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  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
    Afternoon tea at Fortnums, e.g., and maybe some culture... a Shakespeare in Stratford? 
    Lincolnshire
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Ballooning is fab, but yes very weather-dependent. If you do a V****n Experience or similar then book it sooner rather than later so that if it's cancelled due to the weather there's time to reschedule. It's usually done at sunrise or sunset due to the best thermals so you need to be flexible about timing too.

    Chislehurst Caves? A constang temperature inside, interesting wartime history, good stories. Not extravagant, but a bit off the beaten track.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    I visited Boston in December (about 30 years ago) and yes it was cold, but much more like alpine cold than UK cold.  I was only there a few days so the weather i experienced may not be typical.  I went jogging at 8am beside the Charles River, it was frozen at the edges and the grass was frosted,  but I was comfortable in a track suit, woolly hat and gloves. The sun shone brightly from a cloudless bright blue sky and the city looked fabulous. That sort of dry cold doesn't sink into your bones like it does in this country.

    Your young friend might enjoy a weekend in Brighton, it's a fun and funky city, and the quaint and historic county town of Lewes is just a few miles away. The second half of September is usually mellow, so that will be a good time for the countryside.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited August 2018
    Dover castle.   Very difficult trying to entertain a teenage/young 20’s boy.  Probably like to play some games on the iPad. 😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    Wookey Hole? It's warm, it's weird, it is a bit touristy, true, but still naturally awesome. And then you can go to Wells and relive the entire Hot Fuzz movie
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    Or Warwick Castle? Fearsomely expensive but they might let you join in the jousting. 

    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    My daughter looks on the internet and gets tickets for Warwick castle at BOGOF. You may find an offer still on.  Usually the tickets get you into a theme park as well. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Lyn said:
    My daughter looks on the internet and gets tickets for Warwick castle at BOGOF. You may find an offer still on.  Usually the tickets get you into a theme park as well. 
    I'd check the internet for offers for everywhere you decide upon. A few minutes research might save you enough to pay for the fuel to get there , or cover the cost of lunch etc. 
    Devon.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    all very helpful. Thanks. I am plotting and mulling. Keep the ideas coming....
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited August 2018
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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