I haven’t been since lockdown, but my tips for PPW:
If you can resist, wait until the afternoon to go on the main rides such as Miss Rabbit’s Helicopter Flight, Peppa Pig’s Ballon Ride and Windy Castle. This may be tricky as it is the first thing your little ones will see when they arrive. Peppa Pig World’s busy times do seem to be in the morning (we got there around 11am and it was peak time). But it does get quieter in the afternoon. If you can distract your little ones with some of the tamer rides (the boats had no queue) or the soft play then go on the main rides later on – there will be less queuing. It got noticeably quieter around 3pm.
We found it easy to get about with our buggy as you can park themin front of rides and everywhere is pushchair-friendly. You might not need it because PPW is quite compact. Only need it if you want to explore other areas of Paultons.
There isn’t a lot of shade when queuing for rides. We went on one of the hottest days and could feel the heat. Take a sun hat and sun cream!
Take a swim suit and towel if you want to go in the Muddy Puddles splash park.
In my experience, Miss Rabbit’s Helicopter Ride has the slowest queue. The ride takes a long time to load passengers, as each carriage has to stop separately. After the ride has completed it’s rotations, each carriage has to stop again to let everyone off. Personally, we think it’s overrated.
There are more rides which will suit younger kids within Paultons Park itself, including a Victorian carousel and a Viking boat (which went faster than I’d expected). My DC love the Lost Kingdom. Look out for the “real” little baby dinosaurs that you can stroke. One was so realistic that my DS thought that he had better wash his hands afterwards, as I always make him wash his hands after stroking animals. Also, Professor Blast’s Express Train was a hit with my two year old.
There are lots of places to grab snacks dotted all around the park, but we found the best place for quality, choice and value was the Wild Forest Restaurant near the entrance.
We bought a “photo pass” which gets you 4 photos from rides around the park. It’s a good idea to write down the numbers of your photos, then you can select which ones you would like at the end of the day. This means that you know which photos you like best and avoids having to carry them around and potentially squash them. Bear in mind that you will have to go back to the kiosk of the ride where the photo was taken in order to collect your photo.
The First Aid centre is the place to get your “lost child” stickers, where you can write your number on the sticker and attach it to your child in case of emergency.