Wheelgate Park Review

Plenty to do for the kids and adults can get involved too. Shame the train tour wasn't open was really looking forward to that.

The park is a great day out . Love the animals and the splash water area was fab especially on a really hot afternoon.

Great value for money, my three year old loved it there was so much there for her to do

To be honest think it's going down hill got a anual passand usually enjoy going but nothing s ever open rides are always shut what ever happened to the train outside astra slide as never been open don't know why and when we went on sat staff was really rude stand there never doing any thing and never interact with the children I won't be renewing me pass

I can imagine that when this park was originally built, the staff cared about their job and everything looked great. Unfortunately, that looks like a long, long, LONG time ago!

It's hard to know where to start with this review so I'll start with the positives.

Pro's:

The parking was easy as we arrived just before opening during school holidays.

Our 6 year old boy really enjoyed it (most of the time).

The water park is great for kids which has lots of slides and A MASSIVE bucket which tips over every minute or so.

The T-Rex in the band stand was good and entertaining and the guy who was his keeper was funny and put a lot of effort in.

Con's:

Everything was run-down or broken.

The toilets looked like they had been used as a crack den previously. The men's cubicle had 3 different broken locks on it and didn't close properly so I had to stand guard for my son.

The cool sounding "Alien Blaster Arena" had approximately 10 blaster guns which fire foam balls (the same as twin lakes if you've been). 2 of these guns worked. 1 not very well. The ball transport system didn't work either so I ended up throwing balls up a level so my boy could fire a few without losing the gun to other kids.

The staff looked like they were just trying to get through the day with old, faded uniforms.

Kids were pushing in in the queues meaning I had to stand guard with my son as he's too polite to elbow kids back to their place. Some staff had no control of the kids rides but, to be fair, the parents of some less behaved children were absent so they didn't have much of a chance.

The actual rides were great for my 6 year old, but my 2 year old wasn't allowed on the few that were there so it meant we couldn't go on them as a family.

Conclusion:

All in all it was an OK day. As I say, my 6 year old enjoyed it as he doesn't tend to see the negatives that haunt you as an adult. He just cracked on with the day and made the most of it.

My wife and I have said that we won't be going back again but I wouldn't advise anyone not to go, just...don't get your hopes up that it'll be lovely, because it won't!

Brilliant venue. Aimed at the 12 and under age group but fun for all the family. Great water park for hot days. Petting farm and an assortment of different play areas. Well worth a visit. We will definitely be going back

Plenty for kids to do. We have an annual pass. Only negative is some areas could do with a repaint, doesn't stop kids from enjoying it though.

I wanted pay contactless. They couldn't split the payment into two. They couldn't scan the voucher twice. Had to pay full price for one entry. Bad customer care. The park itself good.

Overall a good day. A lot of things not eorking/out of order and a a lot of the animal areas empty. I e no butterflies in the tropical house.

Fab. Bargain to get in, a little run down and a lot of litter about but loads for kids to do busy all day from 10-5

Brilliant day for the kids. So much to do, you can spend the whole day here and the kids will be entertained. Make sure you take hand sanitizer as there are animals there that you can freely feed. Not too far out of Nottingham, easy drive. Take a packed lunch if you don't want to be eating bad food all day. Also, socks are needed for the indoor play areas. Helpful staff. We really enjoyed it. I would take the kids again 100%.

Great day out for kids. My lil one enjoyed waterworld alot.

They took my pumpkin of me because I didnt carve it because I ran out of time because of the terrible tools

Fab day out. Part petting farm, part theme park, part playground. We loved it but came home shattered . Well recommend can't wait to go back in summer

Having Annual passes and only 20 minutes from home ... my children are happy and that must be a bonus

Great place for children of all ages !! Just 1 big adventure play area !!

Fantastic day out. We had a 4 year old and a 7 year old. Loads to do. We were there until closing and still hadn't done everything. Very reasonably priced. Will definitely visit again. The website and pictures don't do it justice.

Love this place! Kids have annual passes & we really get our moneys worth out of them! So much to do inside & out if weather's not great. Always plenty of staff what ever day or time of year we have gone.
Do not miss the bird of pray shows the guys that run it really make it interesting & entertaining they are really interactive especially for kids. Keep it up guys!

we love this place. Been going for last 5 years or so. it's evolved into a really nice place for the kids to run about in that time. They've a brilliant water park. A new huge wooden outdoor play area then there's all the indoor soft play areas and the animals. I think it's fair to say it caters for ages up to 12ish plenty of space and tables for your picnic. you'll be disappointed if your thinking Alton towers but I'd still say it's worth a visit.

Excellent experience, recommend definately going during the week as its quite empty and still an enjoyable day. Would recommend having more staff on to cater all the rides and areas as a few times we had to go dear ching to get a ride turned on. However the staff were very easy going and good to us while we were there. Definately recommend :)

Very much like twin lakes but more spread out, I prefer twin lakes, but not bad choice of stuff for kids to do, and if you get an annual pass on black fri, it's even cheaper.

Great for the price, both my children under 2 went free and made the most of it.

My Little Boy Absolutely Loves Wheelgate Park.
I have him 3 weekends out of four and have purchased their annual pass as it is amazing value for money. Now whenever we are at a loose end, we have somewhere to go.
It's not the worlds greatest theme park by a long shot, it is slightly tired, but in my opinion, it just adds to the charm. And to be fair, they keep adding new attractions. The latest, being a fantastic adventure playground.
The water park is amazing in the summer.
Me and my Boy Love this Place!

Plenty for kids to do - up to age 10 ish (Height restrictions on some bits). 2 indoor play areas so ok if it rains but does get very busy.
Toilets near entrance leave a lot to be desired - better ones in Pharoah land.

Had a great time with my grandaughter here and as it was a rainy day it's good that there's a lot to do inside

Went twice in the school holidays. Such value for money and the children loved it.

Great park. Could do with some upgrades but well worth a visit

Lovely day looked after well and good COVID measures in place. Had a really good day with 2 year old and 11 year old.

It was our first visit to Wheelgate and we really enjoyed it my only criticism is having 2 small children there wasn't many faculties spread over the site for them to use or places to change a nappy.

Great place for kids 10 and under. Water park is amazing for kids of any age. Really family friendly priced too.

Brilliant day out. Children aged 3, 5 and 7 loved it. Stayed from 10 til 5 and could have stayed longer.

Went for the boys birthday and he loved it, will definitely be getting a season pass (though I'd recommend bringing a picnic as the food and drink is very overpriced especially for whats on offer)

Look forward to going back

Brilliant day out for the family. My boys 7 and 10 really enjoyed it. Food good price nice and clean. Plenty of staff. Would pay in just to use splash park it was that good. Will definitely be coming back.

Great day out with the children could do with some upgrading in places but the annual passes especially when on offer make it worth it. Water park is great on hot days

Really enjoyed the day out with family. Plenty to do and didn't manage to get round everything but really enjoyed the time there and will be going back.

Kids always have a great time here, lots to do can stay all day easily. Book tickets online as cheaper too!

Great for younger children, not too busy and plenty to do.

Fantastic family day out and our Grandson had an amazing time. If you go on a hot day, make sure to be wearing swim wear! Lots of picnic areas, activities for both youngsters and older kids (teens). Very reasonably priced and worth every penny!

Fantastic day out, loads to do, small ques and friendly staff

Been today and found the park is starting to look rather run down and tired. The train is still not working, as well as the trampolines now. Only 3 inflatables being used on the water ride during the busy school holidays and part of the wooden edges cracked and hanging in the water. Crazy golf very tatty, cracked and have holes in it. Toilets needed tidying and a bit of a clean round.All in all its really in need of a facelift.

food court not clean, we had to baby wipe the tables three times and dry them as they were filthy, to our own food and glad we did as the food there was not very appealing.

as others have said it's dated and some rides were closed. although there was a lot for the kids to do, and they had a good time which is the main thing.

no staff at the zoo so had to report an escaped peacock to a girl at the sweet stall, who didn't really seem to care and there wad not a quick response. animal enclosures looked small and baron, but there was a nice bud of prey show.

it was a nice day, the small incidents just kind of took your mind off having as good a time as you could.

Great place to spend a day with kids and have some relax, some shops accept cash only so make sure you have some money with you :)

I love this place and it makes for a great day out with little children. Sure, if I wanted to nitpick as others have done, then there are plenty of things you could mention. However, it is ridiculously cheap and offers exceptional value for More

Kids loved it. Lots to see and do.Take your own food though unless your into really bad food

This is nice little rheme park, which is the smaller version of twin lakes in Melton Mowbray. Its catered more for younger kids (under eight) but there is some things for older children. Social distancing is adhered to amd all the rides are cleaned before use. However, this does slow things down. The water park was the best bit for the kids so you need to pick the right day. In the current heatwave it would definitely be the right choice.

We go here often & it's the first time that lots of things were out of order.i understand that jobs need doing but to shut some rides down & have diggers working when they dont open till 10am & close at 5.30pm,couldn't these jobs be done before opening or after closing.it is the summer season everything should have been working.it looks like they are not putting money back into the business it looked run down.toilets were scruffy & smelly.a very disappointing visit

First visit with friend and kids and we all loved it.. splash park is so fun.. rides for the young ones.. lots of animals to see.. food and drink good price.. they have gift shops.. circus and lots more to see and do.. well worth the price.. good parking.. happy all round

Fab day friendly staff . Not many ppl in so got to do everything x

Would be better if there was a cash machine, also a ranger was told about two boys throwing balls from the upper floor in the alien galaxy area but decided not to say anything until my daugjter who was close to her threw one back. I was not impressed by this as it was obvious that she couldn't be bothered to get up off her seat to go up stairs and tell these boys not to. My daughter was half the age of the boys so.was just following suit

I have a 4 year old and for he s age and older there is so so much to do at Wheelgate Park. From animals, to a big splash area with 3 or more slides, to soft play, to mini golf, to rides you can certainly make a day of it here and so reasonably priced. My first visit I had no complaints and on my second only 1 minor complaint to make about the man who ha does to birds he was very very blunt wasn t willing to tell us any information about the beautiful big hawk he was holding just brushed us off when we asked anything and ended up walking away!! We was the told sorry about him he s had a long day (it is he s job!!!!!) and we are paying customers!!

Kids loved it..it's a great day out..
The coffee was weak and tasteless
Reasonably priced but disappointing to drink..

Great place to take the kids. Definitely worth getting the annual pass.

Kids loved it water park ace everything all within short distance

Had annual passes for a few years now. Def worth the money if you in the Nottinghamshire area. Indoor play centers are massive. They have a new water park area and outside play area too. Lots to do and explore.

Kids really enjoyed it even if a lot of the rides were closed due to covid.

It's good for the little ones but can get every busy

Fab for young kids even if the weather is rubbish there's loads to do inside

I want to like it but I cant. Bins overflowing and not enough staff to run the rides that are open. We paid full price but open rides weren't all operating due to the staffing. The staff that are here are lovely and working their socks off.

Brilliant place, staff really friendly and helpful, pricing very good and so much to do and see in and out!

Fun day out for young children 2-13. Lots to do and see, soft play, animals, rides, hedge maze and more!