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A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

Disclosure: We were invited on this day out for the purpose of this post however all opinions are my own.

Last weekend we kicked off the school holidays in style with a trip to Drusillas Park in Sussex. It’s somewhere we go once a year or so and it’s always a really lovely family day out with so many different aspects to keep the children entertained. The weather was fantastic – so hot and sunny with very few clouds in the sky so we knew we were in for a really lovely start to the summer.

On this visit to Drusillas Park we decided to do things differently – and headed straight for the rides at the furthest side of the park. This ended up being a great decision as the children got on to all the rides straight away and really enjoyed themselves.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

This year Drusillas Park have a new Go Safari area of rides which has replaced the previous paddling pool – and there is no sign of the old Thomas the Tank branding anymore either. Instead the train ride that we have come to know and love is now a really lovely safari train – complete with animal themed jokes and safari music.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

There’s also a hippo ride and a flying cheetah ride which were both great fun and worked well with the rest of the park. After these rides we went to the Hello Kitty area and the children loved that they were tall enough to go on all the Hello Kitty rides by themselves – and it was nice to be able to watch LP and Little Man being more independent too.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

We then made our way to the Get Wet splash zone which wasn’t very busy – due to us navigating the park in reverse. The children got straight into their swimmers and had a great time running in and out of the water jets. This area is fantastic – just the right size to be able to watch the children enjoying themselves and with well thought out flooring choices to make it a really safe space for children to play. It’s the perfect splash park.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

After a while the children had a break from their water fun and sat down with us to enjoy our picnic. Having a picnic really fit well with our day out but Drusillas Park does have plenty of places to buy refreshments as well. Afterwards the children had a while longer in the splash park before we dried them off and headed on our way to experience more of Drusillas Park.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

The play areas at Drusillas Park are fantastic – there are so many of them, they cater for all ages and abilities and the children could have spent all day on them. In the end, they had half an hour of playing before we headed to the zoo.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

The zoo at Drusillas Park is a real highlight and we grabbed Animal Spotter Books when we arrived so the children could collect stamps as they saw each different kind of animal. This sort of activity really keeps the children engaged whilst looking around the zoo and teaches them so much in the process too.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

Drusillas Park has so many animals and the first ones we went to see were the lemurs in their walk through enclosure. This is a great space and let us go right up to the lemurs.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

There was also a great lorikeet enclosure where we could pay £1 for a pot of nectar to feed the lorikeets. LP and Little Man loved this and getting to feed animals is always such a highlight of a trip to the zoo.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

The rest of the zoo showed us so many different animals – otters, monkeys, flamingoes, owls, penguins, camels and meerkats. The variety of animals was fantastic and although there aren’t many big animals the children loved all the animals at Drusillas Park – and so many were easy to spot in their enclosures too and being really sociable.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park

Our day out at Drusillas Park finished with ice creams and a trip to the shop to get our obligatory day out magnet. It was such a lovely, full day and the whole family really enjoyed it. Drusillas Park is somewhere you could easily stay from the time the park opens until it closes and we can’t wait to visit again in the future.

A Lovely Day Out at Drusillas Park
Drusillas Park

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  • Donna Wishart

    Donna Wishart is married to Dave and they have two children, Athena (13) and Troy (11). They live in Surrey with their two cats, Fred and George. Once a Bank Manager, Donna has been writing about everything from family finance to days out, travel and her favourite recipes since 2012. Donna is happiest either exploring somewhere new, with her camera in her hand and family by her side or snuggled up with a cat on her lap, reading a book and enjoying a nice cup of tea. She firmly believes that tea and cake can fix most things.

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