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Need a chilled out, non physically demanding, thoosie trip. Thoughts?

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Itgoeshowhigh

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Trying to plan something for end of June.

So I’ve been poorly since last October and have had to take a bit of a break. Slowly getting better and have managed half a day at Thorpe and half a day at Chessington.

The Coasters don’t seem to effect me too much, it’s mainly the standing around and walking and just general exhaustion. I took a little fold up stool which has been a god send.

Me and my daughter both have annual leave for a week and I’m looking for something fairly chilled out to do for a few days.

I was thinking maybe Great Yarmouth, Joyland, PWH.

Do you think this would be fairly chilled. How big is PWH, is there much walking?

Anyone got any other ideas for a little trip?

Desperate to get my thoosie life back on track.
 
Itgoeshowhigh said:
Trying to plan something for end of June.

So I’ve been poorly since last October and have had to take a bit of a break. Slowly getting better and have managed half a day at Thorpe and half a day at Chessington.

The Coasters don’t seem to effect me too much, it’s mainly the standing around and walking and just general exhaustion. I took a little fold up stool which has been a god send.

Me and my daughter both have annual leave for a week and I’m looking for something fairly chilled out to do for a few days.

I was thinking maybe Great Yarmouth, Joyland, PWH.

Do you think this would be fairly chilled. How big is PWH, is there much walking?

Anyone got any other ideas for a little trip?

Desperate to get my thoosie life back on track.
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As much as it pains me to say, Paulton's Park might not be an awful shout.

It's a relatively small site, so there's not much walking involved. It's flat, so you don't have to worry about walking up inclies and getting out of breath. The rides aren't extreme, but still offer enough thrills for a decent age span. The queue times are negligible and the attraction offering is comparatively vast.

You could make a two day trip out of it and see some other sites in the New Forest, which is always a lovely and relaxing place to be.

There's the National Motor Museum at Beaulie, which often has stuff on for younger ones too. There are a few outdoor adventure parks, or you could go for a walk in the woods and visit a deer sanctuary. Perhaps even find a lovely country pub, with the wild / roaming horses around.
 
Itgoeshowhigh said:
Pains me to say it but I’m a bit bored with Paultons.
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Careful, you can't say that, they'll hear you and come after you. One is not allowed to be bored by Paulton's Park.

Drayton Manor Park and Zoo can be fairly hit and miss, if only for the operations. June also runs the risk of crashing into the school trip season, with a lot of local establishments choosing the park for hyperactive 11 year olds. If you haven't visited for a while, it can be pretty fun and not very intense or overwhelming.

I haven't visited the other three you've mentioned, for a few decades, so I'm unable to be much help there. I'm very glad to read you're slowly improving though!
 
In rampant old age, I always find a very slow stroll around the Beach at Blackpool both convalescent for the body, and restorative for the mind.
The next couple of weeks remain reasonable queue wise.
A gentle rest on the balcony at Crevettes, healthy seafood salad, modest prices for champagne, people watching galore, and the (stunningly attractive) bar staff have been known to bring hot water bottles out onto the balcony during inclement weather.
You can get a tram to Fleetwood, then the Ferry to Knott End, to a fine pub lunch in the only pub "over the water".
All gentle, restorative fun at the seaside...proper old git stuff.

And you can do the lot, with really good connections, on the train and tram, now Blackpool North is "linked up".
 
Just been looking into it a bit more. It’s a bit awkward because Yarmouth pleasure beach is open Wednesdays and weekends and PWH is open weekends so would need to make a good few days of it. I can actually get a caravan in Yarmouth fairly cheap for a week.

It could be a nice little traditional caravan seaside holiday with a few creds chucked in. I would be able to take things easy and rest a lot. I think I might go for it.

Just thinking about booking a little trip is making me so happy.

Annoyingly though we both have a weeks annual leave but I’m working the weekend prior and daughters working the following weekend. So at the moment we only have the Monday to Friday to play. Both now need to see if we can swap a weekend.
 
In terms of the parks in Yarmouth, none of them are that physically demanding, in my view. Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach is very compact, as is Joyland, and Pleasurewood Hills is also a pretty small, unchallenging site to negotiate. Queues aren’t very long at any of the parks, if that’s an area of concern.

I would say, however, that I personally didn’t find either of the major parks in the region to be full-day experiences. Looking back at my trip report from last year, I did both Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach and Joyland in less than 3 hours, and I also spent no more than 3 hours in Pleasurewood Hills, and was quite content with that.

At Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Roller Coaster is good fun and a very pleasant ride that’s worth checking out, but I didn’t think anything else there was much to write home about. Joyland is worth visiting, if only for the uniqueness of some of its attractions; the Snails are quite fun and quirky, and although I’ll admit I personally found Tyrolean Tubtwist absolutely vile (not one for those with a low spin tolerance!), its uniqueness is undeniable.

I would liken Pleasurewood Hills somewhat to Oakwood with weaker headline coasters. Their top ride for me was Jolly Roger; if you like a good drop tower, I’ll admit this is a very good one! I didn’t think any of their coasters were anything to write home about, if I’m being honest.

I would manage your expectations in terms of coaster and park quality, but if you are interested in something that’s less physically demanding and don’t mind the coasters and parks being more of a side dish to a relaxing caravan holiday rather than the coasters and parks themselves being the main event, then I think East Anglia is a good shout. If you are a coaster counter, the region is a surprisingly fruitful one for new creds!
 
See this sound perfect. Half a day seems to be about my limit at the moment. After that I’m exhausted. Good to hear that none of them involve massive amounts of walking. I can just take it slow and get plenty of rest.

I’m really not looking for “good” coasters at the moment, that can wait.

Just to be out and about, leisurely exploring somewhere new, having a giggle on kids rides, chilling out.

Have always wanted to go at some point to tick that woodie off. Daughter wants to get a Schwartzkopf cred on her list.

It looks like there’s other chilled out stuff to do in the area, model village, horse sanctuary etc. It’s been a few years since I had a normal holiday where I’ve not been trying to cram in as many coasters as possible. I think it will be really good for me.
 
I think Great Yarmouth is a good choice. There are actually 7 coasters on the seafront at the moment, which is quite impressive. Admittedly, only two are "Thrill", but it's a fantastic place anyway! I always enjoy breathing in the North Sea air.

Pleasurewood Hills is very well-designed, and you can easily get round the main "loop" of pathway without much walking.

East Anglia in general is also very flat, which is a huge advantage in these circumstances. Here's hoping you have a good trip, and your health continues to improve.
 
Adventure Island at Southend? Very small site so hardly any walking required and a good mix of rides. Get there for opening and first hour or so everything is pretty much walk on.

Outside the box and depending where you live, Plopsaland in Belgium? About the same size as Paultons i'd say but also has a train that goes round the park. Plenty of small rides and then a few big coasters if you did change your mind. Open midweek too if you can't change your dates. Doable in a day though arguably that makes it a bit of a slog so better to stay over imo, of which there are options to suit all budgets.
 
Itgoeshowhigh said:
Just been looking into it a bit more. It’s a bit awkward because Yarmouth pleasure beach is open Wednesdays and weekends and PWH is open weekends so would need to make a good few days of it. I can actually get a caravan in Yarmouth fairly cheap for a week.

It could be a nice little traditional caravan seaside holiday with a few creds chucked in. I would be able to take things easy and rest a lot. I think I might go for it.

Just thinking about booking a little trip is making me so happy.
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Ill backup @rob666 suggestion here that Blackpool maybe a good shout. Even though I won't be the attractive bar person keeping you warm this time (I could tell he enjoyed that cuddle), working weekends should really be your advantage. It sounds to me like standing in slow moving queues for extended periods is a problem, and Blackpool can be full of them. But as a fellow weekend worker myself, weekdays off are often too good an opportunity to pass on, and Pleasure Beach will be deserted. A gift even at times to the point where I actively avoid these kinds of places on weekends, and I feel for the people that do have endure visiting them then.

You'll have loads of pubs, and take it from a guy who lives in a town with the worst mud breach on the planet (probably), Blackpool actually has a lovely beach and promenade. You wouldn't need to hang around all day, come and go as you please and chill out t.

I also fancy a Yarmouth trip myself, and have been mostly been unwell since last Autumn over a similar time period, so I just can't find the justification to book a caravan to drive the 5 hours there and then another back again. But I will when things aren't as they are now.

I'm glad you're feeling better, and I hope you have a good time, whatever you decide. It sounds like you could do with it.
 
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