Kiddikicks Parks of Fame: Bushey Park, Middlesex
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The Kiddikicks Family are huge fans of parks and #parklife. Whenever we can, we take what we're doing at home into a green space. The limitless space compared to indoors for our energetic family to let off steam is the perfect de-stresser for ALL the family!
This month we're giving you the low-down on
Bushey Park in Middlesex. It's a Bobby Dazzler of a notably flat park, the second largest of the capital's 8 Royal Parks with a grand entrance featuring a spectacular water feature called the
Diana Fountain. It was designed by a guy called Hubert La Seure in 1637 and he invoiced £200 English pounds for the job. Wow!
From a parent and child's p.o.v., Bushey Park is very family friendly because it's flat so easy to navigate for little legs which tire easy and also easy for parents to push buggies assuming they have remembered to pump the wheels of their latest chariot. It has free parking and plenty of it plus well placed cafes and ice cream vans, waiting to take your sheckles in return for a hot coffee on a cold day or a sloppy lolly on a sweltering afternoon. Yes we do have them sometimes - I think the last one was in June.
Apart from the obvious charming features of the abundance of wild deer, ducks, swans, geese, squirrels and bunnies which live in the park (please don't feed them by the way) this park boasts a huge playground which is able to entertain children of a wide age range all in one large enclosed space.
This kingpin of a playground houses a swimming pool sized sandpit and pergola, another large shaded area for picnics and a long wall for kids football practise. There is a super slide, tall and fast, a basket swing, timber climing frames and balance beams, in fact everything a child needs to enjoy proper exercise through play. The Kiddikicks family can highly recommend it.
Worth noting, it is a large playground so if your family has more than 1 pre-schooler, a visit with 2 adults would be preferable or else you'll likely want to keep them in the same area of the playground which may prove more stressful than de-stressing depending how responsive your little ones are to your pleas. Thankfully there are clean toilets right next to playground for emergencies.
Another area of the park which is well worth a visit but has a completely different vibe is the
Waterhouse Woodland Garden. As the name suggests it's a wooded area with fish ponds and a magical charm - you can imagine fairies living here. It is probably a more manageable area for early walkers and children under 3, as it's smaller, more enclosed, has it's own car park and a rather nice eatery called
The Pheasantry. The cafe does get very busy at the weekend so plan ahead and get there early for lunch. We'd recommend this for NCT and friends meet ups particlarly during the week when's it's less busy.
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