For soft play, Jungle Mania’s just a ten-minute walk. Head to Beaconsfield for Bekonscot, the world’s oldest model village. Consider Odds Farm for rare-breed cuties, indoor play and mini golf. Or Legoland Resort for rides and attractions, shows and entertainment, events and adventure golf.
You don’t need a golden ticket to get into Dr Choc’s, the world’s smallest chocolate factory, offering customised chocolate and sweet treats in the café. Roald Dahl was a local and now you can visit a museum in his memory, for storytelling, games and walks. Or enjoy free rein to pet the piglets at Kew Little Pigs.
Bounce away an afternoon at Rush trampoline park in High Wycombe. Make a splash at Lagoona Park on the aqua park, paddleboarding, kids’ paddle boats and castle. Solve the clues on the Marlow Mystery Treasure Trail. Or find local playgrounds at Wooburn Park, Riverside Gardens in Maidenhead and Rye Park House in Wycombe.
Take a one-hour Duck Tour cruise of Windsor by boat, then explore the castle. Meet caracals, lemurs and meerkats at the Wildway Wildlife Mini Zoo. Visit Cliveden for the maze and the Storybook Play Den. Or head up to The Big Smoke for The London Eye, the Tower, Buckingham Palace and the best of the West End shows.
Big kid at heart? Take them over to Thorpe Park for rides and attractions, restaurants and shops. Swim, gym and climb the walls at Wycombe Leisure Centre. Or tackle 800 metres of exhilarating straights, challenging bends, tricky chicanes and exciting ramps at Absolutely Karting.
Experience six exciting adventures at Go Ape Black Park, including Treetop Adventure, Forest Biking and Forest Segway. Shoot arrows on a 14-target course at White Mark Bowmen. Splat your mates at UK Paintball in Wycombe. Or ride horses through 130 acres of lovely countryside at Snowball Farm.
Book a round on pretty Winter Hill Golf Course near Maidenhead. Then play around with wild swimming, paddleboarding, jet skis and kayaks at Westhorpe Watersports. See Windsor Castle and the River Kennet from the air on a hot air-balloon flight. Or shoot clay from the skies at EJ Churchill.
Get to know delightful local towns with great restaurants such as Marlow, Henley, Old Beaconsfield and Windsor. Support the National Trust with visits to Cliveden, Hughenden, Greys Court and Dorneywood Garden. Or come in June for Royal Ascot, or July for the Henley Festival and Henley Royal Regatta.
