Does this bore children.

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Sorry if this is a stupid question or offends anyone . But I was just wondering. Do children and teenagers actually enjoy family days out at places like stately Gardens ,markets and museums. It just shouts boring to me . Maybe I'm just a dick.

Depends on the kids.

Mine do but we do - obviously you pick houses and museums that have interesting stuff in them, and that are kid friendly. They also like running around the grounds. Same with art exhibitions, pick something that will appeal.

Markets - not so much. They like Camden market..

Yeah mine always enjoyed a good museum or a market.

Stately homes not really our thing, we wouldn't have bothered unless there was something special.

Mine loved and still love a windmill/canal/cathedral/nature reserve/arboretum/art gallery or just a random town or city to look round.

If there's a tower to go up there's no stopping them (I wait at the bottom).

We're just born tourists.

These places are full of families though.

DD likes it but she loves history as does DH. When she was a toddler she'd love the gardens and running around them and most of the time there's a playground. Hampton court palace is amazing for kids

I think it depends on the place?

I used to enjoy them as a child but also we mostly just went on walks so I was pretty grateful for anything remotely entertaining

If its related to history the child has been reading that can be fun, plus a lot of places have good playgrounds or things to interest children.

A market isn't an activity though

Mine liked them, they have kids trails/activity backpacks, playgrounds etc, they choose to go on their own these days!

Children - my dcs loved that sort of place.

As they grew older, they got more selective re museums. They wouldn’t do an art museum for example.
Even now as young adults, they would still go toNT places with us Wo a grumble. Maybe not their favourite choice but certainly good enough to spend time as a family.

My kids love museums and especially busy London markets.

Primark or shopping centres bore me, I like a little spice.

Can skip markets, that's just crowded shopping!

I always loved looking round stately gardens as a child, me and my brother would run off and play amongst the big trees/bushes.

Both my DC ask to go to museums - DS1 likes science/engineering and DS2 likes dinosaurs. They also like castles so they can play various knight/dragon type games.

They also like markets on holiday as there are different sweets!

OTOH DS1 was a bit scared of the cinema for a while which DC usually love and DS2 only really likes outside paddling pools, not big indoor pools.

Hampton court palace is amazing. I think gardens - often depends how active they are as a family. I know people who drive a quarter of a mile to the shop, so walking around a garden is an exercise they wouldn’t enjoy, and they pass that reluctance to the kids. Museums same, you pass enthusiasm on.

My twins are 3 and will tell at me to go in the art gallery, but they know there's drawing, maybe crafts, it echoes, fun things to see, maybe cake.

Older one also enjoys it and museums, never been to a Stately Home just for logistical reasons but I think they would.

You just have to give stuff a go and see what works. It's good they're exposed to stuff with an open mind.

My DD loves national trust places, although we rarely if ever go inside the houses. The biggest one near us has a playground, maze, woodland, lawns, fountains, a river, water gardens, slopes to roll down. Plenty for a young child who likes being outside to enjoy.

DH recently took her to the ashmolean museum and they weren't in there long but she did enjoy it.

I used to love them, my mum and sibling hated them but me and my dad used to walk off and spend hours reading and learning. My children enjoy different aspects of different days out, one loves a castle and museum another loves a nice garden and another loves a gallery

We go to a lot of NT type places but don't very often go inside unless we want to see the Christmas trees or something. We usually just see them as pleasant picnic and dog walking places, as our area can be a bit grim so it's nice to just wander in pleasant surroundings.
17yo will still enjoy a walk there with me but the 14yo not so much. But then the 14yo will come to a beach for the day or a walk along the train track (derelict!) and 17yo will not. Everyone's different.

I loved them. Still do now. My son does also, but he’s only a toddler! So hopefully he continues to as he gets older.
But I think I follows my parents lead - they were interested in these things so I was. They also made things exciting with games and just general enthusiasm.

my kids always loved museums ,stately,houses with gardens etc.

I guess if you find it boring its likely your kids will too.

My 15 year old hates days out now 😭 she is given the choice to stay home but follows me & her siblings (older & younger) on walks...moaning all the way 😭 mind you when I ask what she wants to do it's shopping in the city. I just keep telling her she needs to earn some money in that case. I do take her to things like bands she likes & she goes shopping with her friends but she despairs at any family days out. Ah well...

My kids rang from ages 7-16 and young adult. All of then would probably be ok with a walk in the woods for a few hours as they can climb trees be a bit loud and silly etc.

Beach I think they feel relaxed but also kind of free and can play silly games.

My younger children are still happy with parks and farms .

If i took them to places I mention in my op the would think I was punishing them.

That’s interesting. If they love being outdoors, I wouldn’t rule out places like English Heritage or National Trust. They have SO many outdoor spaces where kids can be wild. You don’t have to go inside the houses.

Our boys loved castles and stately homes. Now they are adults they still go.

It depends on the parents surely. Children tend to be enthusiastic about what the adults around them are enthusiastic about. This becomes a habit throughout childhood. Those children grow up and do the same with their own offspring.

I wonder what museums you’ve been to. There’s one near us where they have to dress up as criminologists and solve a murder. There are ridiculous props like binoculars to spy on each other and tunnels to crawl through etc. it’s not all looking at stuff in glass boxes.

my eldest, at those types of museums usually finds a computer to do the games etc

Mine have always loved Stately Homes and Museums. There are often age appropriate trails, hands-on stuff, dressing up etc.

A lot of National Trust places also have adventure playgrounds and places to let off steam and also picnic areas so you can take your own food.

We would often go with friends so that they could explore together but they had a good time even if it was just us.

Mine like a walk or a park too, but what do you do in the holidays? Or when it’s pouring with rain? The history, culture and museums are the best bit about the U.K.!