water parks in the uk

[siwil1]

Its my sons 12th birthday soon and he wants to go to a water park similar to wet n wild in Florida. Is Splash Landings at Alton Towers the only option ?

[prand]

brrr..

[mat13]

centerparks?

[Devilstreak]

Waterworld

[ZesPak]

Sod that, go take him carting.


ffs... water park. Are we on the gardening forum?

[Shay HTFC]

Wet n Wild near Newcastle

http://www.wetnwild.co.uk/

Went a few years back and it was seriously good!

[GreenDog]

Shay HTFC said:

Wet n Wild near Newcastle

http://www.wetnwild.co.uk/

Went a few years back and it was seriously good!

A few years later and it's seriously shabby and overpriced for what it is. Needs a full refurb.

[pmanson]

There's a place in Bracknell if that helps? Edited to add - Coral Reef



{not a lot of help I know but I drove past it yesterday}

Edited by pmanson on Friday 24th September 14:50

[308mate]

Splashdown in Poole, Dorset.

[Miguel Alvarez]

pmanson said:

There's a place in Bracknell if that helps? Edited to add - Coral Reef



{not a lot of help I know but I drove past it yesterday}

Edited by pmanson on Friday 24th September 14:50

Coral Reef used to be good. I've not been in years. The missus took the nephew's there and they came back happy so I assume it still is.

[bertie]

prand said:

brrr..

Splash landing at Alton Towers is all indoors and warm as toast!

[clonmult]

Miguel Alvarez said:

pmanson said:

There's a place in Bracknell if that helps? Edited to add - Coral Reef



{not a lot of help I know but I drove past it yesterday}

Edited by pmanson on Friday 24th September 14:50

Coral Reef used to be good. I've not been in years. The missus took the nephew's there and they came back happy so I assume it still is.

They obviously had *very* low expectations.

Its not even vaguely a water park. Its a pool with a couple of slides. Its not exactly dirty in there, but it needs a complete refurbishment. To be honest, the same could be said for most of Bracknell - nothing wrong with it that a demolition team can't put right.

The centerparcs in Longleat and Elveden are leagues ahead on every possible count.

[WorAl]

Splash landing at Alton is complete ste, especially compared to wet 'n wild in Florida, having said that, so is every theme park in the UK compared to them over there.

Splash landing has 3 or 4 rides and non of them are fast.

[Miguel Alvarez]

clonmult said:

Miguel Alvarez said:

pmanson said:

There's a place in Bracknell if that helps? Edited to add - Coral Reef



{not a lot of help I know but I drove past it yesterday}

Edited by pmanson on Friday 24th September 14:50

Coral Reef used to be good. I've not been in years. The missus took the nephew's there and they came back happy so I assume it still is.

They obviously had *very* low expectations.

Its not even vaguely a water park. Its a pool with a couple of slides. Its not exactly dirty in there, but it needs a complete refurbishment. To be honest, the same could be said for most of Bracknell - nothing wrong with it that a demolition team can't put right.

The centerparcs in Longleat and Elveden are leagues ahead on every possible count.

Ha ha they were 5 and 7.

[jains15]

308mate said:

Splashdown in Poole, Dorset.

This. the have lots of types of slide, big flumes, one of thoes UFO bowl things and an outdoor rapids which you go down on a ring.

[bigdods]

Jarman Park in Hemel Hempstead is about as good as it gets in the UK. No it wont be as good as wet'n'wild but you can have a fun few hours in there. My kids 10 and 12 prefer the coral reef (as already mentioned). 3 decent slides plus the lazy river and volcan. Again a few hours fun to be had.

And over the road from the coral reef is a massive wood, it has go-ape up in the trees. So you might want to combine maybe an hour at the water park with the 2-3 hours that go-ape takes to complete.

eta http://www.goape.co.uk/days-out-in/berkshire/brack...

Edited by bigdods on Friday 24th September 16:13

[clonmult]

Miguel Alvarez said:

clonmult said:

Miguel Alvarez said:

pmanson said:

There's a place in Bracknell if that helps? Edited to add - Coral Reef



{not a lot of help I know but I drove past it yesterday}

Edited by pmanson on Friday 24th September 14:50

Coral Reef used to be good. I've not been in years. The missus took the nephew's there and they came back happy so I assume it still is.

They obviously had *very* low expectations.

Its not even vaguely a water park. Its a pool with a couple of slides. Its not exactly dirty in there, but it needs a complete refurbishment. To be honest, the same could be said for most of Bracknell - nothing wrong with it that a demolition team can't put right.

The centerparcs in Longleat and Elveden are leagues ahead on every possible count.

Ha ha they were 5 and 7.

I've been there a few times, and it okay, but its pretty lame in comparison to the (still relatively lame) pool in Basingstoke.

[siwil1]

Cheers for the quick replies guys I will do some investigating !

[J-Tuner]

bigdods said:

Jarman Park in Hemel Hempstead is about as good as it gets in the UK. No it wont be as good as wet'n'wild but you can have a fun few hours in there.

You can't be serious ? That place is earmarked for demolition. Complete sthole IMO - i and i live nearby !!

[bigdods]

J-Tuner said:

bigdods said:

Jarman Park in Hemel Hempstead is about as good as it gets in the UK. No it wont be as good as wet'n'wild but you can have a fun few hours in there.

You can't be serious ? That place is earmarked for demolition. Complete sthole IMO - i and i live nearby !!

I stand corrected, havent been for a year or so, last time the kids had a ball. I guess water parks arent something we do well in the uk then,