Xplosive Events Reviews 639

Went to see the Monster Trucks but the show was pretty poor, not much happened and it was almost impossible to see it.
11/2 hour queue to ride on a monster truck is ridiculous and £10 each including under 4’s is very expensive.
Food poor quality and very expensive, £18 for 2 small portions of chips and a burger!
Won’t be back!

Absolutely fantastic, great show/event. I only wish we could have stayed a little longer. The weather was fantastic, the only thing I could fault was the sheer expense but given the economy I would say these small travelling businesses need it. The problem with charging more is less people buy and the people who do (like me) pay or buy less. Other than that, thoroughly enjoyed the event!

It was a very fun family day out. I gave 4 stars becuase I believe you could do a seperate section for the autistic kids that are sensitive to noises.

Great experience, good organisation.

Well for the price of the tickets and no concession for seniors I was so looking forward to attending the show with my family for a well earned day out. Sad to say it was a let down due to only one monster truck working and going over a few cars my grandsons were so excited but they even said was that it.Stunt bikes were good but could of done more. Very over priced helicopter rides. 2 hour wait for a ride on a monster truck. The fair prices were ridiculous. Not many stalls when there was loads of room for more. Food typically expensive. We sadly gave up waiting for another 2 hours to see the Wurzels when we were all looking forward to seeing them but we had walked round so many times, the boys were bored and we had enough.
Improvements are to be made to make this worth while going again.

Love these events. Had previously been to Henley Summerfest last year so booked again but had to move tickets to the Abingdon Springfest which didn’t disappoint! Slightly wind it being on an airfield but show were great! Monster trucks were brilliant despite the 2 hour queue to ride one! Great event for all the family!

We went to see the monster trucks. Sadly they had no seating for the show, and as everyone was stood at the same level, only the people at the front fence could see. So we could hear the show but not see it.
Everything was a bit pricey, but is to be expected from a festival. The music and children’s entertainers were fab! And was a good all round day. Sadly not being able to see the shows was a bit of a disappointment.

Nice day out ,we thought it was a little expensive ,we go to lots of shows and food festivals which are much cheaper ,should really be about £25 each and £20 discount if u pre book early,was a fun day enjoyed the parachute and motorcross .

First time attending & I went for the music which was excellent I loved every band. The good weather helped as could sit in chairs enjoying everything. I expected traffic to be awful but it was ok. A great day out.

It’s was a nice afternoon out but things were expensive probably won’t be returning anytime soon. Could have done with more variety of entertainment in arenas and more free things for the kids to do

Good day out but a shame we couldn't see anything!
The main arena isn't an arena that you can all gather around to view the activities it's just a roped off area in a straight line meaning the audience are all a dozen or more deep on level ground so if you're not one of the lucky ones at the front you can't see a thing. It wouldn't take much imagination to create a horseshoe shaped arena so everyone could see and then position all the side stalls on the outskirts of that. We did get a good view of the Parkour Workshop in a separate arena and were all sat around a picnic blanket with 2 babies having their diner when all of a sudden they opened up the railings in front of us to let some kids in for training and a stampede of youngsters started and trampled all across us almost knocking the babies out of their low chairs, there was no roped off area or notices that this would be used for access during the events. Very disappointed with the organisation, call me next time and I'll lay it out better.

Abington spring fest was amazing. We’re a family of 4, kids 10 and 13 and there was something there for all of us. Live music was good, monster trucks where our highlight!

Absolutely amazing
Lots to see and do for all ages
Great event 👍
Well organised

Absolutely brilliant
Great music having taken four children think the funfair should have remained at the lower price all day.

Bought tickets for Abingdon Springfest but was bitterly disappointed. It was well advertised and my family were especially excited to see all the monster trucks jumping cars but there were only two monster trucks doing a 5 minute display. One of which unfortunately broke down after the first display.
The whole festival was very spread out and there were huge empty spaces where trade stalls could have filled gaps and given people so much more to actually look at and do.
There were lots of rides at the fairground end but as expected very expensive and only so many times the kids can go on each ride for £4-£6 each per go!
The helicopter ride was £60 per person for a quick whizz round the airfield and the queue for the monster truck ride round the field was at least 90 minutes long.
We arrived at 1pm and got parked easily but by 3pm everyone was bored and we'd already walked round it all twice. We were really looking forward to seeing the Wurzels play but that didn't start until 7pm and by 5pm we admitted defeat and joined the 100's of other people leaving as it just wasn't worth waiting whilst trying to keep the kids and bored adults entertained.

If it wasn’t for the good weather, it would’ve been a horrible day.
The images used in the promo are completely false (fair, inflatable course, onsite train etc.) which is very deceiving. The only correct picture is the disheveled supposedly Easter bunny.
Queues were absolutely ridiculously long. We didn’t pay early bird because we didn’t know about it before so ended up paying over £80 for a family of 3 and it was not worth it all.
Also they advertised on their website or info page sent before the event that the train will be free and will be going around taking you from wherever point to any other point which was of course not true. £2 pp per ride for a 3 min ride around the circus area.
If you were not at the front of the queue to see the monster, good luck seeing them at all especially as a child even on parent’s back!
The good thing is there were enough toilets and plenty of parking space.
It was an absolute waste of money and will categorically not go back again!

Event was great. Second time we’ve been to one of their events at Abingdon. The events were both great but the exit arrangements left much to be desired. They need to organise that side of things as well as everything else and then it would be perfect.

Absolutely great event, beyond expectations. All the staff and organisers were friendly and helpful. Lots of stuff to entertain the kids and the adults.

The monster truck event fell short of expectations. The presenters were more talk than action, and the ground-level setup made viewing difficult, especially for those with disabilities. Despite high ticket prices, the entertainment was lacking, leaving me with the impression of a missed opportunity for a more joyful experience.

Range of things to do/see were great, but baring in mind the considerable entry fees, the paid for activities were very expensive. Also queues were longer that we would have liked, so provision was not big enough for number of tickets sold. They say they have no control over fairground ride prices, which is nonsense, this can be included in contracts, £5 is too much, they should enforce £3 per ride maximum