Or the whole family
GET WET AND WIPEOUT
If you’re a fan of gameshow Total Wipeout you’ll love New Forest Water Park. Race to the end of the gigantic on-water inflatable course – and don’t miss the new Kids Zone, for those aged six to 14.
The park also features wakeboarding, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.
Selected dates throughout the summer in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
£15pp for a one-hour session or £10 for the Kids Zone.
newforest waterpark.co.uk or call 01425 656 868.
UNLEASH YOUR INNER SUPERHERO
Get set for an action-packed adventure this summer with the superhero series at Hamleys.
From Iron Man to Spider-Man, you’ll be able to meet your all your heroes and attend superhero parties with arts and crafts, games and gifts.
Put your skills to the test with superhero training, track down your favourite character on a superhero hunt and even meet Super Hamley Bear. Selected dates throughout July and August in branches of Hamleys. £12 per child. hamleys.com/ supersummer or call 0371 704 1977.
MAKE A SPLASH
Develop your sea legs and learn to surf at one of the best beaches in the UK with Porthcawl Surf School.
Anyone can have a go and the school offers lessons and courses for all ages and abilities as well as family surf weekends.
Once you’ve mastered the waves why not try your hand at stand-up paddleboarding too?
All year round at Rest Bay, Porthcawl, South Wales.
A beginner’s lesson costs £30 and includes tuition, wetsuit and surfboard hire; Kids’ Surf Maniax five-day course, suitable for those aged eight to 16, runs on selected dates and costs £75pp.
porthcawl surf.co.uk or call 07583 348013.
LIVE IN CBEEBIES LAND
Young children will love the new CBeebies Land Hotel at Alton Towers, which features 76 colourful rooms starring favourite TV characters including Postman Pat, Bing and Little Monster.
The bright yellow CBeebies Bugbies feature in the standard accommodation while premium rooms are themed with shows including Swashbuckle, In The Night Garden, Postman Pat and Octonauts.
Every room has toddler-friendly features, steps to the sink, child toilet seats, baby baths and a cot.
Open all year round in Staffordshire.
Rooms cost from £197 per night, based on a family of four sharing. Tickets from £27pp when booked online five days in advance. Children under three go free.
altontowers. com or call 0871 360 2521.