Crealy Adventure Park, Exeter

It had been a few years since our last visit to Crealy so we were hoping for a few new rides etc, we were not dissapointed- the whole day was filled so quickly! We bought a family ticket online was was great value as we even recieved an extra 5% off for going online. As soon as we entered the car park we were directed straight to a free spot,jumping to unload the car. The children were already being kept busy with an entertainer making them smile. As we had booked online we jumped all the queue's and entered the park with no problems. A friendly assitant offered us a map of the park and asked if there was anywhere we wanted to head to straight away, as the animals were top of the list we were given easy directions and found our way with swift ease. Lots of staff were always on hand to offer information on all the animals and my daughter was offered the chance of coming into the pens to hold and stroke all the animals. After all the animals had been stroked we headed for some rides and we were amazed at just how much was on offer, my partner and daughter zoomed off to try them all out. My 9month old was a bit young for all this so we took a trip to the miniture world, a fantastic area with miniture houses, roads and shops that are all fully interactable, great for the smaller visitors to crawl around. All too quickly lunch time had arrived and we pulled out the picnic hamper we had brought and no sooner had we finished eating, it started to rain. Luckily there is a very large indoor soft play area covering all ages in different zones. We all throughly enjoyed our time running around webs, jumping in ball pits and zipping down slides, it kept us all entertained for hours. Home time came along too soon but I don't think we would off been able to do much more, Crealy is a great day out that wears you and the children out!

I visited Crealy with my entire family in March 2011; chlidren aged from 12months to 6 years plus I was 7 months pregnant. The rides are good, shame more weren't open at that time of year as the park itself was packed. Some of the activities were too old for the six year olds but they all especially enjoyed the soft play, soft climbing wall and outdoor and indoor adventure playgrounds. Crealy do some good deals on return visits and there is plenty of accessible parking and fairly level for buggies. Could do with a few extra baby changing stations so make sure you pack your travel changing mat and make use of the grassed areas. Lots of picnic space for the hampers and plenty of food on offer at the site.

You will need a whole day to do/see everything. Something for all ages. My little girl loved the Animal petting zoo and the model play village. A really good adventure playground for older children.Also great indoor play areas. Good restuarant and food selection.Only problem is the amount of money the whole day could add up to.