bristolman Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 26 minutes ago, LKC said: Do you think you could manage a day to Birmingham? If so there is quite a lot to do. We took the kids to the Thinktank museum last year, which is a kids science museum. They loved it, really interactive for science-interested kids. There is also Cadbury World and the National Sealife Centre. In Tamworth, which isn't so far away, there is the Snowdome which has skiing, snowboarding and ice skating, and Drayton Manor park. Yes, good thinking. So much to do in this region without needing to go down South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 They reckon the National Science and Media museum in Bradford is worth a visit if you've got kids who are into that sort of thing. Theres an indoor snow slope for skiing and snowboarding in Castleford then there is the Vulcan Experience and the Ashworth Barracks museum in Doncaster which both get good Trip Advisor ratings. I quite like the Brimham Rocks a bit further north. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Lots of indoor climbing walls in Sheffield if that’s any good? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on easy street Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 National Space Centre near Leicester about 1.5 – 2hr drive from Rotherham https://spacecentre.co.uk/ never been so not sure how good it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicF Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ve come down with a cold and feel rubbish so we won’t be going very far at all for the next few days. I’m going to pass some of these ideas by the kids and see what takes there interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Just a quick thought, have you thought of going geocaching? There are geocaches all over the place, so you don't have to go very far to find them and it can be a fun thing to do that gets you out in the fresh air. Some of the geocaches are simple boxes or containers to find, but others take a certain amount of cunning. There are puzzle geocaches too, where you have to solve a puzzle to find the coordinates. You just need to download the Geocaching app and sign up for a basic account for free. ETA: My kids love going geocaching, particularly if it is a sneaky cache which is very well disguised. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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