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Days out - Southwest England

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• Discovery
• Theme parks
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Woodlands Leisure Park
Blackawton, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7DQ
Open Daily from 9.30
Age All
Cost £24.95 family (2+2); £6.75 per person; five or more people £6.25 each; children under 3 go free
Other info Woodlands Leisure Park offers sixty acres of indoor and outdoors action-packed fun.
Call 01803 712598 or visit the website

Discovery

Babbacombe Model Village
Hampton Avenue, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3LA
Open Good Friday to April/May/June 9.30am-10pm; July/August 9am-10pm; September 9.30am-10pm; October 9.30am-9pm; November to Easter 10am-dusk (last admission an hour before closing).
Age All ages
Cost Adults £6.40, children 3 and over £3.95 (under-threes free); OAPs £5.40; family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £18.50 + £3 for each extra child.
Other info A spectacular model village - especially when viewed at night -which includes working watermills, Georgian towns, Tudor houses and classic Devon thatched villages and farms, working railways, streams, waterwalls and award-winning gardens. Souvenir shop and café.
Call 01803 315315/01803 328669 or visit the website
Poldark Mine and Heritage Complex
Wendron, near Helston TR13 0PER
Open 10.00-17.30 daily
Age 7+
Cost £4.95 adult; £2.95 child
Other info The complex offers underground mine tours (where children as young as eight once worked), a museum, a children's playground and an amusement park.
Call 01326 573173

Roman Baths
Castle Street, Bath BA1 1LZ
Open 9.00-22.00 daily
Age All, but probably holds little of interest for very young children
Cost £17.50 family; £6.90 adult; £4.00 child
Other info Visit the 2,000-year-old Roman temple and baths complex in the heart of Bath (but don't bother bringing soap).
Call 01225 477785

Theme Parks

@Bristol
Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5DB
Open 10.00-18.00 daily
Age 3+
Cost £52 'All-star' family ticket; £16 'All-star' adult ticket; £11.45 'All-star' child ticket
Other info @Bristol combines three major attractions in one (the Wildwalk, Explore - which is a hands-on science exhibition - and an IMAX theatre). This is reflected in the price of their 'All-star' ticket.
Call 0117 915 5000 or visit the website

Dobwalls Adventure Park
Nr. Liskeard PL14 6HB
Open 10.30-17.00 daily (last entry 15.30)
Age All, but height restrictions apply on certain rides
Cost £26 family (2+2); £6.95 individual; children under 2 go free
Other info Dobwalls is a theme park that incorporates a million-pound mini-railway (two one-mile tracks) and a 12,000 square foot indoor play area with tube slides, bouncy castle and climbing frames. Height restrictions apply on some rides.
Call 01579 320325

Flambards Village Theme Park
Helston, Cornwall TR13 0QA
Open 10.00-18.00 daily (last admission 15.30); open until 21.30 on each Monday in August for fireworks displays
Age All
Cost £38 family (four people); £11.95 adult; £8.95 child (5-14); children under 4 go free
Other info Flambards is a Victorian-themed village and amusement park.
Call 01326 564 093 or visit the website