5 Fun Day Trips in the North Of England
We love the UK, but the North of England especially is home to some of the country’s best places for a fun day trip. Here are five places you should visit this year.
Royal Armouries, Leeds
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From 10 am to 5 pm, the Royal Armouries is open every day of the week. You’ll find it on the outskirts of Leeds. It is a purpose-built museum for arms, armour and all related activities. This includes war, peace, tournaments, hunting and self-defence. There are 8,500 objects to be found in galleries and exhibitions across the venue. The fun isn’t all indoors, however. Outside you’ll find the Tiltyard. Here, the museum shows live performances including jousting, tournaments and combat displays.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
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The clue is in the title as to the location of this one! The 5 million visitors it gets each year can’t be wrong as to how worthy it is of a visit. There are a staggering 125 rides, so you might need more than a single day to enjoy this destination. Luckily, you can purchase a wristband that allows access over a number of days; phew! As well as the rides, inside there are also stalls and food kiosks. Plus, there are a number of shows taking place throughout the days and evenings, like Peter Pan on Ice, and wrestling.
National Media Museum, Bradford
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Open from 10 am to 6 pm, seven days a week, the handy thing about this museum is its proximity to the rest of Bradford. The shops and restaurants of the city centre are just across the road. Inside you’ll find over 3.5millions items relating to media, including photography, television and cinematography. There are an impressive seven floors, consisting of a variety of galleries and exhibitions. There is also a big emphasis on interactivity, so you can really get stuck in.
Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield
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Meadowhall shopping centre is so vast it isn’t actually located in the centre of Sheffield. However, it is just off the motorway and has ample free parking. There is also a train station and a bus depot connected to it. It covers 1.4 million square foot and that space hold 230 stores. The variety of shops is impressive. From jewellery to kids clothes, you’ll find all you could ever want. Once you’ve tired yourself out, or can’t carry any more bags, the Oasis dining quarter is the place you should be headed. Throughout the entire centre, there are 50 eateries, but you’ll find many of them in the Oasis. Here you’ll also find an 11 screen cinema. Both the restaurants and the cinema stay open later than the shops.
National Railway Museum, York
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If you love BIG things, the National Railway Museum in the historic city of York is the place for you. Its biggest object is a Chinese locomotive that is too big to fit on our country’s main railway tracks. If objects from other countries excite you, you’ll also be able to see a Japanese Bullet train. As for objects from England, there are a number of royal trains. However, with over 300 locomotives and rolling stock, you might be a tad spoilt for choice. There are also over 600 medals and coins and a little under 5,000 items of uniform and costume related to the railway trade.
