The top cities between Saint-Omer and London are Canterbury, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Dover, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Rye, Royal Tunbridge Wells, and Crawley. Canterbury is the most popular city on the route. It's 2 hours from Saint-Omer and 1 hour from London.
Calais is a bustling port city located in the Pas-de-Calais department, serving as its subprefecture. Despite being the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, it's interesting to note that Arras is actually the department's prefecture. The city itself has a population of 67,544, while the urban area boasts 144,625 residents. Calais is also where the Channel Tunnel connects France and Britain.
23% as popular as Canterbury
4 minutes off the main route, 14% of way to London
Boulogne-sur-Mer, located on the north coast of France, is a city renowned for its major fishing port and rich history. The fortified old town features attractions such as Notre-Dame Basilica with its ornate crypt and the 12th-century belfry that was once part of a Norman-era castle. The Castle Museum showcases ancient Egyptian and Greek artifacts within a 13th-century chateau.
37% as popular as Canterbury
12 minutes off the main route, 22% of way to London
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Dover, a coastal town in Kent, England, is a significant port for ferries to Calais, France. The medieval Dover Castle overlooks the town and contains the extensive Secret Wartime Tunnels. Symbolizing Britain's proximity to continental Europe, the iconic White Cliffs of Dover stand as historic safeguards. Despite being a bustling port town with occasional transit-related issues making headlines, it offers a stretch of beach on the Esplanade and invigorating seafront walks.
Rye is a town situated in East Sussex, England, close to the coast. The area boasts an old-world charm with cobbled streets like Mermaid Street featuring medieval structures made from half-timbered materials. Lamb House, constructed of red brick, was once owned by renowned writer Henry James. Norman St. Mary's Church dominates the town and dates back to the 11th century.
34% as popular as Canterbury
25 minutes off the main route, 61% of way to London
Canterbury, a city located in southeastern England, is renowned for its significance as a pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages. The medieval center of the city is surrounded by ancient walls that were initially built by the Romans and consist of cobbled streets and timber-framed houses. One of the most notable attractions in Canterbury is its beautiful cathedral, founded in 597 A.D., which serves as the headquarters for both the Church of England and Anglican Communion.
Most popular city on this route
4 minutes off the main route, 63% of way to London
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Hastings is a coastal town in southeastern England that gained fame for the Battle of Hastings in 1066, fought on a nearby field where the now-standing Battle Abbey is located. Tourists can visit the ruins of Hastings Castle, which was once occupied by William the Conqueror and overlooks the English Channel. The maritime history of the area is documented at both Hastings Fishermen’s Museum and Shipwreck Museum, located along Stade beach's shingle seafront.
67% as popular as Canterbury
38 minutes off the main route, 64% of way to London
Maidstone, the largest town in Kent, England, is steeped in historical significance and located just 32 miles east-south-east of London. The charming town is situated along the River Medway, connecting it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Visitors can explore the local market buildings which are filled with unique crafts and independent shops, exuding a quaint old-town atmosphere.
52% as popular as Canterbury
4 minutes off the main route, 72% of way to London
Royal Tunbridge Wells, located in Kent, England, is a charming town just 30 miles southeast of central London. Situated near the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, it boasts unique sandstone formations such as the impressive High Rocks. The area offers a delightful market experience on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at Pantiles, featuring locally made goods and seasonal produce.
33% as popular as Canterbury
22 minutes off the main route, 73% of way to London
Situated in West Sussex, England, Crawley is a considerable borough and town that lies 28 miles south of London, 18 miles north of Brighton and Hove, and 32 miles northeast of the county seat of Chichester. The area covers approximately 17.36 square miles and had a populace of around 106,597 as per the data recorded during the Census held in the year 2011.
16% as popular as Canterbury
25 minutes off the main route, 74% of way to London
Southend-on-Sea is a borough in southeastern Essex, England that doubles as a resort town located on the Thames Estuary. It boasts of several attractions such as Adventure Island, an amusement park with thrilling fairground rides and water slides for visitors. The area's coastline offers breathtaking views best seen through the century-old funicular Cliff Lift or by taking a leisurely stroll along the long Southend Pier where visitors can explore its museum at the shore end.
65% as popular as Canterbury
39 minutes off the main route, 75% of way to London
Best stops along Saint-Omer to London drive
The top stops along the way from Saint-Omer to London (with short detours) are Tower of London, Tower Bridge, and Nausicaa Centre National De La Mer. Other popular stops include Adventure Island, Hastings Old Town, and LeShuttle Freight.
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Dennlys Parc
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Theme park on the former site of a mill, with roller coasters, water slides & a kids' monorail.
A last minute decision to go during our holiday and initially I thought it was aimed at very young families- in reality it caters for everyone in a wonderfully clean, reasonably priced theme park. I saw granddads and toddlers enjoying the same rides which was heart warming. A real teenager (and a wannabe teenager) found the rollercoasters to be fast and scary enough. The water ride got us all soaked and at the end of our visit we all left with great memories of the day and smiles on our faces.
Stuart Taylor — Google review
Very good place for a very nice and funny day
Md Khalifa — Google review
Great park for kids, loads of rides for all ages. Was quiet when we were there so no queues but I assume that is dependent on when you visit. Good value for money.
David Beaken — Google review
Great for children up to 13 I would say. My 3 year old and 5 year old loved it. Friendly staff and good selection of rides. Highly recommended.
Blake Sonnet — Google review
Visited dennlys parc on Sunday as we were staying in guines visiting from Yorkshire England. Kids enjoyed it. Some big rides and little rides would probably say it's suited to under 12s though, plenty of snacks and restaurants on site but the only downside was they stopped serving food at 4pm when park closed at 6pm. No wait for rides which was good and we paid for tickets when we got there which was easy enough. Staff don't speak English on site so if your french is very limited you may struggle to understand staff and communicate with them. I would recommend going on a weekend though if your visiting nearby towns with young children.
Faye Rogers — Google review
This place is definitely for families with kids. Especially for kids. If you're over 180cm you will see that most of the attractions are just too small for you. And be careful when you're getting in a ride whose safety bar is not separate for both of you but whole there is a possibility to remain a gap between your kid's body and the safety bar because after all you're bigger than your kid. And it may cause something unpleasant.
INAN MEHMED — Google review
Buying tickets and entering was awful experience as there is no order and organosed way so people are all around the place and it took us 1hr to enter.
Park is great place to spend time with toddlers as all rides are more suites for little kids. Didnt like that most of food stands were closed and it was holiday weekend so many people. Waiting lines to long for food and coffie. Great use of sunny Friday with happy memories.
Josipa Bello — Google review
Amazing place for kids, and adults having a kids spirit :)
Lots of different attractions to try.
Overcrowded but worth visiting, for the entire day.
Buy tickets online!
The down point is the organization at the entrance, or better say no organization and chaos when they opened the place!
Romeo Bello — Google review
Great place to have fun with family!
Мария — Google review
Nice little parc. The baby changing facilities could be improved, the food service was pretty slow and overwhelmed, but the place is actually pretty nice. There are plenty of rides for younger children which was great for my 3.5 year old. The weather was not that got but I can imagine in summer that the water rides are really popular. I would go again.
Jessica — Google review
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11 Rue du Moulin de la Tour, 62560 Dennebrœucq, France
Huge Nazi concrete bunker, originally a missile base & now housing exhibits about WWII history.
You have to visit the place to see and feel the enormous amount of work that went into the construction of the building. With all WW2 artifacts, information boards, audio and video clips you get a real feeling of the horror's of war.
Hot and cold drinks available.
Toilets
Edmond Bourke — Google review
This place is simply amazing and should be on the list for anyone interested in WW2 or engineering. I like both so, for me, this is a fabulous place to visit.
Firstly it’s really well laid out and managed. Really well. The paths are well marked and maintained. There are also excellent audio narrations at certain points which are certainly worth listening too.
On the way to the main exhibit (a simply enormous WW2 bunker) there are lots of exhibits from artillery pieces to train carriages, bombs, Radar and even a submarine.
And then there is the bunker itself which was built to be a V2 launch site but got bombed by the Allies so never actually was used. Half is in pristine condition and the other half is derelict and shows clearly the effect of the bombs. It is really really impressive.
You can also go inside the pristine portion and see the scale of what was being built. This portion was meant to be an oxygen production site to be used as fuel for the V2.
You should go. Just go.
James C — Google review
If you are looking for a Nazi megastructure, you're at the right address. In the vicinity of La Coupole, you can find here a second V2-launch platform together with a liquid oxygen storage. Once you toured around the bunker, you'll find an entrance. A very impressive piece of gate is still visible. Nice to have are the audio buttons outside (NL, D ,E, FR) where the sound escapes through speakers (another experience than audio guides which is a plus as the loud sound makes you focus and think what has been said). On top of that I've appreciated the fact that people carrying other nationalities, had the respect to wait quietly their turn. Fantastic harmony. For me top of the bill, is the V2 on the inside transit hall toward the outside firing pad. A bit further in the aisle you'll encounter a chronological path with war facts together with some facts on the rocket research starting with the center in Kummersdorf (Bureau 1).
Geert Lambrechts — Google review
Very nice place to visit. It’s very interesting. I’d recommend.
Fabiano S — Google review
What a place. and only a short hop from the Ferry at Calais. I was thoroughly amazed by this tour, not just because of the excellent and professional layout of the exhibits, and the time they clearly put into maintaining the exhibits, but also because they have gone to great lengths to ensure the 'human' story is being told. It's quite harrowing the story of the workers used during this period to construct such things as this bunker, but the team here have done a brilliant job ensuring that the story is being heard and acknowledged.
The Bunker for the V2 rockets is just insane! I had no idea. I'm very interested in War history, and this blew me away. We toured all the way round the bunker and inside. For anyone interested in this period of history, the stories behind it's construction, how Britain's RAF combated the incoming rockets, and it's eventual destruction, you'll spend your 10 euros very wisely. Oh, very helpful motorcycle area outfront with a locker system to lock helmets away. So handy.
Jon Page — Google review
A really interesting place. Not especially heavily advertised but it's definitely worth visiting. The bunker is an engineering feat in itself and it has an interesting and often chilling story to tell. V1 and V2 rocket exhibits on site too.
There's an audio tour in several languages. You walk around the site but it's not too strenuous. Highly recommended
Chris P — Google review
An incredible place, sends you shivers to realise the sheer operation and amount of destruction such rocket installation had done.
Definitely a must visit place for anyone with interests in WWII
Frederic Demay — Google review
Fascinating, engaging. The whole family loved the experience. Very well organised. You can visit at your own pace. Thoroughly recommended. 🚀
Laurence Relton — Google review
Went many years ago and there has been a lot of work done with the audiovisual setup. Very informative. Well worth the visit.
Paul Devall (InvictaMoto) — Google review
A must see. From this site many V1 and V2 bombs were launched and hit many targets in Britain. Awful history of prison workers and concentration camps but we must learn and acknowledge history even if its not palatable to us. Inside the structure was incredible. The only negative is that although it's all wheelchair accessible the gravel pathways through the site are not easy for disabled/mobility scooters.
Carol Lewis — Google review
It's a few years ago that I visited. I've been looking again because I'm planning a return visited in '25 with my sons. It was nothing short of amazing. Interesting and informative descriptions. And many other exhibits . Looks like more things have been included since my visit. If you get the chance, go and see it.
Peter Carrington — Google review
Impressive building. I've been there 5 or 6 times now, generally on the way back to Calais and it never fails to inspire awe when you turn a corner after walking through the woods and it just confronts you.Rest of the museum is good as well with lots of info.
If you are on a motorbike then they also have a parking area for the bikes with lockers to put your crash helmet / backpacks in! Never seen that at a museum, so very bike friendly (but then France generally is)!
You could do the site in about an hour but if you want to read the boards and take in the atmosphere then 1.5 to 2 hours would be better.
Highly recommended.
Birdies Bikes — Google review
Surprising museum, you start outside with some information about the start of World War 2. There was a deportation train where you could imagine how it was during the war. After a walk in the museum garden, you come across a giant bunker! It looks abandoned (little bit urbex) but you can visit the inside of the bunker where an old car is hiding. There is a V2 diplay in the bunker (still not sure if it is a 2D or 3D rocket) and a short documentary in a language by choice. Outside the bunker is a V1 and V2 display. It's impressive to see.
I would recommend this museum (and the shop too!). The people who work here are doing their best at English:)
Dinja vd Broek — Google review
German V2 rocket base, this is one of the best museum if have done! This property is in private hands, cool interactive museum! The dark past makes for a grim atmosphere! Pictures can not make u feel this place, the bunker is immense! Must visit!
The staff at the ferry crossings at both Calais and Dover speak French and English, and they make the entire process very easy. I selected the premium lounge option as well as priority parking, and I was not disappointed in the experience at all whatsoever.
Christopher Combest — Google review
We had a pleasant time on board P&O ferry. Its the only ferry that provides Pet Lounge so our fluffy one can be with us. There is also complimentary soft drinks available in the pet lounge. Would strongly recommend travel with P&O ferries and book their Pet Lounge for a small fee.
Kevin Mao — Google review
We cross to Calais by foot and overall the experience was simple and enjoyable. You need to consider the check in, as it needs to be completed 90 min before the departure time. Once in Calais it was Sunday and there's no taxis/buses and you will have to walk
Daniel Picado — Google review
We took the boat to Dover via P&O Ferries, and from here to our accommodation in Robertsbridge. P&O Ferries is very good and we also had some delicious fish and chips here. I would recommend it to everyone.
On board there are several things to do, like a play area for kids, a supermarket and even a casino. There's also plenty of dining options and the food is of a high quality. Changing money is quick and easy on board.
We had a nice view over the sea and our car was safely parked downstairs. We didn't worry about anything, and we certainly didn't need to. It felt very safe on board!
Timo van den Berg — Google review
We took the Pride of Kent back and forth from Dover. Both in calais and Dover, there was a bit of a wait at the border (40min wait). Boarding was nice and easy. The ferry on itself is a bit old and was not exactly clean. The club lounge does offer a bit of quietness but toilets were really dirty (overall I would take that upgrade again).
Dunstan R. Alexander — Google review
Always fast and efficient.
Nicer experience than the other ferry companies that cross the Channel.
Staff very polite and welcoming when onboard.
GiggleBox Van — Google review
Travelled out on the Spirit of France and back to the UK on the Spirit of Britain, on the Dover/ Calais crossing, using the Pet Lounge both ways. The personnel were brilliant both ways and I would highly recommend the Pet Lounge when travelling with your dog. With free refreshments in the lounge and an outside exercise area for the dogs you can’t fault it! Well done P&O 👍
David Orritt — Google review
I'm stalk during orkan Eunice came. Spend two night on parking ,close next to armatores office ( after first check in gates). Toailet and shower available . Customer service P&O very friendly. Thank You.
Ez ZE — Google review
Good ferry service
Lounge clean
Starbucks and range of restaurants
Magic show and free balloons for kids
JO UFFU — Google review
We had a great experience with the ferry from Dover to Calais and back again. The ferry was nice and there were plenty of food options. Ran on time. Smooth experience
Jason Miller — Google review
We travelled on the P&O Pioneer ferry, which is one of the new ferries with beautiful interior. The pet lounge on the Pioneer is really big with lots of seating and a very nice outside area with seating, too. There was free tea, coffee, water and coke in the Pet Lounge and of course lots of bowls for water and food for dogs. Most seats also have a plug and charging point for mobiles and a hook under the table for dog leads.
Our dog definitely seemed to enjoy the crossing and far better than having to leave your dog in the car for the whole journey. You do have to book the pet lounge in advance for an extra cost, which I think is around £12, but considering the offer of free drinks it is very good value for money.
M T — Google review
When our Eurostar train from Paris to London was cancelled, made our way north to Calais and took the ferry from Calais to Dover. All ferries were booked up but we managed to get on the foot passenger waitlist, and were able to get on a ferry with the help of some wonderful staff at the Calais port (big shout out to Virginie - she was amazingly helpful). Once aboard, the ferry experience was great - huge ship, with several restaurants, bars, gambling areas, duty free shopping. Was very impressed with the quality of the travel experience.
Josh Levey — Google review
I am writing to express my disappointment with the level of preparedness exhibited by your staff in verifying documents for dogs arriving from Brazil. Despite presenting our official document issued by the responsible authority in Brazil, it was refused by your staff.This refusal resulted in additional expenses for us, as we had to spend an extra €250 to cross via the Eurotunnel. Upon arrival, all reception personnel at the pet checkpoint confirmed that our document was indeed correct and valid.Such a lack of competence and knowledge among your staff not only inconvenienced us but also led to unnecessary financial burdens. We expect better service and competence in document verification procedures to avoid such issues in the future.I urge you to address this matter promptly and ensure that your staff are adequately trained and equipped to handle document verification procedures effectively.
Adriane Malaquia — Google review
The staff were lovely, not a lot of seating available for waiting, coach was good, the actual ferry was not as comfortable as the one I arrived on but very clean, well organised. Good boarding and disembarking.
Samantha T — Google review
I highly recommend P&O Ferries than DFDS. I recently took a ferry from Dover to Calais and was impressed with the service and amenities. There are always long queues for security check and immigration checkpoints so I recommend you to get there earlier. Once on board, I was pleasantly surprised by the spacious seating areas and the variety of dining options available. The food was tasty and reasonably priced, and there were plenty of options for all dietary preferences. The ferry itself was clean and well-maintained, and there were plenty of restrooms available. The crossing was smooth and comfortable, and I arrived in Calais feeling relaxed and refreshed. Overall, I highly recommend P&O Ferries for anyone looking for a hassle-free and enjoyable way to cross the English Channel.
WanderLensBiker “WanderLensBiker” — Google review
Over the new cross channel ferries. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The prices were very reasonable and for Club Class, I went in Club class and you can have unlimited things to eat and drink, including wine and champagne and tea and coffee. For breakfast you can have cooked breakfast and crossiants or cereal and tea and coffee. For dinner you can have a cooked dinner like beef casserole and roasted vegetables and potatoes, and also quiche and salad. The lounge is lovely with comfy chairs and tables and also an outside deck with sun loungers.
The crossing didn't take long, about an hour and a half and you have to get there an hour and half before you sail, to get through customs.
Venetia Cattroll — Google review
Very efficient and fast moving terminal. Prices are the best around, we checked!
Cité Europe is a popular shopping center located in Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais. The city gained prominence due to the Channel Tunnel, which serves as its entry point. Tourists can explore various shops within the city, catering to the daily influx of tunnel users. Additionally, visitors can savor classic French cuisine at the on-site restaurant and bar. For those seeking an authentic experience, the Centre Ville offers a more genuine taste of local culture.
To be honest, for me it's one of the nicest and cleanest mall in France. It's a large one with a wide variety of shops to have a great shopping experience 🛍️ ☺️. I would say the most common international brands have a store in this Mall. From Zara to Primark.
I really enjoyed my experience there with so many choices. The parking is easy to access and park. it's a nice place to have dinner or lunch 🍽️ with different type of restaurants.
Nice job!! U would highly recommend this mall.
Youssef — Google review
It is amazing shopping mall and my kids love it. Very clean and several shopping stores.
Mulugeta Haile — Google review
If you have been in the Eurotunnel then no doubt you have been here. Shopping centre just outside the Eurotunnel terminal. Shops, entertainment and places to eat and drink. Has a big Carrefour, ideal for last min gifts on the way back to the UK or snacks for an onward journey into Europe. Free parking.
Phil Wheeler — Google review
I have been visiting Cité Europe since it opened.
When I visit this part of France and Calais I always make a point in visiting.
You will find a great selection of stores, restaurants, bars and choices for everyone.
It was great to see electric car chargers being installed on the car park. This is a great positive sign of this site adding extra services.
I really look forward to visiting again soon
James Need — Google review
Cité Europe is a good place to do some shopping before or after crossing the Channel Tunnel. The prices are generally competitive, and there is a wide range of shops to choose from. The shopping center is also clean and well-maintained.
Brian Chipungu — Google review
It's amazingly big mall, there are so many stores and restaurants (that we can't find in our own city that we're living) what a nice experienced! Cité Europe is one of our favorite place to go, definitely love to come again
Schattenjager19 — Google review
Some of the shops are a bit meh, but the food options are varied enough, Steak & Shake is where I picked and absolutely awesome.
Carrefour in the mall is gargantuan, picked up a few last minute European goods at keen prices.
Connor (Condawg) — Google review
We were on our way to Brugge and visited to obtain some rations. This large mall has a variety of shops which would suite all tastes. Good parking, very clean and easy to visit. Well worth a visit. Comfy shoes a must!
John Davis — Google review
This amazing hypermarket is dominated by the Carrefour Supermarket but there's also an excellent range of shops and restaurants.
Prices in Carrefour, especially for UK customers buying alcoholic drinks, are very competitive. Only a few metres from the tunnel terminal but the anti-immigrant barriers make it several minutes drive away.
Mervyn Passmore — Google review
Massive shopping centre. Therein lies the problem of too much choice. A lot of time wasted trying to decide what's best to get on the wine front. Prepacked lunches were a bit soggy and bland. But if you go in knowing what you want to buy it is fine.
mark foster — Google review
Very big and beautiful shopping mall..lot's of stores and on thé ground floor a variety of restaurants.. Thé toilets are thé finest I've seen in Europe. I'm deffinitely coming back..
Alma Palafox — Google review
Cité Europe, 1001 Bd du Kent, Coquelles, France (+33 3 21 46 47 48) A vast Supermarket which opens everyday (10 am - 8 pm) except Sundays with huge selection of wine from cheap to expensive one. There are more than 140 boutiques and an incomparable "Gourmet City" with great restaurants catering for diverse tastes. It is also worth visiting Carrefour Cité Europe, one of the largest hypermarkets in the region and an international shopping centre, an essential tourist stop for those crossing The Channel.
Tai Huynh — Google review
To be fair this pretty good with a good selection of eating places, although if visiting a country know for its gastronomy eating here may be "sacrilegious". The selection of retail shops is good too, parking is very easy, and access for disabled people is also very good. Staff friendly and helpful!
Good location if arriving from Channel Tunnel, be aware there is a police speed trap on the A16 as you leave! It cost me and that was only a few weeks ago!
john Hippisley — Google review
Everything under 1 roof, what's not to love? Check out the supermarket Carrforre* (*probably spelt wrong) it's a supermarket with some of the most excellent French food finds. Also, the beers and wines should not be overlooked. There is a vast selection of everything.
Emily Graham — Google review
Same as always..not much charge. The supermarket looked overstocked but not that many customers. Guess the weather( snow)melting was not safe for driving, Most people may have stayed indoors. Shopped @ Primark and shoppers were flooding in. Got some good bargains on kids and teen wear. I am well pleased with my purchase, and my daughter's friends liked her Christmas jumper.
Glena Mason — Google review
Large shopping spaces and seating areas, toilets are clean and tastefully designed with lots of space. Great food court and lots of variety. And the kids can stay all day, entertainment are endless and fun. Ample parking two levels for you to choose, great mall...
Jered Guy — Google review
Amazing mall! So many great shops, always suggest parking on the upper level, especially brits.
Rue Saint-Jean is a charming, narrow street paved with brick and lined with upscale clothing stores, bars, cafes, and restaurants. The street is adorned with market stalls offering a delightful shopping experience. Visitors can immerse themselves in the beauty of French architecture while mingling with the locals and experiencing the vibrant French culture. After indulging in some retail therapy at the market stalls, one can unwind at one of the memorable cafes or bars that line this picturesque street.
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(Translated by Google) Following my visit to Aqualud, I had to buy a swimsuit for €20 which got a hole the same day after the slides
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Suite mon passage à Aqualud, j'ai du acheter un maillot de bain 20€ qui s'est troué le jour meme après les toboggans
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Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception at Boulogne-sur-Mer
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception at Boulogne-sur-Mer had faced multiple issues in its history, including the absence of a real church and destruction during the Revolution. The gothic building was demolished, and much of its interior was burnt down. However, a majestic Renaissance emirate now stands in its place, built between 1827 and 1863. It is an impressive piece of history that has been well-preserved over time.
Very beautiful and the crypt is well worth a visit. Modern museum explaining the history of the basilica and it's surrounds. The crypt will definitely take up more time to look around than the church above. The route to take you around the crypt is well - designed and you learn lots about the history of the church and region from Roman times onwards. The exhibits and information boards in the crypt tell a story where it helps you understand their significance as you go around.
Andrew E — Google review
A cathedral very close to my heart. It is peaceful and spiritual. There is a holy vibe I can’t explain in words.
Jo R — Google review
Every day view on the cathedral in Boulogne, awesome with the new lights! thank you Mr Mayor, very cool
Miroslav Hejduk — Google review
We didn't actually go in the cathedral on this particular visit as we had a day trip to France and went on to Berck, however we did have a very nice coffee in one of the many coffees dotted around Boulogne old town. It's well worth a visit, typically French and all of the bars and cafes in this area were very friendly and accomodating!
The cathedral itself is beautiful and surrounded by lovely gardens. There was some sort of flower display/festival going on during our visit which was great to see.
There's plenty of free parking around the outside of the old town and everything is easily accessible. Be aware that some of the streets are fairly steep if you have buggies or wheelchairs, but there are not many steps so is still accessible to all. There are also plenty of toilets in case you get caught short, but I highly recommend popping into one of the cafes for a coffee and using their facilities - one of the nicest coffees I've tasted and very reasonably priced!
Victoria E. Collins — Google review
Amazing piece of history, well kept. If you are visiting the Castle as well a combined ticket is cheaper.
Sallyanne Curd — Google review
Beautiful cathedral on a grand scale. It is well worth a visit to see the lovely decorations. Standing below the spectacular dome on a sunny day is amazing!
Chris Hevey — Google review
The dome within and outside of this remarkable building is impressive.
Inside it’s amazing to stand directly underneath and wonder how they built such things in the day. This area of Old Boulogne is wonderful to walk around with cafes and shops to visit. The ramparts are impressive as great for walking the dogs.
Well worth a hour of your time to visit and parking is available right in the centre of the old town behind the notre dame building and within the city walls.
Paul — Google review
This place was stunning I'm not a religious person but I enjoyed the aura of the cathedral
kimberley Chadwick — Google review
Absolutely breathtaking. Stunning inside and out.
Adventure with Robbie — Google review
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The Centre national de la Mer in Boulogne-sur-Mer houses a large aquarium with sharks, sea lions and penguins, as well as a tropical lagoon full of colorful coral. This is a great attraction for children who can see some of the more exotic fish species at the aquarium. The historic sites and port of Boulogne-sur-Mer are also worth a visit while in Boulogne.
A truly wonderful day out. During our 6 hour visit we saw everything there was too sea 😉 and enjoyed every minute of it. We have many highlights to share with our family and friends. The auditorium is like the biggest and best TV you will ever see - truly stunning. Could have spent all day there alone, just watching.
My wife is slightly disabled, and being able (for free) to have use of a wheelchair (secured with your ID) made the day possible. And with at least 97% accessible with a wheelchair we missed nothing (other 3% you could still see, just not quite as close). Lifts (with notifications giving priority to wheelchair users) are plentiful and like everything else clean, and to a very high standard - and even some nice surprise.
Food, maybe is the only negative, we had a crepe for lunch and a coffee (no problems with that), as we planned a restaurant meal that evening, but the other offerings did seem excessively expensive and not that good.
In conclusion for a day out of memories, under €30 entry it is well worth a visit.
Ian Steel — Google review
It's a nice aquarium but a but expensive for what it was. We where done in 2 hours. Drove especially from Luxembourg for it which didn't seem to be worth it. Only nice if you are already in the area. Tickets should be maybe only 15 euro per person not 24.
Anusha Mian — Google review
This is a really big aquarium, with a huge central "pool" and then smaller aquariums all around. Lots of floors all having different topics about marine life. Very educational and fun, great family outing. Was quite crowded, but rightfully so. If you so fancy, the sand beach is right outside to build sand castles after (or swim in the sea).
Simon Willems — Google review
Fantastic experience. My view on jellyfish completely changed :) So beautiful... So much to see. Beautiful aquarium. Take it slow and pay lots of attention to what you can find in the aquarium. There is so much going on. Every fish sort had its own behavior. Unique. Never saw something like this before wrt aquariums.
Joost Maltha — Google review
Summary - a pretty damn good aquarium with lots to see and do for kids and adults. It makes The Deep (an aquarium in Hull) seem tiny!
We only went here as it was raining but we were certainly glad we did. The first point to note is that the ‘official’ car park has a height restriction so is no good for camper vans.
The place itself has two main exhibitions plus a penguin exhibition. The first one has a huge tank with sharks, sting rays and lots of lots of fish. This also has a tunnel through it was is good. There are lots and lots of smaller tanks and exhibits.
The second one is based on the coast and, again, has loads of small tanks and exhibitions. However the main attraction are the seals and you can only see these through a wall in their tank. This means that you can see them swim under water.
The third area is the penguins and these are in a relatively small area. However we were tired by this point so didn’t stay long.
There is the obligatory cafe (warning - expensive) and gift shop (reasonably priced).
In all we spent 4 hours there which ain’t bad for the €70 or so it cost. Well worth it.
James C — Google review
Lots of fish, as we walked the fish tanks never stopped! Recommend the large main tank with the manta ray, very cool and curious! The seals were very cool also!
Good crepes and hot chocolates
Zinc Rich — Google review
Nausicaa is truly an experience to take your kids once, to prepare them for the future and climate change. Even though the tariff is high, and yes some reviews do feel it is a glorified sea tank. However given the context we live in this project is remarkable and opens your eyes to the synergies between man and sea in a setting so interactive for kids and adult. Special packages can be introduced to make this accessible to all.
Ruchita Sharma — Google review
I have always wanted to go since I was a kid and we finally managed to get there. Absolutely amazing place, if you love an aquarium trip then you will love this place! Only advice I can offer is give yourself plenty of time to get around it as it's huge!
Stevie Bates — Google review
A great experience, lovely staff and an overall value for money visit. The variety is great too. They have penguins, seals and a large number of sealife including sharks and stingrays. I went with a school trip that I helped organise and can only say that I will be doing this in future! Visit if you can, you won't be disappointed.
Shabazz Siddiq — Google review
It’s very big and beautiful, their seal 🦭 show was pretty nice and the visiting steps are super interesting, they’ve got many fish i’ve never heard of, and a great sea experience!!!
joseph kettaneh — Google review
Great family day out. We spent 5 hours there with 3 kids and they were all entertained. The first part of the exhibition is very digital and tech heavy and there didn't seem to be many fish, but it greatly improved as we moved on to a different exhibition. Food options seemed limited, but the crepes were fresh and tasty.
Laura — Google review
We made a special visit to go as birthday present for our son. You can buy an additional day ticket for only €5 which is excellent value. We spent the second day seeing things we were too tired to appreciate the first day!
This is the best aquarium I’ve ever been to and highly recommend it. The welfare of the animals is paramount and it is obvious how well cared for they are.
The cafe is mediocre and quite expensive but functional and has the best view over the beach.
Best part is the huge deep water tank based on a site off Columbia in Pacific. The giant manta ray is particularly impressive.
Only downside was trying to buy an ice cream at the end and the staff member laughed with her colleagues at my poor French. I left customer feedback for that to raise training need but it meant that I left on a down note after 2 brilliant visits.
Please visit and enjoy but I can’t recommend the ice creams!
Rosemary Bolton — Google review
Lovely day out for all the family. Went for a day trip from the UK. Used the eurotunnel to get from Folkestone to Calais. From there, it's a straight forward 30 minute drive to Nausicaa. Spent a good 5-6 hours there and then drove back. The aquarium itself is fantastic and the staff helpful and friendly. Would definitely do this again.
Stephanie John-Baptiste — Google review
Very friendly personnel and also very helpful. The aquarium itself is quite big and split up in 2 main parts. It took us 4 hours and 30 to get through it all, at a slow though, which is not bad I think. The place is very clean and modern and there was not a lot of people so it was very comfortable, being a Saturday this was a little bit surprising. The big tank is amazing and is definitely a show stopper. Be sure to check out the giant manta, it's amazing. Parking is located on either side of the facility and is a Qparking. Be mindful however that the beach side parking 'la plage' didn't have Maestro working, so you were only able to pay there with cash, Visa, or Mastercard.
crazedentity — Google review
I didn't really think that this place lived up to the expectations. I would visit if I lived in the town, but wouldn't say its worth a long trip to see. The large centre aquarium is quite amazing but there were a lot of areas that just have screens and tv's. Personally, if I go to an aquarium I don't want to see screens... I want to see the real thing! Knocked off some stars for this reason, otherwise there's a wide variety of fish and cool things to see!
E M — Google review
It was an ok experience. I expected more than just one big fish tank and tiny sea lion and penguin areas. I feel bad about the animals, though, because they look very crammed. The penguins and sea lions enclosures, especially, looked so tiny! Loads of space for people to walk but not enough for the animals.
There were restaurants and a smoking area. I'd advise against using the loo if you can hold it because there are some shocking things to see, apparently. My husband went and came back traumatised 🤣
Yuliya Mulvaney — Google review
We spent around 2 hours here, one Sunday. It is an incredible place to visit. Definitely take your time to read all the interesting material that is on offer. The Aquarium is huge and very impressive, with a large array of fish & rare creatures. I would recommend this for all visitors in the area!
Terry Caton — Google review
Such a great experience to visit this aquarium! you can see different kinds of animals there in very close distance, I was so impressive. Highly recommend people to visit !
T Leung — Google review
Really cool and big aquarium with lots of animals to see. We spent 2h here and that was perfect! We visited on a very sunny and warm Sunday 2.5h before the closing so the aquarium was very empty and that made the experience even better! The sea lions show was stunning! And my favourite thing was the biggest aquarium. That one just leaves you speechless.
The only downside is that the ticket prices are quite expensive and I definitely wouldn’t want to visit on a rainy day as there are most likely be too many screaming children around. Additionally, there isn’t much interesting information about the animals.
Eva Meglič — Google review
Absolutely impressive. Huge aquarium/sea life center. I have visited many sea life centres in the world but this one definitely stands out. It has 3 distinct exhibitions: mankind & shores, journey on the high seas and in the eye of the climate. It’s a real deep dive into the ocean world, the aquaria are all super nice, the information is complete and the tone of the exhibition is informational, encouraging and positive. Instead of feeling depressed about the current state of the planet (which can be the case after visiting earth-related exhibitions) you walk out of this place with an informed, positive and motivated mindset, all thanks to the ‘both sides of the story’ perspective of the exhibition.
Due to its recency (it was completed in 2018) it feels very up to date.
The giant aquarium is super impressive (holding a 4m span manta ray), it has a great restaurant, and never felt extremely busy although we went on a holiday and there were many people inside. Throughout all 3 exhibitions nice and calm music helps set the tone, it’s very nice. We visited with 2 kids aged 10 and 12, and they absolutely loved it. Walked in at 11am, finished the tours at 4.30pm with a 1 hour lunch break. Very good value for money, highly recommended!!
Ilya Chardome — Google review
A great family day out while staying in the area. The huge tank where the bulk of the sea-life live can be seen from several places, including from above. We spent around 3 hours there. Parking in the nearby Q-Park Nausicaa is discounted if you're visiting the aquarium.
Ben Clarkson — Google review
An excellent attraction with a huge array of marine life.
There are lockers that accept one euro or one pound coins. But they get used up quickly so try to arrive early.
The giant mantaray is the highlight but there are various outstanding examples of marine life from sharks to seals, jellyfish, and much more.
Be warned, there are two main sections, so you might want to arrive early and do one side before lunch at the excellent onsite restaurant. Overall, it takes around 3 - 4hrs to get round unless you want to rush through!
The aquarium is also an educational resource, and has a lot on conservation and the changing world.
gavin white — Google review
Aquarium Nausicaa offers a large collection of marine life, making it a worthwhile visit for nature enthusiasts. The exhibits are well-presented (French and English) and provide educational insights into the ocean's ecosystems and the importance of conservation efforts. However, it's worth noting that the admission fee is relatively high. Parking options are available in nearby garages, but on weekends, the area can get quite crowded, which is to be expected.
Overall, Aquarium Nausicaa provides an immersive journey into the underwater world, despite some considerations regarding pricing and weekend crowds.
Nikita — Google review
Incredible aquarium. Easily the best one I've been to in France, and even rivals some I've been to in the US. The large tank which houses the stingrays and sharks and whatnot was definitely the highlight of the aquarium, I could have stayed there for hours just watching. Overall the aquarium was a great experience, lots to see and would definitely go back. Went on a Monday and there was hardly anybody there, with no wait line to get in.
Levi Merrill — Google review
Lovely place for a visit, you need around 4 to 5 hours to see everything, the exhibits are wonderful and well spaced out, the large tank is amazing and we spent nearly an hour just watching all of the fish there.
Kevin Jeffrey — Google review
Loved it . We bought tickets in advance online and no issues to get in. Nice place, very well looked after. A lot of interesting information and visual presentation.
msmula19 — Google review
The most amazing aquarium I have ever seen. The centre care about their animals !! The place is massive and such great exhibits from different areas of the world.
Chris Hodges — Google review
One of the best aquarium I have done. Kids were mesmerised and it was uged. We spend at least 3h in there. Lots of fun.
The Folkestone Harbour Arm is a beautiful and relaxed day out in the sun with plenty of food options, as well as live music stages and seasonal events. The view of the far stretched blue waters of the English Channel is simply stunning and is open every day.
Clearly money and time are being spent on renovating the old platforms, and the surrounding goods yards, to make it a food, and a art hub.
It is easy to see the history of both the station and harbour.
A visit in season and on a fine day would show of the work and allow you to enjoy food and drink whilst watching the sea or looking at the exhibits rather than a cold wet day in March!
Barry Benton — Google review
A stunning area to do some recreational fishing. Plenty of nice eateries and places to get drinks. Easy to park, a real good day out!
Oliver Blake — Google review
We were very lucky that the weather was good. Good parking. Everywhere was lovely and clean. Lot's of options for food. There was a live band which added a great atmosphere.
Sonia Williams-Riley — Google review
Beautiful stress free day in the sun nit very crowded, had some fresh food on the harbour and a long walk, recommended to everyone that wants to escape the concrete jungle
Mr.coffeeuk — Google review
A very unique centre which offers the perfect viewing platform for the White cliffs of Dover, boasts a number of culinary options including a pub based in a light house, various vendors including the big Greek Bus, it also provided a great solution to re-using an old train station and turning it into an arts and culture centre as well as a gateway / entrance to the harbour arm.
Definitely worth a visit.
Lord Brett McLean — Google review
Beautiful place to spend on a sunny day. Great views of the channel, and a lovely stretch of shingle beach. Water was clear, warm and inviting.
Andrew Callaghan — Google review
A super place to visit if you're in town any time of the year.
The restored train station and railway lines add a certain charm to the place, and the old wagons and units have been integrated imaginatively as bars, bistros and cafés.
There's plenty to enjoy for everyone, from putting mini golf to a weekend food court come market.
Michael Lees — Google review
So lovely to see care and money being spent on Folkestone! Lovely walk along the harbour arm with some quirky pop up eateries dotted around.
Charlotte Willcox — Google review
Great place for a stroll lots of food choices, little shops and entertainment. A really smart conversion from a dilapidated ferry terminal and train sidings to a vibrant full of life vistor attraction! Just watch toddlers as the fencing into the harbour is not kid proof!
mike grainge — Google review
Really enjoyed our (very windy) walk along the harbour arm. The eateries weren't open, but can imagine it gets busy on a weekend. The views and scenery were lovely. Really liked that the old train station has been kept and maintained.
Jemma Curran — Google review
I really enjoyed the visit to Folkstone .Great use of the old train station and platform. Eclectic mix of food and drink stalls. Live music.Huge screen showing the football. Amazing views across Folkestone. Look forward to our next visit.
Rita Driver — Google review
Get place to meet friends. Loads of different vendors for food and drink. Little putting green to play on. Big car park, but when we arrived it was full and took ages to find parking elsewhere. Great afternoon out if the weather's good.
Paul Knight — Google review
Lovely walk down the harbour arm. Great pub right at the end in the old light house. Lovely place to take dogs as in winter they can go on the beach too. My dog loves the sea, no matter how cold it might be. 🤦♂️
Darren Smith — Google review
I love to visit this place.
Highly recommended.
I feel relax whenever I go to Folkestone, Harbour and beach.
Especially on sunny day. Fun, music, food etc.
You can also enjoy live ferries leaving Dover for Calais.
Umar Pirzada — Google review
Excellent stalls in the marketplace. Which is open weekends and some stalls on Fridays too. Stalls open also during school holidays. Excellent range of food available enough the goods yard along with huge screen for sporting events.
Live music, details of which can be found on the harbour arm website. Some excellent artists are performing free in a great setting. Carparking available, although an easy walk across the harbour from the town and old high street. Well worth a visit.
Fergus Presswell — Google review
Bright and breezy (very breezy!) Sunday afternoon to visit to the Harbour Arm, luckily the autumnal rain kept at bay. Shared a fab K-Chicken Bao Bun from Baoboba whilst my daughter enjoyed her Apple and Cherry Bob's Tea. Wanted to grab a drink but my daughter (her again!) insisted on going to DessertFolks for S'Mores Cookie and Mint Ice-cream; the cookie was huge and very, very good!
Sean Moran — Google review
Great place for sea side walks with lots of food and drink vendors and a small market.
Beautiful views of the cliffs and surrounding areas and lot of boats to watch.
Lee — Google review
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Harbour Approach Rd, Folkestone, CT20 1QH, United Kingdom
WELL DONE Eurotunnel. I was booked on the 13:54 today. We had a quite long time in the car park BUT we didn't get blown up. Thank you to whoever kept us safe.
Mike Gibbs — Google review
The money being generated by this monstrosity of a company, you'd of thought that by now they would have brought new train carriages for drivers with fully working air conditioning a refreshments bar to get a drink or 2, but no this is euro tunnels cattle mover for freight drivers, though cattle get much better conditions in transit, mooo moo ⛔️❗️❗️❗️❗️
Rich Goode — Google review
every year it gets worse and worse.
the amount of time you have to spend on check-ins, etc., keeps getting longer
being already in the queue and waiting to board the train, it turns out that we will be going much later than according to the schedule in the application.
Many times there are long queues and the train is only or maybe half full.
the toilets smelly and very dirty. no water is standard.
Pawel STE — Google review
Great logistics on moving the volume of freight, reduce the train availability per hour from 4 down to 2 ! Now that should clear the queues !
Great planning 😡😡😡😡😡😡
George adair — Google review
2 hour delay on euro tunnel was not impressed other than that great journey as usual
Del Smith — Google review
Effortless, quick and reliable transfer. Friendly staff
Alex Alex — Google review
Nice facilities but their time tracking is not accurate. There was hardly anyone in today, we followed the indications to the letter. What happened? Slow passport control and pointless security control, and we missed our train. If this was an airport, the airlines would go out of business.
Albert — Google review
We were travelling to Belguim. The booking was simple and the arrival procedures were effortless. We visited the duty free and food hall. We were given uptodate advise on our duty free entitlement. The WC was visited which was clean and well maintained. The trips were effortless.
John Davis — Google review
Sometimes it’s brilliant, sometimes it’s not. Completely random. I gave four stars because it has got better I think.
Jonathan G — Google review
Delays possible (imminent 2hrs ) but thanks for being there, thanks for talking to us and letting us know! Thanks to all the staff border force Douanne, Control Frontaliers terminal staff for keeping it together in the horrible weather and making it possible to travel
Bonne fêtes de fin d'année - Happy New year!
Mark Osborne — Google review
Merry Christmas!
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The Port Lympne Reserve in Lympne near Hythe is a wildlife park home to some fantastic animals from tigers and elephants to gorillas and big cats. You can stay overnight in one of the safari-themed hotel suites, cabins or treehouses on site. The reserve is also linked to Howletts Wildlife Park through the Aspinall Foundation and offers 20% online ticket discount.
Absolutely brilliant day out. No queues anywhere, lots of well kept animals, really lovely setting and a great safari ride. The walking route was quite long which was fab. We were there for 5 1/2 hours and still didn’t quite make it around everything. Highly recommend.
Alexandra Julian — Google review
We weren’t sure what to expect before arriving there as it was our first time. But we had a great time there. The one hour truck ride was fun and different as no other places that we’ve been to do this. We managed to see many animals on the tour. We also walked around the park to see the animals up close and we weren’t disappointed as you can see from the photos. The park is very well kept and clean too. Staff are friendly. Highly recommended for families with young or old children or even adults.
Weemee Liew — Google review
We have just got home from a day at a safari. Park and grounds are beautiful and well kept. Animals seem happy and well looked after.
We booked the Safari and have been on a few safari type experiences in the UK. This by far, was the most boring. We barely see any animals and when we did most were at a great distance except for the giraffes. It was a glorified taxi service around the grounds.
If you are a wheelchair user or buggy user then forget it! It’s all uphill and lots of stairs to climb. I can imagine children getting very tired.
The food and drinks were ok and overpriced.
All in all, we had a good day. But there are far more interactive experiences with animals around the UK at a similar price. I feel even some zoo’s you get a closer look at the animals. We won’t be returning.
Ky88 — Google review
Though it has wheelchair access and parking, not all of the areas are wheelchair friendly. We had to ask for the mini bus to pick us up and take us to places. There are buggies, but they were fully booked. It was a hot day, so some animals were keeping inside to stay cool.
There are a few places to eat and get ice cream or drinks. It also has a play area for children.
Sandra Lawrence — Google review
Spent a day here and had a private party with a safari and afternoon tea for a friends 60th birthday. What a fabulous day we all had. We were greeted with tea and shortbread in our private function room which was beautifully decorated. Then we moved on to our safari and we had Charlie as our ranger, who I must say was superb. His knowledge about that animals was amazing and very interesting. Our whole journey was presented with passion for the animals. Charlie made the experience wonderful. Then we went back to our private room and had a very delicious afternoon tea. The service was also fantastic for this part of our experience. Would highly recommend this place and would return in a heartbeat.
Joanne — Google review
Stayed in the Pinewood pods for a night. Facilities were great, immaculately clean, and well heated. Food is not cheap, but very nice.
A great zoo if you enjoy looking at big cats and gorillas. Only downfall was that some of the zoo is off-limits to pedestrians, and some enclosures can only be seen on the safari. Additionally, we could not view the leopard enclosure as it was gated off for leopard creek guests and animal encounter guests only, which was slightly disappointing.
However, the zoo is clearly well maintained, and the animals well looked after. I’d definitely stay here again.
Chloe Bassett — Google review
Stayed at Lion Lodge overnight and wow, what an experience.....
The lodge was pure luxury and being able to sit next to the lions was amazing.
All the staff were so helpful and friendly and made this a truly memorable time.
Also booked a AAA Safari - this is highly recommended. Will, our ranger, was so knowledgeable, funny and friendly. The real highlight for me was hand feeding the black rhino and stroking the white rhino.
A most enjoyable 2.5 hours roaming the reserve.
Karl Davies — Google review
The Safari was such an enjoyable experience for all of us, suitable for all age. Some of the animals have a spacious natural ground to explore around, I suppose similar to their natural habitat. So don’t think of this park like an ordinary zoo please.
The restaurant’s interior was most fond by me, 30-40 for two adult plus a child which is acceptable. Applause for the chefs here, the beef burger and lamb kofta were absolutely amazing!
Great (free) parking space, though the extended grass parking could be very muddy and splashy around the wheels after the rain.
The staff were lovely and polite, attentive and happy to offer info to new visitors. A good selection of souvenirs.
Louis S — Google review
We didn't stay here as we live fairly near by. We had the most incredible day. The dinosaur forest is incredible and the best thing ever for any Dino loving life ones. The safari is great, bumpy but, very informative and it's lovely to hear about the reintroduction of animals into the wild. If you do go on the safari, try to sit on the left!
Maxine Morgan — Google review
Amazing wildlife park, so professional and well kept, animals have vast well thought out enclosures. They breed and return animals to the wild to their natural habitat to repopulate endangered animal communities. Recommend paying extra for the close encounters. We fed the gorillas and it was magical. The park is set in beautiful countryside, with views to the sea
Josh L — Google review
Wow!!! Port Lympne Safari Park is amazing!! We had the best day here. So much to see and the safari is so good. We got very close to the giraffes and our guide was very knowledgeable. What I will say is the safari park is built on a hill so make sure you wear comfy footwear. The grounds are beautiful. With the gardens and the orangery you will have plenty of photo ops. The accommodation looks amazing and we are absolutely going back to stay!
Becky Price — Google review
Wonderful day out with my fiancé here! The AAA safari was incredible with our guide Casey bringing the whole tour to life with his extensive knowledge of all things animal related.
We were able to feed the Rhinos and Giraffe and could not have been happier with the overall experience. Before hand, we were able to walk the ground a little ourselves and see some of the animals who all looked in great condition and well fed! This place truly loves their animals and keeps them in great health and perfect living conditions.
Can't wait to go back.
Jakeus 25 — Google review
Had a stay at Port Lympne for my husbands birthday and they have been nothing but exceptional the whole time. They allowed me to drop my husbands present down a week early with some decorations and a cake to decorated our wigwam helped advice us on the best animal experience and time to take the safari and alway on hand to answer questions on the animals. Food in the garden restaurant was amazing! Big shout out to Amy down at the gorilla for spending 30minuets with us answering questions and telling us about all the girls in the cage! Thank you to Candy for the best experience with the white rhinos! The team from start to finish went above and beyond! Will recommend to anyone who will listen! Will definitely be back!
Katiejane Quinn — Google review
Had an absolutely fab weekend away to celebrate some birthdays. The service is fantastic, the staff was so friendly and made us feel so welcome and special each step of the way. The accomodation is great value, we stayed at the Bear Lodge and it was lovely. The safaris were so educational and you get one for each night of your stay so we made the most out of it! I could honestly have spent a whole week here exploring and trying out the different activities! We'll definitely be back and I've recommended it to everyone!
Catarina Fattori — Google review
This is a review of the Reserve . No one likes to see animals in captivity but at least here you know that the philosophy behind the Reserve is all good . The Aspinall Foundation does great work in conservation and getting animals back in the wild . This it was doing long before it was trendy to care about wildlife .
It's great to know that the admission fee helps support the good works of the Foundation.
As a destination it's a lovely place for a day out . Set in a great location with wonderful views .
The ' big house ' and gardens would be a nice destination even without the associated animal reserve.
There seems to be plenty of facilities to eat and drink , or picnic if you bring your own food .
All in all a great day out .
Michael Dillon — Google review
We stayed here overnight in a small hut 🛖 in the pinewood area. The hut had two normal beds and a fold out futon, adequate lighting and a few sockets one of which powered a small oil filled heater. We really loved our accommodation.
Some people commented that they couldn't sleep because of the loins roaring, but when the door is shut you can't really hear them.
The park itself is fantastic. All of the animals came out to see us, so there was no lack of things to see. We also did a safari trip on one of the troop carriers they have and that was brilliant too.
The whole site is built onto the side of a hill, so if you go around and see everything, be prepared to do a lot of climbing to get back to the top.
There are two restaurants on site which you will have to book early for but the food is lovely (if not rather expensive).
Overall we really enjoyed our visit and would definitely go back here again!
Matthew Chard — Google review
Just back from a lovely day out . The car park was smaller than we thought and the staff explained that in the winter months no one parks on the grass , but in the summer months many more spaces are available. This place was amazing, right at the start was greeting by a friendly boy in the gift shop who helped as with all of our questions.
We had booked the safari which was very interesting and great as you got up close to most of the animals. Well worth the £6 per person for the hour on safari. So much to see and do in this reserve , will definitely be coming back again .
Julie craker — Google review
Fantastic day at Port Lympne. I was amazed how knowledgeable the lady that took us on the safari was.
I would 100 per cent recommend. The safari took about an hour. Driving round at about 5mph. Information on all animals and the zoo. The ride was very comfortable and the animals are clearly seen. Some animals standing around in front the truck very funny.
Rosanna — Google review
More than expected. From the start the staff were friendly and helpful. The park was muddy and a lot of walking was involved, but we don't have mobility issues so this was fine.
1st class service. Beautiful park with well cared for animals. Good project to support. It was the little details that made it perfect. Would recommend to anyone that can walk well.
Anita Beukes — Google review
Absolutely enjoyed my time here. It was a lovely experience to see the animals, especially the tour which they provide taking you closer to the giraffes. someone from our group touched the giraffe which made one of a staff a bit sentimental. she kept bringing the topic out during rest of the safari to make her point.
Driving the gold cart was fun. the restaurant near the entrance was absolutely fantastic. overall, if you love animals than i would definitely recommend to go there. Best to take your kids and not at summer time. there were no air cons at the outdoor cabin which can make kids a bit hot tempered.
i will visit again under pleasant circumstances.
Delta Young — Google review
My grandsons, 7 n 13 , me n my friend , had an amazing day at the port Lympne safari Park today! Saw lots of animals close up on the safari.such wonderful, friendly, informative staff ...relaxing atmosphere . We all said great value for money.well worth a visit. Highly recommend doing the safari , Mel was brill ! Well done staff ....perfect day out !
Jayne Brookssherman — Google review
Myself and my partner went here for a day out and had the most amazing time. The safari is a must, for no extra cost, it was great to see so many different animals in such a massive amount of space. It lasted around an hour and we got to get some nice close ups of some of the animals. The zoo itself is very big and there's lots to see although it was tiring with all the hills. The gardens were also very beautiful and great to have picnics or to take a break.
Sometimes it was a little confusing knowing where we could walk, as you would have the buggy only pathways and the map didn't have the full list of animals on there, which would have been nice. The location was not very tourist friendly if you're not driving in, we are from Birmingham so found it hard to get there by bus from our hotel and did have to walk quite a distance to get to the park.
Overall, the zoo is definitely one to go and see and we had a wonderful day.
Kristal Ramdeen — Google review
Stayed for 2 nights at the Tiger Lodge all the family were super excited to see the Tiger.
We stayed here as part of a special holiday after a bereavement of a parent
Port lymph contacted us the day before we left to inform us that the safari experience that we had booked would be cancelled on the Thursday due to bad weather conditions and made arrangements to move the experience to half an hour after we checked in on the day of arrival this was all super efficient and a great experience
However what they failed to say was that the tiger would be locked away due to the bad weather for our whole visit apart from the last 4 hours before we left!!!
The staff on reception were very informative and helpful but nothing seemed to follow through with bookings we had made
There was just a lack of ‘finishing touches’ which would have made the holiday
I don’t think I would recommend
higgy — Google review
My son and I have returned from a night and two days at Port Lympne. We stayed in Leopard Creek in one of the huts (most beautiful hut I have ever seen!). We have had a fantastic time. The animals are fascinating and have so much space and care - they seem so happy and content - and the devotion to the animals from all the team is clear. And that’s what put shine on the trip - every single person working at the Park was so kind, helpful and knowledgeable. Had an amazing time.
Chloe Bradley — Google review
Very cold wet and windy day to be visiting. Lunch at the Garden Room was one of the best roasts we have had. Highly recommend the beef followed by apple crumble. Well priced and a lovely setting. Service was good, a little slow at times but a busy Sunday lunch so to be expected. Kindly accommodated us earlier than scheduled. Thank you, will be back to explore in the warmer months. Great day out for both couples and families. The guide on our safari was very knowledgeable and friendly.
Hannah Smith — Google review
I visited here for as was staying nearby for my birthday and loved it. Great zoo, we did the safari truck tour and the two staff members were great so glad we did it as saw more animals. The reserve itself is massive and loads options if you wanted to stay! Great for walking lovers. Reasonably priced and could have stayed even longer. Recommend to all visiting. Thank you.
Amber Wrentmore — Google review
We didn't stay at port lympne, we went on a day trip as we were staying in Rye and it's only half an hour away. It was a fantastic day, we took my 2 year old son he absolutely loved it, the enclosures are very large and the variety of animals on show is great. I'd definitely recommend doing the safari tour as well, it's a little extra when buying the ticket, it's well worth it, we had a lovely and informative host this took in total about an hour. I would say food even though it was very nice in the park, is very expensive. Also if you have a young child bring a buggy due to the sheer size of the park, if you have any mobility issues walking the park could be a problem, but you can rent a buggy for the day which id recommend. Overall a great day and for me the best zoo/safari park in the UK and we've been to many of them.
Matt D — Google review
We had an absolute memory of a lifetime experience staying in lion Lodge. it was absolutely incredible the Lions were right up to our window face to face Close, remarkable. the actual Lodge accommodation was truly five star and we were treated in such an amazing way as if we were really special it's a memory that will stay with me for a lifetime. the actual Safari Park is really good it's large and the work they're doing is excellent we did the safari on the trucks sadly it was raining but we still saw lots and lots of animals. the only thing I would say is we had pizza delivered to the room which was extraordinarily expensive but that would be my only gripe. I highly recommend it if you ever get the chance to stay at Lion Lodge it really really is worth the investment.
sandra philip — Google review
i treated my husband for his birthday to the safari ride and also the gorilla encounter, both were good , the gorilla encounter was phenomenal to be as close as we could be , the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. the park itself is very good all the staff you meet very friendly, this park is definitely worth a visit lots of walking which is very steep in some places , we visited in the week which was quiet but nice as you got to see all the animals really enjoyable experience 😀
Paula Drew — Google review
Absolutely fantastic day out from start to finish. We went on Safari with our Ranger (Will) who was brilliant and we saw some incredible animals, we were very lucky as there was only 2 other people in the vehicle so it really felt like a personal experience. Will's knowledge of all the animals and their personalities was second to none he gave an excellent experience and was an absolute star not to mention had a great sense of humour too. Every member of staff was extremely helpful and friendly, all the places to eat were great and the food was extremely tasty and restaurants were kept very clean and tidy even though is was very busy. Would definitely recommend! 5*
Rob — Google review
Truly amazing experience, Just out of this world. If I could live here I would.
Staff are great, polite, friendly and happy to help,Full of information.
Accommodation is breath taking along with the views of the park. All combined just makes for a beautiful trip away. This was our second time there, first in the tree tops and this one in the lion room and hope to return again. It's great for not just the children but adults as well. Thank you for bringing us the magical adventure
Chris — Google review
We had an enjoyable 2 night stay here to celebrate our 40th anniversary. We stayed in a shepherds hut which was very comfortable and cosy. We had the opportunity of a log burner inside or an outdoor chimnea, neither of which we took advantage of (but a lovely added touch).
Our cabin was a fair distance from the restaurants and other places but the addition of a golf cart made it an even more enjoyable stay. The golf cart was big enough to carry all our luggage and the 2 of us (they also had larger ones for larger parties).
The safari was OK but personally I enjoyed the ranger tour a lot more. The Safari allowed us to see many animals but felt very much like they had to be back in time to do the next trip. The Ranger tour was a lot more relaxed with the opportunity to ask questions and take many more photos. (It probably helped that there were only 4 of us on this tour).
All in all a very enjoyable stay with the added bonus of knowing the animals, both on site and in their natural environment, are being cared for and protected for future generations.
diana roach — Google review
Spent a lovely day here at the Reserve. We started with a safari drive around an off limits part of this 600 acre park. After a sandwich and coffee at Base Camp we continued on the walking part of the park taking in a Gorilla scatter feed and talk. An excellent day out but beware there is a LOT of walking with some steep inclines.
Robin Sparks — Google review
Amazing. My partner and I had a great day out. The glory of the park has no comparison. Zoos don't come close to this for animal welfare, habitat and experience. Can't recommend highly enough.
Jack Collins — Google review
Port Lympne is amazing with beautiful grounds. The stay is great however very expensive for what you get included. You are unable to get into your accommodation until 3 then have to leave by 11 which seems so little time in the accommodation as you are exploring the park and eating dinner.
You do get a golf buggy but it is not allowed around the whole park which is a shame and there is a few animals that you are unable to see unless you stay in that part of the park totally unfair for all paying guests.
It's so expensive and doesn't include breakfast which is £18 per person and small portions.
Overall great place however over priced for what you get.
Jessica Kinsalla — Google review
If you book a safari and are late by two minutes you miss your jeep. We had arrived about ten minutes before our slot but the queue to get in took too long. Total disappointment. Drove all the way from London. They send hundreds of marketing emails but nothing to highlight you need to be early for the safari. Waste of time and money. won't be back. The walk about part is really nothing special. Other places do that much better. Walked around in about an hour and a half. No real wow moments. No giraffes on foot trail.
Stephen Leonard — Google review
Had such an amazing experience.
Our 3 year old loved seeing the animals, experiencing the camp fire, and hearing the lions roar through the night.
The pool table in the common area does need to be updated as not many people carry money anymore, but apart from that great!
Kelly Medlicott — Google review
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Aldington Rd, Lympne, Hythe CT21 4LR, United Kingdom
This beach, located in Sussex, is perfect for relaxing and spending time with family. The sand is golden and the water is blue, making it a popular spot for swimming. The beach also has lifeguards and parking nearby.
beautiful wide beach off Rye (took a short bus ride). fine soft sand and lovely walk - definitely walk along the higher sand dunes if you get the chance - better views especially at sunset! would definitely come back in summer to enjoy the water!!
Carolyn Cheng — Google review
Spent a lovely morning/afternoon there, even though it is winter and windy and places were closed it was still a lovely walk along the beach and we still had a bite to eat at the little café on the beach. Will definitely be back
Wendy Truebody — Google review
Beautiful, sandy beach, not too far from London. The tide can get very low, but listen to lifeguards calls regarding the tide changes. There are also a few beach bars where you can grab some food and refreshments.
ioli katsani — Google review
Parking is not cheap at £20 per day at the Western Car Park. There is a very steep dune to get over to reach the beach. It is not suitable for buggies or anything wheeled unless you’re superman. The beach itself is beautiful and there’s plenty of room.
Martin Jones — Google review
This beach is an exception in this part of England (South coast of Kent) as it is a sandy beach not pebbles. Furthermore, it's a large expanse of beach stretching for a number of miles. It's a lovely place to relax and enjoy the sun (when it shows itself). Furthermore there are at least a couple of car parks close to the beach, along with some amenities to buy food and drink.
George Williams — Google review
Stunning beach and massive massive dunes. Lots of parking but super expensive during peak hours. £16 for 4 hours!?! A few places to eat and drink. Highly recommended for everyone. Well worth a visit
Matt Wallace — Google review
Lovely sandy beach that the dogs adore. Dunes in and out a bit of a challenge for folk with walking difficulties but it is what it is
Neil Moulding — Google review
Beautiful shoreline with plenty of beach for you to catch some sun and enjoy a swim. Even though it gets busy on warmer summer days, the beach itself doesn't feel too crowded. There is a bit of a walk over the dunes to get from the car park to the beach which can be a challenge for some.
Nethin Maharaj — Google review
Camber Sands is a stunning beach destination that offers miles of golden sandy shores and mesmerizing coastal beauty. The vast expanse of the beach provides ample space for sunbathing, sandcastle building, and leisurely walks. The dunes and natural landscapes surrounding the beach add to its charm and create a sense of tranquility. The clear waters and gentle waves make it an ideal spot for swimming and water sports activities. The beach's picturesque setting and breathtaking sunsets make it a photographer's dream. Camber Sands is a must-visit for beach lovers seeking a serene and picturesque coastal retreat.
Dante Freeman — Google review
I’ve been visiting Camber Sands beach for over 30 years and this is the first at sunrise. Wrap up warm and be delighted by the vastness of the landscape. It is my favourite beach in the world even beating Varadero in Cuba!
JulieAnn — Google review
Awsome day with my kids and family... The landscape was unbelievable the kids loved exploring the dunes and running into the sea.. all in all a perfect day out.. memories made ❤️
Rajesh Ahir — Google review
Camber is a great beach to go to, also, you don't need to pay the high fees of parking. Further along the beach, there is a huge free car park. You'll know you're in the right place as there is The Kitesuef Centre. A fifteen minute walk will take you to the more popular part of the beach where it is really sandy, however, the whole beach is really nice.
Sam Swindells — Google review
Beautiful big sandy beach. Kids love it all the time. I prefer going there slightly later so able to catch the sunset too.
Ahnaful A — Google review
For me this is the best sandy beach in uk! We enjoyed so much, the water was so nice on a hot summer day! 😎
Nicely equipped with parking, we went to Rye a town nearby to get fish and chips because it was highly rated on google.
Naba Omer — Google review
Lovely beach. Loved the dunes. Such a nice walk down the beach with the tide so low.
Clara Fernandez — Google review
“A sandy (barefoot-safe) beach”
This is currently the best sandy beach i’ve visited so far because I find it hard to walk in pebbly beach as my feet gets hurt and is very uncomfortable.
Very convenient parking (Apart from the parking charges) as restrooms are close by and easy to see. I find it handy as i don’t need to look around to find a toilet.
The cafe has a friendly staff and environment. Also check out the bar as they have a variety of drinks to choose.
I highly recommend the place especially if you are looking for place to chill with a beach vibe.
k0rb3e — Google review
Stunning beach. Lovely early morning stroll stroll along the beach and dunes.
Kerry Bradburn — Google review
It's such a cool beach and only two hours from London! Quite busy but entirely bareable, especially when compared to other Sussex beaches like Brighton.
Try finding an empty spot on one of the sand dunes for pure relaxation 😌
Yosef Citron — Google review
Parking: The western car park is a much better option than the central car park, as it is much cheaper (£4 per hour) and it is not as crowded. However, you do have to walk over a steep dune to get to the beach from the western car park.
Beach: The beach is absolutely stunning. It is very expansive, with soft golden sand that stretches for miles. The lifeguards were on duty, and there were beach huts where you could purchase things. The beach was very flat, so it was easy to walk around. When the tide was out, you could walk far out into the sea.
Overall: Camber Sands beach is a great place to spend a day. It is beautiful, it is family-friendly, and it is not too crowded. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a great beach day.
Ernest Pawlowski — Google review
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Kent & East Sussex Railway - (Tenterden Town, Station)
The heritage railway in Tenterden offers journeys on vintage steam and diesel trains, some with dining service. If you're looking for a unique dining experience, book a seat on the Wealdon Pullman between April and October. Your meal is served in the perfectly preserved Pullman cars by Pullman attendants in authentic attire.
We went on a 70 minute steam train ride on 18th December, Santa came along with his elves to talk to the children and give them a wrapped gift with their names on it which they loved. One of the elves pulled his mask down and poked his tongue out at my daughter and that was the highlight of her day!!
The magician that visited our first class carriage was also brilliant!
The station staff were all friendly, there was a lovely carousel ride, family photo was taken in front of a lovely fireplace and there was mulled wine on offer, all included in the price!
The model railway on the way put was also lovely and just after that the kid's could write their letter to Santa and put it in the post box. Overall a lovely way of taking the kids to see Santa, different from the usual grotto!
Josiie Hall — Google review
So much fun! Riding the stream train was awesome. Staff are friendly and really nice. The food was great and the picnic plough.ans was delicious as was the cream tea box. Also tiny bottles of processo and cans of gin and tonic were very cheap indeed.
The views from the train were stunning and each station was as cute as the next.
On the table top of our train seats was a "what animals you might see" during your train ride, pri Ted on to the table top and we were luckily surprised that we did see many of those animals, exactly where the map said, including deer!!
We went to Bodiam and alighted. Walked for 3 mins and we were at a lovely pub for a quick bevvie and some slap up yummy grub! We had soft pulled chicken tacos, deep fried hallumi bites and some cheesy chips for the kids.
Then we crossed over the road to go to Bodiam Castle which was a nice quick walk around, climb to the top, looked at the kou and ducks in the pond and headed back to the pub.
The price of the entrance to the g
Castle wasn't cheap for what it was but it didn't break the bank either.
After a swift drink in the pub we walked back to catch the last train back to Tenterden.
The weather was beautiful, so were the people and the surroundings! All in all a brilliant day!
Tickets for the steam train were decently priced but not what I would call a very cheap day out. I got the tickets as a fathers day gift from our boys, as he loves steam trains. He was overjoyed and so excited. He said the pullman carriage was his favourite.
Jodi Roscow — Google review
Went here just before Christmas for the Santa train ride experience with the kids. An excellent afternoon, a great day for the kids to meet Santa on a real fully working operational steam train! The whole journey lasts about 90mins with Santa giving presents to the children, and a magician on board for the return journey. There's a carousel ride for all and stalls selling hot/cold food and drink.
You can easily spend around 3/4hrs here, including the train ride!
The staff were also excellent and make the whole experience magical for all.
Highly recommended and will definitely be back again!
Sam Charlesworth — Google review
We visited the Kent & East Sussex Railway as part of our honeymoon, as my wife loves trains. We booked Freedom passes, and spent a whole day riding the railway, and visiting the nearby museum.
The engine and carriages seem really well cared for, and we had a lovely day out.
The really special part for us was the staff, who were absolutely lovely, with one of the engineers in particular taking some time out of his day (I fear I interrupted his break) to make this truly special, and he absolutely made my wife's day.
A truly wonderful experience.
Magnus Druitt — Google review
Had a really nice family afternoon on the railway. Scenery was fantastic and all the staff were helpful. Has been the best steam train visit we have done. Can recommend highly enough!
Graeme S — Google review
This was my very first heritage line visit in all my life, and being born and bread Londoner, I've never had a chance to venture out of my comfort zone until now.
As a train spotter inside me comes out, it was a surprise how the level of detail this place is. It was like you've been transported back in time. The sights and smell of the engines were awesome & as for the views, a long the line it was scenic, like you see in a post card.
If I had time spare time, I'd surely come back again. I recommend this place place highly and it was worth the 2 hour drive.
Melvin Bartolome — Google review
We had an amazing afternoon here at Kent & Sussex railway. We took the train from Tenterden to Bodiam and return. It felt very good traveling in these heritage trains, all well preserved.
It was very delightful to see how passionate all employees/ volunteers seemed to be about their job, always smiling.
The views from the train are also amazing, although we had a very rainy afternoon, we still enjoyed it.
This is a must to do in Kent/ East Sussex.
Highly recommended.
Sónia Martins — Google review
We just love the KESR. We’ve been twice just this year- once in April for the Pullman dining experience and today for the Santa Special. I can’t explain it but it’s something really heartwarming- yes it is expensive but the value is there- they go above and beyond to make it a magical experience. We had a first class compartment and they had laid out a little bag with treats in for the ride, and came to check we had everything we needed. We have been before and had a table in a regular compartment and had an equally lovely time, but the private compartment really was that little bit extra special. We had free hot drinks, unlimited rides on the carousel and a photograph included- honestly it’s really good value when you break it all down, and the train ride alone is an hour long. They’re just great people and we can’t recommend them enough.
Sophie De-Roe — Google review
OMG, what can i not say about this treat. Highly recommend to do this fabulous treat. As a gift we had the evening dinner experience. Everyone at Tenterden Station, on the train, on the lines, museums and platform our volunteers. Absolutely amazing, well done each and everyone who has put so much time, love and restoration into this little world of joy.
We are very much into 1940s/50s so we went dressed for the fun and splendour. The service: Polite and couldn't do more for you to enjoy the experience. Food: All cooked and prepared on board, just fabulous.
Do book somewhere to stay overnight as you get back late. Plus the Village is lovely to visit to.
This is a must do. Great for a gift.
Julie Pilcher — Google review
A beautifully kept station full of pride at Tenterden and Bodiam where we got off for a trip to a favourite pub of ours.You can feel the love that the volunteers and their knowledge. We were lucky to have 1 very clued up older Scottish gent looking very dapper give us a talk on the surrounding countryside on our return from Bodiam. A real history lesson! The staff work hard and are eager to make your experience a happy one. We enjoyed it very much as first timers though we've lived locally for years. Definitely worth a day out.
Sheryl — Google review
An amazing place for lovers of trains, steam trains, history, science, museums, nature, heritage, old times. Visited with my parents (who are in their late 60s now) during 1940s weekend where customs of era were so well presented and performed - my parents, my toddler (3yo) and I, loved every minute. Everything was at our fingertips to explore, staff very friendly, informative and entertaining. Good facilities, good and affordable prices when you want to ride a train, free museum, extra attractions in a nearby town and surroundings. Marvellous trip by steam train from Tenderdem to Bodiam through fields of outstanding beauty. My parents got very emotional as the day brought them back to times when they were under 10 and travelled themselves this way.
We also visited a nearby castle in Bodiam, a cherry on top as the surrounds were fabulous.
A sunny and warm spring day with blue skies made a fabulous day out to remember and made new memories. Thank you K&ESR team. You are a gem of Kent!
Dorota Trapl — Google review
Very pleasant steam train ride from Tenterden to Bodiam and back. Wonderful views from the carriage windows. Saw whole host of butterflies at one stop. A herd of Fallow deer and a Little Egret were also spotted. A luxury was a drinks and snack trolley wheeled through carriages. Loved it. As we caught the last train of the day there wasn't time to get off and explore the stations along the way. We are going again and give ourselves plenty more time explore.
AS — Google review
What an amazing day. First time on a steam train and absolutely loved it.
Also what made the day special was all the staff were very friendly and a good laugh. Highly recommend visiting this place. We did the train from Tenterden to Bodiam and it was such a lovely ride even though it was super hot 🥵 haha. Great day! A must go! ❤️
Kimberley A — Google review
We had a fantastic day out and would highly recommend a day out at K&ESR. The whole team there from the lovely lady at the ticket office, the train driver - who invited our little boy into the train cab - the platform staff, the conductors on the train and the lovely lady in the gift shop are really nice and very helpful with their customer service just as good. We will definitely be going back again. Thank you for a fantastic day.
CJ “Space Runner” Paine — Google review
A wonderful place to experience the days of steam, with services running from here to Bodiam in just under an hour (where you will find a country pub and castle to explore).
The station is full of character, including a model railway and lots of enthusiastic staff who do their best to ensure everyone enjoys their experience.
Tenderden station opened in the spring of 1900, finally closing just 61 years later. Thankfully a little over a decade later it reopened with the service through to Bodiam running since 2000.
Although you can buy full fare tickets immediately before boarding it is well worth booking discounted “Freedom Tickets” up until midnight the day before travel, allowing you to board any train you wish both there and back.
The specific timetable depends upon the day and season (check the website), but typically if the railway is open there are five services in each direction with the first around 10:20am and the final return around 4:45pm.
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Sam Saltwell — Google review
A worthwhile visit. Families and train lovers. Good prices for everyone. Park at Bodham castle and a short walk to the railway. Or Tenderden Town at the other. They ran 2 steam locomotives on Saturday. 50min one way. All ages
sarah lawrence — Google review
Had a fantastic ride ,thoroughly enjoyed it. Great idea with the trolley ladies. All very friendly and accommodating. Had a lovely informative conversation with one of the staff.
Can highly recommend this trip.
Helvy — Google review
We had a brilliant time with the Pullman dinner for two evening trip. Everyone was great, the food was lovely and the carriage was brilliant. It was like going back 100 years.
William Bungay — Google review
If you love trains, you will love this railway. The line takes five stops, around 50 minutes in one way. With a freedom ticket, you can change at any reason any time.
For us, it was a really good day.
Attila Farago — Google review
Brilliant visit to the diesel gala. Did the drive a diesel for 10 minutes in a tiny shunter and didn't crash or derail. Love older diesel locos, they have their own character.
Graham Thorne — Google review
A beautiful trip in best weather for us and our little daughter. She was fascinated and having fun. We are delighted that such a nice little piece of transport history is being preserved for people to experience. It was just a pity that the museum closed very quickly after the last train. I will definitely look at it again with more time when we come back to the area.
Steffen Fritsch — Google review
A great morning out on the extinct express. My kids really enjoyed it and loved meeting the baby dinosaurs. The only criticism I have is, can they make it longer and possibly put some dinosaurs along the track for little ones to spot? My 2 boys loved being in their own carriage and their new books. It was run very efficiently, and the dinosaurs bought to life wonderfully for my kids. We all really enjoyed it. Also, we visited the cafe before getting on the train, and the prices and quality of food and service were some of the best I've experienced in a long while. We are looking to book onto one of their other events later in the year!
Robert Hewitt — Google review
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Tenterden Town Station, Station Rd, Tenterden TN30 6HE, United Kingdom
Nestled between two cliffs and accessible via funicular railways, Hastings Old Town is a delightful blend of traditional seaside charm and Tudor architecture. Visitors can explore the vibrant arts scene, browse quaint shops on George Street, and enjoy lively pubs on High Street. A shingle beach dotted with wooden fishermen's huts offers a picturesque backdrop for tourists who come to admire the Bluereef Aquarium or take in the sights at the Hastings Fishermen's Museum.
Adventure Island is a free-admission fun park with more than 40 rides and attractions from rollercoasters to ghost trains. It’s centrally located in the Southend experience for families and adults who are young at heart, with 32 rides in all. Blue rides include Big Adventure rides, Junior Rides are green rides and Mini Ride are red rides.
We had such a brilliant day here today. So much fun we ended up upgrading to an annual pass! Kids loved it. Such a great variety of rides for all ages, sizes and fears! The staff were all really energetic and helpful and the park was spotlessly clean. Can't wait to come back.
Kerry Santucci — Google review
I came twice. First I bought the tickets and it is one per ride any ride so no complications. Second I got a band as it means all twice completely paid for. The staff were enthusiastic the whole time and had good banter for the day and kept the joy of the day going with not one going to a phone each keeping engaged with what's going on.
Would recommend for the day as it is a mix of big rides and children's thst adults can still go on so great for a family
Ali R — Google review
We had a great day out at Adventure Island. Entry is free. However, it is recommended to buy the day wristband if possible online as it's much cheaper (yesterday it was 28 in the ticket office but 20 online). Single ticket rides are £3.5. Lots of rides to go on, kids get measured in the entrance and if they are over 120cm they can ride on their own. Under 120cm they will need an adult but the adult will go in the rides for free. Lots of food places inside too.
Isabel Escano — Google review
Kids loved it every moment, they had an incredible time at Adventure Island! From thrilling rides to delicious food, it exceeded my expectations. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the park was clean and well-maintained, with no more than 10 minutes waiting time for the rides.I can't wait to visit again! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mehul Maru — Google review
Had a wonderful time with our little one there. we went there over the weekend so the place was a bit crowded, however that was to be expected when the weather was nice and sunny. Some rides had a bit of a queue ( around 10-20 minutes wait), but it was worth it for our little one.
Plenty of food to grab and i would say more than ok seating areas to sit and relax over a cup of coffee/tea.
No parking available there, so you would need to find either road parking or look for pay and display parking spots around.
It was great to see that they also have an indoor play area (soft play) and some arcade games in case the weather is not playing nice.
Overall great day out and we had loads of fun.
Roxana P — Google review
Great fun for all the family. Lots of rides for big and little kids. Big wheel, roller coaster etc. Lots of staff/security around too if you need them. Plenty of food options. A good place to visit even on a grey day.
Louise — Google review
I took my young baby there to the soft play play stack area and she loved it. She enjoyed going through the obstacles, the slides and really loved the ball pit that she didn't want to leave!!!
There's a cafe, arcade stuff for the adults which all the adults enjoyed doing whilst i was inside with my baby.
Definitely a must for any parents
We went at new years so there was lots of Christmas decorations which were all beautiful and my baby enjoyed looking at them!!
Aisha Ahmed — Google review
Was a great day out that we all loved and would love to do again. Atmosphere was great and lots of different rides for adults and kids, even some calmer rides for smaller kids. Some nice places to get food & drink also. Not too long waiting in queues apart from a couple of popular rides.
A thoroughly great day
Mike S — Google review
It's nice to enter and walk around without having to pay an entry fee. We walked around on a Thursday and it wasn't too busy but got there too late to purchase tickets to get our money's worth. However on the Friday , a public holiday, we decided we will do the half price from 5pm and we had til 10 pm closing time. The park was very busy throughout the day with queues. By the time we got our tickets, the rides were getting less busy which was great. We got to ride each roller coaster at least twice. Rage is the most adult one and though I don't like a full drop, I went on it twice, cause why not. The queues were short. By 9pm we were cold and had enough. But it was time well spent and so much fun.
L Jo — Google review
Not necessarily a place for adults, but children go crazy when here. I took my students on a school trip to Adventure Island, and they had a blast. They ran, they rode, they sang, and they enjoyed every second of the trip.
The place has some fast-food options to eat and many sweets available.
A big shout out to the call centre team that made the booking system very easy, and they supported me all the way. Thank you!
I think AI is a great place for any school trip.
cristi cristian — Google review
Great small park that appeals to both older thrill seekers and younger families. Could definitely do with a few more thrilling attractions. I would love to see a new rollercoaster but it's great as it is.
Be aware some rides advertised on the website are removed or not open (including their biggest ride time machine), plus it's unclear on how to buy tickets online.
TCE — Google review
Wish I could give six stars to bring their rating up. Let's start with the good the park is well set out with loads to do for the kids and grown ups alike. Paid for wristbands in advance to save a few quid but even at the gate price they are fantastic value. All the food outlets we tried were great well priced and well staffed. The park was clean and tidy. Now let's move onto the bad.... There was non just even better I have always said the right staff can make a good place great and the excellent staff here make this already great place absolutely fantastic. Every member of staff where working a stall, food outlet, ride or even just walking around all had a smile on their faces on both of our visits. Interacting with the kids when on rides often dancing at the side honestly if you have any bad staff they were hidden on both these days. My at the end of the 1st visit my son came to me and said "we are definitely going here again the staff are lovely" now on our 2nd visit my mam has just said "the staff on this site are unbelievable so happy and helpful". Keep doing what you are doing.
M B — Google review
Superb way to spend a whole day with a little one. Plenty of rides and stuff to do throughout the park for an entire day out. Plenty of places to buy food from and somewhat ok seating areas. The place does get quite crowded during busy times and some ride queues have waits of upwards of 10-20 minutes for only like 3 minutes rides. Superb atmosphere and i like that the place also has an "indoor" area where there's soft play and some arcade games in case the weather is not suitable. Parking is a different story as they don't have dedicated parking places so you will have to either find a car park or street parking. Nearby theres loads of them but during busy times it gets quite crowded.
Adrian Stefan Iancu — Google review
1. Good value for children and families
2. Can spend the whole day
3. Indoor ride is good for younger children and have soft play
4. Annual pass is a must
Tracy But — Google review
Oooh Wow it was a beautiful experience, an amusement park with lots of amazing rides, scary and mild ones, we had so much fun and a lot to eat to, and just by sea, you can have picnics at the sea shore, as at evening the tide had gone down and the water at the banks had gone back to the sea, we could even walk on the sea beds and pick shells. I will sure visit again in the future, it was fun with the children and adults alike.
Egy Daniels — Google review
We weren't too sure what to expect from here (picture thoughts of typical seaside amusement parks) but we were pleasantly surprised.
The entry was quite expensive (£22.50) but the super saver wrist band worked out good value if you try enough of the rides. Take your child's Blue Peter badge if they have one for 2-4-1 entry.
Unlike normal theme parks, it's very easy to come and go as you please so easy to pop out for food (plenty of options within 2 minute's walk). The facilities inside the park didn't get great reviews.
We visited on Halloween weekend and the staff were really getting into the spirit!
Plenty of places to park nearby, but the Royal's shopping centre seemed particularly good value.
Rides are good for all ages. Lots of amusements, facilities and also a mini golf course (though this costs extra).
All in all, a good fun day out.
Adam Sewell — Google review
I have really enjoyed my time over there . It's a small heaven for kids .. all the fun games and rides seem really enjoyable..I had a fun time just watching all those kids enjoying themselves. It felt like it was reducing my by with their joyfulness. And the nearby Pier gave me a peaceful walking experience. I will definitely go there in Summer In sha Allah .
abul basher — Google review
Great local fun park. A few good teen/young adult rides. More aimed at primary school age. I observed that security and other staff were friendly & professional. Lots of fun to be had, especially with a day wristband pass. The bonus was the good weather. 22°C.
I'd advise taking a packed lunch. Hour long queue for food. The queue was chaos. It started out as three single orderly lines to each order point but slowly became a morrass of bodies pushing in, that melded into a formless crowd clamouring for overpriced hotdogs, burgers (3 mm thick), chicken nuggets or vegetable wedges. The servers were working so hard but the quality of what they're working with is IMHO substandard. The price doesn't bear any relation to what you receive. I had two bites of the hotdog with onion, mild mustard & ketchup but could eat no more. I reminded me of the 1970s. The kids were disappointed too. They're not snobs but can detect a rip off very well. If you have a severe food allergy, have coeliac disease or are a vegan, be very cautious. Call them up when planning to visit.
Having said all that, I still recommend the park for a few hours. Queues for rides varied between a few minutes to a ½ an hour, so not too bad.
The park is split in two by the pier. A passage takes you under the pier, past an amusement arcade and into the part with the more adventurous rides.
Have fun!
The Williams — Google review
Great place to take the kids. Adults go on free with any kids under 110cm which meant it was a cheap day out with a wristband
Kids had a particularly great time as we timed our visit to a superhero day and the staff engaged our children with genuine enthusiasm.
Only let down was the food situation, tasteless but at a reasonable price compared to many places along the seafront.
Buy tickets in advance (save £8 per daily wristband if bought online in advance... )
Jonathon Lawrence — Google review
Went on public holiday, the wrist band is worth it as you can go on all the rides and depending on how busy it gets you can go on some rides more then once. You can purchase online and save or you can purchase wrist band on the day. If the adventure land is open until 10:30 you can get the wrist band half price after 5pm. You can purchase individual tickets which works out £3.50 for a ride if you know your little on or your self is just going on one or two rides. It’s a great idea to measure your little one hight so you know exactly how much rides they can go on.
They have wheelchair friendly rides.
Staff are amazing and full of energy which is always a great bonus.
They have drinks and snack which you can purchase.
Toilet are available, you may need to wait in a queue depending on how busy it gets.
They have arcade play, you do need to pay separate for that.
Car parking available near the resort how ever it can get really busy, after 6pm parking is free.
This is over all a good place for family and children to enjoy.
In holidays it can get busy but I think they manage it well. The wait time for rides wasn’t bad at all, the longest I had to wait for a ride was 20 min. Which is reasonable considering it was packed.
Nazma Patel — Google review
Variety of rides available with comparatively low waiting period. Totally worth it with full day pass. Park staff is also nice, they interact with kids on ride and keep them engaged.
Yogesh Pardeshi — Google review
Wonderful fun for all ages and weather. A day pass is £28 (or £14 after 5pm), but if you book online it's only £20! 😃 A year's pass is great value at £56 if you'll visit more than twice. Lots of fun rides to keep the kids amused, plenty of places to sit, eat and drink, and toilets around the area
Sarah Littleboy — Google review
If you’re going for the whole day, get tickets online. It’s cheaper. However if going after 5 get on the till. Entry is free. But u need either wrist bands or individual ride tickets to go in the rides. The opening and closing hours are updated daily so make sure to check the website. The website is quite informative and easy to navigate. We had a lot of fun in all the rides and there are some good spots to eat in and around the adventure island.
Izza — Google review
This place offers fantastic fun for both kids and adults. Normally, I tend to avoid such places due to long queues, but when we arrived around 11:30 on a Sunday morning, there were no queues at all. The staff is exceptionally helpful and friendly, and there's a wide variety of enjoyable rides to keep you entertained all day.
What's even more impressive is that it's very budget-friendly.
Ahsan Jalil — Google review
Good selection of rides and activities, lots of fun for all the family.
Sol Nawaz — Google review
Extremely good place suitable for any age and for rainy weather there is an Indoor place with a play area a swinging boat and more you can get an annual pass for 60 pounds and all you have to do is show them and you go in for free there are a lot of places to get food and drink And a day pass is 20 pounds hope this helps
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Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1EE, United Kingdom
The pier is a well-known landmark in Southend-on-Sea and is home to a museum with displays of historic railway cars, slot machines and costumes from the early 19th century to the early 20th. The pier also has an electric train that takes you all the way to the end, where you can find a lifeboat centre, cafe and shop.
A great historical landmark and the longest pier in the world! The heritage train ride on the Thames Estuary is amazing and a great view on a sunny day. Worth the price and the queue.
You can also walk if you want to.
You have a lot of options for food and drinks in the middle of the river.
The train and the railway was maintained properly, staff professional as usual.
You must head to the pier if you are around
Joydeep Pal — Google review
Visited 21/04/22 bought tickets to walk down the pier and get the train back. It was a lovely sunny day but rather windy. Got to the end of the pier had a wander round only the Costa cafe was open this was previously Jamie and Jimmy's cafe. Out of the wind it was really nice and warm sitting on seats at the pier head. Got the new electric train back. These are a lot better than the old trains one.of which had been converted into shelters on the platform and other locations nearby.
Matt Cook — Google review
A really interesting place to visit from how long the pier is and that it has a railway along it I would have loved to get the chance to travel on the new trains they have but they weren't running and only had the old train running.
I did find there wasn't really much at the end of the pier but it's perfect for those who want to go to the end and just sit and relax watching the ships passing.
It's definitely a place to visit at least once to say you have been.
Katie Thayer — Google review
Pretty impressive pier considering the age and length! Nice stroll and reasonably priced. Only downfall was very limited shops open at the end of pier. Would have been good to have been informed before setting off, otherwise pretty cool for a afternoon trip!!! Would advise going in high tide, didn’t consider that! You can travel one way and walk back or just buy the return for a bit more on the ticket. The views are pretty impressive on a clear day.
James Shipman — Google review
I was here with my wife on Saturday, 06/04/24. It was a very windy and cloudy day but not so cold. Best to go on a hot day. The train departs towards the sea every 30 minutes at 00 and 30 minutes past the hour. Return train departs every 30 minutes at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The return ticket costs £7.50. The pier is just over a mile long and the train journey saves you the long walk in the wind. There is a Life Boats building at the end of the pier with a higher level offering beautiful views. The gift shop has many beautiful items on sale. There's also many food and drinks outlets at the end of the pier. The sea is very dirty and the end of the pier would look much better by removing some junk to create more space.
Abdullah Yildirim — Google review
A fantastic experience - took the train out and walked back - 1.33 miles long. Train is so modern and an unusual brilliant thing on a pier. The pier has the RNLI shop and view at the very end - worth a visit and a donation for the great things they do. Also a fantastic little cafe there that does amazing cake and yummy coffee. A pity its costs to go on the pier but suppose it takes a lot to maintain such a long pier.
Mark Broadbent — Google review
It’s not just a walk. It’s meditation, contentment. Made my day.
Bonus point for the humble professionals on the ticket counter. Thanks a lot to James for his kindness.
Do lock your cycle away as cycles are not allowed. James offered to hold my foldable in the office.
Praveen Pandey — Google review
This was our first visit to Southend, and we loved it. The seafront is a traditional British resort but is well cared for and clean.
The pier was the highlight of our visit. Access is through a modern glass frontage with very helpful staff. You can either walk both ways, take the little light train both ways or what we did, walk out, and train back. All prices were reasonable.
The actual pier is wooden and arout a mile and a third long. It is a delightful walk with plenty or areas to sit if you need to.
We were there as the tide began to come in, and it was great watching the shoals of fish (whitening) following the incoming water.
At the end of the pier, there is the cafe used in the Jamie Oliver TV programme. It's much smaller than you would think
There are also two cafes that share a modern building with outside and inside seating.
The pier invested in modern electric trains, but they broke down after days, so they still use the old engines. To my mind, they are better than the new electric stock.
A great way to spend a morning!
martin cox — Google review
Brilliant and unique railway on one of the longest pier's in the UK. A gentle and scenic journey to the end of the pier and back. One can travel one way and walk back or just buy the return for a bit more on the ticket. At the end of the pier, there is a cafe, shops and entertainment things. The views are amazing.
Richard Allen — Google review
My visit to Southend-on-Sea was nothing short of magical, and the highlight of my trip was undoubtedly the iconic pier train ride. As the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend-on-Sea offers breathtaking views of the estuary, and the train ride allows you to experience these scenic vistas in a unique and relaxing way. The gentle journey along the pier was a serene experience, providing a perfect blend of historical charm and natural beauty. Whether you're a local or a tourist, this attraction is a must-visit for anyone looking to create lasting memories.
But the wonders of Southend-on-Sea don't stop at the pier! The surrounding area is rich with attractions, beautiful beaches, and delicious dining options that cater to every taste. To capture the essence of our adventure and to share more about what Southend-on-Sea has to offer, we've put together a detailed YouTube video. From the tranquil shores to the lively town center, join us as we explore the many facets of this enchanting seaside town.
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Sanjee With Randi — Google review
Worth the long walk to the Pier itself and especially on an overcast day as the colour of the sea really stands out during this time. You can get the train across but really, there is a serene pleasure to walking across and hearing the calm of the ocean around you. Will come back in the Summer to capture the Pier glazed under peachy evening skies.
Sadek Miah — Google review
Loved the views from the pier and the history behind it. The railway track running in parallel to the walkway adds on to the beauty. We bought the walkway return ticket and it costed us each £2.50. They are concessions for some group of people.
The only suggestion is to have some more varieties of food at the end of the pier( has awesome ice cream collections though!). Definitely one of the must visit spots when you are in Southend !
Mithra Radhakrishnan — Google review
This is an awesome pier! The deck is beautifully maintained with new boards as necessary. It's a lovely walk to the far end. But sadly, there is very little to do once you're there. We had tea and cake in the café where "Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast" is filmed. The cakes were commercial - nothing special. There are toilets are the 'land' end. Two temporary toilets - with a queue and the hand-drier not working. A lovely heritage pier - and the best is not being made of it. Needs more amenities and things to occupy you at the far end.
MartinR — Google review
Fantastic view from the tram overlooking the open sea, and the cost is likely under 20 pounds for two adults and a child. Highly recommended for a summer visit to enjoy the beach.
Jain — Google review
Great little trains to take you to the end of the pier and back. You can walk if you prefer or train one way walk the other £7.50 for a return journey. They go back and forth fairly regularly. We didn't wait either journey but that could've been luck. Plenty of space on board for wheel chair users too.
Louise — Google review
Home to the longest railway pier in the world! Southend pier is a must visit in Southend! Trains do leave every 30 minutes. The pier itself has a cool view of Southend from afar! They also have my favorite fish and chip shop at Southend! Its extremely windy at the end of the pier! There's also a gift shop and a cafe at the end! Highly recommend!
Leo Papadopoulos — Google review
Enjoyed a nice walk along the pier on a sunny summer day and a relaxing train ride back. The pier is in great condition and the entrance fee is completely reasonable. Not particularly busy but a short queue for the train that appears to run a little infrequently.
Recommend for a visit when in the area!
Tom Daff — Google review
Southend pier has changed so much over the last 10 years. I visited at the weekend and took the train to the end. Wow completely different to 10 years ago. A flash new train. £6 per adult return on the train. New restaurant at the bottom and a lovely little cafe at the end. Beautiful coloured beach huts at the end and amazing views. Very cold at the end on an overcast late October day.
Kristel Goldsmith — Google review
Love Southend-on-Sea, the pier is beautiful and even on a rainy day, is a fun walk. Also found some of the most incredible wall art I've seen in a while. Great coastal town to visit on the weekend.
Vanessa Warren — Google review
Had a wonderful experience here. They offer a wheelchair for a £50 cash deposit, which they return when you have finished with the chair, and we were able to take it everywhere off the pier also. The train ride was bumpy and noisy as expected and the chips at the end of the journey from the hut at the end were lovey and hot, just what was needed, but mind the gulls, who did mostly stay away.
The pavilion was handy for drinks and toilets. Then the pier was lovely to sit and enjoy watching the sky and water change. I couldn't access the lifeboat section as it was all stairs.
Mat — Google review
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Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1EE, United Kingdom
Iconic Modernist building from 1935, offering contemporary art exhibitions, eatery, bar and shop.
Wonderful place to visit, rain or shine. There’s always something more than expected here. Autumn events are looking good too.
Victor — Google review
A surprisingly good venue to see a band. Doesn't look much from the outside but has everything you need including sea views. There is a car park right outside. Go for GA as it is quite an intimate venue and the upstairs seating is quite a way back from the stage.
David Niner — Google review
An interesting art deco building with gallery, restaurant and gift shop within, stocking a nice selection of art related items. Unfortunately, the gallery was closed due to a new installation/exhibition going in at the time of my visit. It is possible to eat outside on the restaurant veranda and you can also visit the roof or top deck. If you are interested glass art ware, I would thoroughly recommend "Rachel's glass store on the colonnade Close by. A superb range of coloured glass works by Rachel Hoath, a local artist. Several restaurants are present in the high street.
Ian Dowsett — Google review
Great Art Deco building , well maintained . We had lunch in the restaurant which had a wonderful view of course, the food was delicious high end and at a realistic and affordable price. The staff were very attentive and a pleasure. All in all a great experience which I could repeat regularly. There's free parking around a mile away along the beach which makes for a nice walk or cycle .
David Chessell — Google review
A lovely art deco music venue built in 1935. One of the very best concert venues on the south coast with a very reasonably priced restaurant and bar.
Martin Percival — Google review
Wonderful example of an art deco building with a great vantage poont of a roof terrace and a very photogenic swt of stairs would be a great to double as a portrait location. Varied book shop and the exhibitions we visited were very good if a little small.
Scott Wright Imagery — Google review
Lovely building, Great views, even better if it wasn't raining. Had a lovely lunch in the upstairs cafe.
Annette Marshall — Google review
Saw the band everything everything here. Fantastic venue overlooking the water. Super friendly staff and people were lovely too. Hope to go back there one day for another concert. A cracking night - recommended.
Alan Pitchforth — Google review
Being somewhat of a true Art philistine, De L Warr doesn’t do much for me in that way. If you are into art, probably going to be your destination place. What it does have, is plenty of live bands and other entertainment throughout the year. Showing my age here, but saw Level 42 there, a few months back. This venue also has a great location. On the second floor, there is a Cafe, with doors to an outside balcony, that over looks the sea. On a sunny day, just sit there and watch the world go by….
Mark Lanario — Google review
This was a great place to visit during our day in Bexhill on Sea. All the staff were very nice and helpful. The coffee shop was clean and coffee fresh and tasty, a good selection of cakes and other foods to choose from. Some beautiful artwork was available to view on our visit and the shop had a good selection of books and gifts to choose from. This is a place you can pop in for a short visit and grab a coffee or spend a few hours looking at the art and culture both local and further afield.
Ray — Google review
Lovely building, and the events they put on are brilliant, well done and well priced.
Sharon Anderson — Google review
Captivating modernist building. There is a great stage with lots of big names visiting, a beautiful bar and kitchen with great views of the beach and channel and plenty of exhibition rooms. The building’s history is very interesting and there is a great book about it for £5 in the Pavilion’s shop.
Jack Bennett — Google review
It’s gorgeous and stunning but I still can’t forgive one of the worse experiences in my life. I watched Tangerine Dreams, they are a rave like dancing legendary music band and the policy was to watch it sitting still. That was not Rachmaninov, it was one of the best uplifting moving music ever. Even the band member were dancing. I was highly perturbed by the experience. Just use common sense please.
Nabila Harrold — Google review
Absolutely love this venue, such a great building and they seem to be attracting bigger artists year on year. Have lost count of the gigs I've been to at the DLWP but I'm never disappointed.
The sound and lighting is absolutely fantastic in there.
David Cleworth — Google review
Went to see a comedian, last minute booking.
Very pleased with service and staff kind and helpful.
The actual theatre let's the building down tremendously.
Worn seats and a totally different feel to the rest of the beautiful building.
It definately needs a refurb.
Like an old village hall to be honest but, I must say the seats were very comfortable.
Let's hope they get some funding to update that area of the building.
Staff, excellent.
MA — Google review
We visited the Sussex Guild craft fair here yesterday on a lovely sunny day. There was also an art exhibition on. We went to the cafe upstairs for a cuppa and a piece of cake, which was tasty. Lovely view too! Thought the shop also sold some interesting items made locally.
Alison Morris — Google review
Really good venue. Saw Feeder concert, small enough to feel part of it, but enough people to have the concert experience. Arrived a couple of hours before and got space in venue car park, no hassle at all. Brilliant!
Stuart Vincent — Google review
Cool venue for gigs, saw Everything Everything here and really enjoyed it. Easy to park close and great staff got us in and out quick!
Gavin Dodd — Google review
Never been before Great views out to sea, good coffee shop upstairs. Pavilion free to enter and to see any exhibitions. I lay in a hammock in one exhibition watching and listening to the sounds of jimi hendrix where the walls and ceiling project images of the man. Just a shame you can't view the auditorium unless you are ticketed to see a performance of some sort
Battle Abbey is a historical landmark that features medieval ruins and a battlefield site. It offers an interactive exhibition, a film about 1066, and a cafe. The place is significant for its role in the history of England as it was where the famous Battle of Hastings took place. Despite being wet and cold on some days, visitors find it fascinating to see the actual location where those historical events happened. The staff are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable about the history behind the abbey.
A wet and cold day in March, so there were not too many people around, which helped to get around and see things. Fascinating to finally see the actual place that those history lessons taught us about. I wouldn't have fancied running up that hill into a hail of arrows, so if I were Duke William, England would still be Anglo-Saxon! Very interesting. Recommended.
Paul Schwer — Google review
Large places to explore including walls around the Battle site and around the buildings and remains. Quite good explanations on the boards and the free audio tour. Loads of stairs and hills to navigate. Even then remains can be a challenge to get around although there is a wheelchair track around the site. Well worth a visit. We were there for 4 hours but did not finish it. There is a visitor centre which is particularly good for children. The cage head a variety of food including vegan and gluten free. We were lucky to see inside battle school since it is school holidays.
Denis Parker — Google review
Pricey to get in, unless you're a member. Luckily my mum is a member, so my children and I got in with her. We were lucky with the weather. Spent a few hours here. Walked all around, read a few bits. Kids enjoyed it. Nice play park for the kids to enjoy at the end.
Natalie Arnold — Google review
Great day out with the kids! Amazing place and history lesson! Staff are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about the history behind the Abbey. Walked around the battlefield, climbed up the tower and looked over the whole town. A must see for the family!
DragonBear — Google review
A memorable and educational day out. The atmospheric abbey ruins are brought to life by an informative handheld audio guide. A well presented exhibition includes interactive displays and a short film.
The ruins have been well preserved, while still granting access to most areas. The grounds also include a quaint dairy, walled garden and memorial. Climbing the spiral staircase to the top of the gatehouse tower affords excellent views over Battle and the surrounding countryside.
Excellent facilities, with a large café, gift shop, play area, toilets and on-site parking (paid, but free for English Heritage members). The whole site is dog friendly, including indoor areas.
The battlefield was closed at the time of my visit due to recent heavy rain - worth checking the website in advance if you want to be sure this is open.
Fairly quiet on an overcast Saturday in winter, but being one of the best English Heritage properties in the area, it's a good idea to arrive early in peak season.
Andrew Thomas — Google review
Historic and well maintained. Plenty of parking space outside the property a short walk away from main entrance that is free for EH members. Great kids play area and nice trail to walk through the battlefield. The tower climbs are a little steep but offers great views.
Pramod Nair — Google review
This was a fascinating place, so full of history, well worth the visit. The shop wasn't astronomical in price either. Not cheap, obviously, but not silly money for a lot of the stuff. They are very welcoming and encourage guests to explore. The whole experience was far better than I ever imagined.
K — Google review
Had a great day at Battel Abbey walking around taking in all the historical sights & information. Everything is well laid out. The staff at the Information point were very helpful and convinced us to become members as we are interested in going to other Heritage sites. The whole area is kept clean. The restaurant area was clean and there was a range of food available. The staff there were friendly & helpful. Had a great time walking around and spent a few hours enjoying the sights. The staff at the shop were really friendly & helpfull aswell. Allround a day well spent.👍👌😁
PS : Although there is a good large Carpark there, it does not showup on Google Maps 🤔
Malcolm Chinoy — Google review
We are English Heritage members so got free entry but would've paid full price as it was great! Super dog friendly - we assumed she'd only be allowed in the grounds but was told she could go everywhere including the inside rooms and towers! The audio guide (free!) was very informative and the entire place was excellently looked after. Dropped a star because the woodland park walk was closed so we couldn't walk around the battlefield which would've been nice. Despite not being able to access a large area of the site, we still spent a couple of hours there and had a great time!
Frances Davies-Walsh — Google review
Visited as a English Heritage member.
This is also a private school so you will see uniformed students
Free audio machines to use, restaurant and toilets on site.
Great look into the history of Hastings
Robin Vass — Google review
Exactly as you remember it from your childhood school trips! But dare I say more fun as an adult! Great place to spend an afternoon, short or long walking tours with the shorter tour wheelchair accessible. The staff put on a great little show which explains the story of the battle of Hastings, it's aimed at kids but I loved it. The very best thing about this heritage site is that they are more than happy for you to bring your dogs along, they can even go all the way upto the rooftop view point! Splendid way to spend a day out with furry friends.
Leanne Smith — Google review
Great day out. They had themed events going on and the actors were fab. The walk around was interesting. Kids are 5 and 9 and they seemed to enjoy it. Definitely recommend a visit. The volunteers and staff were very attentive. We took a picnic but there is a cafe and food was reasonably priced and popular.
E “Laineyblue” C — Google review
We really liked it here. We had a guided tour by Robert, a very enthusiastic volunteer, who was knowledgeable and entertaining. The castle is very charming and we felt the history brought alive by his commentary. Looking across the battle field was quite poignant and much of the castle was accessible. The cafe was very nice. The view from the tower was extensive and the little town of Battle pleasant. Loved the little knitted bollard covers.
Judith Hope — Google review
Fantastic example of architecture at its best.
A truly remarkable and very well preserved castle emanating historic significance. Extremely well kept.
Welcoming staff are pleasant, helpful, friendly and professional.
A great place to visit if you want to learn about the great Battle of 1066.
Well worth a visit, following the castle there is a wonderful quaint characteristic high street to visit with a great array of shops and eateries.
Lord Brett McLean — Google review
Fabulous place to visit, even my kids found it interesting! Make sure you use the audio guides! Only down side was the cafe was a little on the expensive side, £3.50 for a rice crispy cake!
phillip gibb — Google review
One of the most important sites in British history and it doesn't dissapoint. From the information films, animations, archaeology, the buildings ruins and battlefield . EH has done brilliantly, information is to the point and not too much, you can use headsets if this is easier. A trip to the top of the gatehouse tower offers panoramic views over the town and wider countryside. Its just dripping in history and is a must visit. Please note on wet days the battlefield walk may be closed due to dangerous conditions underfoot
kevin mills — Google review
Wow. Always wanted to go here. Mum is English Heritage member so was lovely to visit with her. Booked online for me as slightly cheaper. No queue and parked in the car park right next to the entrance. Enjoyed a coffee before the Battlefield walk. Not cheap but was good coffee. Be warned!! Only one toilet right at start so make sure you go! The long walk is worth it and grab your audio guide at the start for the immersive experience! Had a fantastic 4 hours exploring. Well worth the money.
Vikki Strachan — Google review
Great walk around, alot of interesting history information. Good for all ages. Especially like the walk around the battlefield.
Benjamin Murtagh (Benjamin Murtagh) — Google review
Absolutely amazing place to visit. Even if you don't like history it's worth a visit..but if your into history etc you will be amazed..they have audio if you want to follow it on...they have a disabled access around the grounds if you need to use wheelchair or walking aids you are given a map..gift shop,seating all around the area..walks you can go on..actors doing displays not allowed to take photos of them doing it..put you can take them around the rest of the abbey..staff are very knowable and very helpful and friendly..gift shops..
dawn dinsley — Google review
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Butter Cross, High St, Battle TN33 0AE, United Kingdom
Old Leigh Studios Gallery is a small but well-maintained art gallery that displays work by local potters, including Richard Baxter and Julie Saunders. The artists' studios are located nearby in Old Leigh, which makes it a great place to visit if you're looking for some beautiful ceramics to take home. There are plenty of eating options nearby as well, so make sure to stop by on your way down town.
Beautiful gallery in the heart of Leigh on Sea.
Danny White — Google review
First time here. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit and many of the items reminded me of my childhood. Tin bath and ceramic hot water bottles. Deep joy 😊
Tony Reygate — Google review
Very beautiful potteries and post cards not to miss.
Lin Poon — Google review
Love this place , always worth a visit when I am home. Take your time and if you have the opportunity, speak to the artists. ( they do commissions ) Thank you Richard.
Tim adams — Google review
Love the ceramics in here. I have a couple of estuary ware pieces. The mug is one of my favourites!
Kate — Google review
Superb ceramics on display from two potters - Richard Baxter and Julie Saunders, beautifully displayed in a studio near the bustling waterfront of Old Leigh. A great place to visit and loads of eating options.
Andy Brooke — Google review
Pottery gallery full of seaside and sunshine colours! And some very original shapes! Beautiful selection of pieces. Bought one but will return for more!
Tracy Dean — Google review
Looked around the gallery today and was impressed by the selection and interesting artistic quality of the items on display, well worth a visit.
gerard cassidy — Google review
Nice and well presented space of art. Lovely!
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61 High St, Leigh-on-Sea, Old Leigh, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 2EP, United Kingdom
Promenade Park is a historic Victorian riverside park that offers an impressive ornamental lake, forested paths for strolling and various play areas for children. The park is particularly popular with families during the summer months due to its large splash pad and other fun activities. It features mature tree-lined avenues, a pirate ship-style playground, duck feeding spots, mini-golf course and even a petting zoo. The area also boasts food outlets that serve fish and chips, bacon sandwiches and more.
Love Maldon. It's fairly dog friendly and we love the walk across the river and a lunch in our favourite pub. Lunch first, then walk, then ice cream. Then pop up to the Maldon Coffee Company for a variety of blends, ground your way, or a takeaway coffee.
Clare Anthony — Google review
Love it there. It's good for the kids. Have a massive playpark and splashpark when the weather is better. Lovely day out for the whole family. Have got quite a few places to eat if you want to grab some food. Or there are a few places to sit in and eat. Also, a lovely walk along the water and loads of boats to spot. Do go there often, especially when the weather is nice. Kids love it. They also have a little zoo and a mini golf if you fancy something extra. But overall, it is a lovely day out load of parking space.
Reka Hotoran — Google review
A lovely place to walk and see the boats, and things to keep the kids entertained as well: an impressive pirate ship-style play area, a splash park that's open in the summer, ducks to feed, a petting zoo, mini golf...the list goes on! There's car parking on-site but we parked in Maldon and walked along the water to get there. A few little food places on-site too, selling fish and chips, bacon sandwiches, sausage rolls and the like.
Emily Henley — Google review
A fantastic place to go for a family day out, a dog walk, or birdwatching at low tide. Huge grassy open spaces for picnics, ball games - we have seen the space used for large family celebration gatherings.
Wonder towards the promenade (affectionately know locally as ‘The Prom’ and there’s a large fenced in play area (note that no dogs are allowed inside the park). Here there is the popular pirate ship - a huge climbing and play ship, a zip wire, beach hits for hire, a shaded picnic area and the splash park.
See the website for details of splash park ticketing. It gets very popular in the summer so it’s a good idea to book up and pay in advance.
The latest developments include mini golf and a petting zoo.
There is also a well used skate park and ample parking. A small amount of parking is available in a small car park at the bottom end of the car park (easy reach to the fish and chip shop although Maldon has plenty). Follow the signs to a huge field car park. All day for £6 - bargain for what could be a free day out.
You can walk along the prom to the statue of a Britnoth who commemorates the Anglo Saxons who warded off the first Viking invasion.
Views across the estuary are beautiful whatever the time of year; the area is frequented by water birds at low tide. You can walk along the promenade into town; Maldon is full of independent shops, especially coffee shops although there are plenty of snack shacks open along the prom itself selling everything from cold drinks and coffee to ice creams and fish and chips.
Helen Waring — Google review
Lovely walk for a whole family. Great views over the river Chelmer. You can watch some amazing boats leaving the small port.
For shipwrecks turn right by the Maldon yacht club and follow the pathway to a viewing point. Watch the nettles.
Monika Pick — Google review
Really great place to have a walk or let the kids burn off some energy. There is a carpark that you have to pay for (Ringo app) but it's not too badly priced. For children there is a play park a load of ramps and BMX track.
Peter Ryan — Google review
Amazing day out for those with little ones.
The splash park was shut which was expected due to it being spring but amazing value for money, the small businesses are amazing value compared to other seaside resorts and the play area was perfect for my two young child.
Good day out and would recommend
Cdot. — Google review
Upon entry to the large carpark area and purchased your ticket you can head off to several directions depending on how your day is planned. PLEASE NOTE DISABLED BADGE HOLDERS PARK FOR FREE!! Just display your badge clearly.
You can head straight yo the several play areas, kick a ball on the grass, wander along the estuary edge towards yo pub or lake to grab a bite or drink from the many very cheap vendors or head the other way for a spot of crabbing.
It really is much bigger than it seems here with ample parking and toilets too. There is a mini petting zoo but that's pay entry which when it 1st started years ago was a fiver a family now its more than that each person. Shame really. You can but a ice cream for undef £1.50 or cheap chips coffee etc too. There is usually an ice cream van near the play area mugging poor parents off with over inflated prices so try to use one of the permanent buildings for your drinks and snacks but personally I'd just bring a picnic.
As mentioned within this sub review that this place used to be atot better but it seems Maldon council seem a bit begrudge to spend any money on it. Speculate to accumulate guys. It's tired and needs more than a dab of paint it needs investment desperately
Robs Reviews — Google review
Smoke and Fire Festival 2023 was a fantastic day out, despite a little deluge of rain the sun shine came out and a brilliant day was enjoyed by all. Followed by a walk on the promenade. Interesting historic boards to read along the way. We will be back . Beautiful town.
Sarah Cunningham — Google review
Lovely place to visit. You can take a lovely walk along the sea wall. There's toilets and places to eat. Children love the pirate ship and sand pit. There's a splash park and small petting zoo and crazy golf but we didn't visit them.
Av Hope — Google review
Lovely walk around the park and along the promenade. Lovely weather helped and great to see so many families out enjoying themselves.
A few places around to eat as well, which helps.
Parking a little expensive, but worth it to be near the park 😀😀😀
Neil Lowe — Google review
We enjoyed a lovely family day out here. It was our first time here, but it her family members have been many times. Booked an early slot in the splash park, which the children really enjoyed. We also booked 2 huts to cover our family. This was a fab base for our day. Storing the buggies and excess luggage. While in the huts, we texted through an order to the cafe, which was quick and easy to do, and will def be doing again.
Zoe Taylor — Google review
A lovely place for a walk along the waterfront. There are a few cafes spread along the path where you can grab a hot chocolate or coffee and walk along. In Autumn the trees are gorgeous, and there's a beautiful view back onto the town. Definitely worth a visit!
Julia Damtoft — Google review
Beautiful and lots to do.
Maybe because I am lucky enough to live close by, but I love this place and should come here more often.
Something here for everyone - the sun is a welcome addition.
Soultasia music festival is just one of the many events that take place throughout the year.
All the ducks and birds trying to make sense of the partially frozen lake - beautiful.
Scotney Castle, a National Trust property, boasts both castle ruins and a Victorian mansion set in vast woodland and parkland. The house appears grand from the outside but is furnished comfortably as a country home inside. The gardens are well-tended with beautiful floral arrangements on display during the flower festival. A ruined castle and moat provide scenic views at the valley bottom, while lambs add to the charm of this picturesque location.
Lovely gardens with the ruined castle in the valley bottom. The house looks very grand, but inside it's furnished as a comfy country house. The flower festival was on when we visited. The rooms were decorated with beautiful floral arrangements. The grounds are extensive, with plenty of hard paths so very wheelchair/mobility scooter friendly.
Sandie Packman — Google review
Excellent in all respects. The house is fully furnished and was lived in until 2006. You get to see more than 50% of it. The grounds are generally wheelchair accessible although there are some large slopes. They have a modern toilet block with disabled and baby changing facilities. They have a cafe although the choice is fairly restricted. If you are holidaying in the Sussex / Kent area I would strongly recommend you buy an annual National Trust subscription we have already got back our Couple subscription (£106.00) by visiting just 4 National Trust sites and still have 11 months remaining.
Bob Austin — Google review
Lovely day out, grounds are absolutely stunning, so peaceful too! Free entry for National Trust members! Staff all over the site and at the cafe are really friendly and clearly love what they do. Would definitely recommend a visit! :)
Ky ?Kye? Boot — Google review
A site that could easily be overlooked but is well worth a visit.
The castle ruins are still beautiful, the setting is almost fairytale in appearance. The main building is now home to an emotion stirring art exhibition.
The gardens, which incorporate the quarry used to excavate stone for the main house, are very pleasant with walks around the estate.
The house itself is very interesting, contrasting rooms some a little dour, others bathed in light and airy.
The most notable feature, in my opinion, is the wonderful collection of paintings from several periods that literally cover every wall space.
A delightful discovery.
Michael Lees — Google review
DOG FRIENDLY!!! (Not the house)
We love a good national trust walk especially now we are members!! Great price for viewing some amazing places!! And scotney castle is like a fairytale absolutely stunning!!! 😍😍
The gardens are incredible!! Beautiful flowers to view. The wildlife and babies we saw today so cute!!!
kalie funnell — Google review
We finally got round to using our National trust memberships...
A 45 minute journey brought us to a beautiful site. We were guided in from the initial parking attendants were we were given a map to show us what was to offer.
Our daughter took charge in guiding us!
We decided to do a walk around the fields of the castle which took us roughly 45 minutes ( not forgetting that we left our wellies in the car...🫣)
When we got back to the main facilities, we sat outside and enjoyed a Red pepper soup and cheesy wedges from the coach House cafe. Which, was very tasty.
As we initially took the long route around we missed the castle. So, this time we walked through past the secondhand bookshop and through the tranquil gardens. We finally got to walk through and around the castle which looked stunning in its setting.
As a family, we had a fantastic time and made a whole day of it.
Thanks for having us 😁👍
Jamie Mongardi — Google review
What a beautiful castle! This has definitely been one of my favourites. The castle and the surroundings are breathtaking. There is a small playground and many spots to sit or for a picnic. Staff are friendly and enhance the whole experience. Definitely recommend a visit!
Sami P — Google review
Beautiful place to visit, staff were very welcome and knowledgeable and the food was very yummy! Great for children and grown ups of any age. A place we will visit over and over again. If you are a national trust member you can book a space for the car park in advance, if you turn up on the day there is additional parking with a beautiful 8-10 minute walk through woodland.
Jennie Everett — Google review
Dog friendly, pick up a Pooch Passport to see more dog friendly national trust locations. All staff met were lovely. Beautiful buildings (couldn't go inside with the dogs but outside is stunning)
Maxine Collins — Google review
I loved visiting Scotney Castle during recent holiday in Kent. We went on a whim and luckily there was space in the car park as it was a weekday. Man recommended booking in advance next time.
House was wonderful and the tour was very well organised. The wider grounds are beautiful with signed walking routes so you don't get lost. The old house was open so we were able to go in too. I think the hours are limited and dependent on volunteers being available.
Highly recommended
Hannah Rapley — Google review
An excellent day out, a smallish house (for this type of venue at least, or at least the public areas were) which the children took us through quickly. Fantastic gardens, well kept, the ruined castle and moat at the bottom of the grounds was very scenic, there were lambs, and the rustic children's play area was a hit with our 5 and 8 year olds. Recommended.
Paul Curtis — Google review
Great castle to visit with two separate parts - old castle and new house. It has a long and rich history and beautiful trails.
It's easy accessible with parking and overflow parking, big tearoom with outside space, and fantastic National Trust staff members. It's worth visiting for sure!
Robert Birkholz — Google review
Fantastic grounds. Unfortunately the castle itself wasn't open on the day we visited as it was closed for its winter clean. But the grounds were lovely to walk around, especially with the autumn colours. Though not massive, but big enough for a wander around for an hour or so.
Paul Knight — Google review
Scotney Castle is a wonderful place to spend time with your family. Impressive house, ruins and beautiful gardens. There is a small playground for kids and many spots to sit and enjoy the nature. Free entry for National Trust members. Would definitely recommend a visit
Piotr Kwiecien — Google review
Lovely spot for a visit. Plenty of walks & lovely sights to see.
Definitely a must to book parking in advance though.
The cafe has plenty of seating but gets extremely busy at peak times, with very long queues as a result.
Lots of people parked on the entry & exit roads (as presumably they didn't pre-book), which is more than a little annoying when trying to enter or leave the site.
James Hinnells — Google review
We just visited Scotney castle and grounds for their Halloween trail, it was beautiful with the autumn colours popping out everywhere.
The food at the cafe was delicious, the staff was super friendly and informative - we’ll be back!
I would advise to book your car parking in advance on their website to avoid disappointment on the day.
David Aobadia — Google review
Lovely place in the countryside of Kent. Is a medium size castle the old castle is inhabited, is part destroyed. I was in love with the architecture the water around the castle. A new Manor House was built few yards away from the old castle. That house is warm and cosy. The library is just stunning with books dated 1500s people working in there are nice and polite. You have yo book or pay for a car park extra £4.50 adults entrance £17.00… they have a nice coffee shop and souvenirs store. The gardens need some more work.
Ljubica Banic — Google review
A really worthwhile visit. Not only is there the castle itself which is really interesting to look around, there is also the very impressive main house. This is decorated in the style of different eras depending on when you visit. At the time of out visit it was decorated as it would have been in the 60s which was actually a very interesting insight compared to some other period properties. There were very knowledgeable staff throughout the house. The tea room was excellent.
Rowan Hunter — Google review
Visited for Christmas season, beautifully decorated in 1960s style. Warm and welcoming. Mild day so enjoyed a walk to the old castle. Lunch in cafe, plenty of outside seating.
Remember to book parking before visit!
Sally C — Google review
Beautiful grounds, the gardens were so well looked after. Purchase parking before arriving. All staff and volunteers were friendly and so helpful. Had a lovely day out with the family here.
Jade — Google review
Scotney is a long standing favourite of ours. Set in a beautiful location. A picture postcard castle overlooking wonderful grounds. A good walk ( lots of slopes)..Good shop and cafe with decent food.
Accessible to all if needed. Compared to some other National trust properties its well worth a visit.
Especially at Christmas 🎄
Bluewater Shopping Centre, located in Greenhithe, Kent, is a popular destination for avid shoppers. The mall features department stores and fashion shops where visitors can indulge in retail therapy. Additionally, the centre boasts lakeside dining options and a cinema for entertainment purposes. In addition to traditional shopping activities, Bluewater offers other activities such as an artificial beach with amusement rides and a hangloose zip wire experience. Friendly staff are on hand to assist visitors at both the mall and beach area.
Bluewater has so many stores and
restaurants to shop. Very interesting
sculptures inside the mall too.
I really love this mall so much stuff to do here.
I took my girls and niece to the Dinotropolis play area to play while my wife oldest daughter and my wife’s sister and older niece went to do a 3 hour shopping spree together. It was a lot of fun for everyone! This was an excellent place to visit for our vacation!
james cree — Google review
We went on a really good day, there was an Easter bunny hunt around the centre so that made it fun for the kids. Lush and Lego store was awesome!!!!
It's very clean, staff are always seen if hello is needed and the shops are varied......great day out of shopping
Kayleigh Burdett — Google review
A stunning place to be.
The Bluewater shopping centre is more than just another shopping centre. Besides the regular shops, restaurants and coffee shops that adorns it, the centre also has cinema theatres, parks and gardens. The free car parking areas are so extensive such that you don't have to worry about getting a parking space when visiting. The centre is a beehive of activities with lots of tourists in attendance.
There is a man made pond called the "The Pond of Reflection", this pond is graced with loving looking geese.
michael ihimekpen — Google review
Bluewater is a large, modern shopping centre located in Kent, England. It is home to over 300 stores, including high street favourites like Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, and H&M, as well as more exclusive brands like Louis Vuitton and Gucci. There is also a wide variety of restaurants and cafes, making it a great place to spend a day shopping and eating.
I recently visited Bluewater and was pleasantly surprised by how pleasant the shopping experience was. The centre was busy, but not too crowded, and it was easy to get around. The stores were well-organized and easy to find, and there were plenty of helpful staff members on hand to offer assistance.
I also appreciated the fact that Bluewater has a lot of free parking. This is a major plus, as parking can be expensive in London. Overall, I had a very positive experience at Bluewater and would definitely recommend it to others.
Here are some of the pros and cons of Bluewater shopping centre:
Pros:
Large selection of stores
Variety of restaurants and cafes
Easy to get around
Free parking
Clean and well-maintained
Cons:
Can be crowded at peak times
Some stores are quite expensive
Not as much character as some other shopping centres
Overall, I would give Bluewater shopping centre a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. It is a great place to shop, eat, and spend a day out. However, if you are looking for a more unique or characterful shopping experience, you may want to try somewhere else.
CGe0 — Google review
Huge shopping centre with so many things to do . You not only have all the shops but you also have a cinema and extra indoor and outdoor activities with tons of different eating facilities . Very clean and easy to reach by car , bus or even taxi . The location is very special as well . You can definitely be busy for a whole day if you go there
MarieLaure Alicia — Google review
Unbelievably busy today… definitely need to arrive before 12, that was our first mistake, couldn’t find anywhere to park (took at least 10 mins driving round), tried to get something to eat, never seen a busier food court, zero tables, queues for every eatery. Then to top it off, the popular shops were so busy you had to squeeze past people left right and centre, not particularly enjoyable… On a positive note, the choice of shops and restaurants was impressive. In particular loved the Amazon shop, staff were brilliant and the experience in there was great.
Matthew Barrett — Google review
One of the nicest , cleanest shopping centers in the UK , It is so great , it has a multiple brands of almost every shop you can expect, it is so practical and well connected to main roots , car parking is available and free , the restaurant choices are very good and the place is so well maintained, I never came to this place and left disappointed with anything, the restrooms are so clean , the air conditioning is so efficient, and over all it deserves a visit .
I will always come back and will strongly recommend it to visitors.
M. Ahmed — Google review
A busy centre with lots of high street shops and a good selection of restaurants. Spread across 2 floors the shopping centre is large with lots of space to move around in.
Has large free car park with access to various parts of the centre.
If travelling from the north of the river and using the Dartford crossing make sure you remember to pay for the crossing!
N Ahmad — Google review
Fantastic shopping trip. Lots of shops to look around. Staff in all shops all very friendly. You feel safe shopping there. Lots of good food places to have lunch there is a large variety to choose from. Toilets are lovely and clean . I will certainly be coming back again to have a other shopping spre.
Susan Westwood — Google review
This shopping centre is very big and has a good layout but it is crowded time to time. There are shops like Apple, Primark, Vans, Lego etc. It has a food court which is very big… it has a nice outdoor area and there is a little castle where you can play some games and ride on a boat. Parking is free all day which is very good!
SaiMiz9 — Google review
Lovely shopping centre with lot’s of different variety of shops, eateries and activities. It’s much more than just a usual shopping centre. The artificial beach side area with amusement rides was really nice and loved the experience on hangloose zip wire. The staff of the mall and beach area and zipwire are extremely friendly and helpful.
Yasmin L — Google review
Presumably one of the best shopping centres near you if you are from the South east of England.
It’s got something for every age group.
It’ll take more than a day to explore the whole place .
Lots of fun activities.
Food selection is good as well. Couple of halal options as well.
Sheril Lathief — Google review
We popped in here not knowing what to expect - but all in all it was a pleasant shopping experience. Large amounts of shops, busy but didn't feel too busy, lots of free parking and easy to get around. Also lots of toilets & baby changing places for kids emergencies - would recommend
Ben Slater — Google review
Been there for the first time and i loved it. It’s huge and thousands of shops in there. All the designer shops and everything you need in one place!
Such a massive space. Bunch of benches and sits to take rest. There’s a prayer room as well. Very clean and enough space to walk in.
Will be returning soon.
Ahmed atiqujjaman — Google review
Nice and reasonably empty, good triangular lay out so you know you have covered both floors. Possibly too many places to eat and not enough shops.
Good size parking spaces which was great however I had no difficulty finding a space.
And look out for the gin shop !
Paul Hansell — Google review
Massive place with lots of shops and parking, which is free. You have John Lewis at one end and House of Fraser at the other, with lots of different stores in between. The only place for TVs is John Lewis, so there is a gap here.
Very well decorated, well lit, several toilets, the NC disability and family ones.
Desperate to leave by the end of it. Make sure your phone is charged and your credit card is locked away before entering though.
Chris Who — Google review
Bluewater is a decent shopping centre. It’s a medium sized one, so it’s pretty big, but not too big. I’d prefer it over Westfield, as it doesn’t get too busy.
It has a wide range of shops, like north face, Zara and pretty much anything you can ask for.
It is also jam packed with restaurants and fast food chains to eat at.
My favourite part, it has a trampoline park, where you can go there and enjoy.
Overall a 5 star shopping centre.
Mubarak Aminu — Google review
Great shopping centre, massive food you can even bring your own. Close to lots of cities & very big with lots of options for shops. Best place to shop in London, family friendly & overall my favourite place to go for shopping.
francesca murray — Google review
Lovely place. Lots of parking and a huge variety of shops.
Imran Haq — Google review
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Bluewater Pkwy, Dartford, Greenhithe DA9 9ST, United Kingdom
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker is a large underground facility in Essex, offering self-guided tours and housing a Cold War history museum, canteen, and ropes course. The bunker also hosts ghost hunts, with reports of eerie experiences in the disused underground service tunnels. Originally an RAF air defense station turned regional government headquarters during the Cold War, it is now open to the public for exploration.
From the outside, the bunker appears to be a cabin. The facilities were surprisingly clean and well-kept. There's a lot of interesting information and facts here. The only disadvantage was that it was in the middle of nowhere; it was quick and easy to ride an uber in, but returning to town was a challenge because there are no cabs or ubers nearby. You must need your own car to go. It was 30 minutes drive from London.
Overall, it was a pleasant and intriguing surprise. The atmosphere was secure.
Highly recommended.
R????? B?? S??????? — Google review
The bunker is disguised as a cabin from the outside. Facilities were surprisingly clean and well maintained. Lots of interesting material and facts. Only downside was it's in the middle of nowhere, quick and easy to ride an uber going in but coming back to town was quite the hurdle as there are no cabs or ubers around the vicinity.
But overall it was a lovely and interesting surprise. The environment felt safe.
Tricia L. — Google review
Firstly, this place is really interesting. We spent a few hours on a rainy day here.
From the outside, it's a small bungalow in the woods, but inside is a whole other story!
It started life as an RAF ROTOR station, then a civil defence centre, then a Regional Government HQ, and now a tourist attraction deep underground.
You pick up a self guided audio tour at the start (options for adults and kids), and you can do it as fast/slow as you wish. There are exhibits, videos and a small dress up area.
It's chilling to think 100s of people at a time were down there!
The reason for the 3 stars is, its £12 per adult for the ticket, but it feels that its easy money and its not going back in to the museum, it feels like there is no upkeep there (I may be wrong, but thats how it felt, which is a huge shame)
The path is not paved, so is muddy and a little slippery in the rain.
There was 1 staff member we saw at the end. It's all done on honesty boxes (and CCTV!), and you have to pay an extra £5 to take photos inside!!
There is a decent sized parking lot, several bathrooms, cafe (self-service, and honesty box again)
There is also a huge outdoor high ropes obstacle course that looks fun, but was too wet to explore when we went.
Rebecca Lee — Google review
Interesting and eye opening! Well worth a visit. Suitable for kids, if they like their history. Wheelchair accessible and lots of parking. Pay on exit. Cards accepted at the self-service till.
Kostya L — Google review
A walk back in time for alot of our group. Well worth the money. Alot of honesty payment boxes, for photographs, drinks, canteen, payment on exit of tour and gift shop which was stocked for younger tours and older. All in all we had an enjoyable visit. Expect No hi tech gadgetry, just good old bast to the past. No phone signal, take cash to pay although there was a card device at the canteen. Hidden gem well worth a visit.
Wayne Bell — Google review
Certainly a different kind of place. The self guided tour is great as you can take as long as you want as there is plenty to look at. Lots of chilling Nuclear War realisations that even if you were in a Bunker life would be awful. You can add on High Ropes aswell to make a full day out.
stevewalsh1987 — Google review
We headed down a long tunnel, through the blast doors and into the three floors of communications rooms, sleeping quarters, offices and medical facilities, all in place for the 600+ people who would have had to live here in case of the worst. With original videos to watch as we went round, it was quite a surreal experience, difficult to digest at times, but something definitely worth seeing, especially when you consider the measures required to keep the air clean and live-able for months of being underground, as well as other practical considerations!
Thanks so much to Mike for all his help and for looking after us.
Adam Woods (agentpurpleuk) — Google review
Fascinating place to wander round and think what it would have been liked to have holed up there for 3 months. Lots.of original communications equipment from the 1980s. The free audio guide is essential. Sadly they were demanding an additional £5 for a permit to take any photographs. That's a shame, because they won't be getting the free publicity through social media, and we didn't come away with any photos of our experience.
MartinR — Google review
What a fun exhausting day the team are brilliant from first phone call to the communication and finally the day it's self. Very well done excellent course for all ages and capabilities plenty of parking clean changing areas. Thanks again Sam and Tracy you two are awesome.
robert cepparulo — Google review
There’s a fine line in war exhibition between its inherent serious nature and wanting the visitors to be both educated and entertained. I think this place is a good example of how to do it right. Being in the actual bunker is a constant reminder that the danger of nuclear war was (and still is) very real. At the same time, the narrator in the walkies convey the historical facts in a respectful manner while being entertaining.
Jay Chang — Google review
Very informative, lots of information as you walk around. Lots of Exhibits took my two young grandchildren who were maybe just too young. They had their own information as we walked around videos to see a good day out it was roughly about two hours. You could only take photos if you had a licence . Worth a visit.
Julia Burt — Google review
This was my second visit. The first time was ten years ago. Really interesting history that was told via the handheld wands. The visit starts by entering the "house" and picking up the wand and ends 90 minutes or so later in the canteen. There are no staff present at any time on either of our visits until the very end. That is where you pay. Excellent.
Andy Hoare — Google review
Been here a few times with my children over the years , it's never too busy , toilets and small cafe is always clean and tidy. The information wands are great , they have added an extra cost to pay if you want to take photos which is a bit silly. It's a really interesting couple of hours.
Marie Bridge — Google review
Great place. Cafe at the end. It is interesting to walk around 1960s tech. Everything you need to live underground. Including air scrubbers. Left to own devices to explore. Friendly staff.
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Old MacDonald's Farm is a small, family-run farm with the usual zoo suspects, alpacas, wallabies and owls, plus kid's rides. The staff are friendly and amazing at their jobs, the play areas are all five stars, and the food is also very tasty and served quickly. There is always someone there to clean up any mess quickly. There is plenty of parking available. This place was fantastic for a family day out!
Amazing experience with my little ones.... Everyone enjoyed everything... Especially the tractor rides.. Playing in the sand... And little animals aswell💖definitely we are going back for another adventures💖
Alexandra Balcu — Google review
Fun experience with family. Farm animals with facts in detail were very helpful. Highly recommended. Exploring the whole farm and trying different rides was interesting. As we visited on Friday the fun event for kids was tattooing. The overall experience was wonderful.
Sony Issac — Google review
The whole place is very wonderful! The kids love it! The rides are all inclusive with your tickets so you do not have to pay any extra for the rides. There isn’t a very long wait and we went on Mother’s Day and the longest line we waited in was only 15 minutes, so not bad at all! The farm itself is really nice they have a lot of animals, we loved the rabbits!
The food and drinks is nice, play areas are very nice too. Would wholeheartedly recommend this as a fun and entertaining weekend out with the family, lots of things to do to keep the little ones happy! The service was wonderful thank you so much!
Andreea Delia — Google review
Great family fun day out. They have a lot to offer for your little ones. Different animals to see. Multiple soft play area and playgrounds. And the rides are very child friendly. Doggy ride was the favourite. Friendly staff too! Will definitely be back.
ejay cruz — Google review
Overall a very enjoyable experience. We went on Easter Monday so lots going on on the day. Parking is tight if your not there for the opening hour so get in early like we did. There was lots to keep my 6yr old busy and happy and lots of interactive play areas to keep them active and there mind buzzing. We spent the best part of 4.5hrs there so definitely made the most of the day. Face painting / painter was amazing and my daughter loved her Baby Chic mask. As I say, overall a great, enjoyable and fund experience for us all
Nick West — Google review
We have been before to old Macdonald’s farm but not for a long time. We went today (Friday 8th of April) and we could not fault it. The staff are so friendly and amazing at their jobs! The play areas, farm and rides are all five star! My little boy aged 9 loved every part of it and thoroughly enjoyed the whole day! We can’t wait to come back! The food was also really tasty and served extremely quickly! There was always someone there to clean up any mess really quickly! There is loads of parking too! I cannot fault this place at all! Fantastic family day out!
Gemma Lucas — Google review
This farm and fun park is an amazing place to visit if you have kids.. This place is close to M25 and the park has ample parking space. We had so much fun and the day we spent there will stay in our memory forever. We visited the park during the Halloween festival and there were extra attractions during this time such as haunted house , pumpkin patch ,pick your pumpkin etc. There are a variety of animals in the farm such as alpacas, rabbits, cows, meerkats, kangaroos etc . It is a Wheelchair user friendly park as well. As we visited this place during Halloween festival /school holiday time , the park was quite busy /crowded which is expected. There were long queues in front of the coffee shops/ food shops and that is the only thing I didn’t enjoy. Overall , we had a lovely experience there.
E K — Google review
Plenty of play areas and rides to keep our 3yo and 7yo entertained. It's a shame you can't get up close to most of the animals and some are even too far away to see. Food and drink prices are highest I've seen at similar venues (£2.20 for a small carton of juice and nearly £8 for two hot drinks). Love the themed cows dotted around.
Dan Hutson — Google review
The place was definitely a very good experience for us.
It was easy to find. The parking ground was full of cars, but the overflow car park had plenty of space left. It is very good that even the overflow car park has bins.
We went after 2pm which was much cheaper for the three of us. 3 hours has exhausted our child anyway.
The park have lots of hand wash places available and it is very recommended to use it as often as possible. There is plenty of rides and other stuff, playgrounds and soft plays. It is very good that lots of playgrounds are covered by shades, it was very pleasant even in a hot day.
Few little one person ride machines are working with coins, so it is suggested to have few pound with you as cash if your child is that age.
There are different farm animals around the park, there is opportunity to feed them, but not from hand to mouth. They are to roam free in their own place, not really interested in visiting humans. In the park there is plenty of little kiosks offering food, drinks, freshly made donut 🍩 ice cream. A cup of coffee was £3.70 which is quite pricey but well.. other food stuff like burger and chips and combos like this was £6-8 (if my memory serves right) all kiosks had accepted card.
I saw lot of ppl with buggies, but the walking paths are grainy, not concrete, so if your child is over 3, I would probably skip buggies unless you have a nice big wheel on it.
I tried to put rules of rides as photo as well as one of the cafe kiosk’s offer too.
Definitely a great day, we will be visiting again.
veronika szabo — Google review
We had a fantastic day. Attended with a 6 year old and a 1 year old. Enough to do for both of them. The Halloween festival was great and set up really well. We will definitely be returning in the summer and even thinking Christmas.
Tanya Carter — Google review
Amazing place to take my 5 yr old son. He enjoyed it to the fullest. We stayed in the farm for 5 hrs till closure and he would still want to spend more time. Spending time with farm animals to the wonderful events, from the awesome rides to delightful food - I would recommend this place for everyone having kid less than 6-7 yr old to visit OMD. Time flies here, so make sure you come in early to experience it all.
Milin Shah — Google review
Well maintain, We had a GREAT DAY!
I been here 5 years ago with my nephew, this time I taking my own 3 year old boy!
Everything still pretty well maintaining, bring back all lovely memory I had.
My kid loves all the rides (especially the TRACTOR, we manage to ride 4 times), queue was not long and it was very quick.
Few different type and age range of playgrounds, and we got surprise there is a MAGIC shows too.
The burger is nice, fried are super crispy. Good variety of food and drink and couple food stall make us easy to reach when we need.
If you kids want a quiet afternoon nap, can consider go near the event tent area. It is quiet and calm when no event is held.
It is not huge but good for little one , and plenty of hand wash facility.
Personally I don't like the petting animal, I find the animal are stress and keep trying to run away from kid.
Y YF — Google review
It so existed than we expected. The very first time we experienced snowfall was in December (11th Dec) from my history in London. It was not very crowded when we visited in the morning. But, during the daytime average crowd. The waiting time was a maximum of 5 minutes for a ride. A Hot coffee break and 2 rides then a Hot snack break and 2 rides. So the Cafe and quick food service was amazing, but the queue was longer than any rides. 😆
We enjoyed it a lot as a family. Hope you guys will have a great time this holiday. Merry Christmas.🎄🎅❄️
Ramji Kannan — Google review
Great family day out.
It gets very busy so you have to pre-book tickets online. Get in early to find parking on site which is free.
It has a nice range of animals and a few shows to entertain young kids. Has a few places to eat and get hot drinks and desserts.
The best part of the farm is the rides and play areas that come included in the purchase of the ticket.
Highly recommended if you have children under the age of 10.
Bash Hussain — Google review
Highly recommend and great day out for your little one!
You can buy food to feed the animals, where there’s little slots to put the food down. I would suggest buy at least 4 packets so your little one can go round feeding most of them.
There’s food stands and picnic areas where you can bring your own snacks to sit down and eat.
It’s playful and fun. So much to do and see here.
Second time he’s been here and we would come again.
Thank you for accommodating.
Bon Bon?s Beauty — Google review
This was an amazing day out with the family. There are activities for children of all ages, from soft play to tractor rides, petting animals and little rollercoasters. It was fantastic. I also really appreciated how halal was also catered.
We booked in advance which also meant we saved a little money. The circus was a summer feature and the children really enjoyed it. The train ride was definitely one of the highlights. The driver was full of energy and even brought some of the animals up close for everyone to see
Definitely will be coming back here again.
A Khatun — Google review
For the first time today we spent the day at the Halloween half term! We all had such a wonderful day. There was so much to do for the children and the staff were so friendly. We was greated as soon as we got into the park by two lovely staff member's. I would like to make a shout out to warren who worked on reception. We was visiting with a family member who has additional needs but there was some confusion with the ticket. Upon arrival he was wonderful! Very understanding and helpful. He apologised for the mix up and made sure we got a wristband for the rides. We have been many places similar in the past but this was the first time we have been treated so well and warren was very calm about the situation which made it so much smoother entry. Very pleased & will be visiting again. 100% would recommend.
Laura Evans — Google review
A fun filled day spent with kid who loved the rides and animals. They have various rides like tractor, train, crazy barn, horse adventures, a carousel horse ride and a roller coaster (high restriction of 1.2 meter applies) etc. They have a gigantic slide but is only suitable for kids up to 10 years of age. There are animals such as cows, alpacas, meerkats, guinea pigs, tortoises, rabbits, sheep, goats and chickens etc. They have a soft play area for kids. I would suggest to buy tickets online as you get a slight discount. Children under 2 go free. Cafe is good too and plenty of parking spaces. Friendly staff.
Arif Khan — Google review
First time here. Parking space is good. Price is reasonable although adult charges are high for the use. Weather was ok albeit a bit rainy. Most rides were on. Lots of play areas for children of different age. Farm animals and some other animals (wallabies etc.) spread around. Had coffee from one of the stands which I wouldn’t recommend. Did not try the food. It must be much nicer to visit during spring/summer.
Glafkos Havariyoun — Google review
As we didnt check that, not sure, but we think that its better to have a car or taks Uber, as this nice place is away from common roots. Otherwise very nice place to spend a day in summer with your children. There are farm animals kids can learn about, funny statues of farm animals, a lots of places to run, have fun and if your kid is not too much into pigs, goats or chicken, there are few rides even I as adult enjoyed. We celebrated 2yo Birthday and it was awesome and he enjoyed every bit. Try it!
Olafs Osipenko — Google review
Amazing day for a Christmas outing for a 1yr old. Cannot wait to bring a 2yr old back next year. Well done for the Christmas experience
Great value for money.
Food and drinks were all reasonably priced.
Burger was the best option, chicken burger over fried and extremely greasy.
Apart from that had a wonderful day with family. Thank you
J Low — Google review
Brilliant place...considering we went in the pouring rain, yes there is a lot to do outside but there was soft play inside and the odd thing inside too. Even a few protected rides.
This was our first visit and pleasantly surprised that there is concrete flooring throughout the farm so no need for wellies.
We will be back!
Especially as we got a free entrance ticket for my son from attending the Christmas event. We even got a little drawstring bag on entrance with some bits and bobs too.
Debbie Alleyn — Google review
A fantastic festive experience for all the family! We have been to Old MacDonald Farm once before but not during Christmas time. The Christmas parade was really sweet, the singing sisters were great and seeing Santa walking around was lovely, especially when it started 'snowing'.
Natasha Cosstick — Google review
Not been before, always saw from the motorway and glad we booked for this Halloween 🎃 was a great day out! Brilliant for kids, great selection of animals easy to see, feeding is optional on some which is great, rides are really good decorations was good too. Great photo opportunity’s too for halloween. All kids had a ticket for free pumpkin which thought was a lovely thought. Efficient parking facilities. The cafe option, could do with an enclosed indoors for rainy day, was lucky with the weather on our day.
The Mountfitchet Castle is a replica of a historical castle and village that dates back to 1066. The site offers an enjoyable day of exploration, featuring a reconstructed castle and Norman village complete with animals, knights, and costumed characters. Visitors can also enjoy the tea room and gift shop located on the premises. The location is steeped in history, making it an excellent destination for those interested in the past.
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Greenwich is a borough located in London, England, situated along the banks of the River Thames. It has a rich maritime history and is famous for its classical buildings such as the Old Royal Naval College, restored 19th-century ship Cutty Sark and huge National Maritime Museum. The Royal Observatory, which overlooks Greenwich Park, marks the site of the Prime Meridian line.
The Cutty Sark is a maritime museum in Greenwich, England, containing exhibits relating to the history of tea clippers.
Fantastic experience. Also nearby Greenwich has a lot to offer including the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Market, the Emirates Airlines Cable Car experience & amazing views of the London Skyline. You can also take the pedestrian tunnel to the other side of Thames which is an amazing experience in itself. The City Sark experience in my opinion comes with all this. Highly recommended.
Rashid Khan — Google review
The last tea clipper of the British trade fleet is attractively presented on dry dock near the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and can be visited with a combo ticket for the Observatory. Keep in mind the last admission is at 16:30 and the museum closes at 17:00 sharp.
The ship is well preserved and a lot of the history of the trade routes can be seen along the tour. Kids will be quite entertained too with interactive displays at several points.
Vladimir Eftenov — Google review
A great day out as part of the Royal Museums Greenwich. Can be seen for free on the outside, and reasonably priced to enter. Enjoyable to explore, clearly explained and labelled, lots of stories and history to discover. Cafe inside is calm, spacious and comfortable too.
Tiffany Scattergood — Google review
As beautiful as this ship is on the outside, paying to climb aboard was a waste of money. There's very little to see inside and due to the extremely low ceiling you will find most of the time you are looking at the floor to avoid injuring your head. On the deck there is a bit of a view over the river but again there's little to see (some of it was cordoned off too). You will pay silly money in the cafe outside and we just didn't see anything worth the asking price. The money is predominantly about preserving the ship of course but it still has to be entertaining.
Jon-Cameron Bates (Gadgetologist) — Google review
Great experience to learn on the history of this famous ship. The fastest tall ship of its time could do 300 miles per day. Very good exhibition. Cafe in the basement is great too. Realised they do afternoon tea package. The basement is really sitting by the bottom of the ship with the glass roof on top with sunlight coming in. We became member of the museum too so we can go to planetarium and The Royal observatory. Music and comedy night events are featured here too.
Doris Chan — Google review
The Cutty Sark experience is great. What a fantastic ship and the tour and the experience lecture from one of the clippers captains is very good also. The surrounding area, Greenwich is a great experience too, it all goes together to make for a fantastic experience that can last as long as you want it to.
Paul Edwards — Google review
The ship itself is very interesting and beautiful. There are information videos all around the place that truly tell a lot about the ship's voyages. The place is designed to show how the ship used to function, even with the smallest details such as speakers to show the noise the chickens made. Very recommended for anyone, especially tourists.
Eyal B — Google review
It's a cute, beautiful place near Greenwich. In fact, its the other side of Greenwich foot tunnel.
Lots of food from restaurants to stalls, local folks are playing music or entertaining you with their skills.
Market is beautiful & quite active. Its very to Greenwich Market.
Loved it.
Kunal Parikh — Google review
Very good, an hour is long enough. There are lifts that make it accessible but feel it needs a couple of places to sit down in deck for the less mobile people among us. Cafe was pleasant with good view of underneath the ship. Also lots of other nice places around Greenwich. Children would love it!
Belinda Parkes — Google review
I didn't get to see much of it because we came by close to the closing time. We also didn't get a tour of the ship.
I enjoyed my experience but can't say I got the value for my money. I would advice anyone looking to visit to come in earlier to have a proper look around and a value for money.
Ol?w?b?nmi Bernard — Google review
I was so impressed with the work they've done both to preserve the ship and to create the visitors centre. Very welcoming and informative. It was quiet when we were there. We never felt rushed or crowded at any point.
Anthony Graham — Google review
A fascinating journey back to the days of green energy sailing before the fossil fuels took over in the steam era and beyond. Lots of education on the tea trade, wool transport and the speed of journeys by ship. You get to walk through the entire ship as well as enjoy a cafe directly underneath the suspended ship.
Ben van der Merwe — Google review
Beautiful 😍 and Nice Place. If someone is visiting to Greenwich, it’s one of the highly popular places you can visit. Amazing ship ⛵ with amazing history and a thing of beauty. The area around the ship is very nice for walks and relaxing time. Really enjoyed it. ❤️👌
Sunita Haldunia — Google review
Worth your time. Included in London pass. On the way to Greenwich. Tea transportation ship, surprising. Tidy and clean display. Gift shop, wonderful
Big Cafe in the underground. London pass is allowed. Need 1 to 3 hours depending upto your taste.
Children would love it.
There is a monitor when you can navigate the ship from one country to destination, Sort of a game.
Ramesh Kumar — Google review
A very interesting ship! The audiovisual presentations were very informative. I like that it is very interactive and experiential. It provides a very good educational experience for children and adults.
michiko acaylar — Google review
Lovely ship, so impressive, moored in dry dock near the Thames, near the Greenwich foot tunnel. Lovely to see underneath the ship as well as on deck. The figure head is so impressive. You can get a ticket with Royal Observatory for £30 for the day to do both attractions.
Venetia Cattroll — Google review
Beautiful. We didn't get inside surely will do next time. But the outside view is spectacular and we can see the whole ship and below through the glass from the outside. If you're looking for a spectacular ship to visit, you can't go wrong with the Cutty Sark. This historic vessel is the last surviving tea clipper, and it's been beautifully restored and displayed.
Jumaricar Russell — Google review
Must go Place.
Been there twice, so much beautiful place with various varieties food in Greenwich Market.
Also wonder tunnel built in 1902 which goes under the Thames river.
Beautiful Viking boat carrying tea and spices carton’s with full of exhibits inside.
N P — Google review
The ship itself is an iconic museum with historical information. Excellent place for recreation. Thames riverside and the view of Canary Wharf is an add-on.
Ahammad Hussain — Google review
A totally unique historical ship that was the fastest sailing ship ever made. Beautifully renovated and carefully restored to as near original as possible and well presented with educational video and detailed photographic records of historical activity and the recent history.
Derek Williams — Google review
A Mother's Day gift and tour with my two amazing grown up children. I haven't visited the Cutty Sark Ship for many years and definitely wasn't disappointed. We all had a great couple of hours and even the weather didn't put a dampener on my special day ❤️
tracey axford — Google review
One of the last remaining Victorian era ships used for the ocean trades. Was handed ownership to many individuals and companies over time, and then bought back to be used as a remind of the tea trade and the height of the British naval power.
kid friendly lots of history, and lots to learn.
amazing such a ship has been able to be preserved throughout so many years.
TK Yeung — Google review
It's a very unique experience as you get to walk through the whole ship. The full ticket price is a little high for the size of the exhibit and the amount of time you'll likely spend there. There is a cafe and space to eat underneath the ship which is quite a unique and enjoyable experience.
Briana McCarthy — Google review
It's an amazing museum of a great ship. The displays really bring the artifacts to life. I really like the display of figureheads. I've been to see a great band called the Salts play there and the acoustic are really good.
Eric Parker — Google review
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The iconic Tower Bridge, built in 1894, spans the River Thames and is a major tourist attraction in London. It's currently one of the London Bridge box girder style bridges, which was built from concrete and steel. The current bridge won't fall down any time soon!
It felt very safe, was beautiful history getting to see it. If you want to go here tell everyone you want to go to or get directions for the "tower bridge' or the drivers take you to a flat bridge that is also called the London bridge. Yep it happened to me so be more knowledgeable than I was.
Also a great little walk between the flat London bridge and the river with restaurants and coffee places. Very romantic little stroll ...London was amazing!!!
#shepherdgirl Neasa Barnes — Google review
Firstly, although the staff were great at sorting me out when I didn't have a paper ticket and just one on my phone, it is not good that paper tickets are needed (and they printed mine out). In today's age and ecological crisis, paper should not be needed. They need to sort that.
There is no wheelchair access that I could see. Lots of stairs both up and down so be aware! There's also not a huge amount to see in the towers themselves. Considering this is not a free attraction, I would expect more.
Having said that, DO go to the engine rooms. That was excellent and informative. Well worth the trip.
Overall, just about worth it for the price. Don't make it your big trip of the day though. It's fun but short.
Ken Powell — Google review
“Visiting Tower Bridge in London was an absolute delight! From the moment I set foot on this iconic landmark, I was captivated by its grandeur and historical significance. The majestic structure, with its towering towers and intricate Victorian architecture, truly exemplifies the architectural marvels of the past.
As I strolled along the high-level walkways, I was treated to breathtaking panoramic views of the River Thames and the cityscape beyond. The glass floors added an exhilarating touch, allowing me to marvel at the bustling traffic passing below my feet. It was an experience that made me feel both connected to the city’s vibrant energy and humbled by its rich history.
Inside the bridge’s exhibition, I was immersed in its fascinating story through interactive displays and informative exhibits. Learning about the construction and engineering feats behind Tower Bridge deepened my appreciation for this iconic landmark. The highlight, of course, was witnessing the bridge open up to let a passing ship through—an awe-inspiring moment that reminded me of its vital role in facilitating maritime trade.
The staff at Tower Bridge were friendly and knowledgeable, always ready to answer questions and provide insights into its heritage. Their passion for the bridge’s legacy was evident, making the visit even more enjoyable.
Overall, my visit to Tower Bridge was an unforgettable experience. It’s a must-see attraction for anyone visiting London, offering a perfect blend of history, architecture, and breathtaking views. Whether you’re a history enthusiast, an architecture lover, or simply seeking a memorable experience, Tower Bridge will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression.”
I hope you find this review helpful!
rohit bamane — Google review
It's a must visit historic place in the centre of London. Very old and Iconic place. The beauty of the bridge can be seen from long distance. I feel everyone should get a ticket and must see the engine room along with the history of the tower from day one. There is a lot of information provided at the top of the bridge. When you walk on the glass way you will definitely get goosebumps. The place is always crowded so when you visit please make sure you have done the advance tickets booking as on arrival the queue will be quite long and you will end up waiting in line for an hour or more. If you want to take more pics and make reels better come early in the morning so it will be very less crowded. When you go inside the tower at multiple places washrooms are available. In short I must visit the place.
Rohit Patange — Google review
Undoubtedly a main photo spot in London, Tower Bridge stands as one of the city's most iconic landmarks, attracting visitors from across the globe. Its majestic structure, flanked by the iconic towers, creates an unforgettable backdrop for photographs. As one of the biggest attractions in London and a globally recognized symbol, it offers countless picture-perfect spots, whether capturing its silhouette against the skyline, witnessing its mesmerizing evening illumination, or simply savoring the grandeur of this architectural gem. With its remarkable history, striking design, and ample photo opportunities, Tower Bridge rightfully stands among the world's most celebrated and photographed attractions
Fayiz Mannisseri — Google review
Tower Bridge, standing just beyond the Tower of London, is more than just a bridge; it’s a journey through London’s heart. A short stroll across this iconic structure offers breathtaking views (yes, in a good way; enter Seinfeld reference) and a sense of history.
Crossing over the Thames, you’ll find yourself on a scenic walkway, a perfect vantage point for soaking in panoramic sights. From here, the Tower of London looms impressively, while the London Bridge and the sprawling cityscape stretch out beyond.
It’s a spot where the beauty of London is seen and felt. Tower Bridge is a inexpensive gateway to some of the most picturesque views.
Patrick R. — Google review
No visit to London can ever be complete without a visit to the Tower Bridge. Undoubtedly one of London's most famous monuments and with good reason. First of the bridge is massive and filled with details. Walking across it feels truly magical. Gazing upwards toward the towers is almost as enchanting as the view you have from up here. A must in London if ever there was one.
Jonas Maenhout — Google review
It was a great experience to enter the Tower Bridge towers, go up and down the stairs and especially walk the two walkways above street & river level. The glass floors were really cool. They don't extend across all the way but only in the middle of both walks, and for people who don't like it there is a wooden walkway to the side so this is suitable even for the less daring. You get a great panorama from up there. The engine rooms also come with the ticket & you get to see how the bridge was operated in steam engine time.
S. Dreg — Google review
The Tower Bridge. Now while there’s no cost to cross the bridge I would highly recommend purchasing tickets to go across up top. It’s well worth the steps. If you need to take a lift one is available but seeing the staircases, and all the factual, historical information they give you on the way up makes it all the more worth it.
We bought tickets for 13.30 and arrived a bit early, and the staff didn’t mind us getting in the queue. It was a bit long but moved very quickly, again you could take the lift or the stairs we chose the stairs (we were told there’s somewhere around 260 of them). As you walk up the stairs there are posts and placards that tell you all sorts of facts regarding the material that went into the bridge and other fascinating details. The wood creaking stairs only adds to the experience. Once at the top there’s a spot to rest even before going to the upper bridges.
You may think the entire upper bridge is “glass bottom” it isn’t, but each side does have a small section where if not to crowded you can even lie down and take a photo. You’ll walk all the way across one, down the other and turn around where then you can decide you next move.
Once down the stairs they send you off to the Engine Room which is also included and the gift shop. This alone has been such a worth while part of our visit, I would highly recommend it.
Cassandra P — Google review
This review is for the paid attraction to go to the top:
Great view on one side. Tickets are much cheaper compared to other attractions, but that's not an excuse to throw in so many people into each batch. If the top was a bit less crowded, it would've been great.
Sanmegh Thokade — Google review
Like many people I was also confused that this the London Bridge BUT when I visited I came to know that this is Tower Bridge. A marvel, gorgeous structure over the river Thames. The view is only good if you see it from a far distance. If the weather is good, you can walk across the bridge. There is a ticket to go up and if you are really interested to more about this deeply.
Digamber Naswa — Google review
Another must visit in London. The most beautiful bridge in London I would say. Lovely pics from every angle.
Very busy place however you can do like we did and go very early to get pictures without hundreds of people behind us.
We had blue sky which made our visit a bit better despite the cold weather.
Be careful of people not following the signs which tell you which way to walk, a shame because it would make the crossing smoother.
Karen Avilez — Google review
Visited the iconic London Tower Bridge and was utterly captivated by its timeless elegance. The intricate architecture tells a story of history and craftsmanship that leaves you in awe. Whether you walk across during the day, with the city bustling around you, or experience the magical lights at night, every moment is a feast for the senses.
The bridge not only offers spectacular panoramic views of London but also serves as a testament to the city's rich heritage. It's a photographer's paradise—every angle is postcard-worthy.
Surrounded by charming cafes and the serene flow of the river, the atmosphere is simply enchanting. London Tower Bridge isn't just a structure; it's a journey through time and a must-visit for anyone seeking a touch of magic in the heart of the city.
Rahul Sahukar r — Google review
Great experience overall. You can wait to buy tickets to go up into the tower and view the engine rooms. I thought it was a fun event and fairly cheap compared to other sites around the city (£30 for a family of three). We waited 40 min to get tickets. They also have pre-purchase tickets or time reservation to hold your spot in line at a specific time for you to jump the line.
C & T VDH — Google review
Fabulous views and reasonably priced. The mirror above the glass floor was a newer addition I hadn't seen before. Although taking the lift would have been easier we enjoyed the climbing the steps up reading facts along the way, it made the top a treat. Photos from the top came out really well 👍Small children enjoyed the engine and pump room, it is very well restored.
Buffa Bee — Google review
The beautiful tower bridge. (Tourists often confuse this to be the London bridge.)
Well this is a bridge too, and check out the pictures to see how amazing it looks when a big ship passes and the bridge is open. This is one of a kind bridge. To know more about its construction do visit inside the tower bridge. It’s amazing to see vehicles crossing under you.
Great tourist spot , walk the bridge to see it in detail. It’s a must do in London!
Nivedita Narayan — Google review
It’s a very nice touristic place.. there are restaurants near by where you can also enjoy the view.. we took a walk on the bridge. If you want to walk on the top where there see through glass there is a payment of either 13 or 20 pounds but the tower itself is closed you can just walk along the corridor from one side to the other. Walking down though is free and it’s a must see when you visit London
Alhan Shaker — Google review
This historic gem located in the heart of London is an absolute must-see. It's an iconic testament to the city's rich history, standing proudly as a symbol of its heritage.
I highly recommend getting a ticket that includes a visit to the engine room and a journey through the tower's captivating history from its inception. The wealth of information provided at the top of the bridge offers a deep dive into its past, enriching your experience.
Walking on the glass pathway is an unforgettable thrill, sending shivers down your spine as you take in the breathtaking views. It's important to note that this place is always bustling with visitors. To make the most of your visit, I strongly advise booking your tickets in advance. Arriving without pre-booked tickets might result in lengthy queues, which could mean waiting for an hour or even longer.
For those seeking the perfect photo opportunities or aiming to capture stunning reels, consider arriving early in the morning when the crowds are thinner. Additionally, you'll find conveniently located washrooms at various spots within the tower, ensuring a comfortable visit.
Lucas Kovács — Google review
Such a great iconic building to see with your own eyes. So much detail on the buildings. Awesome views all around. Great gift shop close by. Nice walk over the bridge towards the tower of London.
Sally Sawyer — Google review
We visited London on a family trip and visited here. The scene of the bridge opening was awe-inspiring. It was amazing to actually see a scene that I had only seen on TV. Even when viewed from various angles, you can feel its diverse charm. I haven't been there at night yet, but I would like to visit at night if I get the chance.
Taeik Hwang — Google review
One of the most iconic, if not THE iconic bridges in the world. It’s painted and colorful and easily walkable. Nice wide sidewalks for pedestrians and lots of traffic of course. Stairs at each end. Views of the Tower of London and the River Thames and other very significant buildings of London.
The bridge is lit up at night and is even more glorious.
BerryTheCat — Google review
To see this bridge in person still leaves one in amazement. A very iconic part of London, indeed. We went there on a weekend and the area was understandably packed. At around 11am, the queue for the walk above was already long. We did not opt to go up for personal reasons, but I bet the views above are breathtaking, could be literally.
Roan — Google review
Great experience finally learning the detailed history of an iconic landmark of London. We have all seen this marvel before in books and movies. To learn all about and actually touch and see the striking views from the top is a must! The staff are all helpful kind and knowledgeable. Definitely recommend going up to the walkway and experiencing the glass floor! Highly recommended
Nick Pastore — Google review
Revisited the museum and experience inside the two towers after 20 years.. . Well presented with history, facts, events and helpful staff that gave us more information. The fun part is to walk on the glass walkway! I dare you to try it!! 🤩 Engine room on ground level is good too. It’s an amazing architecture and engineering.
Doris Chan — Google review
It’s one of the most iconic bridges in London and it’s definitely worth a visit. You can cross the bridge for free on the ground level (where the cars are driving). But it’s also possible to go to the top of the bridge if you are willing to pay for it. You can enjoy a great view to either side of the bridge. It’s nice to cross the river as a pedestrian but if you find a bus that crosses there it’ll be just as good.
Lucas Edelmann — Google review
A magnificent example of Victorian Gothic architecture! This iconic drawbridge leaves every visitor awe-struck with its grandeur and technical genius. The panoramic view from the walkway reveals splendid cityscapes. An intriguing piece of history lies within the engine rooms, taking you back to the industrial revolution era. A perfect blend of beauty, history, and engineering marvel. The bustling neighborhood adds charm to the overall experience.
The Tower of London is a famous landmark in London that houses Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. It is home to centuries of bloody history, including scenes of prisoners being hanged, drawn and quartered.
Certainly a must see if you are traveling to London! The history of the Tower is hard to comprehend when you consider that the place is older than the United States. Lots of history to take in from the jail cells, torture machines, to the tower, the ravens, and all of the armament, weapons and cannons to see. The Tower also has the Crown Jewels on display. I would plan to arrive early if you do not wish to stand in line for extended periods to see the Crown Jewels. They are worth seeing though…especially if you want to see diamonds, emeralds and sapphires the size of golf balls. Unfortunately, photos of the jewels are not allowed or I would post some.
As others have mentioned, there are a lot of stairs, narrow spiraling staircases and some narrow corridors to walk through. That said, it was certainly one of the many highlights on our London trip. I’ve seen people give estimates of time for this visit. I would say 3-4 hours is probably a good estimate (not including a long waiting time in line for jewels). We read some of the signage on displays and then just passed by others. If you are the type who reads it all, maybe longer.
S. M. (Smacks) — Google review
Great day out, lots of history and beautiful views of the castle and Tower Bridge and a nice cafe inside. You can follow a guided tour or purchase an audio guide, though neither is particularly needed as there is plenty of information displayed in all parts of the castle. Not really suitable for buggies or wheelchairs as there is lots of stair climbing involved.
Melissa Mattingley — Google review
Admission was a little steep but totally worth it. We paid under £30 per person, but it varies by date and what website you purchase through. We bought tickets in person and not in advance.
As soon as we walked in there was a beefeater starting a complimentary tour. He was very funny and informative, and explain the history of the castle and the surrounding areas with a lot of detail given to the history of executions here.
There is also an audio tour available at an additional cost.
We left his tour to go explore by ourselves and we saw the king's Chambers which were fascinating and included a marker in the chapel where King Henry VI was assassinated. Awesome. There were active guards marching around who still live inside the castle.
Actors were doing a play in the courtyard by the White Tower. There were plenty of bathrooms and a couple of cool gift shops.
You could easily spend three or more hours here.
As with most attractions in the city, parking could be a problem but we did not have a car.
Oliver Warne — Google review
Amazing! The Beefeater was just brilliant. Everything about this place was perfect. Amazing day out with tons of history and stories. All ages will enjoy this place.
I was on a company excursion, so I can’t tell you about waiting times etc.
Andy Holmes — Google review
It was a wonderful experience and a great place to visit. The history of the place is amazing. It is advisable to take the guided tour as the guide really knows his stuff and gives you some great insights into the history of the place and also gives good advice on what to visit next as the place is a really big place. You really need at least 4 to 5 hours to see the place properly and to learn about the history of the place and to take some lovely pictures. Well worth a visit.
Paul Evans — Google review
A great place to come and and explore some of the history of London. Came here on a flying visit so didn't get a lot of time for a detailed visit although I would highly recommend. There's lots of interesting facts as you work your way around the map given to you as well you order yours tickets at the office. The crown jewels is another area definitely worth a visit although no photos are allowed to be taken here. Will definitely come back again for a more detailed visit.
Andrea moulton — Google review
Fascinating history, guided tours are amazing and definitely worth while so you can learn more about what you are looking at. Lots of information around the tower though. Make sure you look at the map so you don't miss any sections as it can get quite confusing as to where you've been. The gift shop is full of lovely souvenirs.
Jessica Roberts — Google review
Absolutely worth a visit make sure you’ve got the legs for it there’s a lot of walking to do. We did the 45 minute tour guide well worth it. Saw the guards and importantly visited the white tower and the Crown Jewels. Unfortunately we got there later than expected and then found out the tower closed at 16:30. If you haven’t been go visit it is a must see my 9 year immensely enjoyed it.
Paul Kalsi — Google review
I came for my second visit in a little under 50 years! I was in awe of the architecture of the building and at how deceivingly big it was inside. I came along with a local community group and we took a tour with Wayne, a resident Beefeater. He was incredibly knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour! After eating our packed lunch, we decided to take a look at the crown jewels. The queue was quite long but it moved pretty fast. As we were waiting, we were greeted with the amazing views around the tower grounds. It was a tad cold and windy but I'm sure it's beautiful in the summer.
Going in to see the crown jewels, I was a little disappointed at the way it was displayed. It was quite dark and sparse inside. The crowns themselves were amazing, such beautiful jewels.
I would have liked to take a bit more of a trip around the other areas but on a quieter day. That's the only thing I don't enjoy, too many people around.
Tracey-Anne — Google review
A very interesting place to visit. the place is steeped in history. We all read about it in textbooks and saw it in movies. Incredible feeling. The treasure chest is simply amazing. Crown of the Queen! Cool! Very cool staff. And these crows)))) I recommend without hesitation! Use the audio guide.
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A must see for any London travelers interested in its rich history. Enjoy this amazing castle and all of its nooks of deep history. There are a lot of steps so keep this in mind. It's easy to get tickets and although there are a lot of people, it's easy to navigate throughout. Tons of amazing photo opportunities. Have fun!
Jason Woodland — Google review
This is a beautiful site to see. This is where the Crown Jewels are held and was a big fortress!! I mostly came here just to see the Crown Jewels, even though some of them were out due to the Coronation of Charles III, but this place was an amazing place to visit. But this use to be, and still is, a military fortress. A little fun fact, during WWI, the Tower of London did military training, even though it was still open to the public visiting the place. I just find that extremely interesting.
The Tower of London is one staple of London history, British history, and Royal history. The The Royal Family has their Crowned Jewels here where you can see them on display. Dating back to 1066, but made famous by William I (William the Conqueror) when he moved here in 1078. Kings William I (William the Conqueror), King Henry III, and King Richard I were living here at one point all adding to the historical site. The Tower of London has been a fortress for the majority of its time, but I found interesting is that it was used as a prison until WWII, with soldiers training here with the prisoners on a different side of the site. You can go see the Crowned Jewels here, which were amazing to see (there's no photography while seeing the Crowned Jewels). I truly enjoy walking the grounds here and seeing some of the Crowned Jewels the British Royal Family has to offer.
Traveling Pierogi — Google review
One of the main tourist attractions. We were here on a weekday in September. Although it was quite busy, there were no queues and it didn’t feel crowded. Extensive collection of weapons and armor, and interesting history of the place. The animal statues made of wire are awesome!
Jan Verheyen — Google review
Amazing tourist attraction of this wonderful place,it is one of the most visited places nowadays since the Royal Jewels are guarded here. The Royal jewels are amazingly displayed, and the history of them is well explained all along the place. Big queue for the Crown Jewels once you got inside the Tower, but well worth the wait. I suggest everything try to come early in the morning around the 8:30 slot. It will not be crowded at that time. There are lots of things to see inside the tower. The Cafe inside is a great place to take relief. The exit is beside the Thames with awesome views of Tower Bridge.
We thought it will take 2-3 hours but we spend almost 5 hrs. The fortress is maintained properly. The audio guide helps you a lot when you are in. The Ammunition department is amazing.
I will definitely come back to visit them again whenever possible.
Rohit Patange — Google review
Fantastic history. Beef eaters were brilliant at informing us of the history of the place. He made it so entertaining. Made us laugh.
There are many stairs to climb.
Looking at the beautiful crowns and museums to walk around were educational.
Worth visiting.
Maria Merrydew — Google review
A wonderful place to visit when you are in London. It covers a little bit of the history of the city, military, history, and a unique look at the growth of the monarchy throughout history, including viewings, and tours of the royal jewels. There is a lot of information about the architecture of the building, and the views are amazing. I would highly recommend it to people and families.
Sean Kinney — Google review
Amazing place to visit! We had recently come from Ireland and to hear the different pieces of British and Irish history intertwine was really neat! I highly recommend paying the extra bit for the audio tour once you get inside. It helps give you a little bit extra that you can’t get from just reading all the signs. I also recommend getting there before noon so you have enough time to see everything!
Joshua Carter — Google review
It is a very cool experience. You get to step back in time, seeing things from a long time ago. There is a lot of history and information to read and take in, so many cool things.
I would recommend buying tickets in advance for 9am. I was dropped off at about 8:05 and was able to get some good pictures of the exterior of the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge. There are a few coffee shops around, so you can grab some coffee before the line opens. I got in line at about 8:30 and was towards the front.
I would recommend going to the Crown Jewels first as you will have a bit of space before the crowds decend on the attraction and there is a long wait. Even if you have a voucher for a guide book, I would get it after.
If you have a voucher for a guide book, the place is on the right hand side of the building, the audio guides are on the left. So, if there is a huge line on the left, don't worry, you can slip in and get the book. The books are in several languages, and there is a option for the kids book.
Benjamin Flores — Google review
Hadn't been in around 20 years, was pleasantly surprised that there were many activities for both children and adults. The crown jewels exhibition is better than I remembered. Would recommend spending around 4h here in total.
Adam Daneshmend — Google review
If you visit London, you cannot say that you have been there if you have not visited the Tower of London. This is a wonderful fortress close of the Thames River, very well conserved, and has beautiful inner views. It is highly recommended to buy the tickets online because there are long lines of people waiting to buy tickets. I loved the place and highly recommend it.
Carlos Ledezma — Google review
A great day out. Its worth getting there for opening and going straight to see the Crown jewels. That way there will be minimal queues and you may get to spend longer in the crowns room than you would later on.
The rest of the Tower is great and an amazing deep dive in the English history. You really should go at least once in your life.
If you do everything it’s easily a whole day.
kenneth giles — Google review
The Tower of London boasts a rich history and stunning architecture. While the highlight is undoubtedly the Crown Jewels, the site offers a glimpse into England's royal past. However, for those seeking more diverse attractions, the experience might feel somewhat limited. Nevertheless, the Crown Jewels alone make it a memorable visit. Book your tickets in advance before you visit.
Subhankar Das — Google review
Very enjoyable day out with lots of interesting facts and history about the people who lived - and died - there. Well worth the ticket price. Downside: no restaurant or cafe, only food and drink kiosks with outside seating
margaret trojan — Google review
We had cold, extremely windy weather with spots of rain for our guided tour (early April) but our Beefeater was very entertaining. It was so fun roaming around everywhere! Felt like a maze, with little hallways, lots of spiral staircases and bridges to cross. Gorgeous views of the Tower Bridge, too.
Jessie Thomas — Google review
Sadly I didn't get to go into the tower it self due to time problems and the ever occurring problem of me being broke. But the outside was more then worth my while. The whole castle is massive. Like way bigger then I thought it would be. And the architecture and surrounding views made for a lovely stroll through London.
Jonas Maenhout — Google review
Really enjoyed visiting the Tower of London. I visited with my daughters year as a school trip, so unfortunately our look around was a lot more rushed than I would have liked, but loved what I saw.
Seeing the armor for the kings & horses, the weaponry & where torturing happened was great. Walking around the site where Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Jane Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey & others were executed & seeing the Traitors Gate where people would have come into the grounds & the towers where they would have been kept was brilliant. Seeing the Crown Jewels was amazing. They were so beautiful. The craftsmanship of the clothing, armour, jewelry, flags & tapestries was breathtaking. Seeing the guards on patrol was awesome & there are lots of people around who you can talk to and ask about the Tower to get more of a historical experience. There's an interactive room where you can get involved with things in there which was great and the chapel was beautiful.
There are some steep stairs and spiral staircases in places which some might find difficult, but all-in-all I really had a great time. Seeing as our visit was hugely restricted due to it being a school trip, I'd love to give back with my family for a whole day.
Donna Rider — Google review
Wow, the Tower of London was even more incredible than I imagined! From the moment I walked through the gates, I felt transported back in time. The Yeoman Warders were fantastic storytellers, bringing the castle's rich history to life with humor and enthusiasm.
The Crown Jewels were, of course, a highlight – it's hard to believe they're real! But I also loved exploring the White Tower, wandering the medieval walls, and even spotting a few ravens (those cheeky birds!).
Whether you're a history buff or just looking for a unique London experience, the Tower of London is a must-see. Just be prepared to be amazed!
Tips for your visit:
* Get your tickets online beforehand to skip the queues, especially during peak season.
* Take advantage of the free Yeoman Warder tours – they're the best way to learn about the castle's secrets.
* Allow plenty of time to explore – there's so much to see and do.
* Wear comfortable shoes – you'll be doing a lot of walking.
I hope this helps! Have a fantastic time at the Tower of London!