Play and adventure
Discover your adventure!
With an abundance of indoor and outdoor play zones, and everything from Go Karts, zip lines, trampolines, sledges, swings, giant forts, sand pits and woodland trails there’s plenty to do for big and little adventurers alike.
Things to do at Almond Valley
The Ruined Peel Fort
Outdoor with some coverage
Step back in time and navigate the internal chambers of the Ruined Peel, before traversing the rope bridge and whooshing down the giant racing slides.
Bones & Stones
Indoor
Unearth some archaeological treasures in Bones & Stones.
Woodland Go-Karts
Outdoor
Challenge family and friends to a race through our woodland track.
Mini Tractors
Outdoor
Mini pedal power meets farm! This is where it’s at.
Flying Foxes Zip Slides
Outdoor
Zoom through the woodlands on our flying foxes!
Subterranean Trolleys
Outdoor
Scream with delight as you hurtle down our woodland track!
Play Mill
Indoor
While away some time in our fabulous play mill.
Paraffin Works
Undercover
Explore our industrial past by climbing, scaling and sliding our way through the Paraffin Works.
Trampolines & Jumping Pillows
Outdoor
Reach for the stars on our trampolines and jumping pillows!
Wings & Whiskers
Indoor
Come say hello to some lovely winged and whiskered friends!
The Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry
Indoor
Discover how the innovations of our past are inspiring a greener and better future!
Den Building
Outdoor
Make use of nature’s harvest and our den building assortments and build your own world in our woods.
Soft Play
Indoor
Situated within our café, the main soft play provides a perfect place for under 8s to continue their play whilst you enjoy a treat from the café.
There’s even a special wee soft play for our tiniest adventurers 12 months and under to enjoy.
Children must be supervised at all times and must be age 8 or under and less than 140cm tall, you can only access soft play if visiting the full Almond Valley site.
Soft Play Session Times 10:10, 11:15, 12.20, 13.25, 14.30 (Sessions last 1 hour)
Price: £2 per child
Tractor Rides
Outdoor with cover
Explore Almond Valley with one of our tractor rides!
Tractor Rides: Run at weekends all year, and daily during the school holiday periods.
Ride Times:
13:00, 14:00, 15:00 (Friday)
11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 (Saturday-Sunday)
Tickets cost £1 per person, under 1’s ride free.
Train Rides
Outdoor with cover
Take the weight off and explore the site via our Narrow Gauge Railway.
Train Rides: Run at weekends from Easter to October and daily during the school holiday periods.
Ride Times:
11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:40, 15:30
Tickets cost £2 per person, under 1’s ride free.
What people have to say
Loads of covered picnic spots for hot or wet days.
Cafe was lovely, loads of food and very tasty.
The tractor and train ride were great fun and the staff were brilliant and really friendly.
The play areas were absolutely brilliant. Kids had a ball and the information about the history of the area was great for us adults.
The animals were cute and we wandered past them while the kids ran around, there is so much space for wee ones to run and explore.
The mill was interesting and really well signed with information on what everything did and how it worked.
We also found an archaeology dig site which the kids loved and it gave us a bit of relief from the sun.
I loved the wartime garden, it was really interesting and sitting in the bomb shelter was something different.
We ended up running out of time and missed the museum at the entrance but I will be back for a look soon.
Lots of seats including ones under cover dotted all over. Also water fountains for refilling water bottles are dotted around.
Overall a really value for money day out. I would recommend Almond Valley for families, the friendly staff and ability to let the kids run and have fun is worth every penny.
The park is well designed for sun and rain with the indoor play barn, sand pit and outdoor playground covered meaning you get a break from the elements. There is also an outside forest play park with natural cover from the trees.
It is value for money as, once in, you don't have to pay for anything. We took a picnic with us and there is enough seats etc, again covered which was great as it was a very hot day.
We stayed from 11am until closing. The kids loved the sandpit and the little karts the most.
The main issue is lack of toilets and no where to fill up water bottles on a hot day. They could do with installing portaloos near the main park or at least warning you that there are only two sets of toilets and it's a 15 mins walk with little ones to get back from end of park to the toilet!
