Anyone want a meet up in the nottinghamshire kind of area??

[jennybensmummy]

I live in nottinghamshire (a village not far from mansfield) and just wondered if anyone around this way or not that far away fancied arranging a meet up somewhere?

Jenny, i am in Newark - not far away!

oooh not far from me then, i used to live in kelham but now live in bilsthorpe!!

Im in langold, 3 vilages up from worksop. im up for a meet-up!

ooh goody! got books today misscutandstick, thanks so much was just about to email but as youre here ill say thanks now, youre a star xx

Yay - what do you fancy doing then girls? With or without the DC's? I know a couple of other mum's with kids on the spectrum who i'm sure would be interested in coming along too

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hey i wondered where this post had gone i looked for it the other day and it was nowhere to be seen!! I go into newark a fair bit will definately have to meet up sometime meggymoosmum. and i used to live in worksop so often over that way too misscutandstick. where would be good for us all??

do you know i was looking for it too, and couldnt find it!

err dunno, whats everyone want?

not a soft play would be my idea though if possible as ben is really not good at those places! Sherwood forest kind of place? farm? park somewhere? im easy really

Sherwood/Rufford/Clumber-type places are good for us - fresh air, plenty of space and not too many people around if dd has a meltdown

She is OK with soft play as long as she's the only one there

that sounds like ben too would love the place to himself!!

quick Hi-jack -- I've just spent the weekend in Newark & it has got to be the friendliest place I have ever been to. Everyone was just soooo nice, is it something in the water up there?

Hi, pls may I hijack? i'm leicestershire - does that count?

everyone is nice in newark yeah! though depends where you go like anywhere!! how come you were up this way for the weekend, anything exciting??

yeah leicestershire counts of course if you want to come to a meet u[p with us nottinghamshire lot then fab!

Visiting friends in Cromwell, stayed in the Premier Inn, went in to Newark, to a lovely Chinese. Everyone was just so nice!

Are you doing during sch time or after?

Not sure if brave enuff to meet total strangers!!! No security of internet anonymity

oh that premier inn is nice i stayed there a few months ago with ben when me and my other half had a major row lol.

not sure of timing or anything yet, whatever suits everyone i guess! be brave meltedmarsbars!

Ooooh anonandlikeit, which one did you go to? We like the Mandarin

meltedmarsbars - you are very welcome to come along

I've been to Wheelgates today with dd (its her 3rd bday!), place was empty, it was great!

ooh oooh oohhhh! meggymoo, we are thinking of going to wheelgate too, for DS4's 4th birthday... whats it like?

unfortunately his B/D is on bank hol monday so EVERYWHERE will be swarming!

Hmmmm.... well in all honesty i would have been disappointed if we'd had to pay full price - it cost us about £16 for two adults and dd, special needs is discounted and 1 carer gets in free. Full price would have cost around £25.. Does that make me sound mercenary?

They are currently doing loads of improvements (just been taken over?) - building a new huge indoor soft play area (July 09 opening), etc, and (hopefully) renovating/painting other areas etc - its OK but in places looks a bit 'shabby' iykwim. They are definitely making an effort to bring it up to scratch, i assume in time for summer.

The leaflet doesn't make it very clear so off the top of my head things there are - Rides (carousel, mine train, mini pirate ship, etc), Train that runs round the park, Falconry centre, Farm bit which looks 'temporary' but very clean, LOADS of outdoor play areas for different ages, butterfly house (dd hated this lol), big conifer maze, couple of cafes, one with an attached indoor soft play, and a few other bits.

We were there about 4 hours but dd potters and gets obsessed by one thing so today we just went with it and relaxed Food was reasonably priced too.

HTH!

hiya, can i just butt in? sorry to come in on you thread, but i just came across it, i am in newark to, i didnt think there was any other ladies on mumsnet here. i am so glad i dont have special needs links, but was just so happy to have found someone in my town!

Hi lizandlulu!

Meggymoo, not sure what it was called but right near the castle - it was delicious mmmmmm!!

meggymoo - gonna join you in the mercenary stakes DS1 and DS5 both get DLA, does that mean that both DH and I would get in free? (OMG that sounds so mean, after all its his birthday!)

CAnt eat the onsite food tho im afraid - with 2 coeliac and also dairy intol, its just not worth the hassle.

We went a couple of years ago when it was still 'wonderland' and it really was quite dismal and rundown. But willing to give it a go if we get in cheap OMG did i really type that?

weve never been to wheelgate though i do want to go. white post farm does a carers dla discount too. costs me 6.95 i think for me and ben to go in! then just a bit for animal food!!