Touring Sites for kids?

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Blowfish

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298 posts

147 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Can anyone recommend some good touring sites in the South? Suitable for kids under 6 and preferably with some adult entertainment?

Best I found so far is Sandy Balls - has anyone been?

Huffy

346 posts

220 months

Tuesday 24th January 2017
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Did Sandyballs with our two kids for October half term in 2014 and 15. Didn't go last year. Kids were nearly 6 and a bit over 2 the second time we went. We enjoyed it more the first time than the second as it seemed there was a bit less on for the kids second time round and they had done away with the market on the square that came in the first year which had sold local produce.

During October half term pool access was done on a timed basis with coloured wrist bands and the more popular activities get booked up quickly (seem to recall you can do them on line)

You need to pick your timing with the showers and in the older block at the bottom of the hill the traps block easily/regularly. Some of the play equipment in the play ground was also getting a little tired.

Its a nice site though and pretty well laid out with plenty to do in the area. If you like to watch TV make sure you have a very long aerial cable (I could only just get my 10m one to reach the post and my roof aerial picked up nothing) likewise mobile signal is limited although the bar etc have wifi. HTH

CoolCurly

210 posts

211 months

Wednesday 25th January 2017
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Sandy balls is a great spot - lots to do, nice pool, nice bar area, evening entertainment if you want and even the resturant is half decent.

Just make sure if its not sunny season you ask for a pitch that has hard standing to the road - some of them had a gap between the road and the hardstanding pitch itself, and at easter last year that grass turned into MUD because of the rain we had.

How far do you want to travel?

Blowfish

Original Poster:

298 posts

147 months

Thursday 26th January 2017
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Thanks.

Will travel anywhere in U.K.


CoolCurly said:
Sandy balls is a great spot - lots to do, nice pool, nice bar area, evening entertainment if you want and even the resturant is half decent.

Just make sure if its not sunny season you ask for a pitch that has hard standing to the road - some of them had a gap between the road and the hardstanding pitch itself, and at easter last year that grass turned into MUD because of the rain we had.

How far do you want to travel?

mad4amanda

2,410 posts

164 months

Thursday 26th January 2017
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This has just been recommended to us : http://www.bunnleisure.co.uk/our-parks/

but we went here last year it was amazing : http://chestnutmeadow.co.uk/

GlenMH

5,212 posts

243 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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Take a look at Cofton in Dawlish, too. Have done both there and Sandy Balls a number of times. Cofton has a better pool, worse softplay, better food and similar bar options. Both are worth a visit.

Chrisgr31

13,478 posts

255 months

Monday 13th February 2017
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We have been to Merley Court and Lynton Lawn both Shorefield sites. They have the advantage from our point of view of having access to the facilities of larger parks nearby.

Stowford Farm Meadows in north Devon is nice although I am told we are going to Cornwall this year, not sure where though.