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I don’t know about you, but when I’ve got a few days off, I basically plan the whole thing around food.

Breakfast is the first event. Then you need something to do to kill enough time so you can justify lunch. Then you need another activity so you can build up an appetite for tea.

That’s the system.

So this week’s Wakefield Wire is simple: what to eat, where to go, and what to do in between over the Bank Holiday weekend.

The Spring Bank Holiday is on Monday 25 May 2026, and there are a few free local things happening too, including Dino Week at Wakefield Exchange from Saturday 23 May to Sunday 31 May, although WX says it’s closed on Monday 25 May

Good if you want a proper breakfast/brunch out without overthinking it.

A cheaper breakfast option if you want something simple, filling, and local.

More of a premium breakfast/brunch option if you want to make it feel like a proper Bank Holiday treat.

Go for a walk around Pugneys or Thornes Park.

Or keep it even easier: go to your nearest local park. If you’re in Normanton, Altofts, Stanley, Outwood, Horbury, Ossett, Sandal, or anywhere nearby, you don’t need to drive across Wakefield to make a day of it.

Grab a sandwich from somewhere local. We like The Oven Door in Outwood.

Then take it somewhere sunny and sit outside. That still counts as a plan.

Head to The Hepworth Wakefield or have a walk by the canal. The Hepworth says it is usually closed Mondays, except bank holidays and Wakefield school holidays, so it’s a good one to keep in mind for the long weekend.  

Takeaway pizza.

We’re liking Papa John’s on Horbury Road at the minute. Easy, low effort, and exactly what a Saturday night needs.

Sunday feels like the picnic day.

Breakfast at home.

Bacon sandwiches, eggs, pastries, coffee, whatever you fancy. Save the money for later.

Go for a canal walk.

The Calder & Hebble Navigation runs from Wakefield towards Sowerby Bridge and is around 21 miles long, so you can do a small easy section without needing to make it a big expedition.  

Make sandwiches at home, pack crisps, fruit, drinks, and a blanket, then go to your local park.

Good picnic spots:

It doesn’t need to be complicated. The cheaper days are often the best ones.

If you’ve got kids, Wakefield Exchange has free dinosaur-themed activities running during half-term. Just remember they’re closed on Monday, so Saturday or Sunday is better for that one.  

Have a barbecue.

Invite family round, get the garden chairs out, burn at least one sausage, and call it a successful Bank Holiday.

Monday wants to be simple.

Go out if you’ve not already done it.

Try Buttons, Ferry Boat, or Capri at The Vine, depending on whether you want cheap, easy, or more of a treat.

Do something free and local:

Doing nothing is underrated.

Fish and chips outside.

Bench, park, garden, car with the windows down. Doesn’t matter. It’s Bank Holiday logic.

Mini garden afternoon.

Get the paddling pool out, cut the grass, put music on, invite someone round, or just sit outside with a drink.

Qubana in Wakefield if you want to go out.

Or if you’ve run out of energy by Monday night, takeaway and an early night is a perfectly respectable finish.

You could add these as a small section called:

Because that’s all activities really are.

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Plan the food first. Fill the gaps with walks, parks, sunshine, and anything that helps you build up an appetite again.

Enjoy the long weekend.

Joe
Wakefield Wire