[Ad- gifted experience] When it comes to nice weather, we are always looking for new activities to do out in the sun! We have been to Aqua Splash parks before, but had not taken the short drive to Lee Valley White Water Centre to try out their Water Wipeout! This course looked a little smaller than the ones we have previously been out too, but with that in mind, everyone said it was their absolute favorite.
When we arrived, it was easy to find on-site parking before checking in. This course does have a dress code, requiring everyone to wear a t-shirt and shorts over their swim outfit (though the boys had shorts as apart of their swim outfit) and shoes. At first, I found this to be a little strange, as I didn’t understand why we might need to wear all of this, but when we arrived we found that they have a wetsuit rental and water boots that you could put on, which was actually a really fun experience. There is something so cool about the water boots at Water Wipeout and they do help you run around the course without slipping.
We did not grab wetsuits, but did take advantage of their free, easy to use lockers on site and changed in the changing rooms they had as well. These lockers were extremely easy to use! The staff at Lee Valley White Water Centre in the Water Wipeout area was very helpful on the lockers and greater use of the facilities. But, let’s talk about the course itself. As previously mentioned, from the outside, the course did look smaller than others we have been on. This was actually as it was set up as two separate courses and the water itself wasn’t too-too deep, like it has been at other lakes.
The facilitator at Water Wipeout at Lee Valley White Water Centre explained that we could only have four people on each portion of the course at once, and needed to move from the start to the finish of each course. I must say, this movement flow and requirement really did make this course fee so much safer. There wasn’t a single time when a kid pushed another kid into the water or when someone rushing caused another to fall – the entire experience just felt so much calmer and better. They also have step-like access to get on to the start of each course, which honestly took a lot of the pressure off of all of our arms, as it is often the hardest part when getting back onto the course. These two big changes made this course so much fun!
Both of the courses at Water Wipeout were very different, with completely different sections, so it wasn’t long until our family had favorites. Kai liked that he could climb on top of the tunnel area of one part, where as Amelia and Robin both enjoyed not having to jump from pad to pad on one of the courses. We had a lot of fun going on that one over and over. After about half an hour, the facilitator started giving out challenges – for the children to hold hands while going through the course or to go through backwards (literally walking backwards!) which added more interested and fun!
We had a fantastic time at Water Wipeout at Lee Valley White Water Centre, and it was also neat seeing the other activities they had on in the area. We were interested in some of the kayaking and paddle boarding happening nearby, and will find ourselves back here soon.
You can check out our other Days Out to see what else we’ve been up too!
