Gulliver's Kingdom

Following a busy summer so far, I thought I'd write about Gulliver's Kingdom next, a theme park at Matlock Bath but which is apparently one of four in total, the leaflet only details three though, this, Warrington and Milton Keynes. So, the crucial stuff first, it's £9.95 each to get in, concessions, like senior citizens are £8.95 each and children under 90cm are free. £9.95 sounds great, especially compared to the £15.50 rip off I detailed in my review about Pleasure Island, but, when you break it down it could be a nightmare. My twins are 2.5 and exceptionally tall on the 91st percentile for height, but I'd still have to pay for them at full rate even ...

Gulliver's Kingdom is an awful excuse for a theme park, situated in Matlock in Derbyshire. I live in the Midlands, and the necessary route meant queues of over an hour in Matlock, making the park's accessibility very poor. The park is built on a hillside, and therefore is not a good option for the elderly or the very young, which is a fundamental flaw, as the rides are aimed at the very young. The most notable of which is a log flume, which is around 15 ft at its highest point and necessitates queues, which, may I add, were past bushes full of bees' nests, of around half an hour for a frankly uninspiring ride. The cafe is in a dismal state, and I remember well a customer ...

Gullivers is set on a hillside, and is out of the sun for most of the day, so assume it will be a little colder than you expect, and take something extra to wear. There are really steep slopes to walk up, and down,but they aren't long. The whole park is very compact - don't expect to walk for miles from one ride to the next, it just isn't that big, and the rides are very close together, which is great for the little ones. Some of the parks decorations are in various states of decay, from 'new' to 'obviously been there for years', untouched. (The park is 25+ years old). You will be able to see for example a tableau of gnomes, large garden gnomes, starting ...