Last trip as a family of 3 - Paultons Park Review

Last year, when all the craziness started to relax a little bit and Boris announced that the lockdown was easing in July, we booked a trip to Paultons Park / Peppa Pig world for Halloween. Little did we know at the time the madness was far from over as much as we all dreamed it would be however we just managed to sneak our trip in and came home the day before the lockdown kicked back in. 

Since then, Erin has asked me approximately 20 times every day if we can go back. Peppa Pig has been the one programme she’s religiously loved from the start so to be able to take her to somewhere so magic like that was great. 

We decided to chance booking another trip when Boris annouced the lockdown date for June so in March (unknown to Erin because I couldn’t deal with the is it today question for 4 months) we booked to go back in early July as an extended little holiday and last treat as the 3 of us before baby no2 arrived. 

We booked (as we did last time) through Paultons Park who do a fantastic offer of 2nd day in the park free if you book a short break through them. There is a whole range of hotels to choose from and we chose to stay in the Holiday Inn in Eastleigh which is 9 miles from the park itself. 

The break itself included breakfast as part of the package and we chose to stay for 2 nights instead of the standard 1, choosing to stay the night before we went to the park due to the long drive. The great thing about booking is you can customise your stay and chose how many nights, what day you want your park tickets etc - the whole booking process was incredibly easy! 

The hotel itself was fantastic and really well equipped for a stay with little ones. The choices at breakfast catered really well for toddlers. They had a great selection of food options including fruits, cereals, small pastries and even frubes (which Erin was delighted with). They even had smaller plates, cups, bowls and cutlery (ikea ones) for them to use at breakfast which if your a toddler parent is often a great relief as it is little things like this which can really enhance a stay and make life easier. 

Paultons park itself is fantastic. If you haven’t been it is well worth a visit! Peppa pig world is amazing and the detail they have gone to is honestly magical. What I love is they also have a great selection in the rest of the park too and its not all been put into just making Peppa pig world the main attraction. They have added a new section since we visited in October called Tornado Springs which is a American mid west desert style areas with a good selection of rides for all the family (including some fab looking rollercoasters and thrill rides which I was gutted I couldn’t go on due to being pregnant - just an excuse to visit again! 

Erin is already asking to go back again so I definitely think another trip will be on the agenda once baby is old enough to go on things and enjoy it too. If you haven’t been add it to your family visit list as it is definitely one to do! 

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