Anyone been to rother valley recently and seen the new so called rules

i went today with my dad, his girlfriend and my older brother for a day out seen as though its been hot

Me and my brother decided we wanted a go on the pedal boats only to find out that now, you gotta have a person under the age of twelve to go on with you :suspect:

Me thinking its because if adults have a younger person on board their less likley to rock or tip the boat. dont you think its abit unfair though? we couldnt go on just because we havnt got any relatives under 12.

rothervalley spoilt sports :gag:

Well that is rather poor, i'll have to find a child to kidnapp now!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rother Valley will never be the same again
jus jokin, don't worry. Its probably a bunch of boring old men who run it and don't know the meaning of fun

Originally posted by ReginaldD
Well that is rather poor, i'll have to find a child to kidnapp now!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rother Valley will never be the same again
jus jokin, don't worry. Its probably a bunch of boring old men who run it and don't know the meaning of fun

Reggie you have that wrong, if it was a bunch of old men running it, they would ban kids not actively encourage them.

Ahhh the innocence of youth :rolleyes:

I went to rother valley yesterday.
I am 27, and went with my partner, to hire a row boat.
We were told these were exclusively for families, as parents are unable to take young children on any other boats there.
I explained that i could not paddle myself, due to health problems, and after checking with a supervisor, we were allowed to hire one.
They were very nice and helpful

Never been to Rothervalley, what is it like? Can you hire kayaks or sailing boats and how much does it cost?

Yup,
they have sail boats and kayak/canadian/canoe things.
Think it might be about 7quid for 90 mins.
I guess the best advice is, if your not a family, take a change of clothes/bathers and be prepared to get wet!
They seemed pretty reasonable (even helped us get our reluctant mut into the boat!), and i guess if you've got older relatives etc who can't propell themselves, they would be reasonable with the rowboat hire (you'd hope).
They also have a wildlife lake, with big horned hairy cows going for a dip! Many car parks near all the various bits, so good access for all,
bex

Are you just allowed to go swimming in the lake without hiring anything, and does it actually cost to get into the place as well?

Car parking was £2.50, but you can get to all the bits for that.
There are signs saying no swimming, but i have seen people splash into the edges for a quick paddle, but of course unless you know the area really well, its hard to know which bits are shallow, and therefore safe.
IMO, much safer to hire a canoe and "accidentally" fall off wearing your life jacket ;)
bex

Originally posted by owdlad
Reggie you have that wrong, if it was a bunch of old men running it, they would ban kids not actively encourage them.

Ahhh the innocence of youth :rolleyes:
and you'd know:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Originally posted by sexy_bexy
I went to rother valley yesterday.
I am 27, and went with my partner, to hire a row boat.
We were told these were exclusively for families, as parents are unable to take young children on any other boats there.
I explained that i could not paddle myself, due to health problems, and after checking with a supervisor, we were allowed to hire one.
They were very nice and helpful



So i Should go back and complain then. favouritism at its best :(

owlschick,
It sucks that u all didn't get u boat ride :-(
It does seem like a plan to help some people access a service, that has ended up preventing a lot of people from having a go, which also sucks.
I guess, if any of u wanted a ride, and was incapable of propelling themselves in another craft, they should have offered u an appropriate row/peddle/boat.
If that's the case, IMO, I would complain.

Originally posted by sexy_bexy
owlschick,
It sucks that u all didn't get u boat ride :-(
It does seem like a plan to help some people access a service, that has ended up preventing a lot of people from having a go, which also sucks.
I guess, if any of u wanted a ride, and was incapable of propelling themselves in another craft, they should have offered u an appropriate row/peddle/boat.
If that's the case, IMO, I would complain.



I Should shudnt i? Its not my fault i aint got any brothers or sisters who are under 12 so why isit i should have to suffer and the rest of the families that are in my position.
Feeeeeel my pain people :(

Thats so daft if you have to take someone under 12 with you. Surely they have to be losing money and business by sticking to that rule. That counts out about 80% of people! Its age discrimination

Anyone know how much it is to hire their paddle boats?

Thats so daft if you have to take someone under 12 with you. Surely they have to be losing money and business by sticking to that rule.

I don't think it's a business, is it? I think the council run it, so cost effectiveness isn't a criteria they need worry about. I assume a business would just buy more boats if it kept running out, or put their prices up until supply and demand balance out if there is no room for more boats.