Father’s Day Gift Guide
An experience to remember
Ever felt the urge to throw your husband off a tall building? Now you can — legally and safely — thanks to the Anfield Abseil. This exhilarating experience lets visitors abseil from the top of Liverpool FC’s iconic stadium. Open to fans of any club – yes, even Manchester United – or just thrill-seekers who aren’t even interested 
in football, this unique adventure begins 30 metres up, offering stunning city views before the plunge from the Main Stand’s roof. Expert instructors provide all the safety gear and guidance — though they might joke that Evertonians get one rope and United fans a crash mat.
Whether you’re a Liverpool fan or an adventure enthusiast, it’s a unique way to experience this legendary stadium, and if your other half really, really can’t bring himself to have anything to do with Liverpool FC then there are similar experiences run by the same company – Wire and Sky – at Tottenham Hotspur and Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
Available for £45 from Liverpool FC’s website and Virgin Experience Days.
The perfect gift from Mom to POP
The only things worse than wired keyboards, in my humble opinion, are those wireless keyboards with the USB dongle. Not only do they take up a precious USB port, but there’s the ever-present danger of losing the dongle, especially if it’s being used on more than one device.
Bluetooth keyboards like the POP Icons Keys from Logitech remove all these annoying issues, and look stylish at the same time. No dongle required, and can be paired with up to three devices—perfect for multitaskers. Compatible with Windows, Android and iOS, it switches between devices at the push of a button. You can also customise Keys to open apps or websites using Logitech’s Logi Options+ app.
Priced at £46.99 on Amazon at the time of writing.
Never judge an e-reader by its cover, judge it by its colour
Kobo continues to rival Kindle with smart features like OverDrive library borrowing and a huge e-book store. The Kobo Clara Colour is a great pick for book-loving dads. At an astonishingly light 174g, and only around 16cm long, 
it’s just as easy to take on the train to work or on holiday as it is to read in bed or the bath; and who doesn’t like to read in the bath? It’s completely waterproof, so you don’t have to worry about dropping it, if you agree with me on this point. It’s in colour e-ink thought where Kobo really shines. Thanks to the colour display you can enjoy your favourite magazines or graphic novels as they were meant to be read, rather on the dull gray-scale of other e-ink readers. The Kobo Clara Colour’s screen is very similar to reading from paper, so he’ll be able to read for hours on end without the eye fatigue that comes from LCD displays on phones or tablets.
At £149.99 it’s also great value for a colour e-ink reader, and £120 cheaper than the Kindle Coloursoft equivalent. What’s not to love?
The sky’s the limit
While Manchester is lucky enough to have its fair share of flight simulator experiences available, it can be expensive to take this up as a hobby. Why fork out for pricey flight simulator days when the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 lets Dad soar from home? It is one of the most realistic and immersive flight simulators available. The simulator boasts groundbreaking graphics, realistic flight physics, and real-world weather conditions, allowing players to fly a wide variety of aircraft across a meticulously recreated globe.
What sets the Microsoft Flight Simulator apart from other simulators is its use of satellite data and cloud technology to generate real-world terrain and cities. This means players can explore any corner of the earth. It’s available as a stand-alone purchase for the Xbox or PC, or free on the Xbox Game Pass. You don’t even need an Xbox or high-end PC either if you chose the Game Pass option, as Xbox cloud gaming will allow it to run on even the most modest of laptops. Be warned though, my husband and son have become addicted to flying together, so you might see a little less of Dad for a couple of months after Father’s Day.
Available to download for £55.99 or free with a Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscription.
