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Any suggestions for fun, perhaps slightly unusual day trips?

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Aspanielstolemysanity · 31/07/2025 10:28

I love doing different trips with the children. They don't like theme parks and I am not well enough to do lots of walking, but beyond that they are quite happy to try different things. I'd love to come up with some things we haven't tried before!

I use a wheelchair for long distances/on bad days so wheelchair friendly trips a bonus but not essential (I can plan rest days to recover if needed)

I just feel a bit out of inspiration and would love some new ideas! Planning to build a few nights away around a day trip (with rest /chilling time built in too), so anywhere in southern/central England would be good

Things that we (or they) have enjoyed previously (to help share ideas for others too)
-MAD museum Stratford

  • paddle boarding, white water rafting, katakanu, sailing
  • Fleet air arm museum
  • science museums/Space museum
-hovercraft to isle of wight
  • spinnaker tower /historic dockyard
  • Weymouth/lighthouse at Portland bill
-aqua parks /big water slides

We have a tour of the mini factory booked for a couple of weeks time so looking forward to that.

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Aspanielstolemysanity · 31/07/2025 17:01

Oh dear at this rate we will need 6 months off to do all these Grin thank you though, I was hoping to learn about places I hadn't come across despite googling etc and my list is growing Smile

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Aspanielstolemysanity · 31/07/2025 17:02

From my end, I would add

  • Solent sky (Southampton)
  • riverside south downs boat hire (little self drive motorboats along a dramatic stretch of river)
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Londonmummy66 · 01/08/2025 13:21

Rochester might be interesting if they like history - has one of the best Norman castles in the country. Also Hever and Leeds castles.

For something a little more unusual a trip to Henley on Thames and hire a self drive motor boat.

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