As we didn't get the keys to our holiday house until 3pm we wanted to make the most if our first day, so instead of driving down the A3 from London to Portsmouth we decided to go due south towards Brighton and the drive along the post to our hol house in Pagham. On the way we went to Drusillas, a wonderful small zoo perfect for a day out with a toddler.
The inhabitants were small, monkeys, meerkats, penguins, farm animals etc. And an added bonus for my little train fan, they have a Thomas train with Annie and Clarabel carriages giving rides around the site. The only problem was that you had to walk through the whole zoo before you could go on Thomas, and this was very hard for a 3 year old who could see his favourite train but not understand why we couldn't go on it immediately. If we go again we will take the shortcut at the start which takes you to the picnic area at the end where the Tidmouth Halt station was and then see the animals.
When I asked Charlie what his favourite part was afterwards he didn't say the Thomas ride, his best thing was milking a cow! Not a real one but a life-sized model which squirted water from it's tests. C and Daddy had a go and my little bit loved it.
Other highlights were seeing baby Fenwick fox, looking through a giraffe periscope and feeding time at the penguins. We popped bubbles in the picnic area and had lots of fun on a rickety bridge in the adventure playground. In the Thomas gift shop at the end Daddy bought C a Spencer train for his collection. C was disappointed at first as he couldn't choose but as soon as little cousin M started showing an interest jealousy kicked in and Spencer is now a firm favourite!
Having two Thomas fans, I've thought about doing this as a day trip from south London! Looks like you had fun ad a great way to start your holiday! Impressed with the cow milking! Ha ha x
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Yep it would make a great day trip too, and just about do-able from South London.
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