What do you do on a UK holiday?

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First time on a UK holiday in my life. Kids have never been out of the city they were born in unless in a plane.
They are bored to tears.
What do you do??
Don't want to say exact location but it is coastal wales and we have driven here.
Honestly don't blame the folk going abroad despite restrictions. We are climbing the walls.
Been to 4 villages, takes less than an hour to walk around each one. Shitty cafés, food like school dinners. Tide is in so looked at the sea. Everybody in full winter clobber. I am not investing in body boards cos I never want to come back. Wales match is not even showing anywhere. I am 90% leaning towards cutting my losses and going home tomorrow, I have decorating/gardening I could be doing.

Save us mnetters!

It depends what you like to do I guess but if you're set on going home then maybe do that.

We would normally go for a walk/ find a place of interest. Find a bakery/have a picnic type lunch. Make your own fun?

Climb mountains, go mountain-biking, visit castles, paint, search for fossils, paddle in rock pools, go seal watching, look for puffins, have campfire on the beach.

Are you on a holiday Park? If you tell us exactly where may be able to advise more

Llandudno is nice if near
Pier, go up great or on cable cars
Bus tour
Conwy Castle
Go arcades
Beach
For meals
Play board games
Go swimming
Hire bikes
How old are kids?

Local attractions. If Pembrokeshire or nearby then try Folly Farm, brilliant day out. If coastal then there should be somewhere nearby with boat trips to see seals/dolphins/etc. Lots of castles in Wales, they are often a good day out.

Wow

Surely you looked at what was in the area first before you booked?

What do you normally do abroad? I assume sit on a beach/by the pool...
Do you look at local sites, local culture? Learn about the place you are visiting maybe. I am sure there are local attractions you can visit that are open. If not, why did you book to go? Like you said, might as well go home then...

Coastal walks, steam train rides, boat trips, rock pooling, theme parks, national trust sites, castle ruins, childrens farms etc. Loads of things.

What did your children say when they first saw the 'countryside'? What a revelation for them.

@PhillipPhillop

Surely you looked at what was in the area first before you booked?

Well yeah, I would have, guess the OP hasn't bothered...

If you've gone near Rhyl then you have my sympathies.

Are you for real? What itisalwaysthishard says… we have bodyboards and paddle-boards but myself and my kids have and would stay on a U.K. beach for an entire day whatever the weather and not get board. Local delis do not taste like school dinners I’d suggest you’re going to the wrong places. If you’re intent on not enjoying it though - you won’t!

Sorry, not helpful but your kids have never been to the seaside or to a theme park or any day out anywhere, ever??? Wtf

It sounds grim. How old are the children? Young ones should be easy enough to entertain with indoor play places and arcades. My dc are older and enjoy Go Ape type places, climbing walls, trampoline parks and Nando's

Castles, walking, visiting places of interest, rock pools , crabbing, silly entertainments eg crazy golf, nice pub meals, fish and chips on beach, mooching around second hand bookshops etc

This doesn't help you OP, but we always book somewhere within a hour of a reasonably sized city - York, Glasgow, Swansea. Not always as pretty as the Lakes or Cornwall, but much more to do if the weather's shite.

Only boring people are bored.

We use Google and find out what’s on locally - book tickets in advance and make up an itineraryof places we want to visit. Wales is beautiful - how on earth can you not find things to do? Walking, Karting, paddle boarding, kayaking, swimming (sea and indoor pools), body boarding, zip wires, sightseeing at the towns and cities, bike hire, castles, gardens, out for meals, theme park - just a fraction of the things we’ve done in Wales.

Where are you and we’ll find you things to do.

Wow.
What an odd attitude.

Climb mountains, go mountain-biking, visit castles, paint, search for fossils, paddle in rock pools, go seal watching, look for puffins, have campfire on the beach.

This sort of thing (well, I don't mountain bike but....)
Often we get nice weather and I like to sit on the beach and people watch.
I like to have a lie in and I like to read (neither of which gets to happen during the working week). We like to eat out. If it is cold / wet then we go walking, or we have a look at what local attractions there are to visit.

Yes I looked at all the various beaches and walks nearby when I booked. It's freezing and grim and hard work.
Yes I usually sit by a pool, go to the waterpark, boat trip etc.
Kids are early teens. I can see how fossils, walks etc would work for younger ones.

My teen is 14 - we’re going to Pembrokeshire tomorrow and taking one of his friends. See my previous post for ideas.

What else did you look at apart from beaches and walks?

I have had many uk and abroad holidays. Wales in the rain. Cornwall in the sun

ALL over

Planning is key. You do have to go places and spend money. Unless you are really lucky with the weather.

I pick up leaflets everywhere!
Supermarkets and service stations near by will usually have loads. Or tourist information or the internet.

Even with unlimited data I still prefer collecting 20+ leaflets and whittling them down 😄

Where in Wales are you?

Go rock pooling. Get nets and buckets and see what you can find.
Do a walk with a pub half way.
Go swimming.
Go to a castle.
Go to a market and buy local food to cook.
Read a book and watch a movie.
Have a bbq.
Go fishing.
Which part of Wales? There must be something around.

North/south/mid? You've got some of the most beautiful coastline and beaches in wales. I'd be getting a wetsuit and going in the sea.