Days out - Northwest England

Pleasureland
Marine Drive, Southport, Merseyside
Open 11.00 to 21.00 daily
Age All
Cost Prices vary, call 08702 200 205 for details
Other info This is a large theme park where old and modern rides sit side by side. It also has an excellent funhouse for younger children.
Call 08702 200 204 or visit the website

Waterworld
Festival Park, Festival Way, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 5PU
Open 10.00-18.00 Monday-Tuesday; 10.00-19.00 Wednesday; 10.00-21.00 Thursday-Friday; 10.00-18.00 Saturday-Sunday
Age All
Cost £21.25 family; £5.75 adult; £5.99 child (5-14); £3 child under 5 years of age
Other info A giant water theme park with 17 major attractions.
Call 01782 283 838 or visit the website

Wildlife

Chester Zoo
Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire CH2 1LH
Open 10.00-17.00 daily (but earlier during bad weather)
Age All
Cost £37 family (2+2); £11 adult; £9 child (3-15)Other info The UK's largest zoo.
Call 01244 380280 or visit the website

Heaton Park
Middleton Road, Prestwich, Manchester
Open Park opens around 8.00, but activities generally open a couple of hours later
Age All
Cost Entry to the park is free, but there is a charge for some activities
Other info At 640 acres, Heaton Park is the largest municipal park in Europe. It has a hall, gardens, summer 'Fundays', a farm centre, pets' corner, livery stables and horse riding, donkey hire and a boating lake.
Call 0161 773 1085 for further details

Knowsley Safari Park
Prescot, Merseyside L34 4AN
Open 10.00-16.00 daily
Age All
Cost £23 family (2+2); £8 adult; £6 child
Other info A car is essential (unless ALL of your family can outrun the lions).
Call 0151 430 9009 or visit the website

South Lakes Wild Animal Park
Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8JR
Open 10am-5pm every day (last admission 4pm) except Christmas Day. Winter opening 10am-4.30pm (last admission 3.45pm).
Age All ages
Cost Adults £9.50; children 3-15 and OAPs £6; wheelchair users and registered blind half price.
Other info Animal conservation park featuring many different breeds, including tigers, kangaroos, rhinos, zebras and monkeys.
Call 01229 466086 or visit the website

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