Don't leave torquay without a visit to Harbour Amusements, it's my grandaughters' favourite place…read more Ian the owner makes everybody feel so welcome, even offering adults a cup of tea during quiet periods. We only play on the two penny falls so don't spend a great deal , however we all have great fun and go away feeling we have had a really good time,regardless of how little money we have spent, or the weather outside.

great selection of arcade machines,great prices to have a play on :) lovely position near the…read morePavillions :) great staff,very friendly :) worth a visit :)

A reasonably good day out as long as the sun shines!!! A little overpriced I thought - but then I…read moream a skinflint. Possibly would have awarded this four stars if with younger children as it was aimed more at them. It was a little tame for the tastes of both hubby and my six year old son. I thought it was kind of charming - but perhaps not worth paying £12.00 a head for. The actual building is stunning from the outside and you cannot fault the views over the cove below. Inside the castle its been kitted out like a museum and is mostly home to toys, puppets, dolls and pier type animatronics and slot machines from yesteryear. Very interesting - but only enough to keep you occupied for an hour or so unles you are a fanatic. One whole room devoted to a large model railway- if you like that kind of thing. Also some grisly dungeons, and displays of old tools and farming appliances with some fairly educational information. Inside, and in fact then all the way around the park are amusement games and interactive displays which are made up from reconditioned old pier attractions. These are fascinating - but do be prepared with a ton of 1p- 10p coins to get them going - none of it is free! Outside there are a selection of childrens rides, again fairly traditional and slow paced - so more for the very young. Also there is gnome land which is bizarre, cute and disturbing in equal measures. There is a whole village of houses, pubs, etc,. where these gnomes live, and you can peer through the windows and observe them in their daily lives. Set in Woodland its very picturesque and mildly entertaining for adults - I am guessing young girls would enjoy this most. Hubby insists the gnomes were all models - but I am not sure!! Lots of traditional fun to be had also with crazy golf, a huge slide, and water fountains/ interactive displays. Not sure how you would fair in bad weather as most of the action was outside. If you prefer genteel and thought provoking rather than action-packed you may enjoy it here.

I took my daughters to Watermouth castle last year and they had a great time. There were plenty of…read moreactivities for them to get involved with. I found the prices fairly expensive as for a child over 14 years it is 12 pound so straight away that's 24 pound gone. My daughters got in for free so I suppose that was a good thing. My daughters favourite thing was when they were walking around part of the site where they had these little boxes where they had to press the button and when they did there favourite nursery rhymes played and little puppets inside moved. They were both racing to press the next one. They also enjoyed the water/light show I remember seeing this when I was younger. My favourite bit was watching them trying to find the golden nuggets amongst the sand. Other things that are at the site are: rides, tilting house for you to try and walk around in, old slot machines for you to play on, walk around the grounds, go through the gnome land and lots more, mini golf. Overall I would say this is a great place to go but I probably would only go there once a year.

Great amusments, the only bad thing is that it is right by the road so be careful with children,…read moreright by the beach and eating facilities so great quite big too.

For a smallish town this is a rather large amusements…read more There is a Bingo Hall in one section, with the regular racing, shoot em up and penny machines in the other. Its often quite busy in the summer, although Dawlish Warren offers good parking, so its easy to get to and is near the beach, is in town and there are various places to eat near by. There are quite a few rides outside, although as someone else mentioned beware of the road and kids. Im not sure of the opening times, but it opens quite late in the summer. Overall its quite good, with a fair choice of games to play.

Fantastic place to take the whole family. Completely accessible by wheelchair and has good toilet…read morefacitilities. This has been voted top tourist attraction in Devon many times and well deserves this honoured title. A great place depicting fantasy lands, Victorian times, war torn times and much much more you will love it.

Very cluttered and you really have to look hard to see the interesting things amongst all the junk…read more Alot of the penny arcade machines were out of order or take your money but then did not work. Overall it was a positive experience for me and my 8 year old son. However it was not half as good as Flambards which is a similar attraction and the ticket price was very high.

Seating, technical specifications of the cinema's and the choice are all fantastic - the ticket…read moreprices, including the baffling "booking fee" for on-line purchases , are much too high. And don't get me started on the food prices - so many people bypass the concession stand and go right into the cinema, I'm sure if the prices reflected a normal value they would be so much busier.

Vue cinema in plymouth is one of my favourite theatres that i love going to. It has a big spacious…read moretheatre with comfortable chairs and a big screen where we enjoy films with popcorn in hand. The inside of theatre is spacious and very clean. Although the prices of tickets have now started creeping up and it is the major problem that upsets me but me and my hubby often go and see the movies when there are some offers around. We also make use of student discount which is really a good method of reducing the ticket prices and helps lowering of ticket prices.

Funderzone is a big indoor soft play centre. There are climbing frames, inflatables, ball pits,…read moreslides and lots more for your child to enjoy. All of the equipment is safe and surrounded in safety netting. There are staff that watch the children to make sure no one is messing around. But obviously you will need to keep an eye on your children to. There is also a room upstairs which has a pool table and downstairs it has a few arcade machines where you can win teddies and sweets. Whilst your children are running around you can get something to eat in the café which is all open plan. The café sells burgers, chips, hot drinks, cold drinks and slush puppies etc.. I find the food is slightly over priced but it tastes nice. The good thing about the cafe being open plan is that you can see your children playing; there is some seating underneath the play equipment as well so you can look up and see your children. The play centre is to suit all ages and I'm sure your children will love it.

We went to Poldark Mine a few years back. Most of the site is fully accessible to wheelchair users…read moreexcept of course the tour of the mine itself. However we still had a good few hours looking around the mine museum which was very informative and interesting and my kids loved that. Then my daughter had a go at 'panning for gold' which was a fun activity laid on by the mine staff. She had a lot of fun trying to find 'fools gold', and it was only cheap to let her have a go. There were plenty of things to look around at in the nice grounds and we had some lovely icecream in the pretty cafeteria. There is plenty of free parking onsite

As you would probably guess, the highlight of a visit to the site is actually getting to go down…read moreinto the mind. You are given an informative guided tour and get an idea of how bad it must have been having to go down it every day to work - GRIM! We couldn't even get into the whole mine as part of it had flooded overnight. A warning - be careful not to bang your head on the mine roof - you are given a safety helmet to wear but it still gives you a bump! There are also some amusements at the site and a couple of shops, but none of this really appealed and some of it looked a bit ropey. Apparently it gets its name from an old TV show that was partly filmed there, but I'm not old enough to remember what it is!