UK’s biggest indoor play area has five floors of attractions with six-lane slides and ferris wheel

THE UK'S biggest indoor play area is home to some unique features,  making it the perfect place for a family day out.

Even adults admit to having a good day out while visiting Empire of the Sea Dragon Indoor Zone at the Woodlands theme park in Devon.

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Empire of the Sea Dragon Indoor Zone claims to be the biggest indoor play area in the UK.

A description on their website reads: "The biggest indoor play area in the UK, this is more than a radical Fun Factory it’s a whole world of nonstop play for all ages."

The entertainment hub is home to five floors, with slides, rope bridges, swings, net towers and rides.

Included in its attractions is the Trauma Tower, which they claim is the "best indoor ride in Devon" because of its huge 50ft drop.

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Other indoor rides at the Devonshire-based indoor play area include a Ferris Wheel and The Submarine Ride.

There are plenty of slides at the indoor play area, including Barracuda, a six-lane ride that's ideal for a race against friends.

Other rides include the Deep G, which is described as a "stomach churner" on its website thanks to the feel of the negative G-Force.

Meanwhile, the Sea Serpent ride is packed with twists and turns, and there's also the Triple Drop Slide too.

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For younger visitors, there's also the Ice Palace, a colourful soft play centre with toys and small ball pits - only children up to 125cm are allowed in the junior section.

Located on the middle floor, there's also Rays Diner, serving hot and cold drinks.

The Empire of the Sea Dragon Indoor Zone is part of Woodlands Theme Park, the largest family theme park in Devon.

There are eight zones at the theme park, including the Sea Monster Zone, where you'll find the indoor play area.

Other rides in the Sea Monster Zone include a swinging ship, a drop tower, bumper boats and a mirror maze.

In the Cyclone Canyon Zone, visitors will find a selection of water rides and slides like the Rapids Watercoaster.

There's also a Dino Trek, a Toboggan Run and a Wild West Town.

Other zones include the Arctic Zone, the Ninja Zone, the Action Zone, the Circus Dome Zone, with indoor bouncy castles, and the Toddlers Village Zone.

Entry tickets to the Woodlands Theme Park cost £19.75 for adults and children taller than 110cm.

The theme park has been praised by visitors on TripAdvisor, with a 4/5 star rating from thousands of reviews.

One person wrote: "Spent a lovely morning exploring the park and had a great time.

"There's lots to see and do for all ages and we only discovered the gigantic soft play area as we were about to leave, so will look forward to exploring that next time."

Another person said: "Lovely place to go, we had a fab day out."

There are other indoor play areas in the UK that also claim to be the biggest in the country.

OTHER INDOOR PLAY AREAS

The Play Factore in Manchester also claims to be the UK's largest indoor play area.

The entertainment hub claims to have been designed especially "to provide families with a state-of-the-art active indoor play arena to play in together".

Included in its attractions are the tallest standing indoor slide in the UK, as well as a full indoor laser tag arena, interactive trampolines and zip wires.

Its website promises "as children’s play areas go, Play Factore offers the full play package".

In addition to the UK's tallest indoor slide, it also has the country's largest indoor play frame, made up of a network of tunnels, slides and obstacles, including giant bubble balls, spider nets and rollers.

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