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Crealy Great Adventure Park Holidays

Situated a mere 4 minutes off the M5 at Junction 30 on the A3052, Crealy Great Adventure Park offers guaranteed family fun with rides and activities suitable for children of all ages. Set within 100 acres of glorious countryside, Crealy is split into a choice of Realms including Adventure, Animal, Action, Magic, Natural and Farming. The South West's most exciting rides are here with latest additions including the revamped Tidal Wave Terror Log Flume tunnel where you plunge 40 feet at high speed into water. Also new is the Battle of the Bears where you enter the lair of the Cave Bears, dodging and ducking flying molton-lava-balls! New ride Meteorite rises high above the dinosaurs giving you a birds-eye view of Dina's Lost World, finally bouncing you down to earth again upon the Meteorite of showering stars. Other favourite rides include the El Loco Coaster and the popular original Victorian Carousel.

Attractions within the Realms are extensive with cutting edge adventure rides, pony rides and petting animals in the Realm of Animals, Bumper Boat rides, log flumes, pirate ships, rollercoasters, Tidal Waves and Whisky's Wood with park rangers on hand as guides. Indoor play area Magic Realm is perfect for babies and toddlers with ball pools, walkways, climbing ramps and slippy slides on the Castle Play Frame. Free next day returns run throughout the Devon School holidays with each ticket offering double the fun. With so much entertainment in this top UK Theme Park, two days are certainly needed. The Natural Realm boasts 100 acres of stunning East Devon countryside with a choice of Nature Trails and Picnic Meadows. The mini Prairie Train offers tours of the park stopping at hotspots like Dragonfly Lake. Visit in October and head for the Farming Realm where all children receive a free Pumpkin alongside the opportunity to feed friendly farm animals.

Seasonal Special Events run over Easter, May Half Term, Summer, October and every Bank Holiday - see Crealy's webguide link right for forthcoming events. Personal packages and special offers for large groups are available (book on-line via the website). The Park is perfect for kids birthday parties, clubs, university parties and corporate events.

Crealy Great Adventure Park, Sidmouth Road, Exeter, Devon EX5 1DR. Tel. 01395 233 200. Open daily from 10am to 6pm from Mid-March to Early November. For more details, ticket prices and events details see Crealy's webguide right with Fun Kids area. Devon's Crealy is a Silver Green Tourism Award Winner and offers fine locally sourced food including Westcountry ice cream available in the on-site cafes and restaurants. The Crealy Bear Cafe offers healthy snacks such as honey flapjacks and deluxe hot chocolate or Smoothies. Fairtrade tea and coffee is available. Also on-site is the Fantasy Cafe and Adventure Cafe as well as ample picnic areas in the Natural Realm.

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Exeter Festivals

Exeter, you'll discover is the city of festivals - some big some small. One of the biggest is the superb Animated Exeter festival held annually every February involving two weeks of animated antics, with everything from animated films showings to special effects workshops. Check the web link to the right for next year's programme!

Many Exeter Festivals and Fairs such as the Devon County Antiques Fair are based at Exeter's large stadium venue, Westpoint.

Westpoint Centre (Devon) Ltd, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ. Tel: 44 (0)1392 446000

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Exeter Restaurants

As you'd expect from city of culture and the arts Exeter, the choice of restaurants, cafes and bars is simply superb. With a nod to Devon produce, especially fish dishes, you'll find everything from informal yet glamorous cafe dining with entertainment, say at the Brazz to delightfully accessible cuisine of French trained guru chef Michael Caines. Find Michael Caines at the Royal Clarence Hotel in Cathedral's Yard, Exeter. Caines' hometown is Exeter!

Or how about the unique Darts Farm, not just a superb restaurant using local Devon produce, but also voted best Farm Shop. Darts Farm has got lots of other bits and bats going on including luxury children's clothes for sale, there's an Aga Shop, and an art gallery.

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