What is there actually to do at Legoland?

[LaBelleDameSansPatience]

DD doesn't like scarey rides, I don't like rollercoaster-type things. Is there actually anything else to do there? Been given tickets, just looked at their webiste and don't know whether to feign illness. Was innocently imagining .... lots of lego. Possibly lots of chances to make things out of lego ...

There is so much to do you'd find it hard to donut all in one day. I hate scary rides too but there are cars they can drive, loads of Lego, games to play etc

You'll have a great day

There are no scary rides at Legoland , unless they've built something new in the last year . They took out the only half decent roller coaster to build the hotel . All the rides are very much child orientated and when I say child I mean 5/6 yr old.

*donut = do it all

Oh Legoland is brilliant, my 3 year old could go on loads of the rides, so not scary at all. I'd definitely go back and I've been unimpressed by Chessington and Paulton (Peppa Pig World).

Okay ... so we wouldn't have to spend our whole time doing rides; there are other things?

My favourite place is Longleat; wild animals, pets to stroke, snakes and spiders, maze, great play castle for climbing and sliding, boat trip, train ride .....

There are loads of other things to do, shows, play parks, there's a maze and train too. And miniland, the city built of Lego sounds a bit crap on paper but when you see it it's actually really impressive and worth a long look around.

But I just checked the website and Legoland is shut till March. Are you just being really forward in your planning?!

Ooops! Off to double check!

You're right. On to plan B. Do you happen to know of any really good traditional castles in the South/West to visit?

You mean, like Windsor? :o

Dover Castle is fab and has the WW2 stuff as well , definitely a whole day out .

it's awful IMO!

i wouldn't go again if you paid me

DD was too small for loads of the rides (3 years old), the food is disgusting beyond belief and the queues were horrendous

Well, yes, Windsor gave me the idea; I was hoping for somewhere a bit closer to Dorset and a bit cheaper.

Hello, Mary! ::waves, then realises that too many name changes may have intervened::

Don't under estimate how much time you'll be spending queuing.

I agree with rubyslipper's assessment. Long queues for not very brilliant rides. I think we managed 4 or 5 rides in a whole day thanks to hour long queues, and that was queueing for the junior rides. The food on sale was terrible too.

I would rather gouge my eyes out than visit LePoland again.

Norbert and World, do you mean at dover castle?

I have gone off theme parts - really want a good traditional castle!

I find legoland really good! you can fill the day without any rides at all if you want, we did that once when we took our oldest when he was 2. you can do the miniland section, different play areas, hilltrain, lego building indoors area - all without queueing at all

Bodiam is a lovely castle.
Leeds is good.
But both possibly a bit far from Dorset.

No the queues bit was about Legoland (no experience of the castles).

I just saw 'Legoland' and word association meant that I had to say 'queues' .

We will be going to Legoland at some point ... am very encouraged by Firawla's experience.

Castle first though - want an outing in the next 2-3 weeks.

(who were you? , I struggle with name changes... can't even cope with people's names on FB vs MN

We go to Legoland several times a year. DS is high functioning Aspie and Legoland is one of the few places where we don't have to prove his disability by means of a DLA letter (which we don't get), so don't have to queue for rides :)