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Cheap Trips: Pumpkins, Plays, Pool and Restaurants

Here are four local attractions you can visit on one tank of gas.

Each week Patch suggests a few interesting destinations you can get to on one tank of gas, or less, round-trip. This week's ideas—

Fayette Street, Conshohocken

Address: The street runs the length of the borough, but most of the nightlife is between Elm Street and 11th Avenue, Conshohocken
How Far From Malvern Patch? 15 miles / 25 minutes
Admission: Free to walk
Summary: While older residents might remember Conshohocken as a working-class industrial town, the borough has reinvented itself in the last 20 years as an up-and-coming restaurant destination. Diners and drinkers of all stripes can find something on Fayette Street, from sports bars like the and to more intimate dining at the and. Fayette Street also boasts a number of places to get breakfast or a cup of coffee (,,) as well as a number of places for quick eats, Like, and. A collection of restaurants and bars located just a block off the road in either direction make Fayette Street a good spot for a night out.

Act II Playhouse

Address: 56 E Butler Ave, Ambler
How Far From Malvern Patch? 22 miles / 35 minutes
Admission: Ticket Prices vary
Hours: Check website for show times.
Summary: Act II Playhouse is a small, 130-seat playhouse in downtown Ambler that produces new, classic, and contemporary plays and musicals. Four main stage and two special events are staged at Act II each season. New play development includes the staging of a world or regional premiere each season.
The Mystery of Irma Vep is the current show at Act II Playhouse, running from Oct. 25 to Nov. 20.
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Main Line Billiards Club

Address: 490 Lancaster Ave, Frazer
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  • $4.50 per hour before 6 p.m.
  • $6 per hour after 6 p.m.
  • Specials: Monday-Thursday $15 6 p.m. to close
  • Monday-Friday day special, $10, 2-6 p.m.

Hours:

  • Monday-Friday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m.
  • Saturday-Sunday, noon-2 a.m.

Summary: Whether you’re an expert player, casual player or just looking for a fun night out, Main Line Billiards Club is a great place to enjoy the game of pool. Main Line Billiards Club has a spacious 11-table interior and bills itself as “your friendly neighborhood pool hall.”  The business, which is BYOB, also has snacks and soda machines, an electronic dartboard, touch-screen video games and weekly league events.  There's also a jukebox, snooker table and plenty of televisions.
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Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival

Where: Country Junction, 6565 Interchange Road, Lehighton, PA
How Far From Malvern Patch? 75 miles / 1 hour 45 minutes
Cost:

  • Free parking
  • Weekends - Unlimited rides on the midway for $8
  • Admission to Ghost Town USA (includes haunted house) is $6 for ages 2 and older
  • Pumpkins cost $3 each

Hours:

  • Weekdays noon to 5 p.m.
  • Weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through October 31

Summary: Country Junction bills itself as the "world's largest general store." Its Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival features daytime hayrides, games, corn maze, hay maze, petting zoo, pony rides and other fun activities for kids and families.
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