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Diggerland - great day out for school hols
Today we took our grandson to Diggerland (at Castleford, W Yorks) for his birthday treat (he'll be 6 on Thursday) - what a great day out!
You get to drive diggers, mini go-karts, dumper-trucks, and other stuff, and there are some bigger things to go on, e.g the Spindizzy (never again!) and the Skyshuttle.
Most of the rides have a minimum height for the kids (usually about 1 metre tall to ride on with Grandad, or 1.4 metres to drive themselves),
If you pay on the day it's 19.95 per person, 9.95 for grandads over 65, but it's worth booking online in advance to get about £3 off each. I think they may also do a family ticket.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for a good day out with the kids, now that school's out.
(Usual disclaimer - I have no connection except as a satisfied customer).
You get to drive diggers, mini go-karts, dumper-trucks, and other stuff, and there are some bigger things to go on, e.g the Spindizzy (never again!) and the Skyshuttle.
Most of the rides have a minimum height for the kids (usually about 1 metre tall to ride on with Grandad, or 1.4 metres to drive themselves),
If you pay on the day it's 19.95 per person, 9.95 for grandads over 65, but it's worth booking online in advance to get about £3 off each. I think they may also do a family ticket.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for a good day out with the kids, now that school's out.
(Usual disclaimer - I have no connection except as a satisfied customer).
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He's got his own theme park ???!!!
(Private Eye refer to him as 'Digger' if you don't get it)
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
Aside from making you pay for your uniform, it wasn't a bad job at all. Most of the kids that come really enjoy themselves and listen to you even when you have to tell them that their turn's over on the diggers. We even once had a grandmother celebrate her 80th birthday there.
There is something weirdly thereputic and satisfying about digging a huge hole in an industrial size digger and then filling it in again. Perk of the job when it was raining and no one was in the park was doing that.
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Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
Interesting comments about people worked there - they all seemed to be enjoying their work! Most seemed like students who had found the ideal summer job.