Each year Darcy
and I sit down and write a Christmas bucket list. One of the things on
it, was to visit Winter Wonderland, as we have not been for a couple of
years. So last weekend we headed down to Hyde Park to see what it had to
offer.
As always, we travelled by public transport, there are a
few stations including Green Park station on Jubilee Line or Piccadilly
line or Victoria Line which are a short walk away. You can also reach
Winter Wonderland via Hyde Park Underground station, however it can
become very busy during weekends and evenings.
We arrived at about 10.30 am. It took about 2 minutes to queue to get in. Once our bags were checked we were in.
First
stop was to watch the Mr Men & Little Miss show which is perfect
for kids under 5 The show features every ones favourite Mr. Men and
Little Miss characters in Happyland, and there is even an appearance
from Little Miss Christmas herself.
When we last attended Darcy
wasn't tall enough for most of the rides she wanted to go on. Now she is
tall enough to go on most of the rides herself, which made both of us
very happy. Most of the children rides are between 2 and 4 tokens. There
are booths dotted around Winter Wonderland where you can buy tokens for
rides. You’re able to use both cash and card.
There are plenty
of food and drink places. Darcy ate her heart out, a unikitty hot
chocolate which tasted as good as it looked, Cheese bratwurst and no
trip is complete to Winter Wonderland without some Churros.
To give
our feet a rest we headed over to Zippo Circus which is a fantastic and
animal free circus, based in the theatre-style MegaDome. There are
plenty of seats and is heated so you can beat the winter chill. The show
is fun-packed from start to finish and, at about 45 minutes, is
the perfect length for little ones.
Zippos Christmas Circus at Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland runs until 5th January 2020. Tickets should be pre-booked to avoid disappointment
The
Magical Ice Kingdom, which has adopted the classic Dickensian 'A
Christmas Carol' as its theme. Make sure you wrap up, we were not
ready at all! We only lasted 10 minutes due to it being freezing,
however it was an amazing 10 minutes. It's beautiful and i cannot get
over how talented and skilled the ice sculptors are. There is also an ice
slide that everyone no matter their age will love.
My battery
rand out half way through the day but it was a blessing in disguise. As I
truly got to enjoy our day out. I am lucky that I have a family that
loves spending time together.
Tips and Hints
Winter
Wonderland is free to enter but certain attractions become fully booked
during peak periods. Buy your tickets in advance to make the most of
your experience.
Get there early, it is busiest during weekends
and evenings. We arrived just after 10am and there was plenty of space
to move about in and we did not have to wait long to get on the rides.
Set
a budget beforehand going, as your money will just disappear. I gave
Darcy £10 before arriving and she knew once her money was finish that
was that.
Go contactless, everywhere accept card payment. Which
means you can leave your purse at home. You can also pay for Winter
Wonderland rides via contactless payment or by using tokens, which are
available at the token booths dotted around the site.
There are
loads of stalls in festively wooden huts selling things from Christmas
decorations to wooden things to chocolate to sweets to clothes and
candles and all sorts of other wintery things.
Winter Wonderland
was fun but just to warn you it’s busy (very hard to find spots to sit
down) and full on. If you or your little ones prefer chill and
space, definitely bare that in mind before going
Winter Wonderland will be open every day from 10am – 10pm except Christmas Day until 5th January 2020.
*We were kindly invited to the family press day of winter wonderland by Zippos Circus and had a lovely day!
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