Shrek's Adventure is the best family day out – and you can get two tickets with Sun Superdays
IF the stress of the looming school holidays has left you feeling ogreish, it might be time to ship the kids off to a land Far Far Away.
The brilliantly bonkers Shrek's Adventure! London, located on the buzzing South Bank, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this summer.
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This immersive, family attraction has ten fairytale-themed live shows to explore, featuring real-life actors, special effects and DreamWorks Animation, in search of The BGG (that's Big Green Guy).
Excited squeals
My sons, George, five, and three-year-old Olly, were enchanted as we boarded the 4D flying bus driven, erratically, by their favourite character, Donkey.
Water was squirted at us as we veered too close to a river, and the wind whipped our hair as we zoomed into the clouds. Cue lots of excited squeals.
Hundreds of thousands of Shrek fans, including celeb mums Myleene Klass and Amy Childs, pay a visit to Shrek's Adventure! London every year.
No wonder it is a TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice.
On our visit, we 'crashed' the bus and bumped off one of Rumpelstiltskin's favourite witches, and were then tasked with collecting ingredients to make an escape potion.
Audience participation, especially getting grown-ups to do silly things, is at the heart of this hilarious experience.
Cinderella persuaded my husband Patrick, 39, to put his hand down the loo in search of gold.
The kids went wild as loud fart noises filled the room.
A fortune teller then directed us to the Poison Apple Pub, where we danced with barmaid Doris and bumped into Puss in Boots.
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George delighted in being given one of the cat's (gross) furballs — necessary for our magic brew, apparently.
We got lost in the Mirror Maze — Olly was in awe, 'Mummy, there are loads of us!' — before Sleeping Beauty saved us.
Despite the fact she kept dozing off, to much amusement, we reached The Bakery, where the Muffin Man helped us mix the elixir, spurred on by 'Gingy' The Gingerbread.
The kids gasped as the cauldron bubbled.
Just when we thought it was all over, we were thrown in prison. Plot twist.
Fortunately, Princess Fiona was there to help us make our getaway.
We were then congratulated on our heroism by Shrek, who greeted us with high-fives, before we headed back into the real world.
Shrek's Adventure! London is far far and away the best day out. If only we could spend all summer there.
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