Category Archives: entrance fee

13Aug/15

Keswick Climbing Wall & Outdoor Activity Centre

Keswick Climbing Wall, Keswick, Cumbria

August 13, 2015Cumbria, Days Out, entrance fee, sport, teenagers, teens, young childrenCumbria, The Lake DistrictKidsDaysOutReviews

Day two of our Lake District adventure and the morning saw us take advantage of the resort’s very nice swimming pool.

After a refreshing swim and some quick lunch, we drove the twenty minutes to the popular town of Keswick, and paid a visit to Keswick Climbing Wall and Outdoor Activity Centre. Continue reading →

11Aug/15

Windermere Lake Cruises, The Lake District

August 11, 2015Cumbria, Days Out, entrance fee, sightseeing, young childrenCumbria, The Lake DistrictKidsDaysOutReviews

Day one of our Lake District adventure saw us drive south for an hour to Bowness-on-Windermere and our children experience something I think was a first for them – go on a proper boat. Continue reading →

14Oct/14

Paradise Park, Newhaven, East Sussex

October 14, 2014entrance fee, Sussex East, young children, Zoo and animalsParadise Park SussexKidsDaysOutReviews

This is a guest post about Paradise Park in East Sussex from Jennifer of Jennifer’s Little World – mum to two, shameless explorer, and Hama bead genius.

We like to think that we’ve visited most of our local attractions, but we recently discovered Paradise Park near Newhaven – new to us and definitely a hidden gem. Paradise Park really is a unique attraction. It’s difficult to describe in a few words as there is so much to do, so here are the things that we enjoyed the most. Continue reading →

16Sep/14

The MAD Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

September 16, 2014Days Out, entrance fee, museum, teenagers, teens, toddlers, Warwickshire, young childrenMAD Museum, StratfordKidsDaysOutReviews

This is a brilliant guest post from Jennifer of Jennifer’s Little World about the MAD Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon Continue reading →

21Aug/14

Snozone at Xscape, Castleford, West Yorkshire

August 21, 2014entrance fee, sport, teenagers, toddlers, Winter fun, Yorkshire West, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

Snozone is an indoor snow slope (with real snow!) within the Xscape complex. There is one at Castleford, West Yorkshire, and Milton Keynes, Bucks. Snozone is popular with budding and experienced skiiers and snowboarders, but not everyone knows that they also do sledging and sliding sessions.
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14Aug/14

Sundown Adventureland, Retford, Nottinghamshire

August 14, 2014entrance fee, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, theme park, toddlers, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

To us, Sundown Adventureland is one of the best kids days out around. It is a little over an hour away from our home and we try and visit at least once a year. We were invited to return to check out the new features including the Angry Birds play area, so it would have been rude not to!

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02Aug/14

Wind in the Willows at York Theatre Royal, York

August 2, 2014entrance fee, events, Theatre and Shows, Yorkshire North, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

Yesterday we went to see York Theatre Royal‘s own production of The Wind in the Willows.

The play tells the story of Mole, Ratty, Mr Toad, and Mrs Badger (yes, Badger is a Mrs in this production), and their woodland and riverbank acquaintances. It is people dressed as animals. The music is provided on stage by Mrs Otter, Mr Rabbit, and Mr Fox, and there are hedgehogs, rabbits, and weasels played by junior cast members.

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28Jul/14

Burton Agnes Hall, Burton Agnes, East Yorkshire

July 28, 2014babies, entrance fee, events, Stately home and gardens, toddlers, Yorkshire East, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

Burton Agnes Hall is a stately home and gardens not far from Bridlington in East Yorkshire. They run a number of events through the year, and on Sunday, we decided to go along to their Pirate and Princess Picnic Day.

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01Jul/14

Tree Top Junior, Go Ape! at Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire

July 1, 2014entrance fee, Featured, sport, Yorkshire North, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

This weekend, we decided that a nice country walk is for wimps, and we headed up to Dalby Forest instead to try out the Tree Top Junior course at Go Ape!

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27Jun/14

YSP Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, Yorkshire

June 27, 2014babies, entrance fee, park, Yorkshire South, Yorkshire West, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

This post is part of our FREE Family Days out in Yorkshire series

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is just off J38 of the M1 north of Sheffield, and it is HUGE. It is the very extensive grounds of Bretton Hall, and it has been turned into a home for works of art from a wide range of sculptors, including Henry Moore, and Antony Gormley.

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