Summer can quickly get expensive. here are some low cost and free ideas to help fill in the summer. Please remember to check with the event organiser or venue before attending, as some may need to be booked in advance.
You can keep an eye on what's happening over the summer on the events search engine https://localfamily.events (there is a tile for free and low-cost events).
you can find the PDF version here https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/localfamily.events/Uploadeddocs/Summer+2024+free+and+low+cost.pdf
OUTDOOR LEARNING
Muddy Fingers Kids' Gardening club - Aldershot Military Museum
Family Farm sessions - Farnham community farms on tuesdays 2pm
Festival of Archaeology Hinhead Gibbots hill- Hindhead
Thames Basin Heaths Partnership in
Sensory Scavenger Hunt in Lightwater, Horsell Common
Butterfly Walk in Hazeley Heath & Chobham
Nightjar walk in Woking, Chobham, Guildford
Wildfire Roadshow, Golden Letter Trail in Crowthorne
An Insect Walk in Horsell Common
Secrets of the Common , Reptile & Amphibian
Roadshow, Family Nature Day in Yateley
Guided Walk: Dragons and More of the Marshlands in Thursley
Treasure Hunt in FARNHAM
Forestry Fun! on Bramshill Forest -EVERSLEY
A Trip to the Movies (and TV!) & Heathland History Walk in Chobham
Tice's Meadow Family summer nature activities - Farnham
river dipping,
Creature Hunting,
pebble painting,
moth hunting
stargazing,
Bug hotels,
Clay sculpting
Make a bird feeder
Playgrounds
Yateley Park
Southwood park
King george the 5th
Pinewood Park
Farnham castle ParK
Dinton Pastures
Aldershot Park (by the lido)
Ideas on Bikes
Blackbushe old runway
Moor Park Pump track
Edinbrook Pump track
Swinley Forest
Alice Holt Forest
hogmoor enclosere
Sandhurst Park
Hawley Woods
Frimley Lodge Park
Ideas for Walks
Castle bottom
Yateley Common
Bramshill Common
Fleet pond
Wellesley Woodland
wildmoor heath
Waverley Abbey
Rowhill Nature reserve
Frensham Great pond
Frensham Little pond
Silchester - Roman ruins
other
GeocaChing
Pokemon go
ideas for Water fun
Great Holland Rec (splash pad)
Jocks Lane (Splash pad)
California Country PK Paddling pool
Stoke Park Paddling pool
Aldershot Lido
Guildford Lido
Frensham Great pond (check water safety)
Runnymede PLEASURE GROUND
Paddle at Tilford Bridge
FITNESS
FREE sunday 08:50 Junior Park run for 4-14yrs - Bracknell, Basingstoke, Bordon, guildford, Woking, Aldershot + FREE 5km Park Run saturdays
Geocaching Free treasure hunts
Guided walks with National Trust - Hindhead Commons and the Devil's Punch Bowl
Skateboard Workshops in Farnham
Indoor ideas
Baby & Toddler Rhymetime & Storytime, Board Games, D&D, construction clubs local libraries
Parent and toddler mornings snow goose - Farnborough
Jurassic Exibibhition at Surrey Heath Museum - Camberley
Free Code club - local libraries
Vision 4 Youth - Summer Youth club - Yateley
SHOWS & Fayres
Free Fun Fridays & Picnic in the park sundays - Alton
Young pioneers - Farnborough airshow
DUCK RACE with deadwater valley trust - Bordon
Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society Annual Summer Show
Music in the Meadow - Farnham on sundays
Free family outdoor theatre 'Buzz' Devils punchbowl- GUILDFORD & Frensham Little Pond - Farnham
Family Fun Day - Wokingham
Free Summer of Fun - Sandhurst, Warfield, Great Hollands, Binfield, Braybrooke & Crowthorne
Fleet Phoenix - Summer projects for Under 18yr - Fleet/church crookham and Hook
Dog and Partridge Kids Discos - Yateley
low cost kids meals out
£1.70 Cafe46 pasta & sauce yateley
£4.95 peaky bakers kids lunch meal and drink
£4.95 Pathfinders cafe kids meal
£4.95 Sandhurst park cafe picnic box + drink
£0 Tesco with adult cafe purchase
£0 Beefeater for 2 children's breakfast per adult breakfast(£9.99)
95p Ikea Mac and cheese+drink and fruit
£1 Hungry horse Mondays with paying adult
£1 Bella Italia with adult main meal
£1 Harvister with every adult meal
£5pp Brewers Fayre (£20 for 2A & 2c)
Yateley Community Pantry
Olio (App)
Too good to go (app)
low cost ideas for Rainy days
Local libraries have crafts and games
Surrey heath museum Jurasic exhibition
Active Ants is only £3.65 at Frogmore Leisure
Cookie/cake making (supermarket kits)
Pottery painting kits (amazon/hobby craft)
Mini mornings - Vue Cinemas
The Junk workshop and author workshops are for HAF families only
To find out what is happening in your area please check out the bespoke timetables for your town
#Aldershot www.facebook.com/groups/aldershotlocalfamilyevents/
#Alton & Bordon www.facebook.com/groups/altonlocalfamilyevents/
#Bracknell https://www.facebook.com/groups/bracknelllocalfamilyevents
#Camberley www.facebook.com/groups/CamberleyLocalFamilies/
#Farnham www.facebook.com/groups/FarnhamLocalFamilies/
#Farnborough www.facebook.com/groups/farnboroughlocalfamilyevents/
#Fleet www.facebook.com/groups/fleetlocalfamilyevents/
#Guildford https://www.facebook.com/groups/guildfordlocalfamilyevents
#Hartley Wintney https://www.facebook.com/.../hartleywintneylocalfamilyevents
#Lightwater https://www.facebook.com/groups/320892839423367
#Odiham & Hook https://www.facebook.com/groups/odihamandhooklocalfamilyevents
#Woking www.facebook.com/groups/wokinglocalfamilyevents/
#Yateley https://www.facebook.com/groups/yateleylocalfamilyevents
The information on this post is to the best of my knowledge as of the 8th July.
events may change without my knowledge, so always check with the organiser before attending to prevent a wasted journey. #freeideas #freeandlowcost
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