Looking for fun cheap days out? Here at MagicFreebiesUK we've decided to put together a selection cheap days out for you to take a look at. Since all entrance fees to all national galleries and museums have been scrapped, there are plenty of exciting days out to be had by all across the country. If you can, you should give a donation to help these cheap or free attractions, especially the smaller local history museums if you can.
WEST MIDLANDS
The Black Country Living Museum, Dudley
Gift Aid with a free return voucher for 12 months
Why not visit Britain's Friendliest Open Air Museum in the shadow of Dudley Castle. Visitors are transported back in time to the canal-side village where costumed demonstrators and working craftsmen bring buildings to life with their local knowledge and Black Country humour. If you offer Gift Aid you will then be logged into the system where you will be given a free return voucher for 12 months, to use as many times as you like. (Excludes bank holidays and night events.) Thanks to Ash who told us about the museum.
Redwings Oxhill Visitor Centre, Norfolk
Free Entry
The Redwings Horse Sanctuary makes for a great day out for horse lovers. You can even adopt a horse and also donate money to Redwings and entry is completely free as they wish to tell as many people as possible about their work. Thanks to Bea who told us about Redwings on the MagicFreebiesUK Fan Page.
Broadfield Court, Hereford
Free Entry
This estate is mentioned in the Domesday Book and has 4 acres of surrounding English gardens. Enjoy walking through a David Austin rose garden with 37 varieties, herbaceous borders, courtyards and old walled kitchen garden.
Dudley Museum & Art Gallery
Free Entry
Enjoy looking at a huge collection of fossils, and art exhibitions. They also have the story of the important place that Dudley occupies in the story of the discovery of the science of Geology.
Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton
Free Entry
Perfect for families, the Bilston Craft Gallery now has a Garden club, which is an ongoing opportunity for volunteers to help develop the garden to the rear of the gallery. Participants will also get the chance to take part in free art and craft workshops.
Ecopark, Birmingham
Free Entry
Ecopark is a wildlife gardening demonstration garden with displays of sustainable energy, recycling and gardening with wildlife in mind. You can also buy organically produced wildflowers.
Broadfield House Glass Museum, Stourbridge
Free Entry
The collections range from the elegance of the 18th century to exciting contemporary work. You can also view glassmakers at work in the studio.
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham
Free Entry
Situated at the University of Birmingham, you can visit all the major works by great artists. There is also a stunning coin gallery and and exciting programme of talks, lectures, family activities and workshops.
Coventry Transport Museum
Free Entry
This museum boasts the largest collection of British road transport in the world. Interestingly Coventry is also the birthplace of the British cycle and motor industry.
Leather Museum, Walsall
Free Entry
Walsall became the British leathergoods capital and you can discover how in this fascinating working museum, housed in a restored leather factory. Guided tours are available.
Bantock House, Wolverhampton
Free Entry (March to December)
Why not head to Bantick House and Park to view a Grade II listed family home with lots to see and do. The house is restored to its Edwardian splendour and it has a cafe to indulge on delicious lunches and homemade cakes.
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Free Entry
The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is part of an extended family and in other parts of the city live six more museums, showcasing everything from the city's thriving jewellery heritage to its stately Jacobean past.
Coddington Vineyard, Ledbury
Free Entry (March to December)
Coddington vineyard is a small family run business and they work everyday in the vineyard and winery. You can also see the old cider press room which has been converted into a shop.
Theatre Trip (For The 25 year olds and under)
Free Tickets
Simply enter your postcode or region to see when and where you can get free tickets to the theatre.
Apedale Heritage Centre, Newcastle-under-Lyne
Cheap Entry
Children and OAPs pay £2.50 whilst adults pay £5.00. At the Apedale Heritage Centre see history come alive with a selection of interesting displays and artifacts. You can see their Roman display including part of a large important 1st century building revealed at nearby Holditch in 1988.
Brindley Water Mill, Staffordshire
Cheap Tickets
Adult tickets are £2,00 and people aged 5-16 pay £1.50. The mill was built in 1752 almost certainly by James Brindley the great canal builder. They have trained guides, a guide book and a bookstall.
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
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The museum opened again in the last part of 2008 and so has new displays and exhibitions to see. Set in two buildings, one a timber-framed and the other a stone and brick building built around 1618. The buildings are among the finest in Shrewsbury.
Ludlow Castle
Cheap Entry
Why not visit the Shropshire countryside and visit Ludlow Castle, the finest of medieval ruined castles in the heart of a superb bustling market town. Children under 6 years old go free and for adults the price is £4.50.
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
Free Entry
Head to Worcester's principal art gallery and museum, and look at an intriguing slection of objects ranging from a 19th century chemist's shop to a wonderful Worcester sauce machine!
The Commandery, Worcester
Cheap Entry
Why not visit what it reputed to be one of the most haunted buildings in the country. As a beautiful Grade 1 listed site dating back to the 12th century, The Commandery has exciting stories to tell about the lively characters that have lived there during the past seven centuries. WCC Council Tax payers get in free, otherwise for adults tickets cost £5.40 and children aged 5-16 pay £2.30.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry
Free Entry
They've recently completed a £20 million redevelopment which has transformed their site. Now you can visit 8 permanent galleries, temporary exhibitions and events spaces, education spaces and a new History Centre and Herbert Media studios.
Lapworth Museum of Geology, Birmingham
Free Entry
The Lapworth Museum of Geology has the finest and most extensive collections of fossily, minerals and rocks in the Midlands. Dating back to 1880, the Museum is one of the oldest specialist geological-museums in the UK.
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