Plan a visit to Splashdown Poole with essential information on tickets, opening times, parking, facilities, height restrictions and family admission rules. Located at Tower Park, Splashdown Waterpark features 13 indoor and seasonal outdoor flume rides alongside splash areas for younger children. Tickets must be booked online in advance, and free parking is available at Tower Park, making Splashdown a convenient choice for families looking for fun indoor activities and things to do in Poole.
Splashdown Poole is one of Dorset’s biggest family water attractions, offering 13 indoor and outdoor flume rides at Tower Park in Poole. From high-speed slides and tyre rides to splash areas for younger children, the waterpark offers all-weather entertainment for families, teenagers and thrill-seekers. With free parking at Tower Park, food and drink available onsite and a choice of two-hour, three-hour and evening sessions, Splashdown is a popular option for family days out in Poole.
Address: Splashdown Waterpark, Tower Park, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4NY
Telephone: 01202 716123
What3Words: last.closed.frogs
Website: Splashdown Poole
Tickets: Advance online booking required
Parking: Free parking at Tower Park
Splashdown is located at Tower Park, approximately three miles north-east of Poole town centre, just off the A3049. Poole railway station is the nearest main station, with onward bus or taxi connections available.
Splashdown is an all-action waterpark featuring 13 indoor and outdoor flume rides, with some outdoor attractions operating seasonally. The combination of indoor facilities and seasonal outdoor slides means there are activities available in different weather conditions throughout much of the year.
The rides range from gentler options to high-speed experiences. Attractions include The Screamer, which descends around 40 metres of slide in under five seconds, Velocity with its steep 30-foot drop and Baron's Revenge, featuring an approximately eight-metre near-vertical drop in darkness.
Visitors can choose from a range of water slides aimed at different confidence levels. Some rides finish in shallow catch trays, while others have deeper exit pools.
The general minimum height to use the flumes is 1 metre, while visitors must be at least 1.2 metres tall to ride Infinity. Splashdown recommends that people using the flumes are confident in the water, particularly for rides with deeper exits.
Outdoor slides are seasonal, so visitors should check which attractions are operating when booking.
Splashdown also caters for younger children through its splash areas. Buccaneer Splash is an interactive water-play area aimed at children aged seven and under, while the seasonal Buccaneer Beach provides an outdoor splash area.
Reduced-price under-five tickets do not include access to the main slides. However, a child under five who is at least one metre tall, confident in the water and wants to use suitable slides can instead be booked on a full-price ticket.
Children under five must be supervised one-to-one by an adult, while children aged five to eight require adult supervision at a maximum ratio of two children to one adult.
Current standard 2026 admission prices are:
A £1.25 transaction fee currently applies per ticket purchase transaction. Tickets must be purchased online in advance, and there are no on-the-door ticket sales.
Splashdown advises booking early during Dorset school holidays because popular dates can sell out several days in advance.
Splashdown's opening hours vary according to the date, season and school holidays rather than following one fixed daily timetable. Session lengths and available ticket types can also change throughout the day.
Visitors should therefore check Splashdown's live booking calendar before travelling.
Splashdown has a unisex changing village with individual private cubicles. Larger family changing cubicles are also available, including some with baby-changing tables.
Lockers are available for bags and valuables and require a £1 coin, which is returned when the locker is reopened.
Visitors should bring swimwear, a towel and a £1 coin. A limited selection of swimming costumes, towels, armbands and swim nappies can also be purchased onsite.
Splashdown has an onsite café selling a selection of food and drinks, including sandwiches, hot dogs, chips, pasties, sausage rolls, coffee and cold drinks.
Food and drink consumed inside Splashdown must be purchased on the premises, so visitors cannot bring their own food into the waterpark.
Tower Park provides free car parking day and night, with CCTV operating around the car park. Parking can become busy during peak periods, so Splashdown advises allowing extra time before the booked arrival slot. EV charging points are also available within Tower Park.
The number 26 bus runs to Tower Park from Poole Bus Station, Oakdale and Canford Heath. Visitors arriving by train can travel to Poole station and continue by bus or taxi.
Splashdown offers an Essential Companion Ticket for eligible visitors who hold an Access Card displaying the +1 symbol. Standard tickets must first be booked online before contacting Splashdown to have the companion admission added to the booking.
Because Splashdown includes stairs, water, slides and physically demanding attractions, visitors with specific accessibility requirements are advised to check the attraction's current accessibility guidance before booking.
All Splashdown tickets should be booked online before arrival. Visitors select a 15-minute arrival window and are asked to arrive within that period to help manage capacity.
Jewellery and loose piercings must be removed before entering the waterpark, while glasses cannot be worn on the flumes. Prescription goggles are permitted. Suitable swimwear is also required, with clothing containing zips or buttons discouraged because it can damage the slides.
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