Half Term Fun

[littleme]

Does anyone have any (cheap) ideas for half term entertainment.
For once husband has half term off work and were looking for things to keep a 7yr old entertained, but it has to be cheap!

Traveling isn't an issue as long as we can get back on the same day, we like walks- but are a bit fed up of Cannock Chase, museums, and visiting animal4 type places....
Places recently visited, Manifold valley, Cannock Chase, Cannnock Chase museum, Trentham, Ammerton Farm, Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre.. ..7yr old also has a curious love of garden centres.....

Heads up - Blackbrook Zooalogical Park is half price over half term (they were flooded earlier in the winter so you may need your wellies)

 

[Gramaisc]

Bridgemere and Dagfields are close together - loads of weird things in the 'antiques' at Dagfields - possibility for a wet day out..

Cosford - obviously.

Climb the Wrekin.

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[littleme]

Bridgemere and Dagfields are close together - loads of weird things in the 'antiques' at Dagfields - possibility for a wet day out..

Cosford - obviously.

Climb the Wrekin.

..

She loves Bridgemere, went to Dagfields last week - child hated it, we loved it but only had enough time to get halfway round, so can defiantly go back there...

Should point out that we're wellies and ambling type walkers, not serious walking boots and compass types, and husband has a knack of getting us VERY lost!

 

[Gramaisc]

The Wrekin is not the Eiger.

There's loads of other places up round the Manifold - Dovedale, Tissington Trail, etc...

A tour of local Nature Reserves - http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/page/reserves ?

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[Withnail]

Hawkstone Follies -

http://www.principal-hayley.com/ph-hotels/hawkstone-park/the-follies.aspx

Well worth a visit.

 

[Gramaisc]

Hawkstone Follies -

http://www.principal-hayley.com/ph-hotels/hawkstone-park/the-follies.aspx

Well worth a visit.

Especially if you've seen The Chronicles of Narnia that was filmed there - http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/image_galleries/hawkstone_narnia_gallery.shtml ..


And there's obviously Ironbridge Museum, as well..

 

[Withnail]

Dudley Zoo is good, especially if you like castles as well.

 

[Gramaisc]

Dudley Zoo is good, especially if you like castles as well.

The Stafford Beast was on show there yesterday - on this side of the bars...

 

[littleme]

Hawkstone Follies -

http://www.principal-hayley.com/ph-hotels/hawkstone-park/the-follies.aspx

Well worth a visit.

Lol well reminded, I had a flyer for Hawkstone - looks good

Especially if you've seen The Chronicles of Narnia that was filmed there - http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/image_galleries/hawkstone_narnia_gallery.shtml ..


And there's obviously Ironbridge Museum, as well..

Gramaisc, isn't Ironbridge hideously expensive? Might go back to Cosford, haven't been for a couple if years....

Anyone been to Birmingham museum lately? Not sure the child will enjoy it so much if its all art, rather than natural history and I haven't been their for years. Went to the science museum about 3yrs ago and it was very run down.

 

[littleme]

Dudley Zoo is good, especially if you like castles as well.

Love castles! Went to Tamworth Castle for Halloween - was great, even when a scary lady jumped out on me and nearly made me wet my pants!!!

 

[peggy]

mine love going to conkers, 20% off if you book online in half term i think.
www.visitconkers.com/

 

[Gramaisc]

Gramaisc, isn't Ironbridge hideously expensive? Might go back to Cosford, haven't been for a couple if years....

I haven't been to Ironbridge for twenty years.

Cosford is 'free', just a car-park charge.

Putting two and two together - any decent child will be very interested in aircraft and you seem to have kept this one for seven years...

 

[kilmaccumsey]

Downs banks at Barlaston is a nice walk , nice low stream little one can walk through

 

[John Marwood]

Half term is when?

 

[Gramaisc]

Half term is when?

Next week for most, I believe.

 

[John Marwood]

Shuddabinnateacha

 

[John Marwood]

Where does one go to, to book a last minute ( in 7 days time )
cheap week in the warm?

Pretty please

 

[Blodifino]

Does anyone have any (cheap) ideas for half term entertainment.
For once husband has half term off work and were looking for things to keep a 7yr old entertained, but it has to be cheap!

Traveling isn't an issue as long as we can get back on the same day, we like walks- but are a bit fed up of Cannock Chase, museums, and visiting animal4 type places....
Places recently visited, Manifold valley, Cannock Chase, Cannnock Chase museum, Trentham, Ammerton Farm, Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre.. ..7yr old also has a curious love of garden centres.....

Heads up - Blackbrook Zooalogical Park is half price over half term (they were flooded earlier in the winter so you may need your wellies)

I think Trentham Monkey Forest is open now.

 

[tek-monkey]

Shuddabinnateacha

Most i know are spending this week catching up on marking. If there is one thing I've learnt working in education its that I could never be a teacher, the good ones never stop working.

I guess I could be a bad one though.......

 

[Bob]

Do you have Tesco vouchers? You can swap £1 for £4 for days out, might be worth a look.