nicholas Titley

We visited mid November on a great sunny day, but much of the summer planting was over, would have looked great with it all out.
The crown fountains had been plugged for winter but they are still projecting the faces onto the pillars.
Disappointed that we couldn't get to the bean as they are doing construction work around it but managed to get some pictures.
The main theatre space was accessable along with the great lawn with its iconic cover structure.
Only a few of the paths were blocked to the park area it was generally open.
Plenty of restrooms if you need them.
After visiting be sure to walk the wavy BP bridge at the far side you can then walk down under the big buildings to the left of the bridge and it takes you to the Pier.
Note dogs are not allow in parts of this park nor the bridge.

This is a great mall if you're a shopper or a person that like rides, but it also has an aquarium and places to eat and drink.
Not the cheapest place to go but all under one roof with loads of parking.
Can get very busy, and some.of the rides have crazy long queues to get on them.

This is a great Christmas store and has all the decorations you could want. The store is really laid out well and they still currently use a one way system, require masks and have shielded tills for everyone's safety.
If you can't find a decoration here that you like I would be amazed.
They have a yea room and toilets on site.
The prices are reasonable and there's lots of parking outside.
Be warned if you go at a weekend it can get really busy this year we went on a Wednesday afternoon and it was quiet enough to have a real good leisurely browse.
Worth a visit if you are close, it is down some small country lanes so drive careful.