Dismaland

...was amazing! Initially I thought it would be a sort of walk round and out thing that would only take half an hour, but we spent 3 hours there and potentially could have spent longer! It was so visually interesting with so many things going on, many of which were interactive, like the backwards ferris wheel or the hook-a-duck in which the ducks were stuck in oil/tar. I would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to go, but I think there is only about 2 weeks left of it being open. The whole thing touches on many current issues in the media ranging from the migrant crisis, through to social media and 'Big Brother' style surveillance - definitely some eye opening things in there. It was all finished off nicely with the 'Dismals' - unhappy looking staff ordering the guests to hurry up and get a move on all whilst wearing pink hi-vis and Mickey Mouse ears. My favourite was a dismal working on the 'Crazy Gulf' mini golf course who relished in disrupting one couples game of mini golf by sprawling himself across the golf course whilst they were trying to put! If you can - go see it!

A Dismaland Panorama

A Dismaland Panorama

One of the pieces by Ronit Baranga  in the Big Top Freak Show

One of the pieces by Ronit Baranga  in the Big Top Freak Show

Banksy - a nod towards Sea World perhaps?

Banksy - a nod towards Sea World perhaps?

Barry Reigate

Barry Reigate

Scott Hove in The Big Top Freak Show - I have loved his work for a long time, it was really good to get to see some pieces up close!

Scott Hove in The Big Top Freak Show - I have loved his work for a long time, it was really good to get to see some pieces up close!

Nettie Wakefield 

Nettie Wakefield 

The lasagne horse meat scandal 

The lasagne horse meat scandal 

Banksy - Cindarellas pumpkin has crashed and is surrounded by paparazzi taking pictures - where is the human element of care in such incidents? 

Banksy - Cindarellas pumpkin has crashed and is surrounded by paparazzi taking pictures - where is the human element of care in such incidents? 

Banksy

Banksy

Hook-a-duck

Hook-a-duck

The world has become selfie obsessed

The world has become selfie obsessed

Jessica Harrison

Jessica Harrison