Competition! 20 Home made Lush soaps to giveaway! Get one now! Theme Parks are the ultimate family day out. We have listed the most popular UK Theme Parks with web site addresses and contact numbers. Admission prices change during season to season and customer demand. Alton Towers     Every family favourite theme park. All ages are well catered for from the adults and teenagers thrill riders will enjoy Rita, Nemesis, Oblivion and Ripsaw. Popular attractions for the 4 to 10 years olds and toddlers too!                                             Alton Towers, Alton, Stoke on Trent ST10 4DB 08705 204060 www.altontowers.com Chessington World of Adventures and Zoo   Something for all the family intensive rides are Rattlesnake and Rameses Revenge. Younger ones are well catered for with themed rides like beanoland and others. Don’t forget to visit the Zoo where you will find Sumatran Tigers, Asian lions, Gorillas and meerkats. Chessington World of Adventures and Zoo, Leatherhead Road chessington KT9 2NE 0870 999 0045 www.chessington.com Diggerland   Great adventure play at Diggerland. Three sites to choose from where children and adults can drive real diggers and dumpers. Diggerland, Strood Medway Valley Leisure Park, Cullompton, Verbeer manor, Cykkinotib EX15 2PE Durham Langley Park DA7 9TT 08700 344437 www.diggerland.com Camelot Theme Park Family fun for all the family at Camelot Theme Park. Making it a great uk family attraction. Roller coasters Log fumes, indoor fun and rides for the little ones. Camelot Theme Park, Park Hall Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LP 01257 452100 www.camelotthemepark.co.uk  Legoland Windsor With more than 50 rides  and attractions to choose from. Legoland Windsor is always a family favourite. Spectacular lego models, and daily shows. Legoland Windsor, Winkfield Road Windsor SL4 4AY 0870 5040404  www.legoland.com Half - term ideas and activities>>   Park attractions Theme parks Adventure parks Safari Parks Activity camps Play centres   Animal attractions Zoo Safari Parks Aquariums Farms     Drayton Manor Set in over 280 acres of lakes and parkland. The parks most thrilling ride is Apocalypse. Experience a near - vertical drop down 180ft. Smaller children are well catered for a Robinson’s childrens corner with rides and play areas. Lots to visit at Drayton Manor with a Zoo, Museums, Farm, Shops and Restaurants. Drayton Manor Tamworth B78 3TW 08708 725252 www.draytonmanor.co.uk Gullivers Gullivers has four sites to choose from, Madlock Bath, Warrington, and two in Milton Keynes one of which is a eco park. offering theme park fun for children generally aged from 2 to 13 years. Gulliver's Warrington Cheshire WA5 9YZ  www.gulliversfun.co.uk Lightwater Valley   Have a great adventure at Lightwater Valley over 40 rides and attractions. Attractions include Grand Prix go karts, the fall of and terror. 30,000 sq ft of shops so if your bored you can enjoy a bit of retail therapy at Lightwater Shopping Village. Lightwater Valley, North Stainley, Ripon HG4 3HT 0870 458 0040 www.lightwatervalley.net M & D's   M & Ds Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, Scotland ML1 3RT Tel: 01698 333 777 www.scotlandthemepark.com       Paultons The theme park for families   With two new extra rides Paultons has more than 50 different rides for all the family. Family rides include trekking tractors, Rio Grand Railway, the magic carpet ride plus the new Edge and water kingdom.  Big rides to the older ones include Cobra, Sly swinger, jumping bean and wave runner. Ower, Romsey Hampshire, SO51 6AL 023 8081 4455 www.paultonspark.co.uk Thorpe Park   Thrilling water rides, including the brand new Rush. Amazing rollercoasters, Colossus, the world’s first 10 -looping coaster! Great family day out for all the family. Thorpe Park Staines Road, Chertsey KT16 8PN 0870 444 4466 (Tickets) www.thorpepark.com Oakland Leisure Park One of Wales Largest tourist attraction. Great uk family attraction with over 40 rides and attractions. Including Boating Lake, Vertigo, Brer Rabbits Burrow, Sppoky 3D, and the bounce. Oakland Leisure Park, Canaston Bridge, Narberth SA67 8DE www.oakwood-leisure.com   Loudoun Castle Family Theme Park Galston, Ayrshire, KA4 8PE www.loudouncastle.co.uk Set in over 500 acres of majestic Ayrshire countryside and with the magnificent and imposing ruins of the historic castle as a stunning backdrop, Loudoun Castle Theme Park is the perfect day out for whole family. Back by popular demand, for a second year is the famous ‘Walk the Plank’ High Dive Show, with a NEW breathtaking programme, from exhilarating gymnastic diving displays to hilarious comedy dives and jaw dropping stunts. Also don’t forget Rory the Lions very own show where you can sing and dance along! Dougal McDougal’s farm welcomes you, meet all our farmyard friends including our Scottish Rare Breeds, goats, ponies, lambs, pigs, llamas, rabbits and small pets! Join in the popular bottle feeding sessions and take part in the pet handling sessions throughout the day. A full calendar of Events for 2010, including ‘Cars n Rides’ on the 20th June, the biggest family car show in Scotland now in its 4th year, the perfect day out for Fathers Day. And add to that all the fantastic and thrilling Theme Park rides, packed full of screams, twists, drops, splashes, thrills, spills, and laughs. From the 'Barnstormer' the only one of its kind in Scotland, a 40m Shoot and Drop Tower, where you are launched at a force of 4G to the top of the tower before being forced down again at 1G (faster than freefall) to the amazing ‘Dougal McDougal’s’ Tractor Ride and Pony Trek plus many many more. With over 30 rides and attractions, Loudoun Castle has something to suit everyone’s taste from children to adults alike.www.loudouncastle.co.uk Activity camps>> Play centres>> Adventure parks