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Ifyou’relikeus,hereatVoice,thenwhenyouopen
yourwalletyou’remoreliketobeconfrontedwitha
facefullofmoths,ratherthanafacefullofsheets.
Yes, money is tight but does that
reallymean that we all have to
resign ourselves to nights in front
of the television, flicking
endlessly through thechannelsall
showing absolutely nothingat
all? We think not! We all need to
get our more!
Iknow,Iknow –itcomes down
to the money thing, but you don’t
really need to spend awadge of
cash to have awonderfulday or
evening out, do you?
We’ve hunted high and low to
dig out some great not-too-
expensive ways to keep yourself
out of the house and entertained.
So if you’re sick of endless
channel hopping, and forcing
yourself to watch any-old-rubbish
on TV,tokeep yourself occupied,
then read on and get out!
ByDay: ByNight: ForMeals:
If you’re stuck for something to do by day then Of course, if you’re ‘with children’, then you The cost of food at the
why not get cultural? Did you know that all of the can’treally take them out and about to clubs supermarket rises week on week,
National Museums and Galleries of Wales are and pubs by night –but there is still plenty to so why not start thinking like an
FREE to get into? OK, so maybe amuseum or an do! Why not head up toAllt Yr Yn or American and eat out more? In the
art gallery isn’tyour idea of asplendid day out, Christchurch, and enjoy the astounding views States is infinitely cheaper to eat
but why not go along? You’ll be surprised just how of the city and, on aclear night, asplendid bit every meal out of the house than it
much you enjoy it! www.museumwales.ac.uk has of star-spotting can be had too! is to do aweekly supermarket
all the info and locations you need. shop. Lots of pubs and restaurants
If you are child-free, then why not head to one run specials every day of the week
If it’sabright sunny day (as if!), why not head to of the many pubs and eateries around the area? –buy one get one free, kids eat
one of the CADW Castles? It costs next to nothing free, two courses for afiver,two
to enjoy Caerphilly Castle, Castell Coch, Raglan If you’re planning anight out and need to rein people eat for £8 –there are loads,
Castle or Chepstow Castle. Visit inthe pennies, then be sure to hunt out all of and do you know why? Because
www.cadw.wales.gov.uk for up to date opening the venues offering drinks at special prices, the pubs want you through their
timesand information. free entry and free entertainment.Ifyou head doors just as much as you want to
to the right places you can get your mitts on watch those pennies so be sure to
If none of that fits, and you’ve got wee ones to buy one get one free offers (try Meze, for hunt out the very best deals.
entertain and castles and galleries aren’ttheir bag, example) but, please drink sensibly ,kids! Believe us, they aren’thard to
then why not head to your local park? Parks have come by!
come along way from when we were kids, and of With the football season under way lots of
course, they are free to use! Surf to pubs will be offering free nosh whilst you So, this month you have no
www.newport.gov.uk for park locations –there are watch the match on their Sky Sports channels excuse. Step away from the flat
more than twenty in Newport, so there’s bound to that they are paying for! So why not save screen and get out and seek some
be one near you!All parks stay open until dusk – yourself the cost of an on-the-way-home bite value for your money –there’s
so you can even trot along after work! to eat, and perhaps even the cost of asports plenty of it about.
channel subscription package, and park
Don’tforget you can also visit the Newport yourself in one of these hot-spots?
Wetlands (free entry), Goldcliff(brilliant views
across the Channel and afascinating walk),
Tredegar House and Gardens, The Roman
Amphitheatre, Caerleon (free to roam around) and
loads more places besides.
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