Phew! Isn’t it getting warm? It’s definitely time to start thinking about some outdoors activities to fill those long summer days. We’ve gleaned a few ideas over the years, so we thought we would share some of them!
This is a national organisation who have local branches so you can explore your local area, often with a guide. With over 2000 places to visit on their website, there’s bound to be something near you.
Another UK wide resource, English Heritage have over 400 sites to visit nationwide. Their website has handy tabs for ‘Top 10 Family Days Out’, ‘Rainy Days’ and ‘Family Days out for under £20’ as well as dog friendly places to visit. You can also search for ‘Family events’ near your location.
The National Trust’s tagline is ‘For Everyone, Forever’ and they have plenty on offer for families. This tab takes you to the family section which covers a range of family friendly things to do and visit. In addition this link takes you to a great list of things that NT think every child should do before they are 11 and 3/4 years old. Some fab ideas that you could start in your garden to some more adventurous ideas that could be done at one of their sites.
Outdoor theatre and cinema
There are plenty of opportunities to do this these days. These websites tend to be regional, but a nice spread of them can be found at this site. And there are links within this site to take you to other web pages. Back to The National Trust, they have a list of opportunities at their sites here.
There are many Open Air Cinema companies around the UK, so look out for them. Here are just a few National ones:
The Luna Cinema (advertises as for families)
Other sorts of days out
There are a few national sites that can direct you to something location specific, such as:
The National Press often publish their favourite days out on their websites, so check your favourite newspaper and see what they suggest.
So, a raft of activities here ranging from free to a very special occasion – hopefully it will spark some ideas for you!
SUE
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