Playing Out: UK Hotels with Amazing Adventure Playgrounds

“Whether they’re burning off a bit of excess energy before bedtime or running about with new friends, kids love few things more than having plenty of space to play. And knowing there’s somewhere safe to have fun makes holidays a whole lot more relaxing for parents, too. Here are five hotels in the UK where playtime adventures are only a few steps away.

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Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales
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You might expect the golfing resort that hosted the 2010 Ryder Cup to be all about leisure pursuits for the grown-ups, but booking a break at the Celtic Manor Resort could be a hole-in-one for your kids too. With Forest Jump, everyone over the age of six can make like a monkey and have a swinging time in the treetops. There’s also an adventure golf course with rafts and dragons, and a smaller playground for younger adventurers.

If you want to see more hotels in Cardiff, visit our Cardiff hotels page.

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The Ickworth Hotel, Bury St Edmunds
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If you like the idea of playing lord and lady of the manor, but your kids are more at home making mud pies and woodland dens, then staying at The Ickworth Hotel could tick all your boxes. Located in the east wing of the Georgian Italianate palace Ickworth House, this luxury hotel is also slap-bang in the middle of 1,800 acres of National Trust parkland. The adventure play area has swings, slides and zipwires, and there are more den-building opportunities than you can shake a stick at.

If you want to see more hotels in Bury St Edmunds, visit our Bury St Edmunds hotels page.

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Macdonald Aviemore Resort, Aviemore
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Staying in the Cairngorms National Park in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, there’ll be more outdoor adventures on your doorstep than you could possibly fit into the usual family holiday. But what if the weather makes heading out to explore the amazing landscape a bit of a washout? At the Macdonald Aviemore Resort, they’ve solved that problem with the on-site Aviemore Activity Centre, offering themed indoor play areas for all ages including a three-storey soft play zone.

If you want to see more hotels in Scottish Highland, visit our Scottish Highland hotels page.

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Bowood Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire
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If you asked your kids to draw their dream adventure playground, chances are it would look a lot like the one at Bowood Hotel and Spa. Treetop bridges, a full-sized pirate ship, trampolines, a flying fox, scramble net and squeal-inducing steep slides. For the slightly less intrepid there are swing boats, a ball pool, swings and balance beams, and indoor soft play if the rain sets in.

If you want to see more hotels in Wiltshire, visit our Wiltshire hotels page.

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Gulliver’s Resort, Matlock Bath
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Wake up in a pirate-, princess- or wizard-themed room and head a few minutes up the road to catch a cable car up a sheer cliff face to take on the Explorer’s Challenge adventure playground. In one of the family cabins at Gulliver’s Resort you’ll not only be next-door to Gulliver’s Kingdom – you’ll also have the playgrounds at the famous Heights of Abraham on your doorstep, and it’s just a short journey from the huge woodland play park and farmyard at Chatsworth House.

If you want to see more hotels in Derbyshire, visit our Derbyshire hotels page.”