Twinlakes

It was one of the finest Saturdays weather wise we have had for ages, at last it seemed the cold had been replaced by the warmth of the spring sunshine. This made it an ideal day to get out and have some fun especially since it was my weekend to have all the girls together.

The morning was spent relaxing and just getting ready to go out. Instead of lunch we went for the earlier brunch and filled ourselves up with a nice warm lunch to stop those little tummies rumbling while we were having fun. After all when your out having fun you don't want to stop just to eat when there is lots to do and there is certainly lots to do at Twinlakes. 

For those that don't know what Twinlakes is let me take a moment to tell you. Twinlake once was a farm on the edge of Melton Mowbray that has been converted in to a adventure park for children in the age range of 2 to 14 which makes it ideal for a day with an active family of little ones as well as bigger ones. They all have something to do. There is everything from roller coasters, pirate ships, boats on lakes and mini parks for them all to play in and better still you can even go there when it rains as some of the things to do are housed in large barns. 

We set off the park just after we finished eating giving us about 5 hours to enjoy the sun before the park closed which was more enough time to wear them all out for bed later in the evening. With the usual singing and car seat dancing we made our way off to Twinlakes listening to the music picked by Lucy and played over and over again until we could take no more and picked something else to play on the car CD player. You could feel the excitement grow in the car from the children as we got closer and closer.

We arrived and everyone rushed out of the car and made there way to the entrance. We paid, thankfully for only the big two as Lucy was just under the height limit, and set of to find the soft play area for Lucy and some bigger things for her big sisters to do. Emily quickly found the rope slide and Catherine joined in sliding down it while I played with Lucy. Lucy, bless her, wanted to join in with their big girl games but she was just to little. She did manage to get me to go on the wild west horse ride again and again and again. Soon Emily and Catherine joined us and we were all waving madly at each other as we went round and round the track. 

Catherine took Lucy off to the big castle and they made there way to the top. They were having so much fun that I didn't see them for ages and I thought I had lost them. With two sacks for the big slide in my hand I went off in search of them. I walked all around the castle and still didn't find them until I reached the top of the slide when I saw them down at near the bottom. There was only one thing to do... slide down the slide. It was the quickest way down. 

Next we all headed of to the farm area to see the animals. Lucy loved it. All those little soft and cuddly animals and their little babies to look at and be amazed by. It was lovely to se her little face light up as we moved from one part of the farm to the other. She was really funny with the big animals holding her nose and saying how they smelled of poo. She made us all laugh as usual with her little ways. It is a lovely age of discovery. 

Emily was keen to get off to one of the barns for some climb and sliding fun. The barn closest to the farm has a massive climbing and sliding area. These barns are really high and the biggest slide is really high up. Of course Lucy didn't want to be left out. After a quick height check she went in with me and we got a mat and made our way to the top of the biggest slide with me helping up some of the harder things to climb. Once there we got on our mat and she sat in the front and me behind her and we set off down the biggest slide. She loved it so much we had to do it again and again before we stopped for some chips and a drink before we found a even better slide. It wasn't as big as the main slide but it was faster and a lot more fun. It was great to see her and the rest of them having having so much fun. I could have spent all day going down that slide with Lucy. We had so much fun together.

Next we headed for the next big barn for the falling chair ride. It is Emily's favorite ride in the whole of Twinlakes. I'm sure if I would let her she would have spent all day on the ride going up and down. She just loves it since she first went on the ride last year when all the girls were together. Lucy and myself headed off for the bouncy castle and the soft play area for some fun. There wasn't so much we could do in this barn compared with the other barn. All the same we managed to find enough to do to keep us going until we could extract Emily and Catherine off the falling chair ride. 

Next we went back outside and to the bigger outside rides. Emily headed of for the rocking ship and Catherine went off to watch. Lucy and myself spotted the caterpillar roller coaster and set off to see if Lucy was big enough to ride with me. Thankfully she just made the height limit and on we got and off we went again and again. She loved it. I was so glad she could go on some of the the rides and didn't miss out. Although the final ride I went on with her, the bouncy cars, wasn't my ride of choice. I can do that in real cars. While I was on the smaller coaster with Lucy, Emily and Catherine tried to go on as many of the big rides as they could time and time again.

The 5 hours past really quickly and with tired but happy children we returned home for tea. They had a lovely time and we must go again soon next time we have some spare pennies.