To All Those Dads . . .

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Days out for dad

DAD’S go free when a paying son or daughter takes them to the The York Dungeon on Father’s Day. The 75-minute journey through the attraction takes visitors across 2,000 years of York's dark history. 

www.thedungeons.com/york/en/plan-your-visit/dads-day.aspx

ALTERNATIVELY, celebrate Father's Day at one of the 12 Treasure Houses of England.

Events include a Hot rod & Custom Drive in Day at Beaulieu, a Rolls Royce rally at Burghley House, a Classic Car Show at Woburn Abbey, and a Status Quo concert at Hatfield House. If he’s a Rolling Stones fan, he’ll just have to accept second best!

www.treasurehouses.co.uk

 

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Treats for dads

STUCK for ideas for a gift for dad on June 21, also known in Britain as Father's Day? How about these two?

A TREAT dad might never forget is a tour of England’s capital city by helicopter, from the London Heliport in Battersea.

Three tours are available:
London Buzz, an adrenaline-fuelled flight that takes passengers up to 1,500 feet in 60 seconds and offers a 12-minute ride from Chelsea to London Bridge. London Sights is an 18-minute flight covering Fulham Palace in the west to Canary Wharf in the east. London Max is an exclusive 30-minute ride for up to six passengers.

www.thelondonhelicopter.com

FREE dad’s inner child at Stoneywell, the Arts & Crafts woodland cottage hide-away in The National Forest at Ulverscroft. Play games of bowls, discover family table tennis with a difference, laze over picnics and raid the tearoom for cake. Book visits to this National Trust in advance.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stoneywell/things-to-see-and-do/events

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Take dad camping – and fishing – for a Father’s Day treat

WITH #Father’sDay (June 21 in the UK) in mind, Pitchup.com has flagged up campsites – in Cornwall, Norfolk and Lancashire – that offer fishing and other activities for family fun.

Siblyback Lake Campsite is by the tors and moors of Bodmin and offers water- and land-based activities for all ages and abilities. Facilities include:

Windsurfs, Rowing boats, Kayaks, Sailing dinghies, A high ropes course, Archery, Water-zorbing balls for children and Fly and trout fishing.

Tent pitches start from £14 a night with plenty of availability over Father’s Day weekend.

www.pitchup.com/campsites/England/South_West/Cornwall/Liskeard/siblyback-lake-campsite

Narborough Fisheries is a private 26-acre site in West Norfolk, with chalk stream water from the River Nar running through five fishing lakes … two trout, one specimen carp, general mixed coarse, and a newly-created match and coarse lake with more than 9,000 fish. Pitches for caravans and motorhomes start from £15 ar night.

www.pitchup.com/campsites/England/East_Anglia/Norfolk/narborough/narborough-fisheries

Wyreside Lakes Fishery in Bowland Fells, Lancashire, combines woods, wildlife, and the River Wyre. There are fishing opportunities in a number of lakes, plus facilities including a games room, an outdoor playground, clubhouse with evening entertainment, and woodland adventures for mini-campers. There are provisions for the disabled, and baby-changing facilities. Tent pitches start from £12.50 a night.

www.pitchup.com/campsites/England/North_West/Lancashire/Lancaster/wyreside-lakes-fisher

Wild Camping in Cornwall is in the heart of the Land's End Peninsula. Visitors can learn crafts or enjoy activities – organized by qualified staff – including bushcraft, green woodworking, traditional archery, herbalism, and paper making. Tent pitches start from £15 a night.

www.pitchup.com/campsites/England/South_West/Cornwall/Penzance/wild-camping-in-cornwall

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All aboard for a Father’s Day treat

THINKING about a Father’s Day (June 15) treat that dad won’t forget? Spitbank Fort in the middle of the Solent might be answer.

Built in 1878, when it was armed with nine 12.5 inch muzzle loading guns, it’s now a restaurant serving lunches on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays.

The lunch experience begins at 11.30am with a pick-up from the Royal Clarence Marina in Gosport. After a 30-minute boat ride, guests are greeted with a glass of Champagne and a tour of the fort. There’s a three-course lunch in the Officer’s Mess, followed by teas and coffee in the Crow’s Nest, which has views of other Solent forts, the South Coast and the Isle of Wight.

The fort was declared surplus to Defence Department needs in 1962 – fears of a French invasion having been seen as no longer justified – and was sold by the government in 1982. It was bought by AmaZing Venues which, along with English Heritage, turned it into a unique venue for lunch and overnight stays.

For more information and bookings, go to www.amazingvenues.co.uk or call 0330 333 7222.

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