Warwickshire with Children
Where we stayed in Warwickshire with Children
We decided on a mini break in Warwickshire with our children as there is lots to do there to keep us all entertained.
We arrived at our Airbnb at about 4pm after travelling from Oxford (see our post on our day trip to Oxford here). On arrival we were warmly welcomed by the host. This was the first time our Airbnb has been on the owners land but they were very friendly and we didn’t feel awkward at all.
The girls adored it from the off, with 2 friendly dogs padding in to say hello every so often. As the heat of the day disappeared the girls burnt off the last of their energy on the trampoline. We sat and planned the next two days activities.
Our airbnb was a 1 bedroom cosy bungalow on the property of the owners. It cost us £288 for 2 nights and was the first time we’ve stayed in 1 bedroom all together. I can’t say the girls went to bed without a fight but we just gave in and enjoyed the evenings together before all going to bed at the same time. Sometimes you just have to admit defeat!
We had taken a blow up children’s bed for our eldest and her pillow and sheet so she was fine. We forgot our youngest’s cot (the airbnb didn’t have one) so she slept between us in the super king bed for the two nights. She was more than happy with that arrangement!
It was a very hot August Bank Holiday weekend so we were pretty hot all together in one room. However, I’d packed fans (which were essential!) so we coped ok.
British Motor Museum
On the Sunday we drove the 20 minutes from our Airbnb to the British Motor Museum just outside of Warwick. I had read the reviews and it sounded good to do on a mini break in Warwickshire with children, with plenty to occupy younger members of the family. As it was another boiling hot day it was actually ideal to be indoors in the cool museum for much of the day.
There is plenty of parking and we had pre-booked tickets the evening before.
The prices were as followed:
- Family 2 adults, 3 children (Children 5 to 16 years) – £40.00
- Adult – £14.50
- Concession (60yrs+, unwaged, service personnel and students. ID may be required) £12.50
- Child – 5 to 16 years £9.00
- Under 5 years old FREE
This meant we got excellent value for money as both the girls were free!
What is there to do at the British Motor Museum with Children?
When you arrive at the Motor Museum there is a bank of little push along cars which you can take with you for your visit, which our girls ADORED. It was such a lovely way to engage the children from the very beginning.
The museum is full of cars and vehicles of all description, and I can imagine for real petrol heads its an absolute dream. For us, who aren’t particularly into cars, we still thought it was a great way to spend the day and had a lovely time walking around.
There are lots of interactive stations for the girls to play with, and our eldest in particular (who is 4) enjoyed learning about different Suspensions (on a little suspension ride!) and brake speeds. The biggest hit with both of them were the vehicles that’s they could climb into and pretend to drive. There were a number of these throughout the whole museum.
We were impressed with the cafe (and the girls loved that they got to park their push along car at the ‘Petrol station’ outside) and had a good meal for a reasonable price.
After this we took a quick look around the Collections Centre which is a different building on the same site. Apart from the one car the girls could climb into, this area, whilst interesting, was probably more for hard core car fans.
After this we spend 10 minutes or so at the outdoor play area before heading back to the car and onto Warwick.
Warwick Market Town
As you arrive in Warwick you can see immediately that it’s a very pretty little Market Town full of Tudor and late 17th Century Buildings. On the day we visited it was very quiet and sleepy, which actually made for a nice stroll around.
Our 4 year old and Dave went up the tower of St Mary’s Church and the view was lovely. He was advised that children younger than 8 don’t normally go up as the climb is steep and there’s a lot of steps. On reflection, after our daughter struggled a bit on the climb down, he agreed. It cost £3 per adult and £1.50 for children.
After this we did a bit of shopping then headed back to the Airbnb for the evening. We were really glad we took a few hours to see Warwick as it’s a beautiful little town.
The next day we headed off to Warwick Castle, the main reason for our visit – read about our day out there here.
We had a wonderful mini break in Warwickshire with children, again proving to us that you don’t have to go far to have a fab time 🙂
Check out the beautiful countryside of Warwickshire by drone, here:
