Hippodrome Circus

Having a pair of pre teen boys, I would have thought that going to the circus would be 'uncool'....how wrong am I?! 3 years ago we attended the Hippodrome Circus as something we hadn't done before (like most things that you do as a one off), this however has been a very different experience which saw us return again and again.

Standing at 100 years old, the theatre is steeped in history and has been gorgeously, yet sympathetically preserved, beautifully presented with amazing staff make you want to return anyway before you even get to the fantastic seasonal shows.

I am lucky enough to have seen all but the Easter show and the museum, which I will be seeing in Easter 2024, so have covered the Christmas special, Halloween Spooktacular and the Summer Spectacular...mine and my children's personal favourite is the Summer Spectacular, especially for the motorbikes! Gets me every time how they get more than 1 motorcycle and rider in a small steel ball.

Little tip though (for the shows involving water), don't sit too close to the front if you don't like getting wet....but if you like getting wet and/or covered in other things, you will have such a laugh!