Fun day off ideas

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Good morning!
I am not sure if there is already a thread like this, but we are having a bit of a blank on "fun" things to do on a day off. I'm currently on maternity leave so don't actually have days off haha and my days at home mainly consist of doing washing. But my partner has been struggling this week so arranged his work so he can have a day off today, and we were struggling to come up with free/cheap things to do that are a bit different to him just doing house jobs with me. He's decided to go fishing at a local lake where if the guy doesn't come round he won't have to pay! Haha
I thought it might be nice to collate some ideas for free or cheap fun things to do on a day off. Here's all I can think of. (Ideally it would be things to get us out of the house but I'm stumped!)
Fishing
Long dog walk somewhere different
Charity shop crawl (look for new board games to play that evening - cheap date night too!)
Bike ride (okay if you have a bike already, I don't, so have to hire one which is not cheap!)
Baking/batch cooking day
Gaming
I am not sure if there is already a thread like this, but we are having a bit of a blank on "fun" things to do on a day off. I'm currently on maternity leave so don't actually have days off haha and my days at home mainly consist of doing washing. But my partner has been struggling this week so arranged his work so he can have a day off today, and we were struggling to come up with free/cheap things to do that are a bit different to him just doing house jobs with me. He's decided to go fishing at a local lake where if the guy doesn't come round he won't have to pay! Haha
I thought it might be nice to collate some ideas for free or cheap fun things to do on a day off. Here's all I can think of. (Ideally it would be things to get us out of the house but I'm stumped!)
Fishing
Long dog walk somewhere different
Charity shop crawl (look for new board games to play that evening - cheap date night too!)
Bike ride (okay if you have a bike already, I don't, so have to hire one which is not cheap!)
Baking/batch cooking day
Gaming
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One road runs along the track way that led from the nearest monastery to granges in the hills.
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Take pencils and paper and draw the things you see on a walk.
Go litter picking - surprisingly entertaining and makes the area nicer.
See who is the fastest to assemble a pile of things that start with every letter of the alphabet.
Try to get a smile from every person you see
Go blackberry picking (time of year dependent!)
Talk about happy memories
For the crafty, knitting/crochet/embroidery/patchwork/sewing etc.
IDing the wildflowers and trees around you and on walks - Plantnet is a free app, and you can get books from the library.
Foraging - books from the library of what you can collect and eat.
Astronomy - you can use binoculars (old ones often found cheap in charity and junk shops) and library books to start with.
Reading - books from library, and books and magazines free online from library.
Decluttering and clearing things out - amazing how fun and rewarding this can be.
Mind games like crosswords/suduko/logic puzzles. Loads available free on apps.
Set yourself a topic that interests you to learn about and do some research and studying - eg. local history, how to fix watches, climate change, politics, all about Ukraine, Christmas, whatever you like.
Mess around with your budget, change the figures, find out what's possible - you can easily lose an afternoon to that!
Make art from things you picked up from nature.
Museums
Local steam trains (I'm happy just sitting on the platform, watching them come and go)
Geocaching
Walking in local nature reserves or on specific footpaths after doing a bit of research
Walking along canals
Use Strava to record your walks for the mileage and also attach your own photos
Churches and cathedrals for an explore or go to a coffee morning within. I can say, after 3 decades, no one has spotted that I'm not a Christian!
Local history groups have zoom talks
Wandering around architectural salvage yards
Learning languages on Duo Lingo
Do all finances over the course of a few days - cheaper phones, better rate of interest bank accounts etc. Or at least get all the information about what you have collated neatly in a folder
Cook a new recipe
Make preserves. It is still crab apple jelly time but you can do lemon curd anytime. Or sloe gin
Catch up on a box set that everyone else watched at the time
Write letters to people, especially children, as they hardly ever receive post
Have a good clear out