Things to do

[mkjuk]

I'm 25, in pretty good shape, in Manchester with car, what good outdoor activities can i go and do with a few mates over the christmas holiday without needing expensive equipment and it costing too much? - ideas i've had so far are as follows... climb snowden? ben nevis? pot holeing? sea fishing? any one any advice or other good ideas please?

[mangetoute]

scarborough&whitby are open all year we've just been last week end at scarb theres a coffee shop on the front called the harbour bar its a fiffties type icecream parlour the coffee is to die for,whitby is just so full of history gothictype feel to it its great or try holey island thats supposed to be nice.

[Toureman]

Plenty of clubs in Manchester get a few of your mates together and see if you can meet some nice boys and have a good time together.

[Andyvon]

It depends what you and your mates like. My wife and I spent a week in Chester recently and that's not far. The River Dee is beautiful for walks and rowing and there are lots of tours such as the Roman tour of the city, the Saxon tour etc.
If that's not your thing, then we went to the Inland Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port. It's the largest inland watercraft museum in the world apparently. There are lots of preserved narrowboats, barges, cruisers etc and they run trips too. It's also a museum of canal life with workshops, working steam engines and other things. There is also the Blue Water Aquarium at Ellesmere Port.

Failing that, north Wales and Anglesey maybe. Llanberis is quite impressive with a slate museum, Electric Mountain and the Snowdon Railway. Anglesey has Beaumaris Castle and Puffin Island boat trips.

That's a few things we did there. Hope it helps but it does depend what sort of things you like.

[Willow Tree]

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