IN A lesser-known corner of Europe is an amusement park with its own mini Colosseum, a nightclub on a plane… and a helicopter observation tower.
The park has no traditional rides, replacing thrilling rollercoasters and carousels with giant building bricks, a farming village and 18-metre high slides.
Irrland in Kevelaer, Germany is a huge hit with families – with one parent who goes by thestrongmamaphysio on Instagram describing it as a “kids’ dream” and one of the “best days out we’ve ever done”.
At the park, her kids helped to build an enormous mountain with over-sized Lego-style bricks, and had a rave in a disused plane.
They also enjoyed enormous slides, sand and water play, mazes and a go-karting track.
Plenty of other parents agreed, with one saying: “Best place we have ever been to – we managed to go in the summer and spend two full days at the park.
“I genuinely think you’ll struggle to find anywhere as good as this and for £10 per head is ridiculously cheap.”
Irrland i park is split into three parts – Irrland-West, North and South, with more than 90 different attractions.
In the West part of the park is where you’ll find the Disco Plane, it also has a huge Trojan Horse climbing frame and jumping pillows.
There’s also a waterslide and an Airport Tower with 18-metre tall slides.
Irrland North has a helicopter observation tower, a toddler play barn, and a huge treehouse.
It’s also home to the world’s largest building construction site – with enormous Lego-style bricks.
In the South is a toddlers’ farming village with pedal tractors and petting zoo, bamboo mazes, even a mini-colosseum, and a small splash park called ‘South Sea’.
The cut off in the park is for children who are 12 years old.
An online day ticket is €12 (£10.53) per person, children under two years old won’t need a ticket.
Any child’s whose birthday it is on the day of their visit can also enter for free – but they will need a form of ID to prove this.
If you’re in a large group and want to spend time together during the day, there are on-site villas which have lockable rooms and fenced areas – perfect for outdoor picnics.
These are available for the day only as the park doesn’t offer overnight stays – you can enter from 10am with the key needs to be handed in by 5.30pm.
During the summer, barbecue areas are available to book too – the cheapest spot being €25 (£21.94).
Before you look at booking a ticket, the park is closed for the winter season.
Currently, it looks like it will reopen on Saturday March 14, 2026. But check back nearer the time as it’s likely to be weather dependent.
The closest airport to Irrland is Weeze, but you can’t get direct flights to there.
For direct flights, head to Eindhoven in the Netherlands and from there it’s just an hour away by car.
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