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The noticeboard for real things to do nearby — pub quiz nights, bowling lanes, the weird little attraction everyone walks past. Built like a travel guide. Used like a Tuesday-night habit. We call the idea behind it Offscreen.

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bowling with mates, something weird, date night nearby…
Strike & Spare Lanes — two lanes free tonight8 MIN WALK
The Rusty Anchor — pub quiz, 8pm startTONIGHT
The Whispering Cellar — wine cellar under the bakeryHIDDEN GEM
Wherever you are

Every place on earth. Everything there is to do.

From pub quiz nights to paragliding, alleyway galleries to entire archipelagos — if it's somewhere to go or something to do, it belongs on The Board. Every town has its own A to Z: the places everyone already photographs, and the ones nobody's got round to yet. touristystuff.com doesn't draw a line between the two — and it doesn't draw a line between visitor and local either. Whether you've lived in this place or this area for twenty years or landed this morning, the question is the same: what's actually worth doing round here? That's the only question we're built to answer, anywhere on earth, for anyone standing there.

Every year, fewer people walk through the door — while the same people spend the evening scrolling instead of going anywhere at all.

That's what we kept hearing from small business owners: quiz nights half full, lanes standing empty, footfall quietly sliding for years. Meanwhile everyone's evening is getting eaten by a screen that leads nowhere.

touristystuff.com is the antidote — a single place where any venue open for recreation, not just the postcard attractions, can say “we're on tonight,” and anyone nearby can actually find them. Less scrolling. More doing.

OFFSCREEN — THE MISSION BEHIND THE BOARD
How it works

The Board. It's for everyone. Traveler and local alike.

Explorers looking for something real to do. Venues who'd rather be hosting than posting. Toggle to see either side.

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Say what you're in the mood for

Bowling, a quiz, somewhere odd and local, a first date that isn't the same three restaurants — type it like you'd tell a friend.

2

Get real, nearby options

The Board surfaces what's actually on tonight — not just the big chains with the biggest ad budget.

3

Go, before the evening scrolls away

Directions, opening hours, and a nudge out the door — while it's still worth going.

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Drop in a few photos

Your venue, your event, your weird little attraction — whatever you'd want someone to see before they show up.

2

Tell it what you want to say

Like all the good stuff on the internet. The 3 WWW's: What, When, and Where. No marketing brief required — but you can be as specific as you like.

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AI writes it, posts it everywhere

Your listing goes out to The Board and across your social channels — so it's not five logins at 11pm just to say you're open.

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What's actually on nearby

A sample of the kind of thing The Board surfaces — invented for this preview, not live listings.

SAMPLE BOARD · ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY

Every line below is drafted and posted by our AI, from a few photos and a couple of sentences a venue sends in. Filter by category to jump to what you're after.

Pub quiz

The Rusty Anchor

Six rounds, one dodgy tie-breaker, a jug of something local for the winning team.

£2 entry per team, winners drink free — turn up by 7:45 to grab a table.

THU · 8:00 PM0.6 KM
Bowling

Strike & Spare Lanes

Two lanes free tonight, walk-ins welcome, disco ball strictly optional.

£8 a game, or £25 for a lane of four — shoes included, dignity not guaranteed.

TONIGHT1.2 KM
Hidden spot

The Whispering Cellar

A 400-year-old wine cellar under the bakery most people walk straight past.

Free to look round; tastings from £12 for three pours.

OPEN DAILY0.9 KM
County event

Riverside Market Hall

Saturday market, twelve local stalls, a brass band that starts whether you're ready or not.

Free entry, cash preferred at most stalls — the brass band starts at 11 sharp.

SAT · 10:00 AM2.1 KM
Secret cinema

The Nightjar Cinema

A basement screening room with no phone signal, one projector, and a policy of never telling you the film title until the lights go down.

£10 a ticket, £16 for two — includes a drink from the bar upstairs.

FRI & SAT · 9:00 PM1.4 KM
Board game den

Rook & Ladder

Hundred-year-old chess tables, a fireplace that's never once gone out, and a house rule nobody explains to newcomers.

Free to play, £4 minimum spend at the bar — no opponent? Ask at the counter.

OPEN TILL 1AM0.7 KM
Foraging walk

The Hedge School

A retired forager leads a slow walk through the waste ground behind the ring road, pointing out what's actually edible.

£15 per person, £25 for two — wear boots you don't mind getting muddy.

SUN · 11:00 AM3.2 KM
Curiosity museum

The Museum of Almost Nothing

One room. A cabinet of unidentified objects, each with a handwritten guess at what it might be. Run by an ex-postman.

£3 suggested donation, under-12s free — ten minutes is usually enough.

OPEN DAILY1.8 KM
Rooftop mini-golf

Nine Holes & a View

A nine-hole crazy-golf course on top of a hardware store, built one weekend at a time by the owner's nephew.

£7 a round, 2-for-1 after 8pm on weekdays — bring a jumper, it's breezy up there.

TONIGHT0.9 KM
Silent disco

Spin Cycle Sessions

A laundromat that clears the machines out after 9pm on Fridays and hands out headphones instead.

£6 on the door, headphones included — three channels, pick your DJ.

FRI · 9:00 PM2.3 KM
Five-a-side football

Riverside Kickabout

Astro pitch behind the leisure centre. Pickup games every evening, no team required — turn up and you'll get picked.

£3 a session, pay the person with the clipboard — bibs provided, boots are on you.

DAILY · 6:00 PM1.1 KM
Sunday roast

The Sunday Table

Family-run pub doing a proper roast with all the trimmings. Book ahead, or take your chances on a walk-in table.

£16 a plate, kids eat free with a paying adult — booking recommended.

SUN · 1:00 PM0.8 KM
Tea dance

The St. Aldate's Hall Tea Dance

Ballroom afternoons in the church hall, tea urn always on. Regulars in their eighties who can still out-dance you — open to anyone who wants to learn.

£4 on the door, tea and biscuits included — first dance is always a waltz.

WED · 2:00 PM1.5 KM
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