October School Holidays

somewhere_sunlight

They will soon be here again.
Any ideas where I can take the kids (10 &7), somewhere different , have been to Black Isle Wildlife park , Kingussie wildlife park, Macduff Aquarium , Inverness , Aberdeen, Aviemore etc and since Ive managed to get a week off work I dont want to waste it sitting around the house .The week is from the 13th Oct .............. Thanks X (We are in Moray)

nesssie1702

What about going to some of the Historic Scotland properties in your area? During the whole month of October, they run "Kids go Free", so you'd only have to pay for yourself. Places like Urquhart Castle etc

http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places.htm

What about taking a mid-week trip down to Edinburgh/Glasgow on the Megabus and combining it with a stay in a Travelodge? (they've got special offers with rooms starting from £19 a night....) You could visit a number of places in either city, with plenty free places to go to - museums, art galleries, etc. Again, Historic Scotland, "Kids Go Free" - Edinburgh Castle?

If you've got a Tesco Clubcard, you could apply on-line for Clubcard Deal tokens that you can then use for Days Out to places like Edinburgh Dungeon, M&D's Theme Park in Motherwell, National Trust for Scotland Premises, Camera Obscura in Edinburgh, Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, Science Centre in Glasgow, etc.

Hope you have a good week off and find plenty to do!

Miss_Cinnabon

im in moray too and there is nothing to do, well you could take them a tour round the distillers though:rotfl:

there is landmark, castles, look for events etc my kids love fort george, urquart castle, go on train trips etc, we did this in the summer hols and kids went free

bogbain farm up beside inverness, not been there but stuff to do with the kids there, tractor rides etc, playbarn

http://www.bogbainfarm.com/

susie

somewhere_sunlight

princess_pixiedust wrote: »

im in moray too and there is nothing to do, well you could take them a tour round the distillers though:rotfl:

there is landmark, castles, look for events etc my kids love fort george, urquart castle, go on train trips etc, we did this in the summer hols and kids went free

bogbain farm up beside inverness, not been there but stuff to do with the kids there, tractor rides etc, playbarn

http://www.bogbainfarm.com/

susie

Alot of the distilleries are here in town , so it wouldnt take long.

Never been to Fort George, so I might try that.

I d take them fishing but Im such a wimp at putting bait on the hooks and god knows what Id do if we ever caught anything:eek:

Angua2

Aw, ratz, OP! Moray's a long way to come from in order to enjoy some of my favourite places for October holidays... :-(

including:
*The Fenton Centre (owls, falcons, eagles) near Wooler
*Crichton Castle (Pathhead)
*a picnic on the banks of the River Tyne at Hailes Castle (East Linton)
*Traprain Law (Traprain/East Linton)
*Glenkinchie Distillery (near Pencaitland)
*the Scottish Seabird Centre (North Berwick)
*the Scottish Mining Museum/Lady Victoria's Colliery (Gorebridge)
*the Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh (Chambers St.)
*Dirleton Castle & Gardens
*the Preston Mill (East Linton)
*National Museum of Flight (East Fortune)
*Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
*Myreton Motor Museum (Aberlady)
*Lennoxlove (Haddington)
*Rosslyn Chapel (Rosslyn, Midlothian)
*Edinburgh Crystal (Penicuik)
*Nature Reserves at St Abb's Head (Borders)
*Harestanes (near Ancrum)
*Paxton House (Berwick upon Tweed)
*Ayton Castle
*Traquair House (Innerleithen)
*Thirlestane Castle (Lauder)
*Soutra Aisle (medieval) Hospital, etc....

However! Have you been to the Highland Folk Museum at Kingussie? It's fab, fab, fab.

Also fun if you're down Edinburgh way is Kathellan Farm in Kelty, Fife!

somewhere_sunlight

Thanks angua2 for listing all your fave places.

Its freezing here at the monment so you never know. . . might get skiing up the Lecht or Aviemore:eek:

Angua2

somewhere_sunlight wrote: »

Thanks angua2 for listing all your fave places.

Its freezing here at the monment so you never know. . . might get skiing up the Lecht or Aviemore:eek:

If only I could still ski! lol A bit parkie here, too, today....(swathed in fleeces!)

I know of a holiday cottage to let on the other side of my village and it's dirt cheap - so maybe my favourite haunts aren't out of reach....??

Miss_Cinnabon

it is funny there is nothing actually to do in moray, we have to travel outwith to get to places:rotfl:

elgin just depresses me, even have to go to to inverness or aberdeen for shopping! ive got kids the same age roughly and find it hard what to do with them round here

there is bowling and the cinema, depends what they are into really:D take them long walks to tire them out, falconry place in huntly, but not sure if they close for the season then?

susie

Miss_Cinnabon

just remembered with the talk of ski-ing, go to the cairngorms, i love it there, go up the funnicular railway, although best time to go is when it is teeming snow, best time for it:D when they have their xmas fair you get some hot chocolate with cream on it, mmm

grannybroon

Hi there

We have Links Family farm down here in East Lothian (at West Barns). Not a cheap day out but the grandkids do love it. Worth a visit especially if you decide to travel to say Edinburgh.

Angua2

grannybroon wrote: »

Hi there

We have Links Family farm down here in East Lothian (at West Barns). Not a cheap day out but the grandkids do love it. Worth a visit especially if you decide to travel to say Edinburgh.

GB

Great stuff - and if you're out at East Links (West Barns is by Dunbar), the Dunbar Leisure Pool is terrific! (wave machine and flume/slide thingies)