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i love taking my little ones here, there is a fab walk around the trees which incorporates a secret fairy forest with doors and stairways carved into the trees, sculptural pieces around and about including the hare and the tortoise, a dragonfly, the three bears chairs amongst many more all ok to explore and cilmb. there is an exercise trail, story corner, and just the simple use of your imagination to take an adventure through the trees.
on top of this there is a very large park area with wooden climbing frames, swings, play house, assault course etc etc.
during december there is an area transformed into the xmas tree sales with shapes and sizes of all varieties available, a small shop area with some local crafts available and a santas grotto.
it's a very popular venue for cylcists, there is a cafe and picnic facilties dotted around, there are toilets, obviously, but they can get quite mucky sometimes depending on the weather with all the mud being trapsed around.
the only downside is the parking charges, you can either pay for an hour or a day! i find that an hour is never quite enough and i am rushing back to the car x

a old family favourite, for many years my parents have aquainted this place so far back as i can remember, it holds fond memeries of walks out across gentleshaw common going for lunch at The Windmill then for the long walk home. I could never say a bad a word, I think as all places doo it has flurrys and dips but through the years it has always been a firm favourite, good pub food, seperate bar, lounge and 1st floor restaurant, bowls out on the green, outdoor play equipment for the little ones and regular games of bowls.n

this makes a lovely trip out for all, the heritage railway is very well run & maintained completely by volunteers usually on saturday and sundays and some weekday specials during school holidays and over xmas etc. there is the chasewater visitor centre, an independantly run water sports centre - currently out of operation i think due to the fact they have drained the lake temporarily - an outdoor park, mini golf, wooden climbing equipment, a small stone built castle overlooking the lake, a stone beach, a wooden bridge and a path to alk around the whole place which is approxiamatley 4 miles ideal for walking or cycling, chasewater is also notorious for bird watchers.
ideal for a short trip out or to make more of a day of it.

just visited here last week for my little ones 2nd birthday, we have been a few times before and always had a fab time.
the walk around the monkeys itself is lovely, a nice smooth path leads you round a little mini adventure, there are snippits of information on the way round about the monkeys and guides at various points to advise and answer any questions. outside of the main forested monkey area there is a cafe and outdoor picnic area as well as a wood chipped park area and across hte way an older park area, toilet facilities are decent and there is a small educational hut. it's right next to the main trentham estate/ gardens/ shopping/ garden centre so you coul dmake a real day of it if you wanted to.

great day out for all, thomas land is fab for the young ones and you can onthe rides too, the zoo, entertainments, adult rides, lake etc the list goes on.
its advisable to pack a picnic as always food and drink etc is pricey especially if there is a group or family going.
the best way of paying for it as well is through the tesco clubcard deals it's a fraction of the price, especially if it's a day out to Thomas Land who wants to pay full price adlult entry to meet the fat controller......they also do special xmas events etc definitlet worth the trip x

my husband surprised me with an overnight stay here for my brithday, it is a beautiful hotel set in beautiful grounds, we have previously been for a meal in the restaurant also but this was the first time I had stayed. The bar and restaurant service was impeccable, of a standard second none as was the food and drink, we were never made to feel out of our league for a second which is fantastic as somewhere like this feels as if it is for other people who can afford to indulge in such a lifestyle much more often than once in a blue moon for a special treat! The breakfast selection and service again was excellent and frankly I was ready to settle in for another night. There are also day spa facilities which I am looking forward to experiencing on a girly weekend at some point.
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mr bains is always more than helpful, the shop is alitle den of goodies for allsorts and there is always a friendly face and someone to advise on the products/ ailments if you require it.

very friendly and welcoming whether eating in or out, food is always delighful, never a bad meal although eating in always seems nicer.
doesn't look much from the outside and would benefit from and internal facelift but really that isn't the be all and end all for a good local eatery.

fab, friendly, always handy and polite

organised a trip here for my hubby's bday with all his mates, we had a great time, everyone took to the spirit of it & tried to stick to the rules!!!
first time i had ever been karting so it was a bit daunting but there a nothing to fear everything was set up and explained before hand, money, teams, etc etc it was all organised so all we had to do was get ourselves round the track and have plenty of fun