Thorpe Park & Chessington
Three thrill seeking days were spent whizzing around, twisting and turning on some of the countries biggest rides.
With over 40 rides there was soemthing for everyone. Like a bat out of hell, we soared through the sky on the old school ride-Vampire. Our legs dangled below as we soared over the treetops looking at the people below.
For this bunch of dare devils was Stealth which is the UK's fastest roller coaster which launched us to 205ft at 80mph in just 2.5 seconds! Wow- what a ride! We twisted and turned on SAW, feeling very dizzy when we got off.
The teacups were a hit with our group. There were smiles on our faces as we span around, getting faster and faster.
We were plunged 25m into the jaws of a crocodile, Sobek, the ancient Egyptian Crocodile God and protector of the Nile. The Blue Barnacle took us on a nautical adventure sailing through the skies in Pirates’ Cove.
We got wet and wild as we plunged down the super-soaking 85ft drop on Tidal Wave and played splash roulette on the Island’s ferocious Rumba Rapids. We laughed our (wet) socks off when we saw everyone’s incredibly wet clothes!
We drove to an
incredible historical site called Mountfitchet Castle, a unique open air museum
experience! We walked around the huge castle and Norman village, stopping in
houses to find out more about what life was like over 900 years ago in a
medieval village.
There were log fires burning, chickens running around and castle towers to climb. We then had lunch in the cafe, enjoying our sandwiches and soaking up the atmosphere. There was even some animal feed to buy, and we all had a go at feeding the beautiful Fallow deer’s and other rescued animals that live here. Next, we made our way to the Toy Museum, which was like an Aladin’s cave, full to burst with old toys we recognised from our childhoods - even some mobile phones we used to have!
We had organised a surprise activity at Hertford Rugby Club to join in with the
training session for the mixed ability team! The coaches were brilliant and
took us through some training drills, we threw the rugby balls into hoops and
scored so many goals! We did some passing games and a bit of running before a
quick break! To finish we put on our belts and coloured strips of fabric ready
for a friendly game of tag rugby! Some of the rugby players from the team
helped us out and many of the JollyDays group had a go for the first time at
tag rugby
It was game on down at the bowling alley where there were some great scores and a few strikes. It was great to see every showing great sportsmanship.
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