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Suggestions for a low-key birthday in Liverpool

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CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 22/09/2024 10:47

It’s my DH’s 40th birthday in a couple of weeks. We’ve got something nice planned with family for the weekend after but want to do something nice on the actual day (it’s a Wednesday). The budget’s been blown on the weekend away so I want something relatively cheap (£100 or so) and fun to do with DC2 and DC1. Everything I think of is either expensive, not fun with the DCs, too much for the DCs and not DH or weather dependent. HELP!

I have asked him but he just says he doesn’t mind.

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MokkaLotta · 22/09/2024 19:01

huuskymam · 22/09/2024 18:42

What about the safari park outside Liverpool. Not sure how far it is but we went for a day out when my daughter was in Liverpool for a competition (we're from Dublin), everyone enjoyed it.

Knowsley Safari Park - a good shout from this poster.

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CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 22/09/2024 19:09

MokkaLotta · 22/09/2024 19:01

Knowsley Safari Park - a good shout from this poster.

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It is but the big thing we’re doing at the weekend is going to Port Lympne safari with his DS and her family to stay. Otherwise that would have been a great shout.

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CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 22/09/2024 19:09

Crosby beach is lovely. We live about 15mins away so go there often.

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CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 22/09/2024 19:10

Lwrenn · 22/09/2024 18:13

I'd do the quirky corner definitely, a family ticket is £40 but you might just need 2 adult ones, I can't remember the ages it needed to be.
There are so many fabulous places to get food from in Liverpool nowadays, what kind of food does he like?
The baltic market always has good food.
For £60 left for lunch I'd choose the casa Italia with kids wanting to eat as well.
Or the free state kitchen for a burger if he prefers that?
(Some of our kids would eat anything so we could go anywhere but the other is really difficult to feed anything but beige so with him were restricted and those places are always fine if it's quiet inside)

Mine enjoy the Albert Dock, mooch around museums and food but it doesn't feel very birthdayish.

There is a science museum called eureka over the water in Seacombe, if you do fancy going the beach, maybe go there and drive down to New Brighton for a walk around the arcades and then fish and chips on the beach.
I'm not sure how much that is for entry though.

Dp's last weekday big birthday we went to the baths and grabbed a Costco pizza and cake on the way home because our kids were too tired to go for food anywhere then 😂

That sounds good. Maybe we could get the ferry- he’s always saying that he’s never got one 😂

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CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 22/09/2024 19:59

FriYayyy · 22/09/2024 18:24

Ah, Blackpool might be a bit of an assault on the senses if he's stressed and grieving.

What about Brockholes? Only half an hour or so driving. You could print off a simple nature bingo sheet for the kids (bird, tree, leaf, gate, pond etc) and take flasks of hot chocolate and a picnic lunch. Fresh air, a nice visitors centre and a toddler friendly relaxing day out.

www.lancswt.org.uk/nature-reserves/brockholes-nature-reserve

I’ve never heard of this but it looks lovely, well definitely go at some point- weather dependent!

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