It cost just one English pound for us to gain entrance to Pleasurewood Hills. Well, combined with £30 of vouchers, bought with £7.50-worth of Tesco clubcard coupons. What a bargain!
We were hoping for a little drizzle to keep "other" people away, but the day was fine with occasionally hot sun. Pleasurewood Hills is a small-ish theme park, and a little dated, but still great fun. We arrived half an hour before the gates opened after a happy and noisy drive, doobie-dooting along to In The Mood and Pennsylvania 6-5000. First through the gates at ten, we didn't leave until half past four, and had a blast in between. The top pic is Sam & Dad monkeying around on the chairlift that travels the length of the site, and above is the view of the biggest ride, Wipeout, from said chairlift. Below is Wave Breaker, a high-speed raft slide. Ace.
There are quite a few activities that will require an additional payment, such as the shooting gallery, the petrol go-karts (superb fun, and we won!), and the mini-racers shown below.
A highlight is the sea lion show. It's the usual scenario of the animals clapping, waving, you name it. Here you can see one of them heading a suspended ball - notice the proximity of the children to the impending landing area of the sea lion....
Towards the end of the show the biggest sealion ascends to a high platform....Sam asked if he could go to the front....of course he could! In the picture below you can see Sam gazing upwards (he's the one directly below the keeper's welly).
For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction, according to Lucy, 18, from Weymouth. And when 45 stones of aquatic mammal hits the water from 2.5 metres up, a lot of the water jumps out of the way. Here's a soaking Sam to prove that the laws of physics actually do hold true (he thought it was great fun, despite the expression!):
As well as "grown-up" rides there are more traditional attractions. We're suckers for a classic set of Gallopers....
And Sam loved the spinning balloon thingie too.
So, Pleasurewood Hills. We had a fantastic day of fun, and it cost us next to nothing. Sam tried the adult-size pirate ship ride for the first time, loved it, and we went on five or six times in total. I think the full price of £31 for the two of us would be slightly over-priced, so make use of special offers (and they're plentiful) if you plan a visit. We'll be returning, one day.
A highlight is the sea lion show. It's the usual scenario of the animals clapping, waving, you name it. Here you can see one of them heading a suspended ball - notice the proximity of the children to the impending landing area of the sea lion....
Towards the end of the show the biggest sealion ascends to a high platform....Sam asked if he could go to the front....of course he could! In the picture below you can see Sam gazing upwards (he's the one directly below the keeper's welly).
For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction, according to Lucy, 18, from Weymouth. And when 45 stones of aquatic mammal hits the water from 2.5 metres up, a lot of the water jumps out of the way. Here's a soaking Sam to prove that the laws of physics actually do hold true (he thought it was great fun, despite the expression!):
As well as "grown-up" rides there are more traditional attractions. We're suckers for a classic set of Gallopers....
And Sam loved the spinning balloon thingie too.
So, Pleasurewood Hills. We had a fantastic day of fun, and it cost us next to nothing. Sam tried the adult-size pirate ship ride for the first time, loved it, and we went on five or six times in total. I think the full price of £31 for the two of us would be slightly over-priced, so make use of special offers (and they're plentiful) if you plan a visit. We'll be returning, one day.
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