Excellent value for money and a great family outing. Life guards were attentive and interactive,…read morewhich really made the experience great! In short - fun for the whole family!

She's Peppa Pig, she's Peppa Pig! I am Peppa Pig…read more The reason you're at Paultons Park is because you (your kids) want to see, you (your kids) need to see, the almighty Peppa Pig! Be sure to get in line ASAP to see Peppa and George as the line will get long. Everything here is awesome. You can't not walk into the biggest Peppa Pig toy shop in the world and buy some exclusive Peppa Pig World merchandise. The only issue is that this place is not closer to London.

Very well maintained park, clean, tidy and well looked after…read more Slight lack of 'you are here maps'

A great day out if the weather is fine. For families with children, there is much to keep all…read moreentertained, but limited indoor activities / attractions. Nevertheless, all the facilities and gardens are well maintained, clean, litter-free and the staff are friendly. A model railway exhibition and shop can be found in the building at the entrance and there are a number of good restaurants, you can even take a cream tea on the lavish Pullman railway carriage. Take a stroll through the gardens, a steam train ride, let the kids loose on the play areas. All are included in the price, with the exception of the crazy golf course. Overall an enjoyable day's outing and great value.

Great place to take the kids. Lovely view of Beer, real miniature steam train is good fun, park has…read moreslides swings, adventure playground. Recommended for a day out with kids.

Shattered dreams! Absolutely loved this in my childhood. Visited again with my 3 kids over past two…read moreyears. This year July 25th 2022 and it's really, really gone down hill, expensive and tacky. My daughter got stuck on water slide for 20mins. Live performances were pants. The Pirate was quite entertaining. The fairly looked like she wanted to be elsewhere! One member of staff said to me can you believe they've been rehearsing for the past 4 weeks! Place is dirty and falling apart. Two new rides have been added but are basically fairground rides dressed up. My childhood memories are shattered. Not worth the money. And it is expensive.

Blackgang Chine is located in the Isle of Wight in Ventnor. Situated in over 40 acres of cliff top…read moregardens it's a real beauty. this hidden gem is actually the oldest amusement park in the world, opened during the Victorian times, it still holds a very exciting feel for visitors, and has since been updated with modern rides and split into two sections. I went there often as a child and really enjoyed the excitement of the park, great place to bring kids and the whole family. The hungry kitten says: Visit Blackgang while you can, large parts of it have been lost to the cliffs due to erosion over time, is very exciting to look over the cliffs and see remains of old exhibits.

Animal farm can be a great place to visit rain or shine. lots of lovely animals to pet and feed…read more The farm has barns with rabbits,ferrets and all other fluffy things. In the 20+ acres you have all the reg farm animals to feed. Theres a couple of rides , bouncy castle and toy tractors to skoot around on. All this could be done in drizzly weather with wellys on but if its really bad theres a massive indoor play area. they have a small area for babys and toddlers thats well padded and keeps them entertained for ages. The older kids have lots to climb and the tallest slides i have ever seen. my heart was in my mouth watching the kids come down it , but they thought it was wicked. The farms very easy to find as burnham-on -sea isnt a big place to get lost in. well worth a visit :)

This is a brilliant place to take your kids to. My little girl is 2 1/2 now and we have been taking…read moreher there for over a year now and she loves it. You pay an entry price and then most of the things are free. It has a bouncy castle, trampaline,'cuddle club' where you can cuddle ginea pigs and rabbits, outdoor slides, swing boats, climbing frame, ride on tractors etc and a large indoor play area with ball pits, lots of slides and places to climb around. Also it has paddocks with animals in (such as cows, lamas etc.) which you can feed and indoor barns with pigs and horses in. It is a great day out and you can stay for hours without your kids geting bored.

While down south this weekend, I popped to Portsmouth for the day with my mum and little boy. We…read morewere staying in Southampton and wanted a beach which was easily accessible by car and which would offer plenty of entertainment for a two year old. Clarence Pier did just that. Just a 30 minute drive from the centre of Southampton, the pier was easy to find and offered lots of convenient parking. There were two separate arcades in addition to other rides and attractions. Food options were plentiful and even included a large fruit stall which was lovely to see at the seaside where all food is usually accompanied by at least 10g of fat! The beach here is quite rocky, which is great for someone like me who doesn't like sand. We happened to arrive on a day during which America's Cup was taking place (international boat race) so the beach was pretty busy. However, we never struggled to find somewhere to sit / play / eat. One of the best things about this pier (for a two year old anyway) is that you can watch the Hovercraft take off and arrive from Isle of Wight. You can also catch the hovercraft from here or take a tour of the coast on one of the optional boat tours.

Clarence pier has the usual assortment of amusments and stalls selling postcards and novelty items…read moreas well as a number of almost identical fast food kiosks. Sometimes you can see people fishing by the pier. There is a crazy golf course which for some reason (probably the big skull) reminds me of the goonies. It is a good course as you can choose one of two routes through it. That means if someone in front looks like they will take an age to complete each hole you can easily choose the other route. There is plenty of car parking nearby - all along the seafront, by the pub and some public car parks by the common. You'll probably still be stuck in the Summer though so your best bet might be to park in Old Portsmouth and walk along the seafront from the direction of Gunwharf. There is also a token based funfair next to the pier.

The station serves the suburb and popular tourist destination of Barry Island, 10 miles from…read moreCardiff, but is currently in a very sorry state - a clear case of fallen grandeur. Barry Island grew up in the late 19th and early 20th Century as a seaside destination for workers from the South Wales Valleys north of Cardiff, complete with funfair and (later in the 20th century) a holiday camp. The railway was opened at the start of the August Bank Holiday in 1896 (the buildings have the date of construction as 1895 on them) as an extension of the Barry Railway, and Barry Island quickly became a very busy excursion station, handling 150,000 passengers in one weekend at its peak. It was provided with a large station building, three platforms and traditional large canopies. The line continued through the station to a terminus at Barry Pier, but since closure of that line in 1976, Barry Island has been the terminus. The trains now terminate at one end of the platform, with the buildings and the far platform having become part of the Barry Island Railway heritage line, but the site currently looks very sorry, with weeds everywhere, and a general air of dereliction. It is well located, however, close to the beach, cafes and the funfair. A new canopy has been provided for the terminating trains, but it provides meagre shelter from the winter Atlantic winds. The station still gets three trains an hour off peak from Cardiff and the valleys north of Pontypridd, and is busy with commuters and summer visitors (over half a million passengers a year, in total). It could just do with a lot of tidying up.

Lately, this is disappointing as it is really looking tired and dishevelled at the moment but this…read moreplace can be fantastic! I've hundreds of fantastic childhood memories of the Pleasure Park and I am sure that with some much needed investment and attention, this can be restored to its former glory. (Hence the two stars) It is in a fantastic location with coffee shops, cafe's, bars and the beach and promenade - and right next to a train station (also in need of a facelift). Quite often I've got off the train and seen disappointed prospective fairground customers - they've usually travelled far to come for a day out at the fairground - only to see it shut. I couldn't tell you when it's open - so if you are coming to Barry Island to visit the Pleasure park then don't expect it to be open - if it is, it's a bonus!