We can try denying it, or we can celebrate it, but Christmas is now only a week away. The streets are teeming with people looking for last minute gifts and bargains and it seems we may even welcome in a white Christmas this year. Remember if you are looking for last minute gifts without the hassle of the high street check out our Super Fun Days Out vouchers, which you can receive by email right up until Christmas Eve!

Boxing day! The food has been eaten, the relatives have left and the presents have been opened. In our family, this is the time for the annual visit to Watford Football Club, as we take in one of the matches from the full program of nationwide football matches available. For many others, boxing day signals the start of the sales and a chance to spend some of their Christmas money. But if you are one of those individuals who struggles for ideas or just want something different to do this year, check out our alternate ways to spend boxing day below!

Albert Dock Boxing Day Dip!

Where: Albert Dock, Liverpool

Many of us will enjoy a nice lie in on boxing day and perhaps deal with eating the leftovers from  the day before. But in Liverpool, every year hundreds of swimmers take part in the annual  boxing day swim. A £5 entry fee will gain you the chance to join in with this unusual ritual as  well as a hot drink and some soup. All proceeds also go to charity, so it is for a great cause.

You can also swim on Christmas Day in Jersey, Brighton and Exmouth, and on Boxing Day at  Sunderland, Carmathenshire . On New Years, a nice cool swim is the perfect hangover cure in the Isle of Man and Edinburgh!

For more information check here

Matlock Raft Race

Where: Matlock, Derbyshire

The Matlock Raft Race is a 4 mile race down the river Derwent, beginning at Cawdor Quarry and  ending at Cromford Meadows, passing through the town of Matlock. The aim is to build a  riverworthy structure which will transport the participants safely and quickly down the river to  the finishing line. The entries are separated into the racing rafts, with a chance of winning, and  the comedy entries, whose sole aim is to complete the course in the most ridiculous structure  and costumes they can imagine. Fun for spectators and entrants alike, the race provides an  excellent day out, including river obstacles, combat between entrants and even a 30 foot drop! All proceeds from entrants go to the Royal Lifeboat Foundation.

For more information check out the official site

Maldon Mud Race – 28th December 2010

Where : Maldon, Essex

Mud and Racing is quite a common and popular combination for wacky sports. The Maldon mud  race is a wonderful event both to take part in and to spectate on. Attracting over 250 entrants,  entry is unfortunately now closed, but with spectators sometimes totalling 10,000 and the  addition of duck and balloon races, there really is something for everyone. The distance of  400m may not sound very far, but includes the estuary at low tide and imagine being at the  back after over 100 people having already passed across the mud. The event is enhanced by live  commentary provided by Ray Clarke, of BBC Essex and a mystery celebrity also takes place.

If you want to find out more, have a look at the official site

That is all from us until 2011. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Super Fun Days Out.

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