JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

  Center Parcs Leisure Resort  What a glorious day to be on the water! With our lifejackets on we took the lake in our motor powered boat where we all got a chance to be captain. An ice cream treat was a must! We were on holiday after all. It was into the forest to take on the crazy golf course with some challenging greens. Everyone did a great job and tried their best to get a hole in one. It was great fun.  It was time to get arty as we all had a go at pottery painting. Everyone chose their ornament and let their creative juices flow. We were thrilled with the end result.  The Sub Tropical Swimming Pool was a hit with our group and we spent hour of fun whizzing down the rapids and the super fast flumes.  It was down to the archery shed to try out our best Robin Hood impersonations. With a steady hand and a sharp eye we were soon hitting the targets. We hit the pool table for a mini tournament and there were some hot shots amongst our group.  A fabulous ev...

  Monkey World; Ape Rescue Center - Dorset  Two amazing days were had at the incredible Monkey World! We handed out the adoption certificates and introduced everyone to their chosen primate as we made our way to the 65 acre park, home to the stars of TV’s ‘Monkey Life’ and ‘Monkey Business’! You could feel the excitement in the air as we wandered around the grounds, impressed at the thought of meeting over 250 monkeys!  During the course of our visits  we were fortunate enough to see several Chimpanzees, three Orangutans & an enclosure full of Gibbons! We even managed a picnic lunch in the sun before exploring the homes of the Macaques, Woolly Monkeys, Marmosets, Tamarins and Lemur. We watched and laughed as the mischievous Chimpanzees chased each other around their enclosure whilst playfully wrestling and rolling on the ground. During our visit, we attended a keepers talk and learnt about the amazing work being done at the centre. We even got to see th...