Category Archives: teenagers

09Jun/14

Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire

June 9, 2014entrance fee, museum, teenagers, teens, Wiltshire, young childrenStonehengeKidsDaysOutReviews

How to introduce Stonehenge? Surely. there is no-one alive who couldn’t recognise Stonehenge on a picture?

 

Stonehenge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a mystery, and a wonder. It has been attracting visitors since it was built hundreds of years ago. Although archeologists and other people whose job I can’t spell are able to have a good idea of when and how Stonehenge was built, we really still don’t know why. 

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01Jun/14

Pirate Island Adventure Golf, Castleford, West Yorkshire

June 1, 2014entrance fee, sport, teenagers, teens, Yorkshire West, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

 On a gloriously sunny Yorkshire Sunday, we headed over to outlet village Junction 32 in Castleford to have a bit of a mooch around the shops, have some lunch, and most importantly; to play Pirate Island Adventure Golf!

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31May/14

Fort Paull, Paull, East Yorkshire

May 31, 2014entrance fee, museum, teenagers, teens, Yorkshire East, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

This is a guest post from Meredith, aged 9, and is an entry into the MAD Blog Awards 2014 Kid Blog of the Year.

“My FAVOURITE way to spend a sunny day outside is…visiting somewhere new with my family.

Here’s what we did when we visited Fort Paull, on the East Yorkshire coast. 

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29May/14

Jorvik Viking Centre, York, North Yorkshire

May 29, 2014entrance fee, museum, teenagers, teens, Yorkshire North, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

Jorvik Viking Centre tells the story of the Viking history of York, and is somewhere we visited a couple of times as children. Superbreak gave us some tickets so we could take our own children and see what had changed in the last twenty or so years. 

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18Apr/14

Harewood House, Leeds, West Yorkshire

April 18, 2014entrance fee, Stately home and gardens, teenagers, teens, Yorkshire West, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

Harewood House near Leeds is an 18th Century stately home and gardens, which are open to the public. It is one of Yorkshire’s leading attractions, and is a lovely day out for families.

Harewood House is associated with many notables, including Capability Brown, and the artist JMW Turner. It will be the starting point, Grand Depart, for Le Tour (The Tour de France) in Summer 2014. 

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12Apr/14

The Maritime Museum, Hull, East Yorkshire

April 12, 2014free, museum, teenagers, teens, Yorkshire East, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

The Maritime Museum (known locally as the Town Dock Museum) is one of Hull’s free city-centre museums. It is a collection of all things nautical, particularly local history, and things connected to trawling and whaling. It is in one of Hull’s most famous buildings – the 19th century Docks offices buildings which were used, amongst other things, to administer migration from Eastern Europe to the Americas. If you love boats, local history, and sea-faring adventure, this museum is pretty good.

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21Oct/13

The York Dungeon, York, North Yorkshire

October 21, 2013entrance fee, museum, teenagers, teens, Yorkshire NorthKidsDaysOutReviews

At The York Dungeon throughout Halloween 2013, accompanied children in spooky fancy dress get free entrance. (Please check the website for more details), so when we were given some adult tickets to try them out, we whacked some costumes on the kids and headed off!

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04Sep/13

Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire

September 4, 2013free, park, teenagers, teens, toddlers, Yorkshire North, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

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

Brimham Rocks is a unique place in North Yorkshire. It is located on a high area of moorland north of Harrogate. It is owned by the National Trust and is a free attraction (you pay £5 per car for all day parking). 

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03Sep/13

Lightwater Valley, Ripon, North Yorkshire

September 3, 2013entrance fee, teenagers, theme park, Yorkshire North, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

Lightwater Valley near Ripon in North Yorkshire has been operating as a theme park since the 1980s and is somewhere I remember going as a child, though I don’t remember too much about it!

These days it is a huge 175 acre site and incorporates a shopping village and a bird of prey centre. It has over 40 rides and attractions and is home to Europe’s longest roller coaster – The Ultimate. More recently, it has opened a brand new Angry Birds play area.

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28Aug/13

York’s Chocolate Story, York, North Yorkshire

August 28, 2013entrance fee, museum, teenagers, teens, Yorkshire North, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

 York’s Chocolate Story is an indoor attraction in York City Centre. It is located on Kings Square which is at one end of The Shambles, towards the imposing York Minster.

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