Legoland Windsor

I've been meaning to do a quick blog about our trip to Legoland Windsor for a while. It was a bit of a trek down there but well worth it. The hotel I had originally booked had a plumbing problem so they arranged for us to stay at another local hotel, The Kings Paget which was fine. A big family room and nice food for breakfast which was all we needed.

Legoland was brilliant. So much to do and lots of lego creations to spot as you walk around the park. The queues weren't too bad and the staff were friendly and seemed very genuine in their eagerness to assist.

It really is a great place for all the family. Not that us grown ups were taking things too seriously at all. Here's Pol relaxing on Laser Raiders:

There are plenty of eateries around the site and all seemed pretty reasonable compared with other theme parks I have been too. The food we had was freshly cooked and tasty. If you are lucky enough to go be sure to upgrade your meal to include the lego chips....they are GORGEOUS! I upgraded the littlen's but not my own...worst decision of the year....I have been weeping ever since.

Our favourite ride was the Viking River Splash which we enjoyed three times in a row. We all got drenched in not just cold but ICY cold water. It gets you from all directions and there is little hope of not ending up sat in a puddle of it. Luckily we had the opportunity to go in one of those family drier booths to warm up afterwards. Unsurprisingly it didn't manage to dry my jeans but it did mess up my hair and take the chill off my jeans which was good enough for me. Warm wet jeans are better than cold wet ones right?

There was a hairy moment when I was emotionally blackmailed onto the Pirate Ship (The Jolly Rocker). I had a bad experience on one when I was a child so now avoid them at all costs. My cousin thought it would be funny to sit me at the top end of the ship so I was not only faced with being 'rocked' high up in the air.... stomach somersaulting ....  I was also battling gravity as it lifted me out of my seat on the way down . TERRIFYING.  I tried to escape it in Legoland.

It almost worked too.

There was a problem however... each row has to have an adult at either end.

Argh!

 We were only on the 'bottom' row though so I thought that I would be OK.

Nope.

It was just as bad as I remembered. As soon as the ship started swinging I regretted it. I wasn't alone with this thought either. The lady directly opposite me was screaming and trying to use her small child as some sort of human shield. I could see some little kids on the higher levels opposite with real terror on their faces...probably forced aboard by their evil cousins.

I closed me eyes and tried some Buddhist breathing techniques.....in through the nose......out through the mouth. I did this for the entire duration. This probably freaked those poor kids out even more but I didn't care. It stopped me from throwing up on them. They should be grateful.

I do have one nice memory of the Jolly Rocker though. The husband of the screaming woman opposite asked Pol if she would take a photo of them and handed her his phone. Pol was a bit confused by his phone she promptly took a really close up photo of her own face and handed it back to him. One for the album. Yohoho!