Places to take the kids this week

[Baj]

Trying to think of places to take the kids for the next few days. Can't be done with the chaos of paulton park etc, but does anyone have any suggestions of places locally they might like to go to?

[RedWillie]

Moors Valley park near Ringwood is good fun - massive woodland trail, play area, steam train etc. Ours love it

[moonraker]

Longleat, good value if you book the all in ticket on line and you don't have to use all of it in one day. We can normally make it stretch to 3 days out, valid until the end of October i think. About an hour from Southampton.

[dune]

Wednesday's sorted. The kids would enjoy being able to wear their Saints kit and mix with other fans while you can pay your respects.

 

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2123656,00.html

[Spudders]

Not sure how literally you mean by few days, but if you are including the end of this week Bournemouth Air festival is from Thursday to Sunday. Thursday is worst day though, I’d wait and go Friday onwards. It's free and whilst the kids are looking at planes, you can look at birds as well as planes.

[angelman]

if all else fails, Otter & Owl place at Ashurst can kill some time.

[Saint-scooby]

Bournmouth Airshow (free)

[hamster]

Take them to work with you Baj, teach the little blighters that life ain't all it's cracked up to be. Get them working and teach them to earn their first wage packet. btw, I am not being serious.

 

Take them to The Spinnaker Tower. If you do fancy it let me know, I have a free family ticket that you can have, I won it from Skate Radio, I entered jusr to deprive some skate family getting it. Yours if you want it my friend.

[hamster]

if all else fails, Otter & Owl place at Ashurst can kill by boredom some times.

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[Smirking_Saint]

if all else fails, Otter & Owl place at Ashurst can kill some time.

 

Reptile and raptor center is better

[buctootim]

Could do a lot worse than a day at Butlins at Bognor. I know its cheesepie reputation but its got a really good pool with 5 slides, free fairground and shows during the day and evening. About £24 for a day pass for one adult two kids. My 7 and 5 year old love it

[NickG]

Moors Valley park near Ringwood is good fun - massive woodland trail, play area, steam train etc. Ours love it

 

was just about to add that - most ages enjoy, what age(s) are yours Baj?

[Spudders]

I entered just to deprive some skate family getting it.

 

:lol: Classic, Spudgun 'likes'

[NickG]

Marwell

 

New Forest

 

Southbourne

[hamster]

:lol: Classic, Spudgun 'likes'

 

It wasn't the first time Spudgun. I would regulary win crap of their radio station and would always without fail tell them that I was a saints fan, they never once cut me off or called me names, they just kept sending the prizes. Usualy just chuck them in the bin but i thought that the Spinnaker ticket might just qualify as okay.

[hamster]

Marwell

 

Free bus from Eastligh bas station on Sundays, leave every hour. take the boys on an adveture Baj. I shall be there on Sunday...working doh!

[RedAndWhite91]

St. Mary's. Saturday. 3pm. Sorted.

[warsash saint]

If your vaccinations are all up together then The Dockyard down in P*mpey is a good day out ..... Victory, boat trip round the harbour, Warrior, Action Stations etc (although no Mary Rose at the moment)

[dune]

Take them out with the Hampshire Ghost club.

[Baj]

Thanks for some excellent suggestions.

 

Little more info. Kids are 2 and 5, dont *really* want to drive more than 30 mins, so that's pretty much andover/southampton/portsmouth/winchester.

[Spudders]

So what you are saying Baj, is that they are not worth you driving an extra few miles! Shocking Baj, absolutely shocking!!!

[Baj]

well, I took them to devon for 3 days, so I would prefer to keep them less in the car now

[alpine_saint]

Fleet Air Arm Museum

Bovington Tank Museum

Isle of Wight (just the ferry ride, the island itself is boring)

[dune]

I was going to recomend the shell house but it's been destroyed.

 

Many happy childhood memories of that place. RIP The Shell House.

 

http://www.andyfoot.com/the_shell_house.html

 

 

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1833

 

He collect for the spastics lol.

Edited 18 August, 2010 by dune

[Draino76]

Just taking my boy for a gaming week on the IOW.

[Special K]

Monkey World is ok - longer drive than 30 mins though.

 

Intech centre in Winchester is good fun for nippers, especially the Planetarium.

[SuperMikey]

Beaulieu Motor Museum? Maybe your kids are a bit young Baj, but I remember going there with my dad and brother and absolutely loving it.

[warsash saint]

Fleet Air Arm Museum

Bovington Tank Museum

Isle of Wight (just the ferry ride, the island itself is boring)

 

Blackgang Chine / Robin Hill far from boring for baj's kids age.....I am sure kids of 2 & 5 are not going to be too rivotted with tanks

[latter day saint]

how about Manor Farm or Longdown Dairy Farm? my nipper is 5 & he loves them. also Staunton Country Park is ok,as long as you drive quickly through Leigh Park

[for_heaven's_Saint]

how about Manor Farm or Longdown Dairy Farm? my nipper is 5 & he loves them. also Staunton Country Park is ok,as long as you drive quickly through Leigh Park

 

Was going to suggest this, they can feed some animals.

[Baj]

Cheers again.

 

I come from the island and they've done that and places there to death. Took them to INTECH today and they thought it was great. Taken them to places like longdown, marwell pretty regularly, however, some excellent other suggestions here for friday

[Huffton]

Hurst Castle? Lomg walk along the spit to wear them out then the water taxi back.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

The new Monkey Chicken Petting Zoo in Fratton?

[Dog]

Portugal.

[JustMike]

I took my tribe to Paultons last week, got there for opening time, queue was pretty big, but had a cunning plan, whilst watching all the other kids run in the direction of the main rides, i took my tribe the other way round, not a soul in site, plus, as your kids are probably too small for most of the rides, this route had all the smaller stuff which they could go on.