What to do in a week off

[Chubbs]

I have a week off in September so looking for some things to do within the country. Just some day trips maybe an overnight stay.
Must be suitable to do with a baby and preferably within an hour or 2 drive.

Longleat is on the list already.

Any nice beaches to check out if the weather is good?

[Batch]

Don't ask me. I'm going to Coventry on holiday next week.

[Costanza]

Don't ask me. I'm going to Coventry on holiday next week.

PARDON!?!

I was on course in Coventry the other week. There were no naked ladies on horseback.

[Samdy Gray]

Whoah, steady on now Batch.

[sonicyouth]

Coventry? Why? There is nothing there but the roads that take you away from it

[Batch]

Yes, thank-you.

You know those secret hotels that you can work out the name from the amenities. Well I didn't, and so I kind of missed Statford on Avon. The reason for Stratford in the first place is boring.

Anyway, booked a holiday in Tenerife during October half term to compensate

[Reg Smeeton]

 My advice  if you have a baby, is to do stuff that you and the missus like, baby won't really appreciate what is going on, and in a couple of years when it does, you can do all the kiddy stuff then.

 Beaches...I suppose Severn Beach is the closest, assuming that the Cotswold Water Park isn't considered proper. Then of course Weston, and the others down the Bristol Channel, like Clevedon, Brean, Burnham. personally not a great fan of any of these.....I'd go on round to Watchet, Minehead area and play on the West Somerset Railway.

 If you travel more or less exactly due south from Swindon, you hit the English Channel at Mudeford, which is on the edge of Christchurch, doable in about 2 hours, but it's via Sarum, Fordingbridge, Ringwood, so A roads.  It's very built up down there, but being out on the edge of the Bormuff conurbation, doesn't feel built up and fine for a day trip.

[Samdy Gray]

Nice little quay/harbour at Mudeford. My step dad usually launches his boat from there.

[Stevens]

I've got the grandchildren for the week
Going to Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole and Paultons Park.

Not that expensive really.

[kerry red]

Ah, the Devil's Cauldron

[Reg Smeeton]

I've got the grandchildren for the week
Going to Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole and Paultons Park.

Not that expensive really.

The last time I went to Cheddar Gorge, it was when the foot and mouth epidemic was on, that was a funny old thing, no mistake.  I can never remember the year, but the advantage was it was pretty much empty, disadvantage, you had to keep wandering through loads of disinfectant.

[sonicyouth]

Yes, thank-you.

You know those secret hotels that you can work out the name from the amenities. Well I didn't, and so I kind of missed Statford on Avon. The reason for Stratford in the first place is boring.

Anyway, booked a holiday in Tenerife during October half term to compensate

There's lots of nice places around Coventry so you'll be fine.

[Talk Talk]

There's lots of nice places around Coventry so you'll be fine.

Warwick Castle Batch https://www.warwick-castle.com/. A really good day out, whatever age you or your family are. Seriously good fun. The trebuchet fire launcher at dusk is awesome.

Oh and have a meal in the Kings Head just down the hill. I used to stay there when I was contracting, really nice Italian landlord and home cooked (well pub cooked!) food http://www.thekingsheadwarwick.co.uk/

[Batch]

Thank TT,

We had Warwick Castle on the list,  so that's a great shout for the Kings Head. May well end up there after.

[4D]

Went to Warwick Castle once when they had a jousting tournament,  it was superb. Get some footy in batch!

Chubbs, what about the new forest for a stop over, you're then not far from places like Lymington etc.