Has anyone been to Pooh Corner?

[sbhdmh]

We will be sailing in and out of Dover England in August. I have been arranging kid friendly activities in London for the 2 days before the cruise. After the cruise we will stay in a hotel near Gatwick since we have an early flight out. We will have one more full day. This morning I found Pooh Corner in Hartfield, which is supposed to be fairly close to Gatwick.

 

Has anyone visited here? Is it worthwhile? Will it occupy my 4 year old for a day or am I better off heading back into London with her for an additional day? Any other suggestions from all you wise British parents, or parents who have spent time occupying a little one in this part of the world? Thanks.

[sharktums]

How about Legoland?

 

It's in Windsor (near Heathrow, obviously much farther from Gatwick) but sooo worth the drive if she is at ALL into Lego's or children's amusement parks.

 

I have a 2 year old who loves all the Legolands, there's tons of rides, attractions, it's just a lot of fun for someone between 2 and 8 years old. Who am I kidding, the adults always have a great time too!

[Lauraubie]

I was in London about 7 years ago and went to Pooh Corner. It was cute. Not a ton of stuff to do if you are limited on time (and depending on how big of a Pooh fan you are) it may not be worth the trip. The store was small but not tiny. The area around Pooh Corner was nice, you could go for a hike through the 100 Acre Woods, and see things like Pooh Sticks Bridge. It was fun and a nice day but its not a full day type of trip... unless you do a very long hike. The store would take you less than an hour (that includes going at a 4 year olds pace!).

 

I will say if I went back to London I would go back but it wouldn't be my 'miss everything else to see it' place to go.

[sbhdmh]

Great info - thank you! It will be the last day of a 2 week vacation so I'll see what kind of shape she's in. She may ask to go back to London if she enjoys the pre-cruise visit. If she's totally wiped out, though, Pooh Corner could be a nice laid back alternative. We'll be doing Tivoli in Copenhagen just before returning to Dover so I think Legoland might be a bit overwhelming. (For me, not her. We have season passes to Six Flags - she could go every day!)

 

Thanks again to all the Cruise Critic moms out there (and Dads too!). What a wealth of information you all are.