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“rubbish”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Roryx234 on 19/08/2014

Not good value for money at all! Very disappointing as we took our 7yr old for his birthday and our 4yr old, we all got fed up with the queues wether it was for the rides and food which by the way was expensive and not that great. The park itself is very tired and the staff dont have any enthusiasm at all. Just a huge waste of money as it was £61.00 for the 4 of us. My opinion if you want a good day out for young children head to the Dinosaur Park,Lenwade, Norwich.

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“LIKE...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by emmaizzy2709 on 30/06/2012

I have travelled far from Vietnam to visit this place and it was a complete let-down!! I had more fun falling over in my shower and breaking my neck than on wipeout! It was the height of my child and very disappointing!The only positive i have from the day was that i hit my head so much on the ride that my ears smell and ny glasses moulded into the sides of my face so now they fit perfeftly but i did have to see a doctor which was a negative.On the chair lift my child dropped her unicorn teddy into the lake below where savaging alligators must have ate it. I also hit my back so hard on the dodgems that it is permantly bruised. my favourite ride was the balloons where i sat and spun around with my crying child who had previously been biten by the park's viscous sea-lions. On the snake in the grass ride i stuck my hand out to high-five the ride operator and instead hit the wall and spained my wrist. So all in all, i had a wonderful day

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“Lived in lowestoft all my life and have probably been...”

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written by on 13/04/2011

Lived in lowestoft all my life and have probably been a hundred times as a child took myself, partner and his 2 six year old boys for a nice day out which turned out to be a very expensive average day. We paid 60 pounds for a family ticket, spent 17 pounds on some slop they call food and left feeling ripped off and pretty much dissapointed. The parrot show was good as were a few of the rides eg: snake in the grass which is very old but the kids loved it!, log flume and canonball express(think its called something different now), also loved the go carts but had to pay 3 pounds per car which we didn't mind too much as they were pretty good. Most of the staff were misererable especially the man who runs the bigger train he saw us about to get on and purposely drove off! However a few of the staff did make an effort by talking to the children and asking them if they enjoyed themselves. All in all was an ok day but not worth the money we paid! Won't be going back until some major work has been carried out really need some money put into it and I'm sure they make plenty from the cheap food they sell for premium prices.

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“I think all the rides where very good, they were...”

★★★★★

written by on 19/02/2011

I think all the rides where very good, they were working well i had a great time my favourite ride was yellow barrel
and i could only go on a few rides. it was fantastic.

i did not like the length of the queues


i am 7

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“This place is dirty and out for your money. This place...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 22/11/2010

This place is dirty and out for your money. This place needs a lot of love and attention.I would not give it a rating or value for money. The staff do not smile or look like they want to be there. In the restaurnt someone in there wisdom made the staff wear aprons and hats that look filthy. Blood and Body parts stuck all over. Rides you do not have to pay for shut, ones you do pay for open. The staff on those were talking to themselves. Oh what a happy place NOT.Lots of the same comments could be heard as you walked around. I did email but got no response,is what they think of there customers.

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“This is our local theme park as a result we have...”

★★☆☆☆

written by on 03/09/2010

This is our local theme park as a result we have visited a few times over a period of ten years and to be honest its a real shame because this park is struggling to keep up with other theme parks around the country. This year we have visited Thorpe Park & Southends Peter Pans & this place does not compare price, ride or otherwise. Food is expensive, staff miserable and place in need of lick of paint & some TLC. My son visited this week & left his mob phone in his rucksac in designated area at Wipeout when he came off the ride his phone was gone! I called to speak to the Manager who was not interested, rude, aggressive and put the phone down on me. My son spoke to the Wipeout staff who offered no help but enjoyed mocking my son & his friends. I contacted Police who say it quiet possible staff may have taken opportunity to steal phone whilst my son was on ride but there no CCTV, so no evidence. I have since spoke to various locals (some who have worked there)who were not surprised. The designated set down point for bags (cos you cant take them on ride) can only be accessed by staff whilst you on ride, i know it not right to accuse people but there is only one conclusion I can come up with, so beware!!!

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“In a few simple words, what a complete waste of time...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 29/08/2010

In a few simple words, what a complete waste of time and money. Very few rides, some closed because of maintenance, others due to weather conditions (other theme parks manage to operate when raining etc.) When approaching customer services, the staff became very defensive when asked why rides were closed because it was raining.

Overall, don't bother if you're looking for atmosphere and extreme fun!

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“A complete waste of time and money,same old rides same...”

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written by on 22/08/2010

A complete waste of time and money,same old rides same but longer queues,standing in line for up to half an hour to be served food then to be told they have sold out of what you want even basics in the middle of the day.Staff rude and uncaring,this was a complete disappointment to what it was last year.the gift shop was stocked with expensive rubbish that you can get at cheap fairgrounds for pennies.In all a very miserable day out not to be recommended.

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“The management of this park should hang there heads in...”

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written by on 08/08/2010

The management of this park should hang there heads in shame at the current state of this outdated and tired theme park.
Anyone thinking of visiting Pleasure wood hills, please keep your money in your pocket and please do not put it in the pocket of the tight fisted share holders of what i will rename as deadwood.
There is just not enough rides at deadwood, what rides there are are old and appear to on there last legs. I get annoyed when I see rides closed because of apparent weather conditions, what they really mean is the ride is closed to save some money running it. Are you charge less when any of the rides are closed?
Of course not.
Like the old saying goes, you cannot polish a t-u-r-d. But the management of deadwood sure have tried rolling it in glitter.

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“A lovely place to visit. Our two boys (4&7) had a...”

★★★★☆

written by azagthoth on 21/07/2010

A lovely place to visit. Our two boys (4&7) had a great time. The park was very clean and the food was good - not as expensive as some parks. The train rides are a great way to get around the park and the staff were helpful. Our 4 year old loved woody the bear. The sealions and the circus made the day complete.

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“Expensive for what you get, we worked out of the rides...”

★★☆☆☆

written by on 19/07/2010

Expensive for what you get, we worked out of the rides we actually went on,that were running and not closed or broken, that it cost us more per ride than if we went to a fairground and paid £2.00 per ride!
The general look of the park is very tired ,flaking paint,staff in faded stained uniform( the one I saw picking litter yesterday had a shirt on( polo type) that was bleached from the sweat on his back and made me cringe!
Some rides were closed, and one was running but wasn't actually working as it should as it should have been independantly spinning but the operator said he doesn't know why but it's not switched on??.
We met the most child unfriendly woman in the candy shop ever! Who was unhelpful and miserable and clearly didn't want to be there, and the only thing she did was shout at my children to not touch the " exhibits" at the back of the shop, I mean why put flashing lit machines with buttons and dials all ove. In a kids sweet shop and expect them not to touch ? At one point she actually got of her seat to get closer to shout at them, we actually thought they were there for the kids to play with!
Food; well erm truthfully don't bother, take your own, dried up lasagne which was like eating brown paper, although to give her dues the supervisor did change it for me once I had complained and gave me a replacement meal , and then told the counter staff to throw both the lasagne and macaroni cheese away as they were both dried up, I paid £25.00 odd for 2 kids sausage rolls with chips and a can of pop, one adult steak pie and chips and lasagne with chips and cans of pop,about average except the food was below average.
We were disgusted you had to pay £3.00 per car if you wanted to go on the gokarts! Especially as some of the rides weren't on and we didn't feel we had value for money.
We arrived at around mid- day and were wanting to leave by 2 pm!
We won't ever go back such a shame really .

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“we went to pleasurewood hills in the hope that it had...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 06/06/2010

we went to pleasurewood hills in the hope that it had improved from when we were younger... how wrong were we.
£16.50 to get in. now this would be absolutely fine, had there of been a decent amount of rides. half the time you're walking past nothing to get to another rubbish ride. the sealion show was impressive. the circus show wasnt worth a ****!! some old bloke trying to do stunts on a bmx, kept falling off, "street" dancers doin the same thing over n over, young boy prancing about like a fairy, wanted a clap after each cartwheel and that same annoying spanner with the whistle that you wanna ram up his behind!!
you have to pay extra for the gokarts. oh and one of the bigger cafes was shut when we wanted a drink at 3:30! we went to another place and their drink machine wasnt working. we had burger and chips for dinner, we quite enjoyed it.
there used to be a couple more rides there but most seem to have gone! they have alot of space there that they could use, even if it was for more fairground type rides. just something more would be good. its deffo NOT worth the money.

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“We arrived at Pleasure wood Hills near Lowestoft at...”

★★★★☆

written by on 14/09/2009

We arrived at Pleasure wood Hills near Lowestoft at 10am having left Cambridge at 8.15 and filled up with petrol on the way, to be greeted by Woody at the gate our 10 year old daughter still thought this was great. Having bought tickets on the internet £39 for the three of us me, hubby and daughter we went to the office and with not having to queue went straight in, for four hours and 15 minutes we walked, they rode on the two rollercoasters, the thunderbolt and various other rides (snake in the grass being 10 year olds fastest, bestest ever!!) and the hubby dared the Wipeout which he said was good too. There were lots of families with young children and I spoke to several who said they were happy with the facilities (always clean and tidy during our visit), and the rides for the little ones. We did not try the trampolines, or go karts as these charged extra, and we did not go to the circus show, but we did enjoy the parrot show with its variety of birds and the sea lions one of which was huge and all the kids got very wet when one sea lion was encouraged to splash. The fish and chips we ate were fresh and very nice and costing £14 for us three including drinks were very good value for money, the coffee at £1.40 excellant and the chocolate bars at 70p not bad compared to most theme parks. For a cheap good value day out this was excellent as long as no big thrill seekers in the group I would recoommend a visit.

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“Pleasurewood Hills is good but quite expensive. Great...”

★★★★★

written by on 01/09/2009

Pleasurewood Hills is good but quite expensive. Great for teens but not so good for young kids or older adults.

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“I thought Pleasurewood Hills was a good theme park in...”

★★★★★

written by on 22/08/2009

I thought Pleasurewood Hills was a good theme park in all. They have a nice amount of rides for the young ,teens , adults me and my mate loved wizzydizzy and snake in the grass. But we thought going as a group was over priced not by much though. Wipeout (the new ride) was spectacular it scared me it was so thrilling . We would have liked to know the height restricions and the best rides . I AM GOING ON MY BIRTHDAY YAAAAAAY

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“Me and my boyfriend decided to visit Pleasurewood...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 10/08/2009

Me and my boyfriend decided to visit Pleasurewood Hills for the day after hearing good things about the park, we got the bus from Gt Yarmouth and it was poorly sign posted. Ended up in Lowestoft and had to get another bus out to the park. Bus stopped outside Tescos and sign post didn't say how far to walk to the park, just general direction. Very disapointed at the price even with a discount and the rides were poor, only went on two rides and stayed less than hour before heading back to Gt Yarmouth. Had a better time on the Pleasure Beach there. Would not recomend Pleasurewood Hills to anyone. I'm sure it use to be much bigger before Tescos was built.

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“fell on this place, Pleasurewood Hills, by accident...”

★★★★★

written by on 04/08/2009

fell on this place, Pleasurewood Hills, by accident good place to go good food enjoyed the day !!!!

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“Lowestoft, Pleasurewood Hills is too expensice for...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Ellejay on 15/05/2009

Lowestoft, Pleasurewood Hills is too expensice for whats there
Staff seemed rude, unpleasant and not at all interested
Food was horrible
Rides were poor, theyre the same things every year. They really need to update and change to make people want to go again!
Some rides were broken and we were told by a some what sour faced girl to come back later..

All in all I would rather flush my money down a toilet than go there again

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“my partner 2 kids and i pregnant payed £60 quid on...”

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written by on 16/04/2009

my partner 2 kids and i pregnant payed £60 quid on easter sunday at Lowestoft, Pleasurewood Hills we couldnt believe how exspensive it was and will never go there again we had to also pay more for some rides and why is a 13 year old classed as a adult when there clearly not my other child is 7 and found that the rides were to scary or to baby so was really disappointed and why do i pay the owner of this park should be ashamed

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Written on: 22/04/2009

Why did you have to go while pregnant in the first place?I would not of gone,pointless really!.

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“I love pleasure wood hills, it is such a great place...”

★★★★★

written by on 23/10/2008

I love pleasure wood hills, it is such a great place to go for a party or a treat because all the rides are brilllllllll!!!!!!! I especially like wipe out!!! I don't like all the baby rides they get in the way!!
I also don't like the train tracks or the height limits even if they are for safety!!! I absolutely adore Pleasurewood hills full stop!!!

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