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The town is a tourism centre due to it's five beaches, aquarium (the Ocearium) and numerous restaurants providing sea food and crepes. The harbour is home to many yachts and beyond the sheltered entrance is the Grand Traict which drys out at low tide. This inland sea is home to fruits de mer cultivation but you can also pick your own, as many local families do.

The best beach is Port Lin, 15 mins walk from town. For families, this provides an excellent mix of sand, sea, rocks and pools depending on how the tide is. There are life guards on duty in the high summer.

The town has two supermarkets and a cinema.

We spent whole week there summer 2010 having previously stayed in 2009.

You won't find amusement arcades, English pubs or night clubs, so nice and peaceful.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27808 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24028
Hotel Knorz offers bed and breakfast in a 1960's built but refurbished building on 3 floors (no lift). They have serveral family apparments, which include a fridge, two ring electric cooker, kettle and crockery. So you can bring that fussy child and eat in.
Breakfasts are a buffet of cerals, cold meat, cheese, smoked salmon and fruit, with fresh rolls and croissants and hot chocolate and chocolate spread for the kids.
The hotel is down a quiet side road, but the garden rooms have the advantage of being away from what trafic there is.

Staff were very helpful and with only one exception spoke english very well. The families staying were all german apart from us.

Zirndorf is a very attractive town with many old buildings and lots of outdoor seating at restaurants and cafes.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24028 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24027
Things to note:
Much of the play involves water, so come with swimming gear to stand under the waterfalls. If soemone gets wet, use the tumble dryers provided to dry clothes.
There is a large indoor section if it's raining. Outdoors, sandpits and things are covered with awnings on hot days.
Food and drink is NOT a rip off e.g. tea for one Euro, single scoop ice cream cone 80 Cents!
The cafeteria has lots of choice eg pasta with different sauces and pizza, very much aimed at kids. A kids meal is 42 Euros.
You pay a pfand (deposit) on all crockery which is then refunded when you hand it all in, so keeping everying tidy and clean.
Most staff speak very good english.
Much of the park is wheel chair accessibile (so good for buggies too) and they have a wheel chair raft on the boating lake.

We had two super days out and the kids would love to go back.

There is an appartment hotel with family rooms for four across the road from the park. However, as the park is not loacated in a particularly interesting part of Zirndorf we stayed at the Hotel Knorz, an easy walk to/from Playmobil and the town centre.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24027 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13831
Costal path walk with views of Frances, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and the Barclay twins' castle on Brechou. There are cafes at the beaches and a hotel and restaurant by the harbour.

In 2007 a day trip for 2 adults and 2 children was £27.00 (cheaper if you go on the 08.30 boat).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13831 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10781 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10781 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10780 www.condorferries.com

Cheapest flights last year were with Aurugny (50 mins from Gatwick):
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Lots of gears and cogs and flour leaking out. Children can try grinding corn the hard way or the easy way. In the summer there is a small cafe with outdoor seats in the sensory garden. There is also a local collection of bits of history, with things for children to find.
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Close enough to Venice to allow a long day trip so you avoid the high prices. Family room for 4 plus breakfast was 100 Euros per night in August 2006.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8917 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8914
Surrounding area is good for hikers, mountaineers and cyclists or simply those who like mountains and fresh air.

Local buses are free to you as part of the holiday and there is an excellent weekly season on the steam trains, lake steamers and cable cars for about the same costs as a round trip on three of them.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8914 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6648
Best thing is Marie Ammeloot, the owner, who has to be one of the nicest people we have ever stayed with. The sand pit in the garden for small children helped too.

La Roche is nice small town with an excellent swimming pool and mountain views]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6648