Adventure Island Day Trip
Catch some fun and excitement with a day trip from London to Adventure Island
If you would like to spend a day of your vacation at a theme park, Adventure Island, with over 30 rides, ranging from large roller coasters to gentle rides for the little tots, is an excellent choice.
This popular attraction is located in the town of Southend-on-Sea which as its name implies is located right on the water's edge. By train, it is plus or minus one hour east of London, not including the trip to West Ham Station on the Underground. From the train station at Southend-on-Sea it is just a 10 minute walk to the park. This makes it close enough for an easy day trip with plenty of time to enjoy once you get there. The train ride through the suburbs and the English countryside will be part of the fun. Adventure Island is not literally an island but, it does project out into the sea.
Entry to the park is free, which is advantageous if you just want to let the kids ride while you watch. Ride tickets are sold individually or you can purchase a wristband that lets you ride all day, which is probably the better deal.
Previously named Peter Pan's Playground and then Peter Pan's Adventure Island the Peter Pan's portion of the name was later dropped after the park doubled in size and introduced many new rides.
The park, which is still adding new attractions, currently features four roller coasters along with a generous compliment of other rides for a total of 40 rides and attractions. There are 13 gentle rides suitable for young children less than one metre tall, however, they must be accompanied by a person 14 years old or older who get to accompany them on the ride for free. Be sure to checkout the video of a ride on the Rage Coaster near the bottom of this page.
Adventure Island is open daily during the summer months with limited openings during the balance of the year. While the park opens at 11am on the days it is open, closing hours vary by day and season. Be sure to confirm the parks hours by visiting the official site link below, before making your trip there.
Facts For Your Visit
Fee: YesAddress: Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1EE, UK
Phone: 01702 443400
Official Website: Adventure Island
Adventure Island Reviews
Rated out of 5
Yearly membership is worth it. Check the website as the cost is only £40 at the moment instead of the usual £60 per person. All staff are very friendly and helpful. Only issue we had was the food in the dinosaur restaurant. The food was very greasy and over cooked. Seriously recommend the chip hut just out side the dinosaur restaurant. Soft play is included in the yearly membership which is on 3 floors. Kids love it. Membership also gives you discount on food and other purchases.
David Daniels - a month ago
It was lovely experience for me and my daughter to go and enjoy there.
Summer time definitely be on your list to visit.
Have lots of different rides for adults and kids. Some many snacks to try and also sea.
Go and enjoy your day there
Zerya Demir - in the last week
Fun day out with the kids, got to Southend early and spent half the day in arcades, also two shopping centres close by, then at 5.30 went into adventure island and was pleased to see tickets go on sale at half price after 5.30! Brilliant. The staff are amazing really fun for the kids makes the day even better! Keeping them entertained while waiting for the rides which was super fast so not a long wait. And also being fun while on the rides! Really friendly polite and welcoming and the fair was really clean, I have been coming here since my oldest children were little and it just seems to get better! Great job adventure island. Will be back. Thank you :)
Happy m - 2 weeks ago
So many fun rides to go on.. my favourite was the rage such an amazing ride and the tickets are cheap for what you can do here! So many options and different types of rides for everyone.. they also have loads of food huts and arcades inside too! I will definitely be coming back again soon🥰
Summer Nightingale - a month ago
Good theme park, lots of rides for different ages. Buy a wristband online for a £10 saving, so £20 for all day. The park was open 11 till 10 pm, so plenty of time.
The queue time could be cut dramatically if they had more staff on each ride. Some had 3 people, but others only had 1 (Spooksville) so they took ages. Very busy in the afternoon but was a hot sunny day in school holidays so was expected.
The smell was horrible at times although it smelt like the sewer it was from the seaweed as the it's right next to the sea.
Prices for food much the same as all theme parks overpriced but if you book a meal on line you can save a £1.50 a person.
Good day out.
Neil Duguid - a week ago
Directions
| Tube Line | Nearest Station | Walking Time |
|---|---|---|
| District, Jubilee and Hammersmith & City Line | West Ham Station | 10 Minutes |
How to get to Adventure Island by Tube
Take the Tube to Westham station using any of the above lines. Purchase a National Rail Ticket for the c2c Line to Southend Central Rail Station. Go to the platform indicated on your ticket. The travel time from Westham station takes anywhere from 45 minutes to just over an hour depending on the departure time.
When you arrive at Southend Central Rail Station exit to your right onto Clifftown Road and follow it to High Street which is actually a pedestrian only corridor, and go right. Walk down the High Street walkway and then go left at Pier Hill. Watch for the terrace on your right that crosses the road below and take it to the enclosed stairwell. The entrance to Adventure Island is close to the foot of the stairs. This is about a 10 minute walk.
Use the National Rail Journey Planner to get details and departure times for you trip.
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