We're a family business so are always keen to help you make the most of your family time and save money. Top Tips: If you don't already know www.moneysavingexpert.com then you might be pleased to pay it a visit! The same goes for both www.ownonline.co.uk which is local and good value - we have been using it as a family for over a year - and if you still need supermarkets then visit www.mysupermarket.co.uk to save money for sure. So now you've saved all that time and money, you can have more fun! Here are some free ideas for days in Devon:www.lovemydevon.co.uk/lovemydevon-top-tips and also on www.dofreestuff.com/devon.html; the same for Cornwall www.dofreestuff.com/cornwall.html. And of course, your best family days of all are at Crealy! It's great to meet so many of you having so much fun in the Parks this week. Lots of Crealy Members making the most of coming to the the Park for less than the price of 4 visits (or in Cornwall, for less than the price of 2 tickets!) And for all our tourists who can't come back all year round, of course there are free returns for 7 days with each day pass (wristband required for security).

Right now, the most popular places on the Park are the water rides and attractions, In Cornwall that includes Raging Rivers, Thunder Falls, Water Walkerz, Roundabout PlayPumps, Swampbusters, Silver Mine Lake and in Devon including Soak Zone, Dinoblasters, Tidal Wave, Water Walkerz, Roundabout PlayPumps, River Challenge and the Stealthdrive Canoes on the Dragonfly Lake.

Hope to see you soon,

A x

Camping at Crealy this summer!

Well, it's that time of year again! The brilliant weather and longer days mean more of us are planning our holiday this summer, and it makes more sense to stay in Britain than ever before. Camping is better than ever this year at Crealy's White Deer Camping, with entry to Devon's Crealy Great Adventure Park included in the price (8.95 for members, 14.95 if not).

As if camping at a theme park wasn't enough fun, stays of 3 nights of more mean you get to look after your very own pony during your holiday! With generous pitches, great prices and and a brilliant location within reach of the beach and Dartmoor, demand has already been high and we expect more people from across England and Britain to visit us this summer!

White Deer Camping will be open on 25th - 26th July and 1st - 26th August 2009, for more details visit www.crealycamping.co.uk

Hope to see you all there!

Angela x

Devon County Show & Pirate's Revenge

Wow, it`s been a busy week here at Crealy!

At the end of last week we ran our annual feature at the Devon County Show - a marquee packed full of the cutest and friendliest animals with our very own rangers on hand to show everyone just how much fun we have here at Crealy! Crealy Bear and Dina the Dinosaur came along as well and made a lot of new friends over the three days.

As if that wasn`t enough excitement we had a very special guest on Monday to open our newest outdoor attraction, Pirates Revenge! Captain Jack Sparrow himself was on hand with our lucky competition winners to officially open the amazing play area, already a big hit with all our young buccaneers and adventurers! After opening Pirate's Revenge he then explored the Park, panning for gold and jewels at El Dorado, riding the Queen Bess Swinging Ship and telling everyone all about Roundabout Playpumps!

The Crealy Kids Adventure Club has been really popular again this half term, so we are now taking bookings for the summer school holidays! Visit our site for more details about the safe adventures, healthy food and outdoor and indoor activities that make the Kids Club the best place to spend the summer holidays.

Avast there, me hearties! Captain Jack Sparrow is sailing in to Devon's Crealy Adventure Park on Monday 25th May to celebrate the opening of Pirate's Revenge!

As if that wasn't exciting enough we are also letting one family (max 5) officially open the new attraction and get free entry to the Park! If you want the chance of winning this great prize just send in your names and ages to fun@crealy.co.uk with PIRATES as the email subject, or click here for more details!

We will also be running the increasingly popular Crealy Kids Adventure Club again for the half term school holidays - learning, adventure and healthy meals from Monday to Friday. Please call us on 01395 233200 or visit our Kids Club site for more information and booking.

Crealy has always been committed to providing quality, local food and in recognition of this we are now certificated as all of our beef is British Exmoor and Somerset)!

Members can now pay by Direct Debit, making it easier to enjoy the maximum fun of Crealy! Just call 01395 233200 for more information. With a membership to Crealy you can visit both parks, with Devon's Crealy open all year and Cornwall's Crealy all summer, meaning you can make the most of your membership, whatever the weather. Crealy boasts the best indoor activities with 75,000sqft of indoor play areas, and with new attractions for 2009 you can be sure that the outdoor activities will have you coming back time after time!

For more information on any event or attraction at Crealy please call 01395 233200 or click here to purchase tickets online

Happy St George's Day from Crealy!

We had such fun celebrating our national day. Here's a pic of our famous Head of Grounds, John Murphy - our very own dragon slayer!

Did you know that St George is actually also, among others, the Patron Saint of China, Ethiopia, Greece, Portugal, Russia - and Scouting? It is also widely believed that he never set foot in England during his lifetime (ca. 275-281 - April 23, 303). St George is often depicted slaying a dragon and riding a white horse and there is usually the inclusion of the St George's Cross on his armour or shield.

The Greek tradition says that the Saint was born to Christian parents, in Turkey. His father died fighting for his faith and whilst still a child, George fled with his mother to Palestine. Growing up in Palestine exposed George to the Roman culture and he eventually joined the Roman army. At the outbreak of the Roman Emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians, George declared himself a Christian. For his faith he was sentenced to death. In true Roman fashion George was subjected to grisly tortures, all of which he miraculously survived. By making the sign of the cross George apparently caused all the statues of the gods to fall at his feet. This miracle persuaded the Empress Alexandra to convert to Christianity. This conversion proved too much for Diocletian, Alexandra was sentenced to death. George was decapitated. The date was 23 April AD 303.

In the Latin version of the story, the Emperor Diocletian has become Dacian, the Emperor of the Persians. George is similarly tortured, but his miraculous survival results in the conversion to Christianity of more than 40,000 people. George is put to death by Dacian, but Dacian himself dies, when a whirlwind of fire carries him off.

Whatever actually happened, in AD 494, Pope Gelasius declared him a Saint.

The alternative English version which appeared by the seventeenth century has St George's birthplace as Coventry! George's father is Lord Albert, an English peer and George's birth takes place at Caludan Castle in Wyken, Coventry. As a young man George travels to Egypt and slaughters a dragon whilst rescuing a princess. In some versions he marries the princess and they return to Coventry. They have three sons, one of whom becomes Guy of Warwick.

George's dragon slaying days continue after his wife dies. He journeys to Jerusalem and on his return slays another dragon. This particular slaying takes place on Dunsmore Heath in Warwickshire. The adventure proved fatal with the story going that the vast amount of poison thrown upon him by the beast "so infected his vital spitals that............he died".

A second story has George coming back from his travels to save the people of Coventry from a great Dragon; in this battle George sustained severe injuries from which he died and was buried in state in Coventry.

Processions to celebrate his life and legendary adventures were conducted every year around the city of Coventry. They were later taken over by the Lady Godiva procession, but a figure representing Saint George invariably appears before the Lady.

Wouldn't it be great to celebrate St George's Day every year, with a day off school and work added on to the end of the Easter holidays? We have fewer national holidays than many countries, after all.

Angela x