Advise me: What activity should I replace my TV with?

[SpokeyDokey]

@SpokeyDokey
I see now.
I don't have a landline, I have a mobile SIM only contract.

You can get Netflix, etc, on your mobile.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I still have a TV in my flat, but haven't switched it on since November 2019. I listen to my radio these days and er stir out my window for things to complain about for 'entertainment'. 🙄😬

 

[Andy in Germany]

Start building Airfix models, but that could easily get a lot more expensive than £180.

Podcasts on any subject you can imagine. Audible books, a huge plethora of digital radio stations from across the world.

I make models, and because kits are expensive as described, I learned to make models from bits and sheets of plastic and card.

There should be a model railway at some point, and in the meantime I use them to play narrative based tabletop games, so everything gets used: it doesn't just sit in a shelf.

And as Old Hippy says, podcasts are a fantastic substitute for television, I tend to listen to them when I'm making the models.

 

[dicko]

A small Dog, preferably from a rescue or Dogs Trust will keep you entertained and will be your companion for life. Taking the Dog for walkies, playing games and entertaining you a friend for life. Good luck.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Adult evening classes at a local college?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

My concern, I live alone I'm in my mid 60s,no family around, and I do not know what effect it may have on me, especially the long winter nights.

Last time I had a TV it was, I think, 15 years ago, never watched it even when I had it lol - I'm 63, no family around, like you.
You don't say if money for a broadband subscription is an object, but with that and a tablet or laptop you can watch whatever you like, at anytime you like, from most countries, in loads of languages.
Not BBC, of course, unless you carry on paying your license.
Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, Freeview (now called U I think), all your TV channels are online for free.
Personally, I find the phone's screen too small to enjoy a movie, it's OK for YouTube or social media.
You already have access through your phone to loads to Ebooks and Audiobooks through your phone.
During the winter you could learn a new skill: I learned all about growing food on YouTube during the winter of Lockdown.
Now I have a dozen fruit trees all thriving, I take care of my garden and the communal back garden, I even make my own compost!