I felt compelled to write my first Tripadvisor review after almost being put off my visit due to the the scathing report left by 'Robert B' dated 1/4/18. My wife, 6 year old son, 3 year old daughter plus grandparents all thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Devon site on 3/4/18. The site may not be as expansive as some other theme parks however this is more than enough to keep a family occupied for a full day and to justify the entrance fees. A 10% discount is available on the entrance fees for advance bookings which makes the trip even better value. Whilst I appreciate the £18 (pp) is a significant cost for many families there are not many places you can visit for a full day for less than this. There are a couple of attractions that require a £1 per ride which I also find irritating however in my experience this is quite common these days. It was refreshing not to have to walk through the gift shop to exit the venue as at many other places. All of the JCBs/diggers etc seemed very new and the only thing that had a tired appearance was the kids wooden playground where the paint had been weathered by the sun however the playground itself was very good just in need of a re-paint. In summary please do not let the review by Robert B put you off a very enjoyable day at Diggerland...Kids and dads will have a great time.

The children (2 & 3 years), were really excited to be visiting Diggerland at Easter, that is until we got there. Unfortunately, the theme park is pitiful, offering very little by way of interest for any family.

Everything inside the park feels dilapidated, it’s all worn, shabby and at the end of its life span. There is also an absence of anything to actually do inside the park; sure there are some diggers (that our kids were too small to operate themselves), and a few other bits and pieces, but essentially we felt we’d paid the overblown admission fee to allow the kids to play in a second rate playground.

The pricing is simply the worst part of the park. It’s a flat £20 per ticket, and that’s not just for adults, but for anyone over 90cm - meaning both our children (2 and 3yrs) were charged full price. The price would be acceptable were Diggerland c. 3 times the size. I mean, the admission is comparable with, say, Paulton’s Park, but Diggerland has far less than a quarter of the activities.

Shockingly, given the obscene pricing and shoddy facilities, Diggerland had the cheek to charge extra for dodgems, and little car rides - two of only a handful of actual activities that were on offer. While we visited, we noticed that nobody actually used either of these rides.

The only positive was the lack of other visitors. Given this is Easter Bank Holiday weekend, the park was deserted. The car park had less than 30 cars in it including ours. A park such as this should be absolutely packed at Easter, but I guess the high prices, absence of activities and run down feel have contributed to a failing business model.

Anyone who despite this warning decides to carry on and part with your cash at Diggerland, bring boots - you will get muddy.

Just spent a very nice day at Diggerland. Staff were very friendly and the place was very quiet as the children are not on holiday yet from school. That meant that we didn't have to queue which was wonderful! We all enjoyed going on the rides- especially driving the big JCB, and my son at 92cms was able to go on 3/4 of the rides which was great! He particularly liked going off road and in the police car which he was able to do alone. We had a little shop and thought that compared to some places the prices were pretty reasonable! It a little expensive to go in but we made a lot of use of the place so feel we got our money worth. Lots of fun for all of us!

We visited Diggerland yesterday during the weekend at the end of half term. We have a 2 year old daughter and had travelled 3 hours to meet friends, who had spoken very highly about this attraction. This wouldn't have been my first choice but I was pleasantly surprised. There were lots of things that an 87cm 2 year old little girl could do, from catching ducks with a parent on a digger to taking a ride around on the "train" as well as heading up in the skyshuttle. There is also a fantastic little ball pool for 1-4s and a separate one for the older kids as well as an indoor bouncy castle. If as during our visit its a nice day there are also little tikes cars and play bits for outdoor play. For the bigger kids, and dads there are larger diggers and a proper JCB where you can live out the childhood dream and actually drive one. All of this is included in your admission price but there are also little ride on ride, digger themed as well as little quad bikes which your little one can ride on with a parent if they need support. My 2 year old loved this and for your £1 you get a decent time as well.
If I were to offer advice to others visiting in the future it'd be plan ahead. If your arriving in the winter or on a wet day Wellington boots are a must, as to get to some of the attractions can be a bit muddy. In the summer I would imagine you will need to be prepared to queue as for some of the rides, like the drive a JCB there is only one vehicle, but even then this can carry a family of 4 with a member of staff so will probably move through quite quickly. We were able to spend 3 hours easily at Diggerland and had it not been for the fact my daughter needed to sleep we could have spent longer easily. whilst we didn't purchase any directly the prices in the café looked comparable to other similar attractions.