Where to take to teens during October half term??

[Wills123]

The two York sites are full and I took them to Birmingham earlier in the year. We live on the Kent coast to Canterbury is our local main city so not there either. Other ideas please.

 

[mitzimad]

what they interested in would be my first question

 

[roadwarrior]

i would suggest as far as possible preferably in the dark and then drive off very quickly

 

[Riverbankannie]

Oxford, the Caravan and Camping Club site (you don’t have to be a member). You mentioned York and Oxford would be a similar visit.

 

[GMLS]

Can you nip over to Europe? Bruges/Ghent or the other way to Dublin/Galway?

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[Wills123]

Ooooo, good ideas. As to what they’re interested in (when they can be dragged away from their electronic devices) my son loves science stuff and my daughter loves history. They don’t like each other’s hobbies. So my daughter spent a very happy day looking around English Heritage’s Battle Abbey whilst my son moped and my son adore herstmonceux observatory whilst my daughter sulked. We’ve just had a weekend at Badgells Wood (only VWs or tents so we tented) where we all learnt bushcrafts, how to throw an axe and how to shoot an arrow.

 

[Wills123]

Can you nip over to Europe? Bruges/Ghent or the other way to Dublin/Galway?

Any particular campsites?

 

[EuroTrotters]

Centerparcs Holland.

There is one with a campsite, the old Roompot.

 

[The Old Man]

Diggerland UK Theme Park in Kent, Devon, Durham and Yorkshire

www.diggerland.com

 

[Jenben]

I second Oxford , bus or walk into centre from c&cc site , lots of museums to satisfy both of them plus the colleges and river.

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[Grianan]

Edinburgh - Dynamic Earth, Zoo, Royal Yacht, Sealife, castle, Museum of Childhood, Holyrood, Dungeons, Ghost walks under the city …

 

[pampam]

Alton towers

 

[WillH]

I'll second Edinburgh, loads to do.

 

[Justus3]

Do they like theme parks? know a lovely site near one and walking distance of Edam camp a WW2 museum within a former POW camp. Also easy distance of EH sites.

 

[Peter and Julie]

A decent Haven site? Entertainment thrown in.

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[Wildbill]

Book them in to a out door center and jump on a plane to sumwher warm and sunny
Bill

 

[Nirvanauk]

The two York sites are full and I took them to Birmingham earlier in the year. We live on the Kent coast to Canterbury is our local main city so not there either. Other ideas please.

There are more than 2 sites in York most on a bus route

 

[Spriddler]

Which period/genre of history?

Greenwich Royal Observatory - science and history.

Portsmouth Naval Dockyard - Mary Rose and artefacts

Chatham Heritage Dockyard.


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[Wills123]

Edinburgh - Dynamic Earth, Zoo, Royal Yacht, Sealife, castle, Museum of Childhood, Holyrood, Dungeons, Ghost walks under the city …

I would love to go to Edinburgh, but that’s a big outing that would be good for Easter or even May half term.

 

[Wills123]

Which period/genre of history?

Greenwich Royal Observatory - science and history.

Portsmouth Naval Dockyard - Mary Rose and artefacts

Chatham Heritage Dockyard.


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They’ve been to Portsmouth and yes Chatham is relatively easy as is Greenwich, it was more a couple of days away in my beloved van.

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[Wills123]

Book them in to a out door center and jump on a plane to sumwher warm and sunny
Bill

Except that I left them to family members earlier this year whilst we went to Peru and the Galapagos, feel that we now need to make it up to them

 

[Wills123]

Do they like theme parks? know a lovely site near one and walking distance of Edam camp a WW2 museum within a former POW camp. Also easy distance of EH sites.

Am liking this idea. I adore the Yorkshire coast and used to have family up there.

 

[Wildbill]

Except that I left them to family members earlier this year whilst we went to Peru and the Galapagos, feel that we now need to make it up to them

The north east coast of England it lovely and loads of parkin for a £10 or free and lots to see
Bill

 

[GMLS]

Any particular campsites?

We generally use aires for city breaks but this one is just outside Bruges
https://www.brugescamping.be/, and west of Galway city we stayed at https://www.spiddalmobilehomes.ie/caravan-camping-park/

 

[Spriddler]

......it was more a couple of days away in my beloved van.

Aha, your '..my beloved van' rather exposes your real motivation

Would it be risking the collapse of domestic harmony (if there is such a thing with teenagers) to ask them?

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[POH]

Whitby , dracula story as most teenagers like horror things ,also I think it's steam punk around October, also a good site is Sandsfield house farm , just drown the rd is Robin Hood Bay where you can do some fossil hunting I belive .

 

[Justus3]

Am liking this idea. I adore the Yorkshire coast and used to have family up there.

Walking distance bus stop too if you fancy a break from driving all the way to Whitby via the moors.

 

[Nanniemate]

Do you really think you can make up for not taking them to the Galapagos'

 

[Dutch 68]

The two York sites are full and I took them to Birmingham earlier in the year. We live on the Kent coast to Canterbury is our local main city so not there either. Other ideas please.

Edinburgh is a great city

 

[Brains]

Dover Castle is worth a visit.
Plenty of old stuff for one and the WW11 tunnels for the other ?

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