In May we went to Havens Warmwell holiday park, near Weymouth, for a midweek break (mon-fri). At Warmwell all the accommodation is in lodges. We had no idea what to expect as we've never been on a holiday like this before (my hubby is strictly an abroad man!). We've got 2 children so really needed a lodge with 3 bedrooms.
To get a silver lodge with 3 rooms it cost us £126. You get discounts for children under 5 (£10 for a midweek break and £20 for a full week, for each child). You also get discounts for over 55's (same as childrens) and as my mum came with us we got that one aswell! My hubby works for John Lewis and so we got another discount through them and I think another discount for booking early!! Any more discounts and they would be paying us to go there!!

Very pleasantly surprised with the lodge and had great fun looking around all the rooms and cupboards!! Our daughter was leaping around the place with great excitement. With silver lodges you get a microwave and a fridge freezer (very handy with small children). To get a hair dryer and video you need to go for gold!!! One small downside was the tv which was very small and not remote control (shock, horror!!). The best part of the lodge had to be the bathroom though, which had a fantastic corner bath with a power shower which was better than our one at home!!! The rest of the lodge was very tastefully decorated and was very spacious and there was plenty of room for 3 adults and 2 kids.

The cot that was supplied, which we pre-booked for £3.00, was very good. We were told that the cot would have to be in the living room for some reason that was not explained, however when we got there the cot was a proper cot which folded and was easily put into the smallest room when one of the two beds in there was put onto it's side. The cot mattress too had a plastic cover and so we used some of the spare bed linen to put on the mattress under the sheet I had been asked to bring for the cot (linen not supplied for cot). Our 10 month old slept very well in the cot, which made the holiday even better!

Then came the best bit...exploring the rest of the park. First we came to the amusement arcade. Very noisy but with loads of different amusements - loads of arcade games, penny shove games, pool tables, mini ten-pin bowling, ride on arcade games (you have to pay extra for all these) but there are change machines to help you spend even more money!! Then we went and had a look at the pool. Very nice with a flume slide (which our daughter couldn't get enough of) and a wave machine which is quite powerful so not so good for very small children. But the pool starts off at ankle deep and gradually gets deeper so you can sit on the edge with your feet just in the water.
Our daughter then tried out the Fun Palace which wasn't huge but she loved it. There was a big slide into a ball pit and rope ladders and squidgy shapes. Adults aren't allowed in which makes it a bit restrictive if you've got a nervous child (like ours but she was fine after going round once!). Also in that area are a roller rink and a fitness room and you get your crazy golf putters from the desk there. Each putter was £1 and you have to leave a £5 deposit which you get back when you return the clubs (we realised after we got 4 clubs that we could have been really tight and just got one and shared it!!!!!) The crazy golf course was ok but it looked a bit uncared for with lots of leaves and twigs on the course. There are also two play areas outside. One is like an obsticle course with balance beams and chain bridges etc. The other is a big wooden frame thing with a slide. Both are very safe having lots of bark chippings on the ground.

Other things at Warmwell which we didn't use are the kids clubs. Paws for 1-4 year olds, Tiger club for 5-11 and T-CO for 12-16+ .And an all weather multi sports court, a launderette and a fish 'n' chip shop.

The night life there is very good, and while we were lucky and had my mum to babysit, a lot of people take their children to the shows at night (so expect to see loads of babies and kids in their pj's!!!). While we were there we saw a magician (very good), a female singer (not so good!) and a male singer (better!). The bar was very reasonably priced which was nice to see!