Last summer picnic dates!!!

Here are the last summer holiday Pushchairs and Picnics dates before my little girl goes in Year 1... some of you may be thinking we have another 2 weeks left of the holidays but Katie's school go back on the 29th Aug!!!!

On Tues 21st if the weather stays fine we will be meeting at Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington we will be meeting at 11am somewhere near the adventure playground.

Rushcliffe is a great venue for picnics, plenty of space to play, maybe even fly a kite, a lovely adventure playground, a discovery trail and large duck pond/lake!!

The park is on the outskirts of Ruddington, it is a 5/10 min walk from Ruddington Village, leave the Green and walk up Asher Lane.

There is a car park at the top of Rushcliiffe Country Park, but i'm unsure if there is a charge for this.
Bus 10 goes to Ruddington Green from Opp Victoria Centre.

On Friday 24th August we will be meeting again at Arnot (Arnold) Park at 11am.
Last week we had a lovely time the children loved playing on the park, eating ice creams and feeding the ducks!!

See you there...remember your picnics and suncream!!!!!

Whats happening this week?

Here are our latest Pushchair and Picnics dates.......


Tues 14th August we will be at Arnot Park (Arnold), meet on play park around 11am.

Arnot Park is a lovely park just on the edge of Arnold town centre, 2 mins from Mcdonalds and Sainsburys.
There is a small carpark, not sure of prices though, buses run straight outside 25, from Mapperley/Carlton  53, from Basford/Clifton and 58 from the city centre.

There is a kiosk selling drinks, snacks, ice creams and duck food and toilets.

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On Friday 17th we will back at Highfields, University Park, meeting around 11am somewhere near the park!!

Details about Highfields can be found on a earlier blog

Enjoying ice creams on our last picnic at Highfields.

Dates for your Diary...

Tues 21st Rushcliffe Country Park
Fri 24th Arnold Park (last one)

more details to follow next week!

Wollaton Hall Super Heros Picnic!!

Wollaton Hall...Monday 6th August

11am (meet at the childrens play area by the car park)

To celebrate the release of the latest Batman film..Dark knight rises...filmed at Wollaton Hall, there will be a 'super hero's family picnic' on Monday 6th Aug, this is why this week only I decided to change the pushchairs and picnics to Monday.

There will be childrens entertainment, Robin Hood and for a small fee bouncy castle and face painting.

Dress up in your favourite super heros outfit!!!

As usual there is free entry to the grounds and Hall although there is a charge for the car park, £2 for 3 hours or £4 for the day.

Bus 30 from outside John Lewis

www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/wollatonhall

Friday 10th August

Pirate Park, Forest Recreational Ground

Lovely park with lots of space to run around, fly a kite, play ball and have a picnic.

buses that run up Mansfield Road to Arnold, Basford and Rise Park stop at the top of the forest ground, you could catch the tram and if you are driving you could park in the park and ride car park.

I will not be attending this picnic but hope you all have a lovely time!!!

Diary dates

Wouldn't it be useful to have all the dates for these events in one place? Look no further...

• Tuesday July 24th Highfields (University) Park
• Friday July 27th Green's Windmill
• Friday August 3rd Nottingham Castle
• Monday August 6th Wollaton Hall (Super Hero's picnic event)
• Friday August 10th Forest Recreation Ground Pirate play area
• Tuesday August 14th Arnot Park
• Friday August 17th Highfields Park
• Tuesday August 21st Rushcliffe Country Park
• Friday August 24th Arnot Park

...when you look at it that way, the summer seems pretty short!

As all venues are outdoors, meet ups will be cancelled if the weather is bad.

P&P Fri 3rd August

We will be meeting up for our next Pushchair's and Picnic's at  Nottingham Castle on Friday 3rd August 2012.

We will be meeting weather permitting on the large grassed area at the side of the castle with the play areas! I aim to get there around 10.30-11.00am.

Entry to the castle grounds is £1 if you have a city card, £5.50 if not, so please remember to bring your city card with you!!

www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/nottinghamcastle

Dates for your Diary

P&P's

Mon 6th Aug, Wollaton Hall

Fri 10th Aug, Pirate Park, Goose Fair Site.

Tues 7th Aug, Beeston Play Day, Broadgate Park

Lark in The Park

Hi everyone, This is not a Pushchairs and Picnics event but I wanted to share this event with you all.

Weds 1st August

10am - 4pm

West Bridgford Park, Central Avenue

This event is free, it is a very busy event so be prepared for queues to the car parks around the park.

Info on West Bridgford Park is on a previous blog!!

www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/larkinthepark

Hi everyone,
Here are the first Pushchair and Picnic dates for 2012! (weather permitting!!)

On TUES 24TH JULY 2012 we will be meeting at HIGHFIELDS University Park.
Meeting on the park itself around 10.30/11.00am

Feeding the ducks 2011

This is one of my fave sunday afternoon places to go. It is a lovely setting for a picnic, play on the park, a walk round the lake, maybe feed the ducks and have ice cream. there are toilets, 2 places to eat, drink and buy refreshments and nearly always a ice cream van nearby!

There are 2 carparks next to the lakeside theatre which are free but do get very busy.
For those who rely on public transport you can catch the 13,14 from both town and Beeston,
also L12 AND L53 from Basford.

Fun on the park

On Friday 27th July 2012 we will be meeting at Greens Windmill, Sneinton at 11.00am
(in or around the windmill science centre)

You can go in the windmill itself, admission for the windmill and the science centre are free. There is a small gift shop in the science centre, a playground and grassed area suitable for picnics.

Greens Windmill is 10 mins walk from the city centre, by no 43 bus from outside Argos and there is a carpark.


Useful Links:

www.risepark.plus.com/highfields.html

www.greenswindmill.co.uk


www.nctx.co.uk

Please comeback next week for more dates for your diary.








Sunday at West Bridgford Park

Yesterday the sun was shining so with very little money and 2 crazy children, I thought where shall we go?...

West Bridgford Park!!

Buses run quite regular on a Sunday and it's only 10 mins from the city centre too!
It is a lovely clean park with lots to do for all ages. There is a very big grassed area which is perfect for picnics, ball games, maybe even kite flying!
There is also a drink/ice cream kiosk and toilets (remember some change you need 20p for use of the toilets). West Bridgford has a range of shops/cafes/restaurants so if you did forget a picnic or fancied lunch somewhere there is plenty on offer.

Buses: 5,6,7,8,9 to Central Avenue, W.B
Catch the bus opposite Boots, Parliment Street or Central Library, Market Square.

 

Enjoying a picnic

Date for your Diary

Lark in the park

West Bridgford Park

Weds 1st August 2012

10am - 4.00pm

 

Hi, welcome to my first blog......

........Charlie and katie go out, although that should read Charlie and Katie go out.....on a bus.....on a budget! because that is what we mainly do.

I will be using this blog primarily to let everyone know about Pushchairs and Picnics events but will also share other places we have visited and activities coming up in Nottingham for families.

Pushchairs and Picnics (& bigger, little people)

In 2008 I created Pushchairs and Picnics, with dates and venues for me and my friends with little ones to meet up, well 4 years later with our babies at school i've decided to resurrect P&P's. I have planned dates and meet up venues for the summer holidays.
Meet up's will be on Tuesday's and Friday's (except 1 date on a Monday)

All you need to do is turn up with your picnic, suncream and sunshine!!
If raining, meet ups will be cancelled.

I will post dates, times and information about the meet ups on charlieandkatiegoout weekly, so keep reading!!!