Ideas for getting out of the house together after a rough few months

[Unhappymumma]

Not sure where best to post this question so thought I'd ask here.
Bit of background, I'm currently a housewife, husband is off work with severe psychotic depression. Kids are at school in the day.
It has been a VERY hard few months but my husband is now in recovery and more or less back to normal. He has a couple of weeks off work still & as part of his recovery as advised by his mental health team, they want him /us to try and get out a bit.
Basically he has not left the house in 5 months apart from going to tesco occasionally. So we have been stuck at home for the most part. I have been able to go out but he stays here.
Because of the time of year, bad weather, cold, etc I feel like I'm struggling for ideas of things we can do. Apart from shopping and eating out which we don't want to do, what else is there? I can't even think of one thing! He won't visit family. Or socialise.
If it was the summer we'd be out in the garden, taking the kids on days out and events, going to the seaside etc but can't do that right now.
Any suggestions would be greatly recieved of things to do during the day whilst the kids are out. This will really help his recovery. Thank you

Lovely to go to the cinema during the day. Coffee shop after to talk about the film together.

fingers crossed for you both x

What about doing Couch to 5K together?

Or go to the library to get some non fiction books about places you'd like to visit or a 'bucket list ' book.

Is there a games cafe near you?

Any short college courses that interest you?

Is there a national trust or English heritage place near you.

If you can go during the week it will be quiet. You can have a nice walk round, learn a bit and they usually have very nice tea room.

Even though the weather isn't great getting out in the fresh air is still good for mental health. Wrap up warm, wellies on, and a nice ramble through some green spaces followed by a cup of hot chocolate in a nearby cafe can feel very restorative.

Try the 1000 miles walk challenge. The aim is to walk 1000 miles in a year which is just under 3 miles a day. www.walk1000miles.co.uk I’m doing it with DH and dog and it gets you out for around an hour a day and I find it really helps the relationship as well as you end up talking rather than sitting looking at phones or tv. It’s been a bit wet the last couple of days so we’ve done 2 or 3 shorter walks and whilst the weather is dreadful it’s still good to get out.

Where we live is only a small town so not much in the way of entertainment facilities. We are about 50 miles from the nearest large city.
I shall put these suggestions to him. Thanks so much

A walk, a swim (most pools are fairly empty during the day), the library to pick up a book or read a paper or magazine, volunteering, going to the beach, lake, or nearest historic town for a coffee, museums and galleries, research local areas of interest and visit - e.g. William Shakespeare’s House, etc., get National Trust or English Heritage membership and visit some places, game of badminton, choose a recipe and go get the ingredients at a farm shop or farmers market.

When I'm struggling my go to is a garden centre - small walk, minimal interaction and cake and coffee.

Sea air is a great tonic, even on wet and windy days. Can you get to the coast for a day out?

The trouble with my husband is he not interested in a lot of things. I would jump at the chance to do all of the suggestions here. He doesn't enjoy anything apart from going to attractions which aren't open at the moment. He is very hard to get out normally, so this is even harder. He just wants to watch TV or play computer games

We live in the Midlands

Go for a walk in the park/countryside/seaside?

Waterproof jacket and get bundled up if you can.

National trust - indoor and outdoor options.
Cinema.
Museum.
Local (ish) beauty spot - lake, waterfall, river, woodland etc.
Take away coffee in the car and watch the crashing waves.
Garden centre- start to plan your spring pots.

Go and buy this months country walking magazine there is a supplement that gives all the health benefits of walking helping depression being one of them. It also has the progress chart so you can track how you’ve done.

he can still game and tv but take an hour a day to invest in your old age health