Kryal Castle Adventure Park Admission Ticket

The outside of Kryal Castle looks impressive and we were all (mum, kids & grandparents) really excited for a fantastic day. Little did we know that the only things to do INSIDE the castle come at additional cost - the admission price is just that - admission only. Extra to try archery, extra to make a potion, every 'display' was just a shop with another grumpy shopkeeper trying to take your money. One of my biggest gripes is that there were no signs warning parents/grandparents that the displays were shops so they could at least TRY to keep the kids out. The only free things were a 'maze' - I use the word lightly - it is a one way walk - impossible to get lost, a small jumping castle for littlies only and a pony with a horn stuck on it's head who we lined up for close to 20 minutes to pat. There is supposed to be shows in the arena but we were there for approx 3 hours and saw none. This place is a HUGE rip off - you'd be better off taking the kids to a shopping centre and just giving them your purse to go buy what they want - it would cost you less and everyone would have a better time. When I went years ago (I think it was the 80's) there were costumed people walking around interacting with the crowd but there's no more of that. Overall was one of the most boring, expensive and disappointing days out we have had. I recommend you give this place a miss and head to Sovereign Hill - entry price is much the same but you will have a much more enjoyable time

PLEASE READ THIS REVIEW BEFORE GOING. It’s not what is advertised or as fun as it’s marketed. Nothing here is for free, pay your ticket and then pay for every other attraction. The place is clean I will give it that. It has plenty of toliets and they were clean too. My problems laid after seeing a “petting zoo” that consisted of 1 sheep, 2 mini ponies and 2 peacocks. All these animals were not even close enough to pat. Food lines were terrible, there was only 1 real place to get food near the arena. It was over all lame. I did think the horse shows were amazing and interesting but not what you would expect. I thought it would be more historical but there was only 1 tourture museum which was a dark room with a few sound effects and lame chains along with some skeletons. I did have high hopes for this place. But I definitely will not be back.

I honestly can't understand many of the negative reviews and am glad there were plenty of very positive ones to prevent me from being totally put off from coming. What a terrific day out for the family! I only wish we could have managed to get here earlier and fit more in! My husband and I visited today with our 3yo and 5yo boys. As it's a Sunday, accommodation was cheap so we've decided to make a full experience out of it and stay in one of the suites overnight. I've been so impressed! There are so many clever details in the castle and its grounds. There are so many engaging activities for kids, and the imaginativeness is absolutely gratifying to adults too. Case in point being the potion making session. 'Alabaster', the 'apprentice wizard' running the 30-min session, had such a great, coherent, and very imaginative story for all parts of the class. Terrific! And a great manner with my shy children. There was so much we could not fit in: spell casting, archery practice, a few shows. One relatively minor disappointment was that one show we did make, the 'Trial by Combat', was nothing like described — instead of a demonstration of medieval weaponry in combat, it was just a trebuchet demonstration. Not bad at all but not what was expected. The jousting is great. As many other reviewers commented, the staff/actors all dressed in mediaeval costumes, are really committed to their characters and very friendly. I could not get to many of the shops but especially liked 'Wytch'. We brought our own food after all the bad reviews of food, which I can absolutely believe as this is an Australian theme park, so overpriced junk food is sadly oh so typical. I highly recommend Kryal Castle and our King family suite is plenty clean and comfortable enough, and very reasonably priced. I look forward to coming back another time when my kids are a bit older to experience more.