{"id":954,"date":"2024-09-04T08:23:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T08:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/?p=954"},"modified":"2024-09-04T08:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T08:24:20","slug":"10-family-theme-parks-that-wont-break-the-bankone-even-has-free-entry-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/2024\/09\/04\/10-family-theme-parks-that-wont-break-the-bankone-even-has-free-entry-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Family Theme Parks that won&#8217;t break the bank\u2026one even has free entry for kids!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"954\" class=\"elementor elementor-954\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e0d082 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10e0d082\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7360e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7360e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>The study by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoortoys.com\/blogs\/campaigns\/uk-best-theme-parks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outdoor Toys<\/a>&nbsp;has looked at ticket prices for children across theme parks to unveil&nbsp;<strong>which UK theme park is most affordable for kids.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the full research here:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.outdoortoys.com\/blogs\/campaigns\/uk-best-theme-parks\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Theme park<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Children Ticket price<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Playland Fun Park<\/td><td>Worcestershire<\/td><td><strong>\u00a30.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Fantasy Island<\/td><td>Ingoldmells, Skegness<\/td><td><strong>\u00a315.99<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>The Web Adventure Park<\/td><td>York<\/td><td><strong>\u00a317.95<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Alton Towers Waterpark<\/td><td>Stoke on Trent<\/td><td><strong>\u00a318.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Woodlands Family Theme Park<\/td><td>Devon<\/td><td><strong>\u00a318.70<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>LEGOLAND Windsor<\/td><td>Windsor, Berkshire<\/td><td><strong>\u00a319.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Chessington World of Adventures<\/td><td>Chessington<\/td><td><strong>\u00a319.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Camel Creek Family Adventure Park<\/td><td>Cornwall<\/td><td><strong>\u00a320.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>BeWILDerwood Cheshire<\/td><td>Cheshire<\/td><td><strong>\u00a322.50<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Sundown Adventureland<\/td><td>Nottinghamshire<\/td><td><strong>\u00a324.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Gulliver&#8217;s World<\/td><td>Warrington<\/td><td><strong>\u00a324.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Playland Fun Park, Worcestershire, has been crowned as the most affordable theme park for children in the UK, offering an unbeatable ticket price of \u00a30.00.&nbsp;<\/strong>This budget friendly option has no admission charge, instead, families pay per ride with some starting from as little as \u00a31! Kids can enjoy classic attractions like a carousel and the mini ferris wheel overlooking the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Skegness, is the second most affordable theme park for children in the UK, with a ticket price of \u00a315.99.<\/strong>&nbsp;This park offers great value for families looking for a fantastic day of entertainment without breaking the bank. Here, children can experience exciting rides such as the Dragon&#8217;s Claw, a mini roller coaster, and a charming Carousel with beautifully crafted animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Web Adventure Park, York, is ranked as the third most affordable theme park for children in the UK, with a ticket price of \u00a317.95.&nbsp;<\/strong>The park features attractions like the Giant Jungle play area, with slides and climbing frames, and bumper cars, providing affordable fun for all the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Further Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alton Towers Resort&nbsp;<\/strong>in Stoke-on-Trent is by far one of th<strong>e<\/strong>&nbsp;most famous theme parks in the UK, with<strong>&nbsp;7.2 million searches in the last year.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thorpe Park&nbsp;<\/strong>in the village of Thorpe, Surrey,<strong>&nbsp;offers the best range of eateries<\/strong>, with 21 across the theme park.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adventure Island&nbsp;<\/strong>in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, is our top pick for the<strong>&nbsp;best theme parks for toddlers<\/strong>, scoring 8.17\/10. It boasts 38 rides, including the Crooked House, Kiddi Coaster and train rides. 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You can find the full research here:&nbsp; Rank Theme park Location Children Ticket price 1 Playland Fun Park Worcestershire \u00a30.00 2 Fantasy Island Ingoldmells, Skegness \u00a315.99 3 The Web Adventure Park York [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"directory-category":[],"event_categories":[],"class_list":["post-954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-14 13:08:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":959,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954\/revisions\/959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=954"},{"taxonomy":"directory-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/directory-category?post=954"},{"taxonomy":"event_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/swlondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_categories?post=954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}