On Sunday, we spent the day in Worthing. This isn't something we do often, despite it being on our door step. The main reason for the visit was that we'd won a Pizza Hut voucher in a raffle at Munchkin's nursery. We decided to make a day of it rather than just popping in for lunch.
Our visit began with a trip to the beach. We set up camp near theWaterwise playground. This playground looks great, if you're aged five to twelve but there's nothing for preschoolers. Even the one and only rocker (a funky looking seagull) is twice the height of Council playgrounds' usual offerings. It seemed rather short sighted of the Council to forget the little ones. I've since looked up the playground on their website and see that they claim it has equipment for children as young as two... I couldn't see anything sufficiently small, not that Munchkin is two yet in any case.
We had a pleasant lunch in Pizza Hut. The waitress noticed it was taking ages to feed Munchkin, so she arranged for our pizzas to be kept warm whilst Munchkin caught up. She was obviously a good listener, as she realised Munchkin was saying "drawing" as soon as she handed her some crayons. (I've been wondering who "Rory" is for weeks!). The children's menu has a good range of options and kids are given an activity booklet to keep them amused. It's also one of the few restaurants I've been to with two baby change facilities.
Baby changing brings me on to my next point. We went for a walk on the pier after lunch, then stopped at Macari's kiosk for an ice cream. It was then that I realised Munchkin stank! I marched her to the nearest public toilet, only to discover there was no changing table. l asked at the Pavilion Box Office, hoping we could use their facilities, but they directed me to Cafe Nero. I decided to ignore this advice and took Stinky to Mothercare, knowing that the facilities were clean, on the ground floor and we wouldn't be asked if we were customers.
We then took Munchkin to the "Wilde About Worthing" sandpit at the west end of Warwick Street. This was an instant hit with us. Buckets and spades are provided, and it's all free. There's music playing, a few deck chairs, and those picture postcard things where you stick your face through a hole and someone takes a picture (no idea what they're called!). I know of the connection between Wilde and Worthing ("A handbag?") but have no idea why it's being plugged so much this year, if anyone can enlighten me, please leave a comment!
In conclusion, Pizza Hut and the "Wilde About Worthing" sandpit are great for small children but baby and pre school facilities were sadly lacking on the parts of the seafront that we visited. We're off to some summer holiday toddler groups in the next couple of weeks so there should be more reviews coming soon.
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