Showing posts with label Ultimate Activities List. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ultimate Activities List. Show all posts

Monday, 28 September 2020

Christmas 2020 Events

Hi Everyone,


We've had alot of people asking about Christmas events happening this year so we have put together a little list of family friendly events. Pre-booking for the majority of events is recommend and do check with the organisers for any specific rules and regulations. 


Please keep a eye on our Facebook page #notboredoutdoors and our website www.notboredoutdoors.co.uk where we will keep you updated with more events as they become available. 🎅🎅




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Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Cragside Review

 Hi Everyone, 


We recently visited the wonderful Cragside National Trust in Morpeth. Cragside is a absolutely enormous site with so much to do. You can easily spend a full day exploring. 


On arrival after visiting the visitor centre and facilities we choose to do a trail that led us over the iron bridge allowing us to have wonderful views of the rivers and the main house. The trail then winds it way through the forest and passes by the old power house. We once spotted a deer while on this route. 


After exploring the forest we headed back to the house to enjoy a picnic outside. The house is set on top of a hill so the views of the surrounding vistas are wonderful. The house itself is currently closed but even just being outside is a lovely experience. 


Next we headed back to our car and drove to the labyrinth, you can walk the full route but as we've said Cragside is huge so a lovely scenic drive was a good option for us. Our kids love the labyrinth wich is set on the forest with wooden statues and tree house you can easily spend a few hours getting lost on. This is our children's favourite part of Cragside. 


After this we visited the adjacent lake. The lakes are beautiful at Cragside, surrounding by heather with a very mountain feel to them. There are lots of paths to walk around with plenty of seating to fully enjoy the views. 


Throughout the site there are toilet facilities, cafés and kiosks and plenty of seating areas. This review only contains a small snippet of what Cragside has to offer so we do recommend you check out their Web page to see more. Cragside is chargeable but free to National Trust members. We couldn't be without our membership so feel free to check the below link out about how to get yours. 


https://www.notboredoutdoors.co.uk/2020/01/scottish-national-trust-offers-ad-hi.html?m=1


https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside



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Friday, 31 July 2020

Treasure Trail

Hi Everyone,

We recently had our first try at a Treasure Trail Hunt. The trail is a self guided walk which led us around Seaburn starting near Roker Park and along to Whitburn. 

Along the way we were solving clues to identify a person and a weapon in our murder mystery themed trail. We absolutely loved the trail with  clues that are a good mix of skill levels. There are clues which are easy enough for the kids to get involved and some hard enough to make the adults think. It is sometimes hard to find activities to keep the whole family entertained but this certainly ticked that box.

The trail itself is very scenic and despite visiting Seaburn and Whitburn many times we have now discovered places we didn't know existed. We also had the pleasure of visiting and discovering different landmarks that we usually wouldn't pay too much attention to.

There is a fair amount of walking involved but it's easy to split the trail up and do it over 2 days if little legs start to get tired. Alternatively, there's plenty of places to stop for a picnic or a break along the route as you head along the coast. There are also two brilliant play areas enroute too within Roker park and Cornthwaite park.

We are really looking forward to trying more trails as there is a huge amount to choose from in different areas of the UK. This is a brilliant idea as it helps everyone to explore both locally and areas further afield. The directions given are fabulous so there is no need to worry about getting lost.

If you'd like to try a trail you can get one at a discounted price on the below link:

https://tidd.ly/2PaQ7Q1

For more information visit:

www.treasuretrails.co.uk

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Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Tynemouth Park

Hi Everyone, 

There's lots of outdoor fun to be had at Tynemouth Park they have the Jungle Wipeout Inflatables back priced at £5 (book a slot on the day) , Lost World Adventure Golf from just £3 and Pirate Quest Maze just £2. (£1 extra for fun treasure map and prize)

Tynemouth Park itself also has a free play park, a lake, green areas and toilet facilities. It is also directly across the road from the beach making it an ideal spot for a full day out. On our last visit we even managed to see dolphins 😁


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Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Ultimate Activities List

Hi Everyone,

Alot of people have been asking about places to take the kids over the summer holidays so we have created a new guide of places and activities all spilt into areas so you can pick from where is local to you. As more and more places and businesses are opening up over the coming weeks we have included some places that are currently closed but may open during the summer so please do check before heading out.

Due to the current situation please stick to social distancing guidelines and try to plan your visits to avoid peak times and have a back up plan incase where you visit is too busy.

As always this is not a complete list and is subject to change. If you know of any places not included please let us know so we can update our list.

Below are the links to all our past reviews that are highlighted in yellow on the guide:

Derwent Waterside Park


Tyne Green Park 


Bolam Lake


Richardson Dees Park


Treetop Nets


Saltwell Park


Bowlees and Highforce Waterfalls


Wallington National Trust


Gibside National Trust


Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art


Spilmans Farm


Plessy Woods


Stephenson Steam Railway


Web Adventure Park


Safari Zoo


Fountains Abbey


Ouseburn Farm


RSPB Saltholme


Whitworth Hall Hotel and Deer Park


Jesmond Dene


Knowsley Safari Park


Life Science Centre


Carlisle Park


Tilesheds Nature Reserve


Herrington Country Park






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Sunday, 19 January 2020

Ultimate Activities List

Hi Everyone,

 Last year we published an incredibly popular ultimate activities list. This is something that we will be updating in the near future. For now though, if you are looking for some fun activities around the North East of England, this list will give you some great ideas. 





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