Where to go with kids in midlands

[matt21]

looking after my cousins (9 and 13) and need to take them somewhere today in rugby/coventry area. seemed to have exhausted most places and with the weather theme parks etc are out.

anyone have any ideas where we could go?

cheers

matt

[jamesgrrr]

Head for the border!

[matt21]

jamesgrrr said:

Head for the border!

good idea!

[Clammy]

It's free, it has a family friendly award and it's actually pretty good.

http://www.transport-museum.com/

Dump them in the space exhibit and peruse the rest at your leisure.

http://www.transport-museum.com/news/detail/newsde...

Esit - oops the space exhibit closed yesterday, just don't tell them that and act all surpised on arrival.

Edited by Clammy on Saturday 2nd August 11:03

[marshalla]

Down the road a bit : http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/

[m3ser]

http://www.cadbury.co.uk/en/ctb2003/

Cadbury World.....free bars of chocolate as well yum yum

[King Herald]

We did Chester zoo a couple of days ago. A bit disappointing to tell the truth, as there seems to be a lot of walking and looking for very few animal activity. £40 for two adults and a child to get in, £16 for a small meal, £30 for snacks and odds and ends, 150 miles of petrol, a £120 day out that was just not worth it.

[bint]

Prob a bit late now, but West Mids Safari park?

My sister took me there once and the monkeys had a field day with the wipers on her Skoda

http://www.wmsp.co.uk/index.php

[SystemParanoia]

Park.

Just rode down to the park with my pair, rode round for a bit, had an ice cream and back... theyre knackard now lol haha

[SJobson]

Twycross Zoo?

Take them to Meriden and see their faces light up in wonder as you tell them it's the centre of the country. (Even though it's not really).

Make them climb that old hill fort thing at Brinklow.

[H_Kan]

The space center in Leicester is pretty good and you aren't far from Warwick Castle or Alton Towers.

[69elan+2]

bint said:

Prob a bit late now, but West Mids Safari park?

My sister took me there once and the monkeys had a field day with the wipers on her Skoda

http://www.wmsp.co.uk/index.php

The monkeys went years ago they were the high light for me, but my dad would never hang around too long because he was very proud of the vinyl roof on his Escort

...although - back on subject, I think they are open later in the evening now (worth checking first though - dont take my word for it)

Edited by 69elan+2 on Saturday 2nd August 15:42

[matt21]

thanks for the advise folks

in the end we didnt go out this the afternoon but for whatever reason they really wanted to go to gaydon. so we went down, sun out by this point, and was about to come in when a mate of ours from the porsche club said dont bother, and gave us free tickets for the next day!

so we went on the go-karts, just £6 for 10mins and a good laugh, i won easily but so i should but they loved it and didnt stop talking about how one bashed into me

then went to draycote water for a ice cream and a bit of footy they are suitably knackered now

[Busamav]

King Herald said:

We did Chester zoo a couple of days ago. A bit disappointing to tell the truth, as there seems to be a lot of walking and looking for very few animal activity. £40 for two adults and a child to get in, £16 for a small meal, £30 for snacks and odds and ends, 150 miles of petrol, a £120 day out that was just not worth it.

Thats interesting , we popped in there about 3 years ago to pass a couple of hours and i thought it was the best zoo i had visited .

[JamesIIIII]

alton towers?

[moleamol]

JamesIIIII said:

alton towers?

I'm not sure if he has a time machine.