Places to go in Christchurch, Dorset or around there....with 5 children aged from 1 to 7

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am thinking a big outdoor playground or a pub with a nice garden?

I don't know that area at all. Is it near a nice beach?

I know of a big indoor play area caled Serendipity Sams.

farmer palmers www.farmerpalmers.co.uk/

ooooh very promising, excellent. Does it have somewhere for the adults to sit (like a coffee shop)?

Whereabouts is it?

sorry thought you said dorset. Alice in Wonderland perhaps, never been but i've heard it's good. Just opposite the airport.

It's other side of Poole, maybe 15 mins? from Poole? Very easu to get to along the A35

farmer palmers is miles away from xcurch

ooh farmer palmers.

That looks great. (although I do want to smack my head on the wall at the thought of visiting another farm! Ds LOVES them and I think I spent most of his toddler years wearing boots and smiling while he tried to kiss all the cows at the height of foot and mouth ).

The kids will love it!

yes it has a large cafe/coffee shop area.

it should be on google somewhere

where is Serendipity Sams?

sorry tiredemma, we keep cross posting

serendipity sams

moors valley is closer

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I went there ( with a raging hangover) and managed to 'chill' on the chairs while the boys threw themselves down slides etc.

I will be spending a bit more time down your neck of the woods now. I'll practically drive past you I think .

One of my younger sisters has moved over to the UK (yippeee). Haven't seen her for years!

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oh tiredemma, that sounds perfect! We'll be going on Sunday and we have a big 40th on Saturday night!

huge place here

Well I coped in there and I had only had about 1hrs sleep and copious Vodka. So Im sure you will manage.

Lots of beaches - Avonbeach is good - or you go to Mudeford quay and get the little ferry across to the sandspit for the beach and the land train to Hengistbury Head.
(imagines chaos of getting 5 children onto ferry)

now that is miles from xchurch!

Adventure Wonderland has an indoor playcentre open all year (rest of the park closes in winter I think). I'm sure it's better than Serendipity Sams

Best place is without a doubt Moors Valley.

Agree Farmer Palmers is miles away.

I love the beach. Would always rather go there but dsis has just come over from the southern hemisphere so is absolutely freezing (I daren't tell her it's quite mild today).

Where is Moors Valley again cod? Is that the place off the A31?

haha sorry gave wrong website

moors valley,near ringwood off A31 at ashley heath roundabout

there are brown signs for it

5 mins from me

thanks everyone!