free days/nights out in northwest?!

freebie_junkie

hiya, me and my blokie are taking a (very modestly priced!) holiday to dublin and to afford to pay for it and have spending money we need to not spend loads of money out eating, cinema, day trips etc... but we go bonkers trapped in my flat or his house with nowt to do! so any special offers/passes/money-off coupons/tickets we can print off or send off for pretty please?!

thanx so much!

kirstielou

Keep your eye out for the TGI Fridays BOGOF offers. I know theres one in Prestwich

freebie_junkie

i wish they had summin i could eat! hehe!

iwanttosave_2

kirstielou wrote:

Keep your eye out for the TGI Fridays BOGOF offers. I know theres one in Prestwich

if you go in they have oads of the vouchers on the front desk, offer ends 10th feb

Little_John

There are loads of country parks in the area, Moses Gate near Bolton, Rivington Pike. Witton Country Park near Blackburn Burrs Country park in Bury all good for a days walk and they are free.

Loads of Free museums in Manchester but parking can be expensive, I remember that parking behind the boddingtons brewery in the pay and display zones is free at weekends, but that was a year or so ago when I last parked there.

I know you asked for vouchers and stuff but I couldnt find any.

When in Dublin transfer between the airport by taxi is about €17 you can catch the 747 bus for €5 each. Unfortunatly I cant tell you anywhere cheap to eat and drink as it is quite an expensive place to go but the Thunder road cafe on Fleet street in temple bar is pretty good and cheaper than the Hard rock cafe over the road

freebie_junkie

my fella lives about 2 mins from burrs and i used to live near that too, i used to love that when i was little! aw brings back memories!

freebie_junkie

unfortunately ive done all of the parks and museums in manchester several times over, ive lived in bury since i was 3 i love the manchester museum but they dont update the collections very often.

freebie_junkie

ta very much for all suggestions so far!

meerustar

I agree with Little John about Dublin. Don't pay for the taxi into Dublin, get the 747 bus. Its a set price of 5 Euros and stops at all the major places. When you leave 'arrivals', the bus station is just outside and there is a bus every 5 - 10 minutes.

In Dublin, Temple bar is once of the cheapest areas to have a few beers. Try the more traditional pubs for cheaper drinks rather than the newer establishments and I thought the atmosphere was better in these places too.

Also, make some sandwiches or something for the journey home as the airport prices are stupid.

Also, for cheap days out, check eBay for vouchers of local places. You can somtimes pick them up for a pound or two. I took the kids to knowsley last year for £3 off eBay and a family ticket to camelot for £2. You might not fancy the family places but you should have some idea as to how cheap eBay can be for things like that.

Have Fun.

freebie_junkie

ooh! i love the family places! i hold his coat while he goes on fast rides and he gets a bit bored on the slower ones and the ghost train with me! hehe! what a good tip, thanx! as long as no men in costumes get near me, they scare me to bloody death!

oh, and on another note, we decided to do another tour of the manchesr, science and industry and bury museums so cheers i havent been in a bit!

oh, and the tips for dublin are great- we're alos gonna do a feature in best magazine (fingers crossed, it depends wether they like the write-up i do but its what im doiugn at uni so...) to recoup some of our cash!

Marigold123

If you're travelling to Ireland and like visiting heritage-type places, then Irish Heritage sites seem to be much cheaper than the equivalent English and Scottish Heritage ones. Know it's not a freebie, but it might help. There are various websites you can look at; searching on 'Irish Heritage' ought to do it.