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Scottish Sun
08-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
All of the waterparks in the UK mapped – with lazy rivers and wave pools in time for the hot weather
There are waterparks with areas for toddlers too SPLASH IN All of the waterparks in the UK mapped – with lazy rivers and wave pools in time for the hot weather IF you're looking for a place to escape the hot weather this week, we've got your back. From lazy rivers to wave pools, here is a round up of all the UK's waterparks to visit this weekend. 8 The UK is home to a large number of waterparks including both indoor and outdoor parks Credit: Trip Advisor Coral Reef, Bracknell Coral Reef is one of the largest interactive water worlds in England, with five waterslides, an erupting volcano and a pirate ship. The swimming pool itself features rapids, a bubble pool, a children's area and fountains. And there is even a little luxury at the park for adults, in the adults-only Coral Spa. The spa is home to three saunas, a Japanese steam room, spa pool, cool pool and even heated sun loungers. Family swim sessions with water slide access cost from £18.60 per adult and £13.20 per child. Waterworld, Stoke-on-Trent Waterworld is an indoor aqua park with over 30 different rides. One ride - Thunderbolt - is also the UK's first trap door waterslide. For visitors wanting some fresh air, there's an outdoor pool too. And once you are done in the water, the site also has an Adventure Mini Golf with two 18-hole, tiki-themed golf courses. More recently the waterpark gained M Club Spa and Fitness facility as well. Scots waterpark crowned 'best in the country' to reopen in weeks Admission costs £24 per person. Alton Towers Waterpark, Staffordshire Alton Towers Resort isn't just home to rollercoasters - it also has its own waterpark. Visitors can enjoy lazy rivers, water cannons and the 'Master Blaster' water rollercoaster. Then outside there is even more, with the Bubbly Wubbly pool and Flash Floods flume ride. Tickets to the waterpark cost from £18 per person. 8 Alton Towers Resort has its own waterpark with slides and a lazy river Credit: Alamy The Wave Waterpark, Coventry The Wave Waterpark in Coventry is home to a range of attractions for a variety of ages. For example, there is a splash zone for little ones but also water slides for older kids. Tickets cost from £12.50 per person. Splashdown Poole, Dorset In Poole, Splashdown is home to 13 indoor and outdoor flume rides for visitors to venture on. One ride - named Baron's Revenge - drops riders eight metres vertically into the dark. And for younger kids, there are two under five's splash zones. Sessions cost from £19 per person. 8 There are two under five's splash zones at Splashdown in Poole Credit: Splashdown Waterpark Poole Splashdown Quaywest, Devon This isn't the only Splashdown site in the UK as there is another one further along the coast on the English Riviera in Devon. Known as Splashdown Quaywest, this site is the UK's biggest outdoor waterpark. In comparison to the Poole site, this park is home to 11 flume rides. Last year, the attraction also launched Shipwreck Island - a giant aqua-play area with slides and sprays for little ones. For parents wanting to chill whilst the kids have a splash, there is also a sun terrace. Admission costs from £19 per person, aged over nine-years-old. 8 Splashdown Quaywest in Devon is the UK's biggest outdoor waterpark Credit: Instagram/Splashdownwaterparks SC2, Rhyl in Wales SC2 waterpark in Wales includes a number of rides, a beach-style paddling pool and a number of play features. For toddlers, there is also Piranha Play with a number of interactive features including buckets, a water wheel and showers. The waterpark reopened on July 5, following a 17month closure due to storm damage. It also has new additions such as an adventure play structure inside of the Rainforest Diner cafe - which has an updated menu too. Tickets cost from £18.50 per adult and £15 per child, over the age of three. Sandcastle Waterpark, Blackpool Located in the popular seaside town of Blackpool, Sandcastle Waterpark is the UK's largest indoor waterpark. The waterpark has a number of family-friendly flumes - with 18 attractions overall - and it is all set inside a tropical 29C degree climate. General admission costs from £26.95 per person. 8 Sandcastle Waterpark in Blackpool features tropical 29C degree climate Credit: Named Waterpark Time Capsule, Scotland Reopening at the end of July following a six-month closure, Time Capsule in Scotland features a number of different slides including Tornado Tantrum and a 25metre swimming pool. Visitors can even test their strength in the Tsunami wave pool. And Cove Island is also a great spot for little kids wanting to enjoy a calmer water play. Tickets cost from £6 per child and £8.10 per adult. Center Parcs Waterparks, various Center Parcs sites across the country all feature their signature waterpark - Subtropical Swimming Paradise. Center Parcs have five sites across the UK - Longleat Forest, Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Woburn Forest and Elveden Forest. And at each park's Paradise there are a number of different attractions and various pools. For example, there are wave pools, children's pools, slides and rides - all set in a tropical world with palm trees. Day passes can be purchased for the Center Parcs sites costing from £30 per child and between £37 and £49 per adult. 8 Center Parcs sites across the country all feature their signature waterpark - Subtropical Swimming Paradise Credit: handout Butlin's waterparks, various All three Butlin's sites - in Bognor Regis, Skegness and Minhead - also have a waterpark - and you don't need to stay to access them. Butlin's Splash Waterworlds feature flumes, racing rapids, meandering rivers and shallow pools for tots. Day passes vary in price depending on which resort you are visiting. Haven waterparks, various In total, Haven operates 38 holiday parks across the UK and a number of Haven parks have great waterparks with a range of attractions. Sites like Seashore, Seton Sands, Craig Tara, Primose Valley and Hafan Y Mor are the best for waterparks, according to the holiday company itself. There are slides, flumes, lazy rivers and pools - both indoor and outdoor - to explore. You need to be staying at one of the Haven parks to use the water attractions. Alpamare, Scarborough Located in Scarborough, Alpamare is an indoor waterpark with four water slides and the Wellness at Alpamare Spa. There are also two outdoor pools, a restaurant and bar at the site. 8 Alpamare is an indoor waterpark with four water slides in Scotland Credit: Alamy Admission costs from £12 per person. Blue Lagoon Water Park, Wales Blue Lagoon Water Park is a subtropical indoor waterpark in Wales and is home to a number of slides, flumes, a lazy river and spa pools. Despite the park being closed to the general public most of the year, it does host charity open days for the public. The next open day is on October 28 and each event runs for two-and-a-half-hours from 6.30pm to 9pm. Entry costs £11.55 per person. LC Swansea, Wales The LC in Swansea is Wales' biggest indoor waterpark and boasts a number of slides and waves. In addition, there is also a lazy river, an interactive pool with a mini slide for small kids and tipping buckets. The destination runs three different kinds of sessions - Toddler Splash for ages zero to three, General Splash - a quieter session in the main pool of the waterpark - and Full Feature Sessions with the waves, lazy river and slides. Full feature sessions cost £39.50 per adult and £7.70 per child. All the lidos in the UK have also been mapped – with water slides, cocktail bars and some are even free to enter. Plus, the UK lidos, sea pools and splash pads that are free to get into – perfect for the hot weather.
The Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
All of the waterparks in the UK mapped – with lazy rivers and wave pools in time for the hot weather
IF you're looking for a place to escape the hot weather this week, we've got your back. From lazy rivers to wave pools, here is a round up of all the UK's waterparks to visit this weekend. 8 Coral Reef, Bracknell Coral Reef is one of the largest interactive water worlds in England, with five waterslides, an erupting volcano and a pirate ship. The swimming pool itself features rapids, a bubble pool, a children's area and fountains. And there is even a little luxury at the park for adults, in the adults-only Coral Spa. The spa is home to three saunas, a Japanese steam room, spa pool, cool pool and even heated sun loungers. Family swim sessions with water slide access cost from £18.60 per adult and £13.20 per child. Waterworld, Stoke-on-Trent Waterworld is an indoor aqua park with over 30 different rides. One ride - Thunderbolt - is also the UK's first trap door waterslide. For visitors wanting some fresh air, there's an outdoor pool too. And once you are done in the water, the site also has an Adventure Mini Golf with two 18-hole, tiki-themed golf courses. More recently the waterpark gained M Club Spa and Fitness facility as well. Admission costs £24 per person. Alton Towers Waterpark, Staffordshire Alton Towers Resort isn't just home to rollercoasters - it also has its own waterpark. Visitors can enjoy lazy rivers, water cannons and the 'Master Blaster' water rollercoaster. Then outside there is even more, with the Bubbly Wubbly pool and Flash Floods flume ride. Tickets to the waterpark cost from £18 per person. 8 The Wave Waterpark, Coventry The Wave Waterpark in Coventry is home to a range of attractions for a variety of ages. For example, there is a splash zone for little ones but also water slides for older kids. Tickets cost from £12.50 per person. Splashdown Poole, Dorset In Poole, Splashdown is home to 13 indoor and outdoor flume rides for visitors to venture on. One ride - named Baron's Revenge - drops riders eight metres vertically into the dark. And for younger kids, there are two under five's splash zones. Sessions cost from £19 per person. 8 Splashdown Quaywest, Devon This isn't the only Splashdown site in the UK as there is another one further along the coast on the English Riviera in Devon. Known as Splashdown Quaywest, this site is the UK's biggest outdoor waterpark. And this park is home to 11 flume rides and an aqua play area for children under 12 years old. For parents wanting to chill whilst the kids have a splash, there is also a sun terrace. Admission costs from £19 per person, aged over nine-years-old. 8 SC2, Rhyl in Wales SC2 waterpark in Wales includes a number of rides, a beach-style paddling pool and a number of play features. For toddlers, there is also Piranha Play with a number of interactive features including buckets, a water wheel and showers. Tickets cost from £18.50 per adult and £15 per child, over the age of three. Sandcastle Waterpark, Blackpool Located in the popular seaside town of Blackpool, Sandcastle Waterpark is the UK's largest indoor waterpark. The waterpark has a number of family-friendly flumes - with 18 attractions overall - and it is all set inside a tropical 29C degree climate. General admission costs from £26.95 per person. 8 Time Capsule, Scotland Reopening at the end of July following a six-month closure, Time Capsule in Scotland features a number of different slides including Tornado Tantrum and a 25metre swimming pool. Visitors can even test their strength in the Tsunami wave pool. And Cove Island is also a great spot for little kids wanting to enjoy a calmer water play. Tickets cost from £6 per child and £8.10 per adult. Center Parcs Waterparks, various Center Parcs sites across the country all feature their signature waterpark - Subtropical Swimming Paradise. Center Parcs have five sites across the UK - Longleat Forest, Whinfell Forest, Sherwood Forest, Woburn Forest and Elveden Forest. And at each park's Paradise there are a number of different attractions and various pools. For example, there are wave pools, children's pools, slides and rides - all set in a tropical world with palm trees. Day passes can be purchased for the Center Parcs sites costing from £30 per child and between £37 and £49 per adult. 8 Butlin's waterparks, various All three Butlin's sites - in Bognor Regis, Skegness and Minhead - also have a waterpark - and you don't need to stay to access them. Butlin's Splash Waterworlds feature flumes, racing rapids, meandering rivers and shallow pools for tots. Day passes vary in price depending on which resort you are visiting. Haven waterparks, various In total, Haven operates 38 holiday parks across the UK and a number of Haven parks have great waterparks with a range of attractions. Sites like Seashore, Seton Sands, Craig Tara, Primose Valley and Hafan Y Mor are the best for waterparks, according to the holiday company itself. There are slides, flumes, lazy rivers and pools - both indoor and outdoor - to explore. You need to be staying at one of the Haven parks to use the water attractions. Alpamare, Scarborough Located in Scarborough, Alpamare is an indoor waterpark with four water slides and the Wellness at Alpamare Spa. There are also two outdoor pools, a restaurant and bar at the site. Admission costs from £12 per person. Blue Lagoon Water Park, Wales Blue Lagoon Water Park is a subtropical indoor waterpark in Wales and is home to a number of slides, flumes, a lazy river and spa pools. Despite the park being closed to the general public most of the year, it does host charity open days for the public. The next open day is on October 28 and each event runs for two-and-a-half-hours from 6.30pm to 9pm. Entry costs £11.55 per person. LC Swansea, Wales The LC in Swansea is Wales' biggest indoor waterpark and boasts a number of slides and waves. In addition, there is also a lazy river, an interactive pool with a mini slide for small kids and tipping buckets. The destination runs three different kinds of sessions - Toddler Splash for ages zero to three, General Splash - a quieter session in the main pool of the waterpark - and Full Feature Sessions with the waves, lazy river and slides. Full feature sessions cost £39.50 per adult and £7.70 per child. All the lidos in the UK have also been mapped – with water slides, cocktail bars and some are even free to enter. Plus, the UK lidos, sea pools and splash pads that are free to get into – perfect for the hot weather. 8
Gulf Insider
22-06-2025
- Gulf Insider
A Review of The London Marriott Grosvenor Square
Tucked into one of Mayfair's quieter corners, the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square offers something that's getting increasingly rare in central London: space, calm, and a reassuring sense of familiarity. It's understated, polished, and gently proud of its heritage. This was the very first Marriott (the 'Original' Marriott) to open in London back in 1985, and while it's had several updates since then, it still carries that original sense of welcome. There's something comforting about walking into a place that feels like it's seen the city grow around it and kept up without ever trying too hard. If you're a Friends fan, you might recognise the hotel from 'The One With Ross's Wedding.' It's the very door Chandler and Joey emerge from, camera in hand. It's a subtle claim to fame, but one that adds to the character of the place. The location is one of its biggest assets. Just a five-minute walk from Oxford Street, yet far enough to escape the noise. You're surrounded by some of London's best boutiques, cafés, and leafy squares. It's ideal for visitors who want central access without the usual buzz of tourist-heavy areas. Check-in was smooth and warm, and the staff throughout the stay were thoughtful without being intrusive. There's an open square-shaped courtyard at the heart of the property, giving the whole space a sense of airiness, especially refreshing during London's rare sunny spells. I was lucky to catch one of those days, and the whole neighbourhood seemed to soften under the light. I stayed in a spacious guest room with a small balcony. A quiet outdoor nook like that in the middle of Mayfair feels like a bonus. The interiors are contemporary, yet they still nod to the hotel's older charm. Good lighting, a generous work desk, and a bed that's hard to leave in the morning. If you're a Marriott Bonvoy Platinum member or above, I recommend booking a Club-level room for access to the M Club. It's a peaceful space, especially for business travellers, with a great breakfast spread and all-day snacks. Yes, waffles were included, and yes, they were excellent. The hotel has also played a role in London's dining scene. It was once home to Maze by Gordon Ramsay, and today it continues that legacy with the Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill and the more recently opened Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay. Both are worth a visit, whether you're staying at the hotel or not. The Luggage Room, the hotel's hidden speakeasy, also deserves a mention. It's discreet and dimly lit, the kind of place that feels like a local secret even when it isn't. The gym is well-equipped and neatly laid out: not a forgotten corner, but a real fitness centre. That's something I always appreciate in a hotel, especially on longer stays or work trips. Between that, the M Club, and the consistent service, it's easy to feel looked after here without being fussed over. The Marriott Grosvenor Square isn't flashy, and that's part of its appeal. It offers a grounded, comfortable experience in a historic part of London, with everything you need close by. It's been modernised, but not in a way that erases its personality. Whether you're coming to London for shopping, shows, meetings, or simply to enjoy the city at your own pace, this hotel fits the mood. You check out feeling rested, well-fed, and like you've had your own little pocket of Mayfair for a while. I'll absolutely return. For bookings and enquiries, contact the London Marriott Grosvenor Square on +44 20-74931232
Gulf Insider
05-06-2025
- Gulf Insider
Marriott Marquis Dubai Creek Introduces Summer Getaways
When you step into Marriott Marquis Dubai Creek, you arrive at an enticing intersection where old charm meets the energy of modern Dubai. Nestled in the vibrant Jewel of the Creek, this is more than just a hotel stay. It's where old-world elegance, skyline views, and unforgettable experiences come together to create a summer escape you'll want to relive. Whether you're craving a reset, planning a family break, or chasing a new adventure, Marriott Marquis Dubai Creek offers everything you need. With an exclusive summer stay offer for GCC residents, that perfect getaway is now closer than ever. Until 30th September 2025, enjoy up to 20% off the best available rates on City and Creek view rooms, and up to 35% off M Club to suite categories—the ultimate excuse to indulge in Dubai's finest luxury. 20% off F&B : Feast your way through standout dining—from Creek Kitchen's international flavours to Bella Bocca's Italian charm, casual eats at The Copperhead , and the skyline allure of Ruby Ru , a Parisian-inspired cocktail bar with 180° terrace views. : Feast your way through standout dining—from international flavours to Italian charm, casual eats at , and the skyline allure of , a Parisian-inspired cocktail bar with 180° terrace views. 20% off spa treatments at Wellbeings Holistic Healing : Slip into serenity with rejuvenating treatments designed to relax and restore. : Slip into serenity with rejuvenating treatments designed to relax and restore. Late check-out until 4 PM : Because your getaway shouldn't be rushed. : Because your getaway shouldn't be rushed. 20% off water sports with Breakwater Adventure: Add some adrenaline to your stay with thrilling aquatic experiences right outside your door. Set within Jewel of the Creek, Dubai's new lifestyle destination, Marriott Marquis Dubai Creek boasts 590 spacious rooms, suites, and apartments—designed for both style and comfort. With top-tier dining, wellness offerings, and personalized service, your stay is designed to inspire. Moments from Dubai's iconic attractions, buzzing shopping districts, and the financial hub, this is the perfect base for business or leisure. Whether you're in the mood to explore or simply unwind, Marriott Marquis Dubai Creek delivers a stay that connects you to the heart of the city. Ready to check in? Use code 'GCCSUM25' and book your summer escape today. Offer valid through 30th September 2025.
