Award-winning English attraction has ‘one-of-a-kind’ indoor play zone and its own campsite
YOU can spend the night at an award-winning attraction in the UK – as it has it’s own on-site campsite.
William’s Den, in Yorkshire, has won a number of awards including the Visitor Attraction of the Year in the Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, as well as Best Food and Beverage in the National Farm Attraction Network.
It has a huge outdoor adventure play, with sand and water zones, a 50m zip wire as well as well den building areas and structures.
And it’s Woodland Walk lets kids play with the natural habitat outside of the den, exploring the surrounding countryside.
While great for the summer months, there is a huge indoor play too which is ideal for rainier visits.
The Indoor Den, which the website says is “not your average children’s indoor playground” has a huge six-metre-high Ancient Oak with treehouses and slides.
It also has a “stream” with a mini pool and rainmaker where kids can paddle.
When it all gets too much, you can choose between the wood-fired pizzas and ice cream, as well as snacks and hot drinks.
But if you don’t want to leave, it even has it’s own campsite.
Called Pitch Up and Play, it includes entry to all of that attractions as well as a tent pitch.
You will have to bring your own tent, but you can check in at 2pm and leave the next day at midday.
There is also access to portaloos, showers and access to fresh water.
The camping season has ended until 2025, but there is also the Big Camp Out Weekend you can look forward to.
Running from 18-20th July in 2025, the two-night min festival has extra entertainment and events along the way.
People have raved about the attraction.
Another wrote: ” It’s a brilliant open play place for children, with lots to entertain even the adults.”
One person said: “Amazing. What can I say. We had the best time at Williams Den. Seems like a little hidden gem.”
A third simply said: “Totally in love with this place.”
Time your visit well as there are lots of events on through the year.
This includes Easter events as well as William’s Wild West Adventures with target shooting, hoedown discos and line dancing.
This year there is the Christmas at William’s Den, with gingerbread decorating, marshmallow roasting, reindeer quizzes and bauble making, as well as a visit from Santa.
Prices for the attraction won’t break the bank either, with the website saying they have been “frozen at 2022 prices”.
The Christmas event costs £29.95 for kids and £19.95 for adults.
Otherwise normal tickets range from £6.95 to £11.95.
The UK's best indoor attractions
The UK's unpredictable weather means finding indoor activities is essential for parents treating their kids to a day out.
Here’s a list of some of the best attractions found firmly underneath a roof in the country.
Empire of the Sea Dragon Indoor Zone
This play area claims to be the biggest indoor play park in the UK.
The entertainment hub is home to five floors, with slides, rope bridges, swings, net towers and rides.
There’s also the Trauma Tower, which Empire of the Sea claim is the “best indoor ride in Devon” because of its huge 50ft drop.
Other indoor rides at the Devonshire-based indoor play area include a Ferris Wheel and a Submarine Ride.
Play Factore
This indoor play zone 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.
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.
What’s more, for kids more into playing ball sports, it has a football pitch and a basketball court built into the play frame.
Gravity Max
Gravity Max has sites in both the north and south of the UK, including in Liverpool, Castleford and Wandsworth.
It also recently opened a brand new one in East London at the Westfield Shopping Centre.
The main draw of the site is its E-karting super track, which runs on two separate tracks across multiple levels, offering various different racing experiences.
It also has Tokyo-style arcades covering almost an entire floor of their own upstairs.
There’s also a nine-hole Coca-Cola minigolf course, which requires players to tap their club in before starting, so each shot can be counted digitally, meaning no cheating is able to take place.
Meanwhile, upstairs, the Heineken sports bar is found, which has private booths to allow those who have booked them to have their own choice of music, as well as their own TV screens to watch their choice of sport.
In the mean time, here is an indoor soft play that has been named the best in the UK.
And we reviewed the UK’s adults-only soft play centre – here’s what we thought.