A day out in Ruislip

Last weekend, we went to another great park in London. It's called Ruislip Lido and it's located in...errr..Ruislip, North London. It's completely free and has loads of walks through woodland, around a pretty large reservoir that has a sandy bank on one side for a beachy type of thing.

There's a pub there, but there's also a beautiful area near the water that's great for picnics

As you can probably see, Emily absolutely loves picnics. That's hardly surprising when you think that she went on her first picnic when she was only 10 days old!

There's also a little train (£2 per adult return) that takes you on a 1 - 1.5 mile ride from the free car park, around the reservior, to the 'beach'.

Emily loves all sorts of transport. She's been on planes, trains, boats, buses, cars...daddy's shoulders...

She loved this little train because it's so open and noisy, and there is lots to see.

Once around to the beach part of the park, there are loads of things to do. There's all the things you'd normally find in a good play park - plus rope bridges, play houses and a myriad of other activities are spotted around the place.

The sand is clean, but I didn't have enough trust in it to let Emily take her shoes off. She loved running about and trying all the different activities. In fact, she cried her wee eyes out at home time, even though her eyes were closing and there was the promise of another train ride to get back to the car.

The facilities around the beach area are pretty good & there is a cafe and an ice cream shop.

Be warned that the toilets are pretty basic. That's all I'll say on that!! The staff around the park are all friendly.

All in all, it is a fantastic day out for the family..and it's such a bonus that it's a free day out in London!! It seems strange that the next outing to a park in London will have Emily sharing the experience with our new addition to the family! As this blog started out with her birth, I'm pretty excited to continue it with the next new Longworth and the adventures we get up to!