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Camelot theme park, how safe is it?

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yamamoto · 14/06/2004 10:29

DD and DSs school have a school trip planned to Camelot, wasnt this where a little girl was killed? Anybody been, is it suitable for a school trip?

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yamamoto · 14/06/2004 13:03

Anybody?

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jampot · 14/06/2004 13:04

sorry can't help. I'm off to Drayton Manor with my dd's class and dreading it (i hate theme park type places)

coppertop · 14/06/2004 13:16

No idea Yamamoto but hopefully someone else will know.

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coppertop · 14/06/2004 13:31

Just did a quick Google. All I could find was a report of a 5yr old being killed after being hit by a coach/bus in the car-park and a man being killed after being hit by one of the Camelot trains. There's actually a site which lists all the theme park accidents and deaths but I def wouldn't recommend that you look at it.

roisin · 14/06/2004 13:38

Yamamoto - there was an accident in the car park last year that coppertop mentions, but I don't recall any accidents at Camelot itself in the last couple of years. It's fairly close to us, and we went there last year, so I think I would have noticed items in the news.

I liked Camelot actually ... it's much smaller than Alton Towers, which I think makes it more suitable for a school trip. We enjoyed our day there. How old are your children?

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yamamoto · 14/06/2004 14:07

Roisin,
5 and 6 years. Ds is very quick on the break and has no fear of anything! Dp and myself can not make it and I just think its a poor choice for a school outing for reception, yrs 1 and 2.

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roisin · 14/06/2004 14:30

Oh they are quite young, aren't they? I'd just assumed they would be 8-12 yrs olds.

I don't think I'd like to be 'in charge' of even a small group (i.e. more than 2) of such young children at such a place. It will be difficult negotiating who wants to go on what, queueing, waiting around, etc.

Where are you btw? There must be better options for them. Do complain ... it will be too late for this year, but should influence decisions for last year. A number of parents complained about ds1's yr1 school trip last year (which I actually wholeheartedly approved of, but there you go), and it has now been changed.

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yamamoto · 14/06/2004 18:37

Hi,
were in Cumbria. Have agreed for them to go after talking to teachers, still cant understand why they want to go there tho..! Can name 10 places more suitable and closer without even thinking!

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roisin · 14/06/2004 18:43

We're in Cumbria too - Barrow. DS1 (yr2) went to Holker Hall on Friday and they had a fantastic time. DS2 (YR) is going to Haverthwaite/Lakeside/Windermere ... buses, trains, boats ... what more could they want?!

jampot · 15/06/2004 20:59

We've been to Drayton Manor today = had a great day - kids thoroughly enjoyed it (and so did the adults) the only one who was sick was a parent after going on Maelstrom!!!! Still cant see how theme parks would appeal to reception age kids !

roisin · 14/07/2004 23:38

Yamamoto, I was just admiring your camping website, and remembered this thread. Have they been? Did they have a good time?

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yamamoto · 15/07/2004 00:10

Hi,
did not let them go in the end. dd has a broken leg so we got together with some other "non conformists" and they had a day out in the lakes. dd went with a friend to Wetherigs pottery and had a top day. ds played with his tractor friend. Seems like such a long time ago...
Niece has just bought a house in Dalton, quiet close to you?

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roisin · 15/07/2004 21:01

Well done you for being non-conformist. Hopefully school got the message for next year's trip!

Yes, Dalton is very close. If you ever come down to visit them and fancy meeting up at the zoo, let me know. My boys are 5 and 7 (well 7 tomorrow!) and they have season tickets so we go there quite often.

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