When are you off?
Pick the day. It shows you the weather for each one, then asks how big a day: quick and local, a few hours, or the full thing.
The day-out planner for dads in Britain
Off the screens. Out the door.
Plans for proper time with your kids, right on your doorstep. Rain or shine, with other dads if you fancy it.
Get inspired. Get a plan. Meet dads.
Coming soon to the App Store
Coming soon to iPhone. Free for 7 days when it lands, with no card. Android on its way.
Built by a dad, for the days out and the dads to share them with.
Sound familiar?
It's Saturday. Everyone's restless. The telly's been on since seven. And you've got no plan.
You meant to think of something. You even googled "things to do near me" and got the same big-ticket places as everyone else. The morning slid away, and "we should get out" turned into "too late now". Skedaddle sorts the plan. You sort the snacks.
Somewhere to go. Something to do. Somewhere to eat after.
Your patch
The good local stuff. Not the pricey days out.
Woods, river walks, streams to dam, the farm shop with the play area round the back. Mostly free, mostly outside, and none of it needs charging.
It's built from the open map of Britain, so it knows the riverside walk and the bit of woodland you've never tried, not just the gift shops. Tell it where you're based and it fills up with places by name, minutes from your door.
Woods, villages, towns, cities, hills. It knows your patch, anywhere in England, Scotland and Wales.
Get out
Pick your day. The rest sorts itself.
Three questions, about a minute, and you've got somewhere to go, something to do when you get there, and somewhere to eat after.
A few last things
How far you'll go, and whether lively's fine or you'd rather somewhere quiet. That's it.
See what's good
A handful of ways to spend it, matched to the weather, each with food nearby and something to do when you arrive.
When you get there
Know before you go.
Every place tells you what matters with kids in tow. Is it free? Where's the nearest café? What's next door, so a morning can turn into a day? And for the beach, whether today's actually a good beach day.
- Free or paid
- Food nearby
- Make a morning of it
- Lively or quiet
- Beach wind and weather
Plus a game for when you get there. Build a twig raft and race it down the stream, anyone?
Stay in
Raining? Sorted too.
What kind of rainy afternoon is it? Burn it off or wind down, keep it tidy or bring it on. Over 100 ideas, from kitchen volcanoes to sofa-cushion dens, each with what you'll need and how long it takes. Mostly stuff that's already in the cupboard.
You're not the only dad out there.
Meet dads, if you fancy it
Ever been the only dad at the playground?
Skedaddle started as a WhatsApp group of South Devon dads, all after the same thing: somewhere to take the kids, and a familiar face when they got there.
See a dad heading to the woods on Sunday morning? Tap Join and you're in. Or put your own plan up for dads nearby. Or don't. Plenty of dads never do, and that's fine. A solo trip with the kids can just turn into something more now and then.
And the local knowledge gets passed on: dads add the tips that never make a website, like where the parking actually is.
First name only. We don't check or vet anyone, and we say so in the app before you meet. Meet in public, keep your kids with you, and trust your gut. How to meet safely
👋 Started by the South Devon Dads
About Skedaddle
A minute on here. The rest of the day out there.
"I kept failing at Saturdays. I'd want to give the kids a good day and just freeze, standing there at 9am with a cold tea. So I built the thing I wish I'd had: something that hands you a plan, and points you at the dads already out there doing the same."
DannyA designer and a dad. Maker of Skedaddle.Made in South Devon
I think something happens to men when we have kids. We get buried in family life, happily for the most part, and the friendships go quiet. Skedaddle is for the first problem, and quietly for the second.
By day I'm a service designer and user researcher. For 20-odd years I've helped teams like the Department for Transport and NHS services work out what people actually need, then design for it. Skedaddle is that, pointed at my own Saturdays. See what else I do at dannyhearn.me →
Skedaddle Plus
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Everything in, from day one. The free week really is free: no card, nothing renews, nothing to cancel. Keep it all after that, whichever way suits.
- Free7 days
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No ads, ever. The yearly renews until you cancel it in Settings; the one off never does.
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Fair questions.
Is it free?
Free to download, and free for the first 7 days with everything in. No card for that week, and it never turns into a payment. After it, carry on with the free version, or keep everything for £3.99 a year or £9.99 once, for life. No ads either way.
Can't I just google "things to do near me"?
You can, and you'll get what everyone gets: the big paid-for attractions and a listicle written for the whole country. Skedaddle is built from the map of where you actually live, so it knows the local stuff Google's got no reason to show you. And Google has never once introduced you to another dad.
I've got more than one, all different ages. Does that still work?
That's the normal case. Tell it who's coming and how old they are, and it matches ideas to their ages. Every idea says what age it suits, so you can see what'll work for the little one and what'll keep the older one onside.
Do I have to meet other dads?
Not at all. Plenty of dads just use it to find somewhere good and get out the door. The meet-up side is there when you want it and quiet when you don't. Other dads only see your first name, and only when you share a plan or join one.
Do you check the other dads?
No, and we'd rather say so plainly. Skedaddle helps local dads find each other. It doesn't check, vet or background-check anyone. Meet in public, keep your kids with you, and trust your gut, same as you would anywhere. How to meet safely.
Do the kids need it on their phones?
No. It's yours, not theirs. You spend a minute planning; they just get the day out. Nothing for them to install, nothing for them to stare at.
Where does it work?
Anywhere in England, Scotland and Wales: towns, cities, coast and countryside. The dads side started in South Devon and grows as more dads join.
What happens to my location?
It's used to find places near you, and it's kept on your phone. When you share a plan, other dads see the place and time you picked, never where you live. The privacy policy has the full detail.
When's Android coming?
Next. iPhone first was just the order we could build it. Drop us a line and you'll get one email when it lands. That's the lot.
Right. Let's get you out the door.
Nearly here. Soon you'll have Saturday sorted before the kettle's boiled.
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