I struggled a bit on what review to give this one. I have my childhood memories of Barry's and a…read moretrip here was the ultimate treat! I absolutely loved it and had so much fun, and we used to spend hours here! I went again as an adult and was distinctly underwhelmed. It was exactly as I'd remembered it from all those years before. Nothing had changed, except the place was massively smaller than I'd remembered. Barry's, however, is aimed at children, and the fun I had all those years ago was the main thing, along with the fun I could see all the young ones having on my visit. They do have some rides that adults can enjoy, such as the big dipper! All the rides are payable using tokens (which can be bought from kiosks inside the building) but make sure you bring some money for the cafe!

Barry's was literally my favourite place in the world as a child. To somebody from England, it…read morelooks like a dodgy fair. But to us, it was Disney World. This place literally hasn't changed in 30 years. It's still great fun. I highly recommend for any families in the area. Afterwards you can pop down to the beach.

I have to say I expected more from this place I had a very different vision of this place…read more Okay so it has a "watermark" it's all shallow water with falling water buckets and water shoots and full of slides and fun. It was great fun but I think a little dangers too the water is very shallow so gives people the false security that kids will be al good but drowning can eaily happen in shallow water especially with the type of fun that happens here. I was with a young toddler and a teen so obviously didnt leave them alone but see many kids who were running freely. Maybe I'm a worrier but it never left me. It was reasonably priced and did have combined activity tickets. Small bowling alley small fun and good price Fun place indoor play ground type clean and great for little kids Arcades absolutely rigged and really old the teddy machines and the crabs did not close proper Indoor zip line and bungee for young teens Over all 3 stars just because it needs to be updated and the arcade area is pure robbery. The staff who work here are very friendly and patient!!

Water Park review…read more Getting off the motorway at the right exit (9) is the easy bit, after that you're on your own. You've seen your last sign post, and Google maps thinks it's in the middle of a road. Finally, after getting instructions from a passer by, driving through a sprawling housing estate and then randomly continuing in what you believe to be the direction you came from before it all went belly up, your kid shouts, There it is mum, and right enough, there it is, miles away from the red dot on your iPhone which pretend-signals its location. Cue noise, bright lights, hard plastic and kiddie gambling, as you pass through the obligatory games arcade to get to the reception. The value isn't bad at 11 euros a whack, and you're in. The kids can not wait to launch themselves at it and in haste you stuff things into a locker, then a second one which, after you complete a complicated act of stuff-Houdini, finally accepts it all. It's at that point you realise it's broken - that's why it was free, silly - and you have go through it all again, having released your kids with instructions to stay in the shallow end. You soon realise your depth concerns are unfounded. For Funtasia Water Park boasts among its many features no pool area. Instead, there is any number of places in which to stand, generally under dripping cold water which launches itself at you from every direction, whether through buckets which fill above your head to tipping point every ten or so seconds, to kids with spray guns, who have an unerring nose for the newcomer, and excellent aim. You tell yourself you will acclimatise, but there being no place in which to submerge yourself in water makes this tricky. You stand in a line for 20 minutes for a kid to climb into a hamster ball. Cold air seems to be being blown at you from vents whose source you can't see, and which doesn't abate regardless of where you move. Why is everyone else not shivering, like you? It's finally your kid's turn and it's great. She wants to do it again. To your surprise, you do slowly acclimatise. The three kids you brought are now queuing for the hamster ball. The craic is ninety. You wish you had the nerve to try it yourself - aside from anything else, it looks like the only place that might actually offer a scintilla of warmth - but you're aware your dignity is already dangerously compromised, and anyhow, the kids would surely desert you, and then you'd just be a lone, bewildered adult in a hamster ball. You stare out the giant wall of windows to the vista beyond: a grey industrial estate engulfed in a Drogheda day. Say no more. You look for a clock. You find lots of plastic/cartoon pirates, ugly bloke ones and sexy girl ones. You wonder vaguely about equality, feminism, how far we've really come. You soon stop. You throw yourselves down a few slides. They're great fun, even if you still feel cold every time you stand up. So you keep throwing yourself down them. You spot the bigger slides on the other side. It takes ten minutes to find your way through the unsignposted maze, over to where they are. There's two of them, one scary/fun looking, one just scary. You stand in a long queue and wonder why people keep running past you to the top. You order the kids to stay put and walk to the top and ask the girl. She explains that they are going to the scary slide, for which there isn't a queue, but agrees there's no way of knowing that unless you already know it. She agrees that the so-subtle-it-defies-belief colour code just doesn't cut it - she's tried telling them. She's nice. You feel forgiving. You go back and continue queuing. You finally get launched into a slidey thing straight from the set of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. It's great craic. And, yes!, at the end you find yourself submerged in a pool. You swim around for a minute. It's possible you may even get vaguely warm. The bloke orders you out. Being over 18 is great - you get to go in the Jacuzzi. You put the 12-year-old in charge and in you walk. Blessed warmth. By the time you heave yourself back out everyone is agreed it's time to go, but not before a last go on the Willy Wonka. You scream in momentary delight as you land into the pool that isn't a pool. Out of there fast enough you can not get, but not before shedding 50c for a go of an as-good-as-useless hairdryer that lasts all of around a minute. Four dripping heads make for the exit. You note, as you have noted throughout, that the kids are having a great time, and that's why you are here. You console yourself with the fact that you have atoned for all your prior sins of parenthood just by bringing them here, by enduring it. You all eat some fast food and you gain some atonement credit by allowing them slushies. Phrases like, In for a penny, float across your mind. You stop at gambling and hit the road. On the way home, the kids lament the lack of a pool. More than once. You're glad to arrive home. Your first act is to light the fire.

Well, I wouldn't exactly call this an amusement park, but it was the closest label available, so…read morewe'll go with it. Bangor has had a funfair for as long as I can remember, although it was always located in Castle Park (which, in my mind, was a far better place, but what do I know?) and was continuously brimming with people. This newest version of the fair is now situated along Bangor seafront, and is a great deal smaller and less interesting than the previous fairs over the years. My two siblings and I had visited last year during the summer, so my me and my sister decided to relive the 'fun' we'd had that day, seeing as it was such a beautiful sunny day. Our first choice was the 'big wheel', from which we had spectacular views, and got a tad windswept. Not too bad, and it was only £1.50 each for numerous spins (not literal spins...but you know what I mean). The second ride of choice was a giant swingy thing (yes, my descriptions are impeccable), which provided so much windswept-ness that my eyes began running frantically. It was slightly more expensive at £2 each. The other rides consist of a few kiddies ones, a little roller-coaster, Mad Mouse (one of those spinney roller coasters...and I mean literally spinney this time) and dodgems. There are few fair games and eating huts, but apart from that, there's not a whole lot to it. Plus it wasn't even that busy when we were down on the Bank Holiday Monday. It's certainly not Alton Towers, that's for sure...

Super, fantastic, joy, flashing lights, epileptic no go zone, noise, screaming kids, sirens, bandit…read moreland! This place really is an absolute joy if you are six years old but if you are any older and respect your sanity and ears then I would probably avoid it. Full of tuppeny nudgers, 10p a spin bandits and teddy bear scams I can not imagine that this is a land of fun for many parents. Sure if you have a jar of coppers and want to get rid of hem then head down to Funland. Despite my criticism of Funland, I do not think a visit to the seaside is complete without a popping in to Funland and squandering some money. You might even win a soft toy that will fall apart before you make it home. These seem to be a must for British seaside towns and Newcastle County Down is full of these types of arcades. Funland is a bout the best of a bad bunch as it has a wider variety of games and arcades. This place serves its purpose on a summers day of keeping the kids and local scallywags away from the mountains and Beach and gifting parents and the older generation some peace and quite. If you read this you would think I was 53 not 23 but I am old at heart!

I dont gamble much (apart from the weekly horse bet lol) but when ever iam in town comming home…read morefrom a night out i just see the twilight zone sigh and i just feel the urge to spend whatever change i have in my pocket it really is a top notch establishment with all the latest machines!

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