from Cardiff city centre and yet few people I've spoken to have never heard of it. Its just got everything really, like a childrens area, open spaces, wooded areas, water features and beautiful flowers. They even have a shop and cafe and public loos. You have to pay to get in, not really cheap at £6.50 per adult and £2.50 per child in the summer but when you see the amount of work it takes to look after the cost if justified and also keeps it a bit more peaceful. Gorgeous place.