We arrived at LEGOLAND after an uneventful hour and a half journey there at about 10.00 am. It opens at 9.30 am so we were expecting big queues, but we went straight in, to our surprise. We were waiting for some friends so decided to head straight to the Pit Stop for some breakfast, which was quite good value for money and of good quality. Our friends arrived about half an hour after we did and were queuing for ages, so it definitely pays to get there before 10 am.

We were expecting queues for the rides, and we were right. The popular rides were about an hour, so we did the less popular rides in between at about 20-30 mins . Our children ranged from 4 to 9 years and there was definitely something for everyone. I was a bit concerned that my 4 year old would be too small to go on a lot of rides, as she is under a
meter, but there were plenty of rides for her to go on.

We started off with the Rocket Racers which was great for children and adults.  You make your own driver and then make you way to the racing cars with a big screen in front and race each other. As you can imagine, the boys were the most competitive. The 4 year olds were a bit young for that one but that didn’t stop them from having fun. After getting dizzy on the Spinning Spider, we stopped for an (adult) break at the Pirate Training Camp – an adventure playground for all ages.

Onto the roller coasters, the smaller one of which was a bit tamer than other parks, but nevertheless enjoyable for the children, and after queuing for an hour, decided it was time for lunch. We stopped at The Crossed Ribs BBQ and we were all pleasantly surprised at the quality of food. Unfortunately, the increase in wasps (there were signs up all round) made it difficult to enjoy, but the food was very good.

Next stop was the Wave Surfer, which we all really enjoyed.. Another long queue but well worth it. Basically a wave runner which spins round in the water with people at the side spraying water on you. Great fun and a shame the queue was too long to do again.

The children really enjoyed the Driving School (one for under 5 yrs and the other for 6-13 yrs) and the Boating School which also gave us adults a much needed breather.

Miniland (miniature Lego buildings) was a definite highlight and we spent quite a lot of time looking at the different countries in amazement. So clever.

Between the rides, we stopped for coffees and ice creams. This is where we felt the value was poor. It was very expensive to treat the children at £2.40 per one scoop ice cream. In our opinion, the drinks were also expensive, but we did expect that.

The Sky Rider, we felt, was a nice relaxing ride to finish on, however, we didn’t reckon on finding the Extreme Team Challenge on our way out.  We had half an hour before the park rides closed and as most of the crowds had gone, we made the most of this fantastic ride which consisted of a dingy plummeting down a water flume.

We left the park very wet (myself in see-through white linen trousers) and exhausted. We couldn’t believe we’d actually been there for about 10 hours. We still didn’t get round everything, so will definitely be planning another trip next year. The children haven’t stopped talking about it since.

For more information on LEGOLAND, Windsor, visit: http://www.legoland.co.uk/