Category: frugal
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Favourite places in Scunthorpe
Although Scunthorpe is not on our doorstep, we find ourselves going fairly often. As well as visiting a few shops, we love Vue Cinema here and it’s so convenient with multistorey parking which comes straight out to where the cinema is (level 2) and parking is free if you are visiting Vue. Scunthorpe Central Library…
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Favourite places in Brigg
Brigg is a lovely market town in North Lincolnshire. It has numerous cafes, pubs, restaurants, shops and a canal to walk along. My favourite places are: The Heritage Centre and library If you’re looking for somewhere to take the kids for a couple of hours this is a great find. The Heritage Centre, located at…
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Conkers, Derbyshire
We went for a day out at Conkers while in the Midlands visiting family. We planned it in advance and used Tesco Vouchers to pay for it so it was a very cheap day out, I think we only spent £2 on a cup of tea! When we arrived we ate our picnic in a…
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Lincoln, The Collection Museum
It was great to have a day out in Lincoln. It was pretty busy as there was a Steampunk Festival going on. It was interesting to look at the costumes as we walked about the town. As it was lunch time we went straight to Pizza Express for our lunch which we paid for using…
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Waters’ Edge Country Park
We’ve been here a few times and find this a good meeting spot when meeting friends or family who live over the bridge! This was the first time we had been inside the visitors centre here. We had quite a few children between us and they enjoyed having a play in the indoor play area…
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Hartsholme Country Park, Lincoln
I had no idea about this place until a friend shared she’d seen it advertised by Lincoln Council. It has various summer activities for children put on by Hartsholme Rangers. We signed up for the ‘butterfly bonanza’ one and met a friend and her children there at lunchtime. We walked all the way around the…
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Bransby Horses, Lincoln
Our day out here really surpassed our expectations as we knew it was free (donations welcome). We were here for nearly three hours and could have stayed longer. There is a free car park and an overflow car park if this is full. We started with our picnic in the picnic area next to the…
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Twigmoor Woods
I hadn’t heard of this place before but a friend invited us along during the week with her little one. What a find! It has a car park (free) which we had no problem parking in but I wonder if it gets full on the weekend as it is fairly small. I took the pushchair…
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Ferens Art Gallery, Streetlife Museum, Hull and East Riding Museum, Hull
The kids and I had another trip to Hull this half term with friends and their children. This time we went to an art gallery and two museums in the city centre. It costs £1.50 each way on the Humber Bridge and we parked in Spring Street car park in the centre which is really…
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Hubbard Hills
It was a gorgeous day for a trip to Hubbard Hills. It’s a beautiful area with space to have a walk, run around and play games like football. There is a car park there but this time we walked down from the town (Louth) and it only took about 15 minutes coming in through Westgate…
Adventures in Lincolnshire 