Airshows
Royal International Air Tattoo. RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. Dates for 2012: 7-8 July.
RAF Waddington. Lincolnshire. Dates for 2012: 30th June - 1st July.
Castles
Caldicot Castle: Just over the Welsh border.
Conwy Castle. Possibly the most impressive castle in wales.
Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, home to the MacLeod clan for nearly 800 years.
Edinburgh Castle. Museums, the Scottish National War Memorial, the
Scottish Crown Jewels, and more.
Caves
Creswell Crags. Visit a limestone gorge honeycombed with caves. There is also a museum here.
Heights of Abraham. Take a cable Car ride to the Masson Cavern and the Rutland Cavern.
Poole's Cavern. A two million year old, natural limestone cave situated in Buxton Country Park, Derbyshire.
Museums
Eureka!. The hands-on museum for children. Halifax.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Glasgow.
Peak District Mining Museum. Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.
The RAF Museum with sites in London and Cosford.
The Space Centre. Leicester.
The World Museum. From fossils to outer space. Liverpool.
Nature Reserves
Red River Local Nature Reserve. A small but much-loved haven in Loscoe, Derbyshire.
Open Farms
Highfields Happy Hens. Open farm, Farm shop, Tea room, Play area.
White Post Farm. For a child friendly family day out in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire.
Outdoor experience
Conkers. An award winning attraction at The Heart of the National Forest.
Parks and Gardens
Lea Gardens. Matlock, Derbyshire. Known for the rhododendrons and azaleas,
but open only for a few weeks each year.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 70 acres of gardens plus plants from tropical, termperate and desert
regions in the glasshouses.
Rivers & Canals
The Falkirk Wheel. The engineering masterpiece that links the Forth & Clyde Canal with
the Union Canal.
Princess River Cruises. Cruises on the Tees and the Trent.
Railway Museums
The Bluebell Railway, a preserved steam railway in the heart of Sussex.
Golden Valley Light Railway. Butterley, Derbyshire.
Midland Railway. Butterley, Derbyshire.
National Railway Museum. York.
Peak Rail. Runs between Matlock, Darley Dale, & Rowsley, Derbyshire.
Theme Parks
Alton Towers. Staffordshire. Rides for all ages, and gardens to view as well.
Gulliver's Kingdom.
Four parks: Warrington, Cheshire; Matlock Bath, Derbyshire; Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - Theme
Park and Eco Park.
Sundown Adventureland. A theme park for the younger children. No big rides for teenagers.
Rampton, Nottinghamshire.
Waterparks
The Barnsley Metrodome. Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Water Meadows. Swimming and fitness centre in Mansfield. Telephone: 01623 463880.
Waterworld. Stoke, Staffordshire.
Woods and forests
Salcey Forest. Maintained by the Forrestry Commission. Near junction 15 of the M1.
The National Forest.
Zoos and Wildlife Parks
Chester Zoo. Cheshire.
Dudley Zoo. West Midlands.
Edinburgh Zoo. Not far from the city centre on main bus routes.
Twycross Zoo. Famous for its apes and monkeys. Leicestershire.
West Midlands Safari Park. In the West Midlands!
Whipsnade Zoo. Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Woburn Safari Park. Bedfordshire. J12 or 13 from the M1.
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