The school holidays might be drawing to a close, but there's one place that's just launched a brand new attraction to see out the summer in style. Knowsley Safari has welcomed the UK's largest inflatable obstacle course, The Realm , a massive castle-themed inflatable course over 600ft long, with slides, tunnels and challenges galore. It was there I headed with my nieces, seven-year-old Darcie and Bella, three, who were eager to try something different after the usual summertime clubs.
Read more: 50 things to do with the kids in and around Manchester this school holidays Animals always make for a great day out and what could be more appealing than a magnificent, humongous inflatable assault course for them to burn off some energy. Booking midweek proved an instant winner, with a ticket promotion running online currently that offers a 25% discount on weekday tickets until August 30. There's a Foot Safari to enjoy at the attraction (Image: Manchester Family / MEN) We started the safari drive and armed with our map and stickers, we were ready to explore.
The first animals we came across were the zebras, who were completely unruffled by the traffic jam forming as cars stopped for visitors to take in the sight of these unique mammals. This clearly grabbed the attention of the girls who were up at the windows asking all manner of questions about them, as well as the neighbouring camels. Driving through the trail we ventured past several types of deer, buffalo, rhinos, wildebeest, mo.