Crealy is an adventure park in Devon and Cornwall, with theme park style rides, very large indoor and outdoor activities and play areas and a lot of animals. The Devon park is the original and is based just oustide Exeter, whilst the Cornwall park is newer and is located near to Newquay. Both are aimed at families with children and regularly have special days and cartoon/film/TV characters that would interest those aged 3 - 13. We have been to both, with the Cornwall Crealy open throughout the summer, the Devon one all year round.
The Devon park is the largest, with a rollercoaster, log flume, swinging boat, bumper boats, train, carousel and several other ride type attractions. There are several play areas, including some really big indoor ones and a new pirate one that opened last week. We were there for the opening and they had a Jonny Depp lookalike to entertain everyone, he was really good! There are quite a lot of animals indoors and outdoors, and a lot of cute baby animals and farmyard animals that children can touch and groom.
The Cornwall park has a similar theme, with big indoor and outdoor activities and play areas, a log flume, swinging ship, a big launch ride called The Beast and a water coaster. There are also a lot of animals, but with more horses.
Both parks have fast food and healthier cafe options, both also put on daily shows and they each have their own costume characters that entertain around the park. Each section has its own staff, so we have always found somebody around if we need to ask a question, and they have always been friendly and helpful.
We are members so we pay around £40 each per year (except for my youngest son, as he is below the set height and gets in for free) and can visit the two as often as we want, or you can pay to go in on the day. Last week we saw that you can now come back for a week for free after you have paid to come in, but as members its free for us anyway!
Overall it is a really fun day. The park is not aimed at older teeenagers, but there is enough to keep everyone else happy for a full day. This summer we are planning to go when they have Scooby Doo and Sportacus visiting, and always visit in October when they have the halloween special week. I would recommend the membership to anyone who lives in Devon/Cornwall as the kids love going back every couple of weeks, or it is a really good day out if you are visiting the area on holiday.
May 29th, 2009
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