The Vintage Carnival

Hi Everyone,

The Vintage Carnival is coming to Newcastle Racecourse 23rd May 2020 11am - 6pm.

It looks to be a fabulous day with lots of good old fashioned family fun.

This is what to expect from the day

"HUGE VINTAGE MARKETPLACE
We've got big indoor and outdoor marketplaces selling vintage clothing, home, collectables, crafts & reproduction. Interested traders email trade@thevintagecarnival.com

STREET FOOD MARKET
We have a real mixture of cuisine being served from vintage vehicles in our food forceourt. You can also grab cocktails, real ales and other drinks from one of our quirky bars!

AFTERNOON TEAS
We'll be serving proper afternoon teas the vintage way. Bookings can be made in advance by email: coming soon

BANDS & ACTS
Our stages will feature a full line up of vintage style singers, bands and acts for the day as well as DANCE INSTRUCTORS and our BEST DRESSED, BEST VEHICLE and DANCE COMPETITIONS

VINTAGE BEAUTY
Our on site beauty salon and barbers will be taking care of all of your beauty & grooming needs for the day. To make an advance appointment please email: coming soon

CLASSIC CARS
There will be tonnes of classic cars on show from local enthusiasts. If you're a lover of cars prepare to be wowed as we have some beautiful vehicles booked in. If you'd like to show your own pre 80s vehicle please email hello@thevintagecarnival.com. Spaces are limited.

FUNFAIR
We'll have some old fashioned amusements and games for the little ones.

WORKSHOPS
The event will also feature a series of workshops and activities to take part in, including dance, craft workshops, etc."

Info taken from: https://www.thevintagecarnival.com/

For more info and to get early bird discounted tickets click the link above

Knowsley Safari Park

Cannot recommend Knowsley Safari Park enough. I was lucky enough to get a planet radio voucher for a family of 4 for £29 and what a bargain it was. I will post on this page more offers as they become available.

On arrival we drove through the Safari which is amazing so many animals just wandering free and coming right up close to our car. Our favourite part had to be the baboons who were jumping all over and peering through the window, they had the kids in fits of laughter especially one checking himself out in the wing mirror. You are warned that they can and will damage your car but we risked it anyway and came away unscathed.

After the Safari we headed to the main park where there are more animals, talks, shows (the sea lion show is a must), fairground rides, cafe, an enclosed packed lunch area and play areas.

The fairground is better suited to younger kids I'd say under 11 and you can buy a wrist band for £10 and that gets a child plus 1 adult unlimited rides or you can pay £2 per ride. We got the wrist bands and they turned out really good value as we went on so many rides numerous times.

We had a fantastic day there. It took about 3 hours to get there from South Shields which wasn't too bad at all and leaving at 5pm we were still home for bed time. We were thinking of getting a hotel to stay the night as there are loads close by but with the spice girls and the football that wasn't an option this weekend however it was easily doable in the day.