Family Days Out Directory
ACORN FARM
Services: Farm
Address: Liverpool Merseyside
Details: Wide range of animals to stroke & feed. Petting area. Shop selling free range meat, eggs, ice cream. Cafe. Plant Sales. Woodland walk. Play area. Horse rides. Birthday Party room hire. Special events throughout the year.
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Active Kid Adventure Park
Services: Adventure Days, Children's Parties, Farm, Holiday Activities
Address: Perth Perthshire
Details: Fantastic fun for all ages at the NEW Active Kid Adventure Park. Relax in our cafe while the kids enjoy themselves. Lots of activities to keep the kids amused including an outside Play Fort with playhouses inside, pedal tractors, go-karts, trampolines, zip slide, Large Sandpit with Excavators and farm animals to get to know. New Crazy Golf just opened plus new indoor play area and toy shop.
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Alton Towers
Services: Theme Park
Address: Staffordshire
Details: Alton Towers is in the middle of Staffordshire and is located between Uttoxeter and Stoke. It is handy for the M6 and the M1. Journey times include: London 3 hours, Manchester 1 1/2 hours, Sheffield 1 1/2 hours.
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Beaulieu Motor Museum
Services: Museum
Address: Hampshire
Details: The attraction is home to over 250 motor vehicles and automobilia reflecting the history of the motor car. It is very buggy friendly and there is plenty of parking.
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Blackgang Chine
Services: Theme Park, Museum, Children's Parties
Address: Ventnor Isle Of Wight
Details: 40 acres of cliff top gardens with fantasy attractions including roller coaster, water ride and lots of themed attractions for the child in us all
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Blackpool Zoo
Services: Zoo
Address: Blackpool Lancashire
Details: Blackpool Zoo is home to over 1500 animals of more than 400 species in 32 acres of parkland. Enjoy a fun, learning experience for all ages. We even have 32 life sized dinosaurs!
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Bournemouth Oceanarium
Services: Wildlife
Address: Dorset
Details: Bournemouth Oceanarium is situated on Bournemouth beachfront adjacent to the main pier. The attraction is home to a large number of fish, sharks, stingrays and turtles.
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Broomey Croft Childrens Farm
Services: Farm, Outdoor Activities, Children's Parties
Address: Sutton Coldfield West Midlands
Details: Friendly farm animals to hand feed, play areas, sandpit and free tractor rides. A real family day out. Tea rooms and gift shop offering light snacks and meals.
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Brunel's ss Great Britain
Services: Museum
Address: Bristol
Details: Step back in time on board Brunel's ss Great Britain - the world's first great ocean liner. Explore the beautifully recreated First Class Dining Saloon, steerage quarters and new Engine Room. Audio tours of passengers' lives and authentic smells help bring the 19th century experience alive. The ship appears to be afloat but descend beneath the glass 'sea' to see how innovative technology is conserving Brunel's engineering masterpiece. Winner of 10 major awards in 2006 including the Gulbenkian Prize for UK Museum of the Year and shortlisted for major awards in 2007.
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Cornwall Association of Tourist Attractions
Services: Holiday Clubs / Activities
Address: Camborne Cornwall
Details: One great guide - one great holiday. Pick up a CATA Guide or see the website for the quality attractions of Cornwall. Each member of CATA has been selected because they consistently offer the widest variety and the highest standards.
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Dickens World
Services: Theme Park, Children's Parties, Cultural
Address: Chatham Maritime Kent
Details: Dickens World is a brand new, innovative and exciting indoor visitor complex themed around the life, books and times of one of Britain's best loved authors, Charles Dickens. It will take visitors on a fascinating journey through Dickens' lifetime as they step back into Dickensian England and are immersed in the urban streets, sounds and smells of the 19th century. With a host of captivating attractions, Dickens World features the 'Great Expectations' dark boat ride, the Haunted house of 1859, Victorian School Room, 3D high definition show and Fagin's Den. Dickens World is based on a credible and factual account of Charles Dickens works and the world in which he lived. Working with The Dickens Fellowship great attention has been paid to the authenticity of the time, characters and story lines. It offers a new and entertaining way to enjoy Dickens and his characters as well as gaining an understanding of the times and conditions people experienced living in England.
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DIGGERLAND
Services: Theme Park
Address: Rochester Kent
Details: DIGGERLAND, THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE PARK FOR EVERYONE Diggerland, the adventure park for all ages - where you can ride and drive full size construction machinery set within an adventure theme. Rides including, The Robots, The SuperTrack, The Mini Tractors, Land Rover Safari, The Dumper Truck Challenge, The Duck Challenge, Sky Shuttle, The Diggerland Train and the fabulous Spindizzy. Diggerland has activities to excite even the most experience theme park adventurer. Diggerland parks are situated in Kent, Devon, Durham and Yorkshire contact 08700 344437 or visit www.diggerland.com for more information.
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Falconry Uk Ltd.
Services: Wildlife, Holiday Activities
Address: Nr. Thirsk North Yorkshire
Details: We are a Birds of Prey and Conservation Centre. With a wide selection of different breeds of birds of prey, from owls, hawks, falcons, vultures and eagles. We have 3 different flying displays daily with handling oppurtunities after each display.
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Farmer Palmers Farm
Services: Farm
Address: Dorset
Details: Farmer Palmers Farm is situated in Organford, Dorset. It is about a 20 minute drive from Poole. Originally a diary farm it became a children's farm in 1998. It is aimed at children of eight year's and under.
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Great Cockcrow Railway
Services: Railways
Address: Surrey
Details: If you have a small child who is fascinated by railways, especially old steam trains then an afternoon visit to The Great Cockcrow Railway is well worth considering. The Great Cockcrow Railway is a 7 1/4" gauge railway in Lyne (near Chertsey), Surrey. The railway is open every Sunday afternoon between the first Sunday in May and the end of October.
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INTECH Science Centre
Services: Adventure Days, Children's Parties
Address: Winchester Hampshire
Details: 100 hands-on activities on the themes of science and technology.
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Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
Services: Zoo, Wildlife Park
Address: Milnthorpe Cumbria
Details: The Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is located in the Arnside and Silverdale areas of outstanding natural beauty. It is an area which offers splendid walking facilities as well as a wealth of native wildlife. Lakeland's Wildlife Discovery Centre is a unique and exciting blend of exotic wildlife and interactive 'hands-on' displays. These take you through 3,000 million years of evolution and they follow the development of life on Earth, right from magic molecules to mischievous monkeys. Exhibits at the centre range from Chameleons to computers and from fossils to fossas, they include some of the worlds most threatened species which are kept at Lakeland wildlife oasis as part of international breeding programmes. Visitors can enjoy getting really close to nature at Lakeland's Wildlife Oasis. Butterflies, birds and even bats fly free among the exotic vegetation of the tropical halls. Lizards can also be found lounging in their open-plan enclosure.
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Legoland
Services: Theme Park
Address: Berkshire
Details: Legoland is packed with rides for young explorers. There are also shows, play areas and Lego models.
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LEGOLAND Windsor
Services: Theme Park
Address: Windsor Berkshire
Details: At LEGOLAND® Windsor the entertainment is certainly hands-on. Children aged 3-12 can take to the road, soar through the skies and sail the seas in complete safety. With over 50 interactive rides, attractions, live shows, building workshops and driving schools, not to mention around 55 million LEGO® bricks, all set in 150 acres of beautiful parkland, LEGOLAND is a unique family theme park. LEGOLAND® Windsor is now open for its biggest season ever! A huge new water ride - Vikings - River Splash - opens in summer 2007. This incredible new attraction is the park's most impressive ride to date so families should enter at their peril and prepare for a wet and wild voyage!
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London Aquarium
Services: Wildlife
Address: London
Details: Want to see sea life? There’s no better place. With over 500 species, 14 themed zones and more than 2 million litres of water, SEA LIFE London Aquarium is home to one of Europe’s largest collections of global marine life.
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Longdown Activity Farm
Services: Farm
Address: Hampshire
Details: Come along and enjoy a fantastic family day for everyone. Join in with our daily schedule of activities, which run throughout the day. You can bottle-feed the kid goats and the calves, feed the ducks, meet the pigs... and cuddle the baby rabbits, chicks or maybe even a piglet! PLUS lots more friendly animals to see, not forgetting our gentle giant - Billy the Shire horse.
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Marsh Farm Country Park
Services: Country Park
Address: South Woodham Ferrers Essex
Details: The farm trail is open daily from 10am till 4pm weekdays, 10.00am to 5.00pm, weekends, bank holidays and summertime then weekends only from 27th October to 23rd December 2007. There are events running throughout the year making your visit to Marsh Farm extra special. For more information please visit www.marshfarmcountrypark.co.uk or call 01245 324191.
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Marwell Zoological Park
Services: Zoo
Address: Winchester Hampshire
Details: There are over 200 species of animals at Marwell Zoological Park, from tiny ants to the tallest giraffe, set in 100 acres of beautiful Hampshire parkland. Discover something different, learn something amazing and help us make tomorrow's world rich in animal life. We are open daily from 10am.
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Milky Way Adventure Park
Services: Adventure Days
Address: Bideford Devon
Details: The Milky Way Adventure Park is a great day out for all the familly, no matter what the weather, with 4 major rides and 6 live shows each day. Once you have paid the entrance fee it is all free, no extra charges for any of the rides or shows! The new Roller Coaster, the Cosmic Typhoon, is the tallest, fastest and longest in Devon, come and ride it if you DARE! Have an out of this world experience on the Clone Zone, watch out for the Aliens, and have a bumping good time on the Droid Destroyer Dodgems or take a relaxing trip on the train. The Time Warp is one of the largest indoor play areas around, designed for adults to play, but we do let the kids on aswell. The shows are great too, birds of prey twice daily, 11.15 in the inddor arena with the barn owl show, then again at 2o'clock outdoors with the amazingly fast falcons. The ferret shows are not to be missed with the worlds first and only flying ferret, and the ferret racing team. You can even feed and cuddle the baby animals in pet
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Monkey World
Services: Wildlife
Address: Dorset
Details: Monkey World assists governments around the world to stop the smuggling of primates from the wild. At Monkey World refugees of this illegal trade as well as those that have suffered abuse or neglect are rehabilitated into natural living groups.
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Moors Valley Country Park
Services: Country Park
Address: Nr. Ringwood Dorset
Details: Moors Valley covers 750 acres in the Valley of the Moors River. At the heart of the park is the Visitor Centre, an 18th century timber barn, which houses Seasons Restaurant , The Country Shop, exhibition area and hosts music evenings throughout the year. Just a few minutes walk from the Visitor Centre is the Adventure Play Area for older children and a special Castle and Sand Area for toddlers. From the play areas we cross the picnic area to the picturesque Moors Lake alongside which runs the narrow-gauge steam railway that will take you on a mile long journey through the park. An 18-hole golf course, meadows, small woodlands and the Crane Lake complete the Park area. Heading out into the Forest there is the Play Trail with its 8 wooden play structures including the Giant Ants Nest, Snakes and Ladders and the Spiders Web. There is also the opportunity to walk on the Tree Top Trail a 200 metre wooden walkway through the tops of the trees.
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Mother Shipton's Cave
Services: Country Park
Address: Knaresborough North Yorkshire
Details: Visitor Atrraction Mother Shipton is England's most famous prophetess she was born in the legendary cave in the Royal Forest. Now it is the centre of a mile long riverside woodland park. Next to it is the amazing Petrifying Well England's - Oldest Visitor Attraction. Watch it's magical falling waters turn objects into stone! 2 x adventure playgrounds, museum, gift shop,tea rooms, scenic picnic areas and all day parking included. Children get a trail quiz with a chocolate prize.
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Museum of Electricity
Services: Museum
Address: Dorset
Details: Britain's premier electricity museum - Scottish and Southern Energy. The Museum is located in Bargates very close to Christchurch town centre.
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National Coal Mining Museum for England
Services: Museum
Address: Wakefield West Yorkshire
Details: The National Coal Mining Museum provides a unique opportunity to travel 140 metres underground down one of Britain's oldest working mines. Experienced local miners guide parties around the underground workings, where models and machinery depict methods and conditions of mining from the early 1800s to the present day. Your guide underground will be an experienced local miner and you'll see the hidden world of coal mining from the early 1800s to the present day. The temperature underground is 12c. We strongly recommend warm practical clothing and flat-heeled sensible shoes. Visitors will be divided into groups of 19 plus the guide at the museum. We regret that children under 5 are not allowed underground, but are admitted free to the surface. The museum has disabled access - underground tours for disabled visitors are available also by prior arrangement.
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National History Museum
Services: Museum
Address: London
Details: There is an incredible amount packed into the National History Museum. It is an ideal day out for any child with an enquiring mind. It is a short walk from South Kensington underground station.
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Newquay Zoo
Services: Zoo
Address: Newquay Cornwall
Details: EXPERIENCE THE WILDLIFE at Cornwall's award winning zoo. Winner of Visitor Attraction of the Year 2006 at the Cornwall Tourism Awards, Newquay Zoo is home to hundreds of animals from all around the world including African Lions and Siberian Lynx. Highlights include the oriental garden, tropical house, African plains, tarzan trail, children's play area, village farm, penguin pool, dragon maze and much much more. Enjoy fascinating talks, feeding times and animal encounters throughout the day. Events are run throughout the year with group discounts and tours available. For further information please call 01637 873342 or visit www.newquayzoo.org.uk.
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Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
Services: Zoo, Farm
Address: Bristol
Details: The West gets wilder! Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is now home to giraffes, rhinoceroses, monkeys, meerkats and many other exciting species of animal. Located just 6 miles out from Bristol and minutes away from M5 junction 19, yet Noah's Ark is home to boundless views of beautiful Somerset countryside. Hold baby chicks, rabbits and guinea pigs, bottle-feed baby lambs or feed the rhinos, deer and camels, Noah's Ark offers a truly 'hands-on' experience! Significant discounts available for both small and large group visits. For more details see our website: www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk
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Paultons Theme Park
Services: Theme Park
Address: Romsey Hampshire
Details: Paultons is the Best Value Family Theme Park with over 60 wonderful rides and attractions to suit all ages included in the admission price, such as the mighty Edge ride and the awesome Cobra rollercoaster. Offering a whole day out with something for all the family, the amazing variety of things to see and do includes big rides, small rides, wet rides, live entertainment (seasonal), gardens, birds and animals, all set within 140 acres of beautiful parkland on the edge of the picturesque New Forest National Park. Situated just off Exit 2 M27. It’s way too much fun for one day!
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Pennywell Farm
Services: Farm
Address: Buckfastleigh Devon
Details: Winner of National Farm Attraction of the Year, Pennywell Farm near Buckfastleigh treats the whole family to a great value, action packed day out. There are up to 20 hands on activities, shows and displays throughout the day, all included in the admission price. The Pennywell team guarantee that you won't waste a single moment. There's something new every half hour - listen for the bell! Also included in the admission are the Pennywell Young Farmers Quad Bikes, the Run Rabbit Ride Go Karts and a ride for all the family on the Rainbow Railway. You can bottle feed the hungry lambs, hand feed the Pennywell deer, give the cheerful hedgehogs and hoglets their tea or dip into the Pennywell ponds which are teaming with life. Where else can you be a guest at a tortoise tea party? Pennywell is also the home of the now world famous, Pennywell Miniature Piglets.
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Perrygrove Railway
Services: Railways, Country Park, Holiday Activities
Address: Coleford Gloucestershire
Details: Perrygrove Railway is the steam train for all ages- and all weathers! A charming railway in the Royal Forest of Dean where friendly staff welcome you. Fun for kids in 20 acres and an Indoor Village with secret passages - treasure boxes are hidden here! 4 stations, each with paths to walk through ancient woods and solve the riddle of the Gale Stone. Lots of picnic tables outside and under cover. A Victorian baronet's private steam railway train on display. Your ticket lasts all day - enjoy as many train rides as you like!
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Pirate Club
Services: Adventure Days, Children's Parties
Address: London
Details: The Pirate Club is Camden's Community Boating Project. We run two canal narrowboats which are available for hire for day trips and canal holidays for parties of up to 12 people.All trips are accompanied by our experienced and friendly skippers.
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Raptor and Reptile Centre
Services: Wildlife
Address: Hampshire
Details: Liberty's Raptor and Reptile centre is situated near Ringwood. It is ten miles from Bournemouth and is very close to the A31 road that runs through the New Forest. Liberty's is also a rescue centre for many wild injured Birds of Prey. They fund medical treatment and rehabilitation of these birds and ensure their safe release back to the wild. The attraction offers Dog Kennels for visitors and has baby changing facilities.
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RSPB Old Moor
Services: Wildlife, Creative Activities, Nature Trail
Address: Barnsley South Yorkshire
Details: RSPB Old Moor is located in the Dearne Valley along with a few surrounding sites also owned by RSPB. With a wide range of facilities, including a large shop, a cafe, seven birdwatching hides, several trails to follow and even an adventure playground there is something for everyone at Old Moor. The nature reserve itself offers year-round views of a wide range of birds and other wildlife, including fantastic sights such as thousands of visiting wading birds in winter. There is a yearly programme of events, including guided walks and a variety of activities aimed at children as well as open days for families. Many of the children's events provide the opportunity to get outside and explore Old Moor's ponds and meadows for all sorts of amazing minibeasts. The reserve is suitable for everyone with easygoing paths and plenty of benches and resting platforms to have a break. There are several mobility scooters available upon request and the cafe is accessible via a lift. Members free to go on reserve, non-members can use shop, cafe and adventure playground for free. Entrance to reserve - £2.50 adults, £1.25 children & £5 family. Open every day except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. 1 November - 31 January 9.30 am-4 pm. 1 February - 31 October 9.30 am-5 pm.
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Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
Services: Railways, Children's Parties, Country Park
Address: Leek Staffordshire
Details: Offers a 3 mile return scenic steam train trip alonside historic Rudyard Lake. Childrens parties can be arranged and regular specialo events such as Easter Egg specials, Lollipop, Halloween specials are aimed at kids. Santa Trains run in December(prior booking is required for Santa Trains only)
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Scarborough Art Gallery
Services: Gallery
Address: Scarborough North Yorkshire
Details: Scarborough Art Gallery, an Italianate villa built in the 1840s as part of The Crescent, houses Scarborough's fine art collection. The Gallery has two rooms devoted to displaying works from the Borough's art collection. There are oils and watercolours of Scarborough, by artists from the nineteenth century such as James Wilson Carmichael and Atkinson Grimshaw. Also on display are nationally important artists from the twentieth century such as Ivon Hitchens and Matthew Smith. The Gallery also has a lively programme of temporary exhibitions.
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Spinnaker Tower
Services: Adventure Days
Address: Hampshire
Details: Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, a 170 metre visitor attraction situated on the waterfront of Gunwharf Quays, offering spectacular views over Portsmouth Harbour.
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Spring Barn Farm Park
Services: Farm, Children's Parties, Holiday Activities, Outdoor Activities
Address: Lewes East Sussex
Details: Our farm is an old family farm that is still a working sheep farm. We are open every state school holiday Except Christmas, Boxing and New years day. We - Sun Oct - End March. Every day from April - End September. Activities include bottle feed lambs (seasonal) 2 indoor play barns. outdoor play areas, lots of different animals, meet the animals sessions, Giant themed maize maze in summer, haunted Halloween and lots of Christmas fun, met Santa in his stable.
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SUNDOWN ADVENTURELAND
Services: Theme Park
Address: RETFORD Nottinghamshire
Details: Childrens theme park uniquely desined for the under 10's. lots of rides, adventure play areas, shops and cafes. a whole day of fun for al the family.
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Tatton Park
Services: Country Park, Nature Trail, Holiday Activities
Address: Knutsford Cheshire
Details: Tatton Park is one of the North of England's most impressive historic estates. During your visit you can enjoy the 50 acre Gardens, an historic Mansion, a Tudor Old Hall and a 1930 s working Farm. The stunning parkland is ideal for exploring on foot or by bike. There are speciality shops and an adventure playground.
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The Animal Ark
Services: Country Park, Farm, Outdoor Activities, Wildlife Park
Address: Norwich Norfolk
Details: The Animal Ark is a Centre dedicated to family entertainment. We like to think that we offer something for all ages. For the kids there's lots of adventure play, including climbing towers, slides and swings. Enjoy a boat wreck on a sandy beach, a zip wire for big kids, a crooked castle with climbing wall, bouncy castle, trampolines, tiny tots adventure play and lots of green space to run off that excess energy. Enjoy feeding our goats and pigs and cuddling our pets at Keeper Talk Time when you can learn about our animals and get to close to many. For the more adventurous there's a peaceful country walk where you can see deer, highland cattle, wallabies, sheep, llamas and lots of waterfowl and natural wildlife. We have tea rooms with a terrace and pretty gardens where you can sit and relax, alternatively bring a picnic and eat al fresco in one of our picnic areas! Dont miss the well stocked gift shop for a momento or special gift. We welcome youth and group visits.
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The Hawk Conservancy Trust
Services: Zoo, Children's Parties, Holiday Activities, Nature Trail
Address: Andover Hampshire
Details: A national award winning family tourist attraction for all the family. Set in 22 acres of grounds including a 5 acre wildflower meadow. Over 100 Birds of Prey on view from the tiny pygmy owl to the largest Bird of prey in the world the Andean condor.3 exciting flying displays daily including the exciting Vally of the Eagles and new for 2007 Woodland Owls and Hawks. Children can hold a British Owl, follow our raptor passport trail or let off steam in our adventure play area. Lots of extra activities at weekends and school holidays. Come and visit and see how learning about nature can be fun
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The National Railway Museum
Services: Museum, Railways
Address: York North Yorkshire
Details: THE WORLDS LARGEST RAILWAY MUSEUM The National Railway Museum is the largest of its kind in the world, boasting a host of record-breakers and history-makers, and attracting around 740,000 visitors each year. The railways revolutionised the way we live and originated here in the North East of England. York is therefore the ideal place for the NRM to care for the nation's railway-related heritage and to tell the story of the train - past, present and future. The NRM is home to a wide range of railway icons and literally millions of artefacts, from Mallard - the world's fastest steam engine - to a lock of Robert Stephenson's hair. Many of the Museum's vast collection of over 100 locomotives and engines are on display in the Great Hall, helping to illustrate the development of the railways from Rocket to Eurostar. Permanent displays include the jewel in our crown - Palaces on Wheels. Based in the Station Hall, this exhibition features Royal saloons dating back to the Victorian times.
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The North of England Open Air Museum
Services: Museum, Farm
Address: Beamish Durham
Details: A living, breathing open air museum where the past comes to life through our people from the past!
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Thorpe Park
Services: Theme Park
Address: Surrey
Details: The nation's Thrill Capital with over 30 extreme rides & attractions including SAW – The Ride, the world's most terrifying rollercoaster!
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Twycross Zoo
Services: Zoo
Address: Atherstone Warwickshire
Details: The largest collection of primate species in the western world Take time to appreciate the wondrous wildlife at Twycross Zoo. Twycross Zoo has been providing the exciting opportunity to get close to wildlife for over 40 years and has achieved well-respected status as one of Britains major zoos, attracting half a million visitors each year. The founding philosophy of Twycross Zoo is ultimately to provide the best possible enriching environment for the animals. The welfare and harmony of the animals is the primary concern and purpose for staff at the Zoo. The Zoo appeals to all ages and spans some 40 acres that is home to around 1000 animals including the largest collection of primate species in the western world; hence it is easy to appreciate why this is one of the Midlands top attractions. If you are searching for somewhere to take the family that combines fun and interaction while raising their awareness about encouraging the nurturing of nature, then Twycross is an ideal
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Watercress Line Steam Railway
Services: Railways
Address: Alresford Hampshire
Details: Heritage steam railway on 10 miles of steeply-graded line through rolling Hampshire countryside. We run World Class 'Thomas the Tank Engine' events at Easter and in August each year and are the only railway to have races between the character engines. We also run Wizard Week (spooky!) trains in October and 'Santa Specials' in December. See our website for feedback from visitors to these events! www.watercressline.co.uk gets 5 million hits a month!
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Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Services: Museum
Address: Chichester West Sussex
Details: Our ancestors' homes and the way they built them, their animals and the way they raised them, their crops and flowers and the way they grew them. At the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum you'll discover how the people of south east England lived and worked over the past 500 years. And it's all set in 50 glorious acres of the South Downs. 45 historic homes, farms and workplaces have been rescued from destruction and restored as far as possible to their original form. There is an operational 17th century watermill, and a working Tudor kitchen complete with costumed cook. Children can even out what life may have been like in the Victorian schoolroom! They will also love the open space, walking through the woods, meeting the traditional breed farm animals, watching the Shire horses and working cattle, and picnicking by the lake. Special events are held throughout the year.
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Weymouth Sea Life Park
Services: Wildlife
Address: Dorset
Details: SEA LIFE Weymouth is more than just an aquarium, with indoor & outdoor enclosures, 5 kids rides, an interactive rockpool and expert staff to hand, there are plenty of things to do.
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White Scar Cave
Services: Caves
Address: Lancaster North Yorkshire
Details: The longest show cave in Britain. The guided tour takes 80 minutes and covers one mile. See underground waterfalls and streams, and the massive ice-age cavern decorated with thousands of stalactites. On-site car park, cafe, shop and picnic areas.
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Wicksteed Park
Services: Theme Park, Nature Trail
Address: Kettering Northamptonshire
Details: Wicksteed Park attracts one million visitors a year offering a perfect day for young and old with a 147 acres of lakes and parklands with over 35 rides and attractions including the Waterchute, Wicksteed Train, the only Double Pirate ship and the largest free playground in the UK.
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Wilderness Wood
Services: Wildlife, Holiday Activities
Address: Nr. Uckfield East Sussex
Details: A family-run working woodland park where children explore and play in the play area. Bring a picnic, hire a BBQ or enjoy refreshments in the barn or tea garden. Something new every season from spring bluebells to busy Christmas tree harvest.
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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Services: Zoo
Address: Dunstable Bedfordshire
Details: Located on the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo offers visitors the chance to view more than 200 species of wild and exotic animals in our 600 acres. Among the attractions are Asian elephants, rhino, zebra, lions and tigers as well as our new In With The Lemurs exhibition offering a taste of Madagascar with our lively black and white ring-tailed lemurs. Visitors can take the steam train or safari bus around the site or for an additional £13 you can tour around by car. The zoo is open every day of the year except Christmas Day. Entry prices go towards supporting our many conservation projects worldwide through the Zoological Society of London, the charity behind ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
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