Winchester Science Centre

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

We browsed through different pamphlets in the lobby and online for activities for kids in the area. We did not want to do much driving and we also wanted the kids to have time to play. Both days were rainy although it did clear up some in the afternoon. We decided to drive to the Winchester science center that was about 20 minutes away from the hotel. The bad news was that it was off our map but we got directions from their website.

The center itself was a bit out of town. The kids enjoyed the play time. It was a lot like the science center they have been to in Orlando. We spent about an hour and a half. After the visit, we decided to drive towards town to see if we can find a place to eat. We had no map for this area and got lucky as there was a nice restaurant on the road that lead back to town.

The weather cleared up by the time we finished eating and we asked if there were any playgrounds nearby. We were directed to one just around the corner from the restaurant. Stevie and Hannah enjoyed playing outside. They have not had much of it in the last couple of days and they were getting cabin fever.

We noticed that the local city buses going past the playground had a sign that said that they went to Tesco. We got back in the car and drove around in an attempt to find Tesco to get some groceries. We did not find it without asking, but by the time we asked someone, we were very close to it.

We stocked up on fruits and veggies and groceries to make sandwiches for dinner. We also got ice cream and sorbet for a treat. It also turned out that one of the exits on the roundabout in front of Tesco lead to motorway M3 that we had to get on to go back to the hotel. So even though we did not have a map for the area, we got back without any trouble.

We made sandwiches for dinner and left some ham for sandwiches for breakfast the next day.