Cheap days out?

furr

Hi there, don't know if theres already been a thread on this topic so apologies if there has! Money is tight at the minute and I'm looking for places to go/things to do with the kids this summer that is either very cheap or free!!
Any ideas would be MOST welcome, thanks!

steveymp

With the current price of petrol too it would need to be within walking distance too:eek: things just keep getting worse and too top it all the weather is awful too:mad:

My 2 are in the house driving their mother up the walls as I speak:o Sometimes its good to work 9 to 5 :rotfl: but only sometimes;)

When (IF) the weather picks up make a few sandwiches pack up a picnic and take a ball and go to your local park;) my 2 absolutely loved this when we did it for the first time a few weeks ago and I have to admit to really enjoying it myself too;) and it cost NOWT;)

Time to do a sun dance:j

Artofdookie

If your in Belfast

Summer Fun Days

Our Summer Fun Days provide activities and entertainment for children aged five to 12.

They take place in parks across Belfast from 23 July to 23 August 2008.

Admission is free.

For more information, call us on 028 9091 8768.

The timetable below shows the location of the fun days:


Summer Fun Days timetable (July/August 2008) Date Time Venue Wednesday 23 July 2pm to 4.30pm Victoria Park Thursday 24 July 2pm to 4.30pm Ormeau Park Friday 25 July 2pm to 4.30pm South Link Playing Fields (Andersonstown) Sunday 27 July 2pm to 4.30pm Waterworks Wednesday 30 July 2pm to 4.30pm Springhill Millennium Park Thursday 31 July 2pm to 4.30pm Castleton Playground (North Queen Street) Friday 1 August 2pm to 4.30pm Woodvale Park Monday 4 August 2pm to 4.30pm Lenadoon Millennium Park Tuesday 5 August 2pm to 4.30pm Drumglass Park Wednesday 6 August 2pm to 4.30pm Dunville Park Thursday 7 August 2pm to 4.30pm Marrowbone Millennium Park Friday 8 August 2pm to 4.30pm Ulidia Playing Fields Monday 11 August 2pm to 4.30pm Ballysillan Playing Fields Tuesday 12 August 2pm to 4.30pm Alderman Tommy Patton Memorial Park Saturday 23 August 2pm to 4.30pm Grove Playing Fields

Cee

Interesting, I have to work evenings why do all the activities start so late on in the day

bargain_hunter_anna

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hope that makes your rainy days a little better :T

D.A.

I will leave it up to the mods to decide on this one, but the poster above has made 2 posts, both promoting that discount voucher book...

seatzie

yep I noticed Anna had made those 2 posts as well, very suspicious! Anna that would mean the OP spending money before they do anything!

furr - obvious things millenium park at stormont, seapark at Holywood, also look on www.wow4kids.com it has some other ideas, Play Cafe in Ards does Parent Toddler mornings all week for £3.50 a child, unlimited play, free toast and juice. Last time I was in they were also doing kids lunches for £2 incl a drink - usual fayre burgers/chicken.fish fingers and chips

Also Tannaghmore Gardens/Farm in Craigavon, free in, open farm, feed the ducks, pigs, goats etc, its also beside a swing park, football pitch and lake so a picnic day out

bargain_hunter_anna

HI, THERE ARE A FEW MISS MARPLES ON THIS FORUM, LOL
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I WOULD SAY IT IS A FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE. STARTS SUNDAY 3RD AUG

Maz

Know this is very un-pc and I'll probably get flamed for this but maybe you could take the kids to a park or somewhere similar, museum, get their mates over for a bbq, sleep over, make a treausre hunt, out on their bikes with their mates, picnic - yer know, low cost, sociable activities?

Apart from Bargain Hunter Anne SHOUTING all the time, I would tell her to bog off.

travelling_light

check out council web sites for free fun days I know Belfast has these in parks all over - one soon in Waterworks and also Victoria Park.

OOPs just scrolled down and this is already listed

Maz

I have to apologise to Bargain Hunter Anna, as I now know she wasn't shouting or trying to spam the site, she was just trying to be helpful and as a new poster wasn't aware of the 'rules'.

btw, for the record, I personally don't mind if someone gives us a website link for us to peruse and evaluate although I'm aware that some may take it at face value. We all make out own choices eh? And rules is rules.