With kids, Madrid

Located in the parkland of Casa De Campo is Parque De Atracciones - A theme park full of rides for all ages. Recently it has had some investment spent on it, so there are some rides worth going on... 3 water rides, a couple of rollercoasters, in all around 50 attractions.

The owners are Parques Reunidos, who also own several other theme parks, zoo's and water parks across Spain - including parque Warner (see my other review).

The main entrance is on Carretera del Batan, however there is another entrance in the southwest corner of the park and this is only 130 metres from the Batan Metro Station (Line 10)

Entrance for 2008 is
27.50 euros per person ages 7 and above (unlimited attraction access)
18.00 euros per person ages 3 - 6 years (unlimited attraction access)
9.30 euros for park only entrance ( then pay 4 euros per ride option)

Check the opening times prior to your visit as the timetable is limited outside summer months.

This theme park is located not far from the center, in the Casa de Campo.
It is not fantastic, but has enough rides to keep U (and your kids!!!) busy for the whole day.

There are different tickets, from "just visiting" (5 euros) to "free rides in everything" (20 euros).

You can get here by metro (Batan, line 10).

If you have kids and a few days in Madrid, you can take them to this huge park where they have many activities. Ideal for bycicles.
To get there, take the Metro towards the airport and stop in the previous stop (Campo de las Naciones)

WATERPARKS
If you come in summer, a nice swimmig pool or a water park might be very useful. Here are some:
Aquópolis. Avda de la Dehesa, Villanueva de la Cañada (91 815 69 11). Bus 627 from Moncloa to Villanueva de la Cañada; also free buses from Cuesta de San Vicente (Metro Plaza de España) & Estación Sur (Metro Méndez Alvaro)/By car Carretera de La Coruña N-VI, Las Rozas-El Escorial exit. Open June-Sept noon-9pm daily. Probably the biggest water park in Europe. More info.
AquaMadrid. Carretera de Barcelona (N-II), km 15.5, San Fernando de Henares (91 673 10 13). Bus 281, 282, 284, 285 from Avda de América/by train Cercanías C-1, C-2, C-7a from Atocha to San Fernando. Open June-Sept noon-8pm Mon-Fri; 11am-8pm Sat, Sun, public holidays. A smaller park, but stiil loads of fun. Closer than Aquopolis.
Aquasur. Carretera de Andalucía (N-IV) km 44, Aranjuez (91 891 60 34). Bus 423, 423a from Estación Sur (Metro Méndez Alvaro) to Aranjuez/by train Cercanías C-3 from Atocha to Aranjuez. Open June-Sept 10.30am-9pm daily. This park is located in a huge Mall in the south of Madrid.