Ideas for Socials
Many of our members arrange activities or outings for people who attend the group. You may also like to arrange something to challenge yourself, get used to making social arrangements, and be more socially active. To help with this we have provided a list of as many social ideas as we can think of. So if you want to arrange something but are stuck to know what to do then there is likely to be something in these lists.
See Something
- Cinema
- Theater
- Band/live music
- Attend a concert
- Attend a festival
- Historic place of interest
- Museum or art gallery
- National trust
- Standup comedy night
- Stargazing
Get Active/Sports
- Short/long Walks (parks, city walks, rivers, lakes/ponds, hills, woods, national trust)
- Ice Skating
- Laser quest
- Paint balling
- Golf
- Horse riding
- Cycle ride (leisurely, long distance, mountain biking)
- Badminton or tennis
- Climbing or Bouldering
- Casual football or Frisbee in the park
- Go to the gym
- Canoeing, windsurfing, surfing
- Going for a run
- Whitewater rafting
Just for Fun
- Fair or theme Park
- Trip to the beach
- Shopping trip
- Animal park or the zoo
- Adventure play park
- Bowling
- Pool, darts, snooker
- Fishing
- Mini-golf
- Go-carting
- Kite flying
Food
- Casual Meal Out (pub, Indian, Greek, Mexican, Italian, )
- Fine Dining Meal Out (restaurant)
- Picnic
- Eat all you like
- Disposable BBQ in the park
- Get a takeaway together
- Cook a meal together
At Home
- Traditional games night (i.e. board games, poker, charades)
- Fancy dress party/themed party (20's, 60's, 70's 80's etc., pirate, mask, aliens, sci-fi, Italian, Greek, Australian etc., movies, beach, jungle etc., Hawaiian, Roman, army, rock stars)
- Gaming night (i.e. xbox, wii etc.)
- Barbeque party
- Scavenger/clue hunt game
- DVD night
- House party or just a small gathering
- Dinner party
Out and About
- Women's/girl's night out
- Men's/boy's night out
- Chat and drink in a pub/cafe
- Going around a few bars at night
- Boat/ferry ride
- Clubbing (indie/rock, electronic, underground, pop)
- Karaoke
- Join a social club together
Trips Away
- Attend a one day course/seminar together
- City trips (e.g. London, Oxford, Bath)
- Weekend break abroad
- Camping trip
- B&B or cheap hotel stay
Something Else?
- Attend a cookery, art, meditation, confidence, assertiveness, self-defence, martial arts, fitness class together
- Dance classes (salsa, hip-hop, other)
- Volunteering together
