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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, I have just googled ‘six flags’ and that was the sort of thing I was after. The kids are on summer holidays so I wanted to make it feel like holidays but $260 for tickets, I can’t do that every day for sex weeks ??

Where in the UK were you from? Are you pleased you made the move?. We have until December to make the decision. X[/quote]

We're from London. Yes, we love it here - we like living in a smaller city (we do things like walk to work - definitely not possible in London!), we love our kids' schools and we have met really nice people here. Of course we miss family/friends in London but the pace and quality of life here is very good. Rent/house prices are much cheaper than London, but otherwise I find prices for things like groceries, restaurants, etc to be comparable.

As for the hols, there are other big parks like Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens in the general area but for cheaper and more local things, I'd suggest the museums (Air and Space and Natural History are always popular, also check out the American History and Native American museums which have good kids areas, the Building Museum, the Postal Museum, and go to the Air and Space at Udvar Hazy as well), take one of the boat trips from Georgetown to Alexandria (then take the free trolley or walk up King Street to Nice Cream), do a tour of DC on a bus or duck tours, got to the zoo, go to a fruit picking farm like Butlers Orchard, go to Luray Caverns in Virginia, do a mini hike in Great Falls.... I've also heard of a water park called Water Mine in Reston - looks quite fun too. [/quote]

We are from Essex (just outside London), so City life is completely different from what I am used to. We are getting a train to NY for the weekend and meeting my parents in Florida for ten days to break the holidays up but finding things to do while my husband is at work is my issue. Thank you so much for the recommendations, I will certainly be visiting those places.

Really glad you are happy with the nice, it’s a massive decision. I haven’t looked into anything further just yet, burying my head in the sand I think x
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