Magic Garden Reviews Summary

Play Area Design

Pros:

• "The Magic Garden is an awesome place! Great for the kids and great for the adults too."
• "Lots of fun for the kids, water play area, fast slide and small slide, places to climb and hide, a huge dragon to climb on and other mythical beasts dotted around."
• "Great mix of water features, slides, climbing, open space to run about and burn off energy."
• "Wonderful safe and magical environment for children."
• "The whole area is climb-able and play-able, there are also fountains and little pool areas so I recommend bringing a towel!"
• "Great magical place with dragons, hiding spots, slides and waterplay."
• "This is a really well thought out play area which kids can get safely lost in for a couple of hours!"

Cons:

• "Not as amazing as I expected, there were lots of statues and things that looked great but just weren't in the best location in a kids play area."
• "Great play area with lots of varied activities but many of these are out of sight so parents (who care) have to follow their children around to ensure their safety."
• "Very dangerous, full of unsupervised children and far too few attendants."
• "Impossible to keep an eye on your kids... It's designed for kids to get lost in basically."
• "However there were a few large children running around like lunatics and nearly knocked me and my wife over. No one seemed to be in charge to control this dangerous situation??"
• "It’s an accident waiting to happen."
• "It is extremely busy. You can easily lose sight of your children."

Value and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Worth getting an annual pass if you live locally as it is quite expensive otherwise."
• "Good value for locals with membership who can come and go for free."
• "Great value for money as you can return later in the day for no additional fee."
• "You can visit the magic garden as many times as you like, as well as the whole palace itself and four others."
• "Entry for a family with a maze ticket is about £27 at the time of writing - this might appear steep but compares well to soft play."
• "Awesome fun and unbeatable value for money."
• "Beautiful play space! Fantastic value if you have yearly membership and live close by."

Cons:

• "Entry is a bit pricey (£7 for adults and £5 for kids) but there are group tickets available."
• "Honestly, this is an average as most parks but unfortunately there is an entrance fee that is combined with the Palace."
• "Shame it's not accessible without a full palace ticket, check out membership if living nearby."
• "It is good place for kids but only for good and warm weather. And 20£ per family entrance is showing how the owner is caring just for money and profit."
• "We like the playing area. Just don't understand why adults tickets more expensive than kids tickets? Adults don't play there. Just watching the kids! In fact, adults entrance must be free."
• "Misses on full 5 stars due to the price which I would say is on the expensive side."
• "However, tickets are overpriced for a couple of hours and are not provided separately."

Facilities and Services

Pros:

• "Small snack shop, free water and loos so no need to cut a visit short in a child emergency!"
• "Little cafe and toilets inside garden also..great for kids to let of some steam!!"
• "There is a small cafe for snacks and drinks."
• "There is a little coffee shop inside but plenty of room to set up a picnic."
• "Kids can play with water, there is a cafe and bathrooms. It has sand and water fountains."
• "Nice little tea/coffee shop on site for the parents/guardians with some snack food available if needed."
• "There are simple catering facilities with seating if required and toilets and bins within the very well supervised boundary."