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Home / Type of trip / Attractions / Family Days – share yours

Family Days – share yours

July 26, 2013 by Gretta Schifano 25 Comments

Knockhatch Adventure Park - The Wave Runner. Copyright Gretta Schifano

This is a weekly Linky to share your posts on family days out with children.

I didn’t to expect to see a slide like this when we went on a family day out in East Sussex this week. Knockhatch Adventure Park is near Eastbourne and the kids (my youngest and one of his cousins) absolutely loved it. Besides the standard adventure park selection of farm animals, tractor rides and adventure playgrounds there are some more unusual things to do at Knockhatch. The boys couldn’t believe how big this Wave Runner slide is – my youngest reckons it’s longer than Thorpe Park’s Depth Charge slide.

There were hardly any queues, so the boys went on the slide a few times before building up the courage to try the Demon Drop Slide nearby. This is a vertical slide which levels out at the bottom and is so scary that it carries a panic warning:

Demon Drop Slide. Copyright Gretta Schifano

There are also two vast and bouncy jumping pillows for kids to wear themselves out on which ours kept on going back to:

Jumping pillows, Knockhatch. Copyright G Schifano

The boys enjoyed rowing their mothers and grandmother round and round in tight circles on the boating lake and they only steered the boat into the brambles on the bank a couple of times. The runaway train simulator was very entertaining and our crazy golf game was fun – I volunteered to keep score while my Mum and my sister played the boys. The War Zone sits rather incongruously between the sandpit and the paddling pool and is the site for games I don’t like, where children are given laser guns to shoot at each other while running in and out of old farm buildings. The boys loved this, obviously.

Family travel lowdown: This was a really fun day out and I’d definitely go back. We paid £31.99 for a family ticket (2 adults, 2 kids) plus £6.99 for my pensioner Mum and £2.50 for each of the boys to play the laser game. Knockhatch Adventure Park.

So, have you had any good days out with the kids recently? I’d love you to join in with the Family Days Linky below and share your experience. The Linky will close on Thursday evening and then another will open next Friday. It’s a great place to look for inspiration for days out too – click on the links at the end of the weekly Family Days posts (from this and previous weeks) to see what families have been up to. This is how to take part:

1. Write a post about a family day out that you’d recommend, or find a relevant post you’ve already written.

2. In your post include a link to this Family Days post so that your readers can be inspired by everyone else.

3. Enter your post on the Linky below.



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Categories: Attractions, Family Days Linky, Seasonal
Tags: family day out, Knockhatch Adventure Park, Sussex day out

About Gretta Schifano

I'm a freelance journalist and blogger specialising in family travel with teenagers, trips when parents manage to travel without their kids, and 50+ travel. I also write about vegetarian travel, parenting teenagers, adoption, SEN, ADHD and anxiety. My work's been published by the Financial Times, Guardian, Independent, National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet and others. I've lived and worked in Italy and Spain and am now based in rural south-east England with my husband, adoptive and birth kids and our dog. I previously worked as a social action radio producer for the BBC.

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Comments

  1. Kate says

    September 23, 2013 at 11:15 am

    I live in East Sussex but haven’t been to Knockhatch yet, my daughter is still a bit young!

    I’ve written a blog post about saving money on family days out:
    http://www.daytripfinder.co.uk/blog/cheaper-family-days-out-guide

    Hope you don’t mind me sharing it 🙂
    Kate recently posted…Win a Skip Hop backpack! E: 30/09/13My Profile

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    • Gretta says

      September 23, 2013 at 12:31 pm

      Thanks for joining in, I love hearing about different days out. Would you like to put it on this week’s #familydays Linky? It’s at https://mumsdotravel.com/2013/09/taking-ity-kids-to-the-countryside-share-your-family-days/

      I’m sure your daughter will enjoy Knockhatch when she’s bigger.

      Reply
  2. Verily Victoria Vocalises says

    July 31, 2013 at 10:12 am

    Wow! That is a slide and a half right there! This looks like a great fun park to go to :). Great new linky too – I shall try my best to join up, will need a reminder once in a while though ;). Thanks for linking to PoCoLo x
    Verily Victoria Vocalises recently posted…My Sunshine Room. A Home Improvement Hero Post.My Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 31, 2013 at 8:08 pm

      That’s great, thank you, I’ll try to remind you!

      Reply
  3. Tom Briggs (@DiaryOfTheDad) says

    July 30, 2013 at 6:45 pm

    That looks like a great day out – I’ll investigate further. Really ought to have gone there by now – it’s only three miles from where I live! 🙂
    Tom Briggs (@DiaryOfTheDad) recently posted…ChoiceMy Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 31, 2013 at 6:07 am

      It’s definitely worth checking out.

      Reply
  4. Maman Clarke says

    July 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Wow what a slide.

    My son maybe a little young to go at the moment but it is one for me to remember for in a couple of years.

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    • Gretta says

      July 29, 2013 at 10:10 pm

      There were lots of animals there too and a paddling pool and sand pit that little ones would enjoy.

      Reply
  5. Mary says

    July 29, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    Those bouncy pillows look awesome! Sounds like a great day out all round – and no queues? Now that’s really brilliant.
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    • Gretta says

      July 29, 2013 at 10:11 pm

      It was refreshingly uncrowded, even though there were lots of people there!

      Reply
  6. NYlon Living says

    July 29, 2013 at 1:23 am

    Thanks for the tip! My in-laws live near Eastbourne and we are always looking for good things to do with the kids. This sounds just the ticket for a fun family day out.
    NYlon Living recently posted…Ode to The BurgerMy Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 29, 2013 at 11:22 am

      It’s really fun!

      Reply
  7. Pinkoddy says

    July 27, 2013 at 7:26 pm

    What a great place to visit. Mind my 5 year old would be GUTTED he couldn’t go on that slide.
    Pinkoddy recently posted…#RoyalBabyWatch – Just Blog on #BlogonMosiMy Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 27, 2013 at 9:44 pm

      You’ll have to wait until he’s 6 to go there!

      Reply
  8. northernmum says

    July 27, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    That looks fab!!!!!! Love the warning, it makes me want to go….
    northernmum recently posted…My gym swimming pool didn’t have wee in it…My Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 27, 2013 at 9:45 pm

      It’s great isn’t it!

      Reply
  9. Coombemill - Fiona says

    July 27, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    My children would love the water slides! I’m not sure I would though. I would have a go on the bouncy jumping pillows though – they look great. What a fab day out for you all, thanks for sharing with Country Kids.
    Coombemill – Fiona recently posted…Country Kids from Coombe MillMy Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 27, 2013 at 9:46 pm

      I know, those pillows are brill. I’ve never seen them anywhere before!

      Reply
  10. Lou's Lake Views says

    July 27, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Looks like a lovely place to visit, I like to see pictures of kids out doing fun things in the fresh air, that bouncy pillows looks so much fun! Thanks for your comment on my blog I’ll link it up now 🙂
    Lou’s Lake Views recently posted…My Favourite Things to do in NiagaraMy Profile

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  11. Claire @ Great British Family blog says

    July 27, 2013 at 2:47 pm

    What a great park. Those slides and bouncy pillow look amazing.
    Claire @ Great British Family blog recently posted…Buggy friendly walk – The Dingle, AngleseyMy Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 27, 2013 at 2:59 pm

      It’s a fab place, we really enjoyed it.

      Reply
  12. Kim Carberry says

    July 27, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Wow! That is some slide….Don’t think I’d be brave enough to go on it…lol
    Kim Carberry recently posted…A Day Out In Amble…My Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 27, 2013 at 3:01 pm

      i know what you mean! I think I would have gone on it if I my foot was better though – it’s healing after surgery.

      Reply
  13. Nortonmum says

    July 27, 2013 at 11:26 am

    What a fun park, just showed my 13yo that slide he’d love it.
    Nortonmum recently posted…A Mothers DayMy Profile

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    • Gretta says

      July 27, 2013 at 12:18 pm

      I know, I was sad I couldn’t go on it as I’m recovering from foot surgery, but maybe next time!

      Reply

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