Legoland - what not to miss

Your kids will go crazy in Legoland with so much fun stuff at every turn. But there is a way to keep tabs on them - hire the electronic tracking system from the Information Centre when you go into the park. It means you can easily find them if the worst happens and you lose sight of them in the crowds.

So what does the park have to offer? Probably the most impressive sights are the life-size figures and the entire cities created of millions of tiny lego blocks. The attention to detail is spectacular. You walk around the cities or take a slow boat ride to see some of the world's most famous landmarks created in lego.

Duplo-land is especially built for younger children, they have their own play zones, lego houses, and express train to ride on and lego airplanes to fly on. Giant lego creations just like the minature versions they have in their bedrooms. This is intense fun for the lego-loving toddler.

Miniland offers children the chance to take a lego safari. Each animal is built in details to a life-size version completely of lego blocks. Children can also navigate a lego city driving in their lego cart, stopping at traffic lights and filling up their gas tanks. If they enjoy rides off the ground then lego helicoptor launches will send them skywards for a bird's eye view of the park.

Pirateland was one of my favourite places. The whole family takes a lego boat ride into Captain Roger's secret caves to visit the lego pirates and their treasure stash. The lighting, music and robotic lego figures, not to mention lego crocodile in the water surrounding the boat, make this a great attraction. Stop off at the pancake house here for delicious eats. For children over 90 cm tall, they should try The Lighthouse. Securely strapped into hanging chairs, you pull yourself up to the top of the lighthouse using a rope, and then come back down to earth in a free fall.

As you walk around the park, huge maps direct you to the various attractions, to ensure you don't miss a thing.

Knight's Kingdom was a highly anticipated attraction for us, our boy's having been fans of this series of lego figures for a couple of years. The castle was magnificent and a wonderful backdrop to the entire Legoland Park. Past the lego dragons guarding the entrance, you could explore the castle. Just be aware that if you're afraid of the dark, your children may be hesitant to enter. There's a photo opportunity with the dragons and a castle shop to tempt you to open your wallets. Stop here if you are hungry for a big lunch at the Knight's Barbeque in a medieval setting, but not before you ride the medieval Dragon coaster, a wild twisting ride through the castle landscape. Adults need to accompany younger children on this ride, and it's great fun.

Located at the far end of the park, don't forget to include Lego City in your tour. This has the Falck Fire Brigade ride which is fantastic fun, we queued twice for this one as it's a family effort and a chance to compete against other park families. Also here is the chance to ride a robotic arm at Power Builder Robots, (for children over 120cm tall), not recommended if you have just eaten and remind your children to remove their shoes or they will definitely come off during the ride. You program the ride as you want to, and they buckle in tightly. It's a wild and crazy ride of being turned upside down and shot inside out all over the place. Your kids will love it.