New giant adventure playground with vintage fair theme opens in the UK – and tickets cost from £4
LET'S PLAY New giant adventure playground with vintage fair theme opens in the UK – and tickets cost from £4
A BRAND new vintage fairground-themed playpark has just opened its doors in the UK.
The new Adventure Play Fair in Norfolk is "one of East Anglia's largest themed play areas," according to the attraction's Instagram account.
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A new vintage fairground-themed playpark has opened near Norfolk
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It features many different areas with climbing structures, slides and interactive elements
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Sprawled across the 30,000-square-foot park, wooden huts have been converted into all the things you would expect to find at a funfair.
A towering red and yellow Helter Skelter stands out in the play area and has a small climbing wall and exit to a bridge walkway on the side as well.
Then there is a wooden shed standing as a 'Popcorn Hut', with a rope bridge leading it to the 'Hook a Duck' hut with a slide and another exit to the 'Hall of Mirrors'.
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Another spot is 'Tin Can Alley', where kids can bang on long metal tubes that vary in length to create differently pitched sounds.
The Ferris Wheel, dubbed 'The Big Wheel' has a network of tunnels, bridges and different wooden 'pods'.
While the giant play structure doesn't move like a Ferris Wheel does, the different cabins have a variety of things to do, including one with a slide out of it.
The carousel also stands stationary, with wooden horses and a long rope bridge coming from its roof and stretching to another part of the park.
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And scattered across the park are a number of multicoloured teacups.
Adding to the vintage steam rally theme, there is a train that kids can crawl through, and on hot days, they can have a splash in the UK's first water fountain organ.
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Classic playground elements are in the 'funfair' too, such as swings, pedal quadracycles and trampolines in the ground.
For the parents, there are plenty of picnic benches with parasols to perch on and a cafe to grab refreshments or a light bite at.
One visitor, who headed to the open day yesterday, said: "[T]his is outdoor play on a whole new level."
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Tickets cost £4 per adult and £8 per child and the Adventure Play Fair is open Sunday to Thursday, 10am to 5pm.
While there, families can also explore the museum that has the world's largest collection of steam engines.
For half price adult admission and free tickets for kids under 12, you can show your Adventure Play Fair tickets.
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And there is also a water fountain area that kids can play in
Credit: Thursford
Thursford is also popular in the festive season for its Christmas Spectacular, which includes a three-hour show with over 130 performers.
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There is also Santa's Magical Journey, which includes a meet-and-greet with Father Christmas.
From November, visitors can head on The Enchanted Journey of Light - an immersive light trail with fairytale characters, lanterns and lit-up seesaws and swings.
And if you are looking for something else to do nearby, head down the road to Pumpkin House which has a maize maze, mini golf, tractor sand pits and pumpkin picking in October.
Or you could discover Hindringham Hall - a moated Tudor manor house with fishponds and historic walled garden.
There are holiday cottages at the house too, if you wanted to extend your stay in the area.
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Norfolk was also recently named a must-visit destination for August.
Plus, on the Norfolk coast there is a countryside hotel with an underground spa.
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