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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-lowdown">THE LOWDOWN</h2>



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<p>The younger sibling of the original <a href="https://surrey.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/hobbledown-epsom-hounslow/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hobbledown adventure park</a> in Epsom, Hobbledown Heath offers more of what we love: fantasy, adventure and loads of fun.</p>



<p>Set across 100 acres of beautiful woodlands and meadows near Hounslow, it&#8217;s in a handy location just a few miles from the M25, the A4 and Heathrow Airport. </p>



<p>Like Hobbledown Epsom, Hobbledown Heath is based on the charming children&#8217;s mystical adventure books written by Angela Kecojevic. There are four themed villages as well as lots of animals from meercats to macaws, cows to capybaras.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1503" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/03/Hobbledown-Heath-Tulips-Child.jpeg" alt="A child plays with bubbles in a field if tulips." class="wp-image-59144" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/03/Hobbledown-Heath-Tulips-Child.jpeg 1503w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/03/Hobbledown-Heath-Tulips-Child-800x532.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/03/Hobbledown-Heath-Tulips-Child-1000x665.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/03/Hobbledown-Heath-Tulips-Child-400x266.jpeg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/03/Hobbledown-Heath-Tulips-Child-768x511.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1503px) 100vw, 1503px" /></figure>



<p>New for spring 2025 is Hobbledown Heath&#8217;s Tulip Patch with 400,000 tulips spread across a huge meadow. The displays are expected to bloom from 14-27 April with waves of colour transforming the field and offering up fabulous photo opportunities. There&#8217;s plenty going on during the Easter holidays (4-21 April) as well including the opportunity to meet the Bunny in his Burrow, an Easter trail and an Easter Egg hunt.</p>



<p>On a practical level, there&#8217;s a large car park (with space for 600 cars, including 35 charging points for electric cars). Costs are £1 per hour with 30 minutes free for those dropping-off or picking-up.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-to-expect">WHAT TO EXPECT</h2>



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<p>There&#8217;s lots here to see and do &#8211; so give yourself plenty of time. You&#8217;ll easily fill an entire day. </p>



<p>The park includes four themed villages called Buckbridge Market, Cribble Creek, Wilderness Wood and The Mining Village. Each one is a charming adventure playground offering plenty of climbing and crawling opportunities, slides, tunnels and water play. Incredible thought and details has gone into each and every one. I had six-year old Summer (and her mum Julia) in tow and she was in her element.</p>



<p>There’s a wide collection of farm and zoo animals plus the Coda Falconry Centre which houses the birds of prey and offers flying demonstrations, meet and greets, your own face-to-face experiences. Hobbledown characters &#8211; called Hobblers &#8211; are also seen throughout the park.</p>



<p>There are also jumping pillows, water pillows and zorbing, plus the Gripped Net Park and a sprawling indoor soft-play area. And for thrill seekers Gripped London offers zip lining, high ropes and speed slides. </p>



<p>It sounds a lot, right? But the park is manageable in size and easy to get around with accessible pathways. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-feathers-amp-fur">FEATHERS &amp; FUR</h2>



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<p>Animal lovers, you&#8217;ve hit the jackpot at Hobbledown Heath. There&#8217;s so much cuteness &#8211; from exotic birds and meerkats to ponies, goats, alpacas and yaks. Hands down our favourites were the lemurs. We&#8217;d booked the Meet the Lemurs experience (£30 per person) which meant we got to see them up close and help with feeding time.</p>



<p>We learned from Kayleigh, their keeper, that Lemurs are curious little creatures who love grapes and sweet potato. Mostly they have bright yellow eyes &#8211; apart from the extra special Shorty at Hobbledown Heath who has brown eyes.</p>



<p>As well as the Meet The Lemurs experience, there&#8217;s also a the opportunity to Meet the Meercats, Feed the Capybaras, Feed the Highland Cows and take part in Birds of Prey experiences.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-action-amp-adventure">ACTION &amp; ADVENTURE</h2>



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<p>There&#8217;s plenty of active fun to be had as well &#8211; from water pillows, jumping pillows and zorbing to the Gripped Net Park and a sprawling indoor soft play area. </p>



<p>The jumping pillows were a big hit with Summer &#8211; and many other kids too &#8211; and on a hot, sunny day the water pillows must also be popular. </p>



<p>We booked a turn at the Net Park (£5 per person), a series of interconnected trampolining nets set high up in the treetops. And &#8211; even better &#8211; we were lucky enough to have it to ourselves during our 30 minute session which meant that even I was brave enough to give it a go!</p>



<p>A taut net ramp leads you to the first level, which then connects via net tunnels  to a series of bouncy nets, with slides bringing you safely back to earth. Summer was up and down like a yo-yo, bouncing all over the place having huge fun. I made my way up, found a nice spot to bounce and pretty much stayed put! It seems my adrenaline-junky days are behind me.</p>



<p>A magical world of adventure continues in the Great Barn, where you&#8217;ll find a massive indoor play arenas with more nets nets and towers to climb, tunnels to wiggle through and slides to scoot down. There’s also a dedicated toddler area for under 3s, plus a café where grown-ups can sit and have a coffee or bite to eat.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-scoff-amp-quaff">SCOFF &amp; QUAFF</h2>



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<p>The main café is the Hobnosh bar, which is inside the Great Barn. The menu includes a range of choices from fresh pizzas and pasta pots to chicken or fish goujons with fries, jacket potatoes, salads and sandwiches. The menu include halal and vegetarian options. Prices range from £3.75 for fries to £11.95 for a large pizza. Jacket potatoes are around £8. Kids&#8217; meals are around £6.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-anything-else">ANYTHING ELSE?</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/Hobbledown-Heath-Indoor-play.jpg" alt="The indoor play at Hobbledown Heath." class="wp-image-51699" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/Hobbledown-Heath-Indoor-play.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/Hobbledown-Heath-Indoor-play-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/Hobbledown-Heath-Indoor-play-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/Hobbledown-Heath-Indoor-play-400x267.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/Hobbledown-Heath-Indoor-play-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>Hobbledown Heath puts on shed loads of seasonal activities throughout the year including at half-term holidays, Easter, Halloween and Christmas. Keep an eye on the <a href="https://www.hobbledown.com/hounslow/whats-on/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a> for the latest activities.</p>



<p>It&#8217;s also a great spot to host a <a href="https://www.hobbledown.com/hounslow/parties-at-hobbledown-heath/birthday-parties/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">birthday party</a>. There are dedicated party spaces upstairs in the Great Barn and options ranging from the classic party (from £24 per child) to the teddy bear picnic party (from £40 per child). </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-muddy-verdict">THE MUDDY VERDICT</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="993" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/HobbleDown-Heath-Map.jpeg" alt="A map of Hobbledown Heath." class="wp-image-51697" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/HobbleDown-Heath-Map.jpeg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/HobbleDown-Heath-Map-800x530.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/HobbleDown-Heath-Map-1000x662.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/HobbleDown-Heath-Map-400x265.jpeg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/surrey/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/01/HobbleDown-Heath-Map-768x508.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p><strong>Good for:</strong> Families and kids! It&#8217;s a wonderful day out &#8211; all year round &#8211; with plenty to spark children&#8217;s imaginations both indoors and out. Those who like action and adventure will find it at Hobbledown Heath, and families with animal lovers will also be in their element.</p>



<p><strong>Not for:</strong> While the zip-trekking and high ropes will appeal to teenagers, they may feel they&#8217;re too cool for some of the other more mystical parts of Hobbledown Heath. An up-close encounter with the cute lemurs will likely thaw any fickle teen’s heart.</p>



<p><strong>The damage:</strong> General admission is from £13.50 (under 2 are free). Afternoon Saver tickets for entry from 3.30pm start at £12.50. On select termtime weekdays, entry is from £11.50 for one adult and one pre-schooler/toddler.</p>



<p><em><strong>Hobbledown Heath</strong>, <strong>Staines Road, Hounslow, TW14 0HH</strong></em>. </p>


Review: Hobbledown Heath, Hounslow

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