Ideas for Non-Theme Park Days

Bella1 · 15 Apr 18, 05:00 PM

DH and I will be spending 9 nights at SSR in September using our DVC. This will be about our 15th trip and we have decided that for the first time ever we won't be buying Disney tickets.

We will not be completely theme-ark free, I am planning to do MNSSHP as I love it and also have a DVC free night at DHS, I am also thinking of a couple of days in Universal since we haven't been there since 2010.

What I would like is some ideas of nice places for us to visit that we may never have been to. We have been to the springs at Ocala, beaches at Cocoa Beach and Clearwater and the town of Celebration.

I would particularly like a nice town with maybe a bit of history and some more unusual shops to have a mooch round and also maybe some natural places that are worth visiting for a change. I am not a fan of shopping malls as DH gets bored quickly!

We don't mind travelling a bit further afield.

Any ideas?

MsMinervaMouse · 15 Apr 18, 05:08 PM

I haven�t been myself, but St Augustine looks really cool and steeped in history

sapper245 · 15 Apr 18, 05:11 PM

St Augustine is a nice town to visit... Its about a 2 hour drive north of Orlando Nice quirky shops on a pedestrian walkway and a castle... we stayed there for 3 nights and did a bus tour which finished at the castle and boat tour which saw Dolphins.

Bella1 · 15 Apr 18, 05:14 PM

Added that to my list, sounds my sort of place!

Thanks both.

Love*my*hols · 15 Apr 18, 05:22 PM

I would recommend Mount Dora about an hour away.

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	15 Apr 18, 05:00 PM Bella1 Imagineer
Bella1 Imagineer Join Date: Sep 10 Bella1's Reviews Hotel Reviews: 2 Restaurant Reviews: 2 theDIBB Guidebook Guidebook Photos: 7	Ideas for Non-Theme Park Days DH and I will be spending 9 nights at SSR in September using our DVC. This will be about our 15th trip and we have decided that for the first time ever we won't be buying Disney tickets. We will not be completely theme-ark free, I am planning to do MNSSHP as I love it and also have a DVC free night at DHS, I am also thinking of a couple of days in Universal since we haven't been there since 2010. What I would like is some ideas of nice places for us to visit that we may never have been to. We have been to the springs at Ocala, beaches at Cocoa Beach and Clearwater and the town of Celebration. I would particularly like a nice town with maybe a bit of history and some more unusual shops to have a mooch round and also maybe some natural places that are worth visiting for a change. I am not a fan of shopping malls as DH gets bored quickly! We don't mind travelling a bit further afield. Any ideas? __________________ Stay 5 Days, Run 5Ks, Lets RunDisney Feb 2014 Oh No, There's One of Us Missing! Oct 2012 California Calling! July 2012 Our Little Darkside Challenge- April 2017

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	15 Apr 18, 05:14 PM Bella1 Imagineer Thread Starter
Bella1 Thread Starter Imagineer Join Date: Sep 10 Bella1's Reviews Hotel Reviews: 2 Restaurant Reviews: 2 theDIBB Guidebook Guidebook Photos: 7	Added that to my list, sounds my sort of place! Thanks both. __________________ Stay 5 Days, Run 5Ks, Lets RunDisney Feb 2014 Oh No, There's One of Us Missing! Oct 2012 California Calling! July 2012 Our Little Darkside Challenge- April 2017