Water Playgrounds In and Around Your Area

Explore the Water Parks in and around your area - great fun for kids of all ages and we are sure you’re Children will enjoy them and they are a perfect way to keep them nice and cool on those hot summer days.

Northamptonshire

The Enbankment Splash Park Open daily. Monday 23rd July – Monday 3rd September. Free Admission. The splash park sprays, squirts, mists and shoots water and is perfect for children to have fun in the sun on a hot day. It offers everything families could need for a fun-filled day in the sun. As well as the main water feature there are picnic tables, a shelter and regular food and ice cream vans. There is free car parking, toilets and baby changing facilities. Situated next to the River Nene at The Enbankment, Wellingborough, NN8 1LD. www.wellingborough.gov.uk

Stanwick Lakes Open daily, 7am – 9pm. Free admission – car parking charges apply. The extensive adventure playground is built of wood and surrounded by a moat. It includes water play, with small stream and water wheels, a large sand play area, a climbing tower with giant slide, tunnels, stepping stones, a sunken ship and much more. Grassy banks provide the ideal spot to set up base or have a picnic on warm sunny days. Visitor centre (Open 10am - 5pm) offers toilets, baby changing facilities, cafe and shop. Stanwick Lakes, Stanwick, Northants, NN9 6GY. www.stanwicklakes.org.uk

Willen Lake Splash ‘N’ Play Open every day, 12noon - 6pm during July and August. £3 per child for a 25 minute session. Car parking charges apply. The Splash ‘n’ Play at Willen Lake is one of the UK’s largest outdoor splash parks, with over 70 unique water features for children to enjoy. For toddlers, there is a bespoke water journey area called The Race to help stimulate their imagination and interactive social skills. Toilets, cafe, baby changing and play park. Willen Lake, V10 Brickhill Street, Milton Keynes, MK15 0DS. www.willenlake.org.uk

Warwickshire

St Nicholas Park Outdoor Pool Free. Open daily until Monday 4th September, 10am – 8pm (which may be extended pending weather). At St nicholas Park the outdoor pool is reserved for kids aged up to 12. The pool is shallow, safe and perfect for younger children looking to cool down in the summer! Includes seating areas along side for adults. Plus play area, boating, mini golf and cafe. St Nicholas Park, Warwick, CV34 4QY. www.stnicholaspark.co.uk/fun-park.php

Abbey Park Splash Parks Open daily, 10am – 6pm. Free Both Evesham and Penshore parks have plenty of open grassy areas, seating, picnic benches and children’s play areas. The splash parks have a variety of fountains and sprays which are great fun. Activated by pressure pads set in the floor surface. There are no changing rooms on site. Abbey Park, Abbey Road, Evesham, WR11 4ST www.wychavon.gov.uk/abbey-park-evesham or Abbey Park, Abbey Road, Pershore, WR10 1JP www.wychavon.gov.uk/abbey-park-pershore

War Memorial Park Splash ‘N’ Play Free. Open daily for the duration of the School Summer Holidays, Sessions run for 45 minutes with 15 minute breaks between 11.00am – 4.45pm. (Closes for maintenance 1.oopm – 2.00pm). Children can play in 36 water jets, with water rising to 1.5m – 2m in height. The central jets are surrounded by four other water features – the ‘Popjets’ and ‘Water Ring’ are suitable for under eights and the ‘Mushroom’ and ‘Drencher’, which squirts water down from a height of 2.5m, are suitable for eight to twelve year-olds. War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, CV3 6PT. www.coventry.gov.uk

Oxfordshire

Cutteslowe & Sunnymead Splash ‘N’ Play Open 10am – 6pm, 7 days a week until the end of September 2018. Free Admission. Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park is the largest park in Oxford. The Splash ‘n’ Play has lots of interactive water play, jets and water ways so it has something for everyone to enjoy. With three play areas, skate park and mini golf course. You can visit the ducks at the tranquil duck pond and take a picnic on the lawns. There are kiosk facilities available for hot drinks, Ice creams and confectionery. Cutteslow & Sunnymead Park, Oxford, OX2 8ES. www.oxford.gov.uk

Riverside Park Open 9am – 6pm every day. Riverside Campsite and Heated Outdoor Pool is attractively located adjacent to the River Thames between Crowmarsh Gifford and Wallingford. The picturesque location makes it an ideal place for a family day out or a base for an extended holiday to explore this beautiful area of Oxfordshire. Come and see our Riverside Jubilee Splash Park, making water fun for children of all ages. Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford Oxfordshire, OX10 8EB. www.better.org.uk/leisurecentre/south-oxfordshire/riverside-park-and-pool

Abbey Meadow Family Water Park Open 9am - 6pm every day in the Summer season. Free Admission – car parking charges apply. Families love the Abbey Meadow Water Park which provides a safe environment for youngsters to enjoy water fun on a hot day. Parents can relax at the side and watch the screaming and the giggling as the kids run around the spray fountains. With the heated outdoor pool and the play area all alongside it makes a day of fun that will keep the kids busy in the holiday without breaking the bank. Abbey Meadow, Abbey Close, Abingdon, Oxford, OX14 3JD. www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

MK / Bucks

Parson's Close Recreation Ground - Splash and Play The Splash and Play is open daily from 10am - 6pm until Mid-September. The free splash park has a re-circulating water supply and includes a variety of jets and sprays laid out on a brightly coloured surface. The Green Flag Award-winning park also has a 100 tonne sand beach (20m by 20m), with sand at least 200mm deep. The beach is surrounded by treated decking, to create a proven sand retaining wall that collects sand and acts as a practical walkway and viewing area around the beach. Parson’s Close, Recreation Ground, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1SD. www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk

Woburn Lido Open every day from 12pm – 7.30pm. Adults £7. Under 16’s £4.50. Under 3’s Free. Whether you’re looking to swim yourself fit or simply escape the summer heat, nothing beats a refreshing dip in the open air. Plenty of space to sit by the pool or in the shade on the grass. Fully refurbished in 2016. The Woburn Lido is a charity and is managed by volunteers. Crawley Road, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9QG. www.woburn-lido.co.uk