20th wedding anniversary recomendations

Giraffe76

Hi all,

My wife and i were meant to go to greece for our wedding anniversary next month but due to one of our dogs being diagnosed with cancer we cancelled the trip.

Can anyone recommend other things to do with this short period of notice please as our dogs diagnosis has completely thrown us

Kind regards Mark

Cloth_of_Gold

Sorry to hear about your dog and I hope it recovers. 

What sort of things do you mean though? Do you mean recommendations for places to go and stay for a few days in the UK or do you mean things to do for day trips? If the latter, what part of the country are you in?

Giraffe76

Cloth_of_Gold said:

Sorry to hear about your dog and I hope it recovers. 

What sort of things do you mean though? Do you mean recommendations for places to go and stay for a few days in the UK or do you mean things to do for day trips? If the latter, what part of the country are you in?

To be honest... Either. We are in Coventry 

Cloth_of_Gold

OK, two more questions: Would you consider a few days in London (that's where I live so that's where I know most about)? What sort of things do you like doing - e.g. visiting galleries, museums, country houses or things that are more active?

Giraffe76

Yes I would consider a few days in London and yes visiting galleries museums and going for a show would be nice. Nothing too expensive though. One thought I've had is surely trying to book london hotels this close to the potential visiting date will be difficult

strawb_shortcake

I quite fancied here for our 20th wedding anniversary 
https://sleepinluxury.co.uk/our-rooms 
Or https://impossiblemotel.com/

Cloth_of_Gold

Giraffe76 said:

Yes I would consider a few days in London and yes visiting galleries museums and going for a show would be nice. Nothing too expensive though. One thought I've had is surely trying to book london hotels this close to the potential visiting date will be difficult

I'm a bit off colour today but I will put my thinking cap on and come back with some suggestions asap.

Spendless

We did this last year for our 24th WA.  https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/experiences/dining-experiences/red-rose-diner/

I wouldn't say the view out of the window is anything to get excited about, but the ambience of being in an old fashioned carriage on an old train and the meal were lovely. It was a different experience. 

bluennoclue

Our 10th anniversary is not too far and I think my wife would love the train idea!

Cloth_of_Gold

Giraffe76 said:

Yes I would consider a few days in London and yes visiting galleries museums and going for a show would be nice. Nothing too expensive though. One thought I've had is surely trying to book london hotels this close to the potential visiting date will be difficult

Sorry to have been such a long time coming back to you. Here are some ideas of free or relatively inexpensive, things to do in/around London.

If you went to Richmond there are lots of nice places to eat/drink and the park, which is free, is very nice, although it's better if you have a car or bike as it's very large. If you went there, apart from the park itself there is Pembroke Lodge, a Georgian house once lived in by Bertrand Russell. It's an events venue now but the ground floor has a cafe with a terrace overlooking the Thames valley. It has a lovely and extensive garden that you you can walk around free of charge and, once again, admire the wonderful views to the Thames and the water meadow below. In one place in the grounds, which is marked, on a clear day you can see St Paul's cathedral, many miles away. https://www.pembroke-lodge.co.uk/

Also in Richmond Park is the Isabella Plantation, which has a path running by a stream, with fabulous azaleas and rhododendrons all along. It really is lovely now is the time to go, as they are out.  https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/richmond-park/isabella-plantation

Holland Park and Kensington Gardens are also lovely, and free and near to Holland Park is Leighton House, the former home and now museum, of the artist Lord Leighton. The house is small and only moderately interesting, but it has a very nice, and reasonably priced, cafe, which you can visit without seeing the rest of the house. In fine weather you can sit outside. https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/de-morgan-cafe-leighton-house The design museum is also a stone's throw away.  https://designmuseum.org/

A trip to Greenwich (you can go by river boat, which would be nice in decent weather) would be rewarding. There's lots to see and do including some things that are free (The Queen's House and the National Maritime Museum). https://www.rmg.co.uk/

Also in south London is the Horniman Museum and Gardens. This is well worth a visit and most of it is free. There is an aquarium and a butterfly house, for which there is a charge, but it is not extortionate and there is so much to see there you could make a day of it.

I can give you more suggestions but though I would leave at this for now, as you may have made other plans now.

Giraffe76

Cloth_of_Gold said:

Giraffe76 said:

Yes I would consider a few days in London and yes visiting galleries museums and going for a show would be nice. Nothing too expensive though. One thought I've had is surely trying to book london hotels this close to the potential visiting date will be difficult

Sorry to have been such a long time coming back to you. Here are some ideas of free or relatively inexpensive, things to do in/around London.

If you went to Richmond there are lots of nice places to eat/drink and the park, which is free, is very nice, although it's better if you have a car or bike as it's very large. If you went there, apart from the park itself there is Pembroke Lodge, a Georgian house once lived in by Bertrand Russell. It's an events venue now but the ground floor has a cafe with a terrace overlooking the Thames valley. It has a lovely and extensive garden that you you can walk around free of charge and, once again, admire the wonderful views to the Thames and the water meadow below. In one place in the grounds, which is marked, on a clear day you can see St Paul's cathedral, many miles away. https://www.pembroke-lodge.co.uk/

Also in Richmond Park is the Isabella Plantation, which has a path running by a stream, with fabulous azaleas and rhododendrons all along. It really is lovely now is the time to go, as they are out.  https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/richmond-park/isabella-plantation

Holland Park and Kensington Gardens are also lovely, and free and near to Holland Park is Leighton House, the former home and now museum, of the artist Lord Leighton. The house is small and only moderately interesting, but it has a very nice, and reasonably priced, cafe, which you can visit without seeing the rest of the house. In fine weather you can sit outside. https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/de-morgan-cafe-leighton-house The design museum is also a stone's throw away.  https://designmuseum.org/

A trip to Greenwich (you can go by river boat, which would be nice in decent weather) would be rewarding. There's lots to see and do including some things that are free (The Queen's House and the National Maritime Museum). https://www.rmg.co.uk/

Also in south London is the Horniman Museum and Gardens. This is well worth a visit and most of it is free. There is an aquarium and a butterfly house, for which there is a charge, but it is not extortionate and there is so much to see there you could make a day of it.

I can give you more suggestions but though I would leave at this for now, as you may have made other plans now.

There is alot of Information there. Many thanks for it all