Fun day out in SW/South/S Wales - kids 10/12

[goingpearshaped]

Hello,

Hopefully we get to escape covid isolation 9865 on Thursday. I would like to do something nice for the children as they have been affected evr sodding school holiday by isolation this year. Any recommendations? Have done the usual bowling/Longleat/NT/Bath/Bristol/Go Ape etc. Thursday is not supposed to be too nice either sadly.

Thanks

This might be too far into Wales for you as more West Wales, but we had a great day out at Folly Farm. I would say it’s about 50% indoors so still a good day out even in bad weather.

This near Chepstow?
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Or Cardiff Castle/ Cardiff Bay?

Oh sorry just saw the zip wire place is permanently closed.

What about Barry Island? Theres a fair and arcade?

Thanks @Bugbeau, we did Folly Farm in Nov. big trek but was amazing! Good call but another time. Thank yo. @OverByYer, will look t Barry Island, never done that. Thank you both,

Big Pit is interesting for the kids, they get to go down the coal mine, but its in Blaenavon so a bit off the beaten track, or St Fagans museum.wales/stfagans/

Is crealy too far? If the weather isn’t too bad, my kids adore river dart country park.
For a lower scale day have you clip and climbed?

Cardiff and Bristol both have indoor surfing.

Another Big Pit recommendation here. We went on Saturday and it was fab, even in the rain. Only £5 for parking but free to enter, like St Fagans. St Fagans is great when the weather isn't quite so damp.

Big pit had a great cafe pre pandemic, was it still great, Gloom? Proper faggots, etc.

I’m in South Wales, completely recommend Big Pit. It’s absolutely fascinating. Blaenavon is a bit of a hole though (sorry MIL!) so would recommend Monmouth or Chepstow for lunch.

St Fagans in Cardiff is fantastic

Zip World at Tower Adventures?

We love Cardiff and spend quite a bit of time there. Here are our go to places with children:
St Fagans
Big Pit
Cardiff Bay (good skate park if they like scootering/skating) and erhaps mix in with a trip to techniquest or the swimming pool

My children still love a trip to Barry Island, we park in jackson's Bay and have walk across into Whitmore. We have hot chocolate/cake at the end and the children get 3 pounds each to blow on the 2p machines in the arcade.

Fforest Fawr walk through the sculpure trail and end up in the cute tearoom

This thread is making me want to go to Wales on holiday!

I assume you've already done We The Curious in Bristol Op?

Hope you have a fantastic time and come back and tell us about it afterwards!

Deffo Big Pit

Agree Big Pit is absolutely brilliant. St Fagans is also great but not quite so good in bad weather.

The royal mint. It’s indoors and an interesting tour.

Don’t ask your guide if he thinks we will be a cashless society soon ( like DH did in 2019)