Amazing day out at the beach in the Heart of England

I hadn't heard of the 'Heart Park' before, not surprising as it only opened the last week in July. It will be a bustling and busy place but it is still in its infancy. At the moment there are aspects of it that are clearly still being developed... the fact it is very new is great because it's not full to capacity.

It was relatively quiet yesterday and will be for a while until word gets around about it, and the kinds of things that are there. There is a beautiful lake in rolling green countryside with purpose built beach. You can sit on the sand, paddle in the water or take advantage of the red and white deck chairs or little beach huts.

There was a bouncy castle kingdom (where The Boy spent literally hours) with a small inflatable quad track next to it, plus ball pools and a 'fun bus' full of soft play equipment, all included in the price.

At an extra cost there were other things like little merry-go-round rides for toddlers and waltzers for slightly older children. We also saw a huge quad bike pulling little bucket kart things around the perimeter of the park.

I think The Kid's fave bit of the day (apart from waddling about in the water) was the ride to and from the car park in a little train. It was a really, really fabulous day.

The Outlaws loved relaxing on a picnic mat soaking up the sun.

Go and check out the Heart of England Adventure Park website to see all the things that are there.

I think it's reasonably priced: £23 for a family of four is really good value for money if you go and spend the day there.

I thoroughly recommend it to families with children as a great day out for everyone.