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SGirl
6,961 posts
130 months
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Silver940 said: Only if you go in with Tesco Vouchers or other such discount, otherwise overpriced and overrated IMO. Especially if it's busy. It's a good day out, but very expensive for what you get unless you can get on multiple rides. So best to pick a quiet day. 
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Old Merc
885 posts
36 months
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For those staying in Devon.Get the big boat at Totnes with a "round robin ticket",sail down the Dart for about 1.5hrs with cometary etc to Dartmouth,then catch an old steam train from the old refurbished original Dartmouth Station to Paignton,return to Totnes via a scenic route on an open top bus.Plenty of runs in the time table to suite stops in Dartmouth or Paignton.
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jackal
9,765 posts
151 months
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The Discovery Centre in bracknell.
Lots of science experiments and clever interactive stuff. Kids go nuts for it for some reason.
You can also go across the road afterward to Coral Reef swimming pool which has lots of slides, water jets, fountains, jacuzzis etc..
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Dodsy
5,537 posts
96 months
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jackal said: The Discovery Centre in bracknell.
Lots of science experiments and clever interactive stuff. Kids go nuts for it for some reason.
You can also go across the road afterward to Coral Reef swimming pool which has lots of slides, water jets, fountains, jacuzzis etc.. Great outdoor play area for kids too - and its free. Also lots of cycle routes through the woods, I regularly take the kids there for cycling and walking.
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jackal
9,765 posts
151 months
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Dodsy said: jackal said: The Discovery Centre in bracknell.
Lots of science experiments and clever interactive stuff. Kids go nuts for it for some reason.
You can also go across the road afterward to Coral Reef swimming pool which has lots of slides, water jets, fountains, jacuzzis etc.. Great outdoor play area for kids too - and its free. Also lots of cycle routes through the woods, I regularly take the kids there for cycling and walking. Yes the forest is amazing for mountain biking. If you were feeling energetic you could do everything and have a very chock full day out.
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M5 Russ
1,627 posts
61 months
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Big fan of RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire. Its a very big place with lots to see. Costs are very reasonable with under 16 getting in for free. We usually go every couple of years but have not seen an airshow there. Also for £109 you can have a flight in the Dragon Rapide, a pre war plane that seats 8. The noise alone makes it worth it or for more money you can go in a Tiger Moth or a WW2 fighter. http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxfordhttp://www.classic-wings.co.uk/
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Melman Giraffe
Original Poster
3,882 posts
87 months
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Heads up...
Lego Star Wars attraction has just opened at LegoLand. Might be worth a visit over Easter.
Thats all
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eps
3,383 posts
138 months
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The Star Wars Experience is quite good there. With all of the films featured in them, iirc. You can press a button and the scenes animate. There is an excellent Tatooine scene, where the Millenium Falcon takes off, it's huge!! The ROTJ scene is quite good as well.
What with a large number of 2 for 1s "everywhere" I'm sure you can easily reduce the full paying price of going there.
I think the quality of the day you have will depend on the age and height of the children you have.
We also stayed in the Hotel recently, which was amazing, there is just so much Lego detail everywhere it's stunning!
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nick s
908 posts
86 months
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jackal said: Dodsy said: jackal said: The Discovery Centre in bracknell.
Lots of science experiments and clever interactive stuff. Kids go nuts for it for some reason.
You can also go across the road afterward to Coral Reef swimming pool which has lots of slides, water jets, fountains, jacuzzis etc.. Great outdoor play area for kids too - and its free. Also lots of cycle routes through the woods, I regularly take the kids there for cycling and walking. Yes the forest is amazing for mountain biking. If you were feeling energetic you could do everything and have a very chock full day out. Go Ape is there aswell! Which is another thing the kids would love!
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prand
2,585 posts
65 months
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nick s said: Go Ape is there aswell! Which is another thing the kids would love! Off road Segways too!
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SGirl
6,961 posts
130 months
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Brooklands Museum in Weybridge is excellent. Lots to see there, but it's best to book the Concorde Experience in advance if you want to get on that - there may be a bit of a wait for it if you don't prebook.
We spent half a day there and had to just dash through the hangar with all the bombs and stuff because we ran out of time. Definitely going to go back though!
The REME museum at Arborfield Garrison is good, too. Plenty for the kids to do there - lots of little quizzes to fill in, things to make, buttons to press... And it has the added benefit of being at a working military site, so the kids get to see "real soldiers" (as they put it) as well. The garrison is due to be decommissioned in 2015 and the collection will be going to RAF Lyneham (I think it was...) then, so at least it's not going to be lost or put away where nobody can see it.
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Melman Giraffe
Original Poster
3,882 posts
87 months
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Heads up......
LegoLand Brick or Treat with fireworks on certain dates up until 5th Nov
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Melman Giraffe
Original Poster
3,882 posts
87 months
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Lego Land Opens on the 15th of March. Time to dust off those Merlin passes
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GreatGranny
4,328 posts
95 months
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Went to Legoland a couple of weekends ago for the first time.
Got a 2 day pass for 2 adults & 3 kids plus a night at the Crown Plaza Heathrow for £250 which I thought wasn't too bad. To stay in the Legoland Hotel it was over £500!
You should have seen the look on the kids faces when we drove past the hotel on the way in and told them that's NOT our hotel :-)
They soon forgot about that when they got in the park.
A great 2 days. It wasn't very good weather but that did keep the crowds away.
Even for the more popular rides (submarine, rapids etc..) we only queued for a max. of 30 mins. Most were approx. 15 mins.
The hotel was good with the added bonus of a decent pool.
They were offereing vouchers for the evening meal at £25 per head including a drink and upto 2 kids per adult ate free.
Food was very nice and even the kids were impressed.
Staff were excellent and seeing numerous Air Stewardesses walking in and out the place kept the Dad's interested!
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sunnygym
316 posts
44 months
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