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Eagle Heights Birds of Prey Centre, Sevenoaks. Courtesy of Eagle Heights Birds of Prey Centre

Eagle Heights Birds of Prey Centre

1 Jan - 30 Nov 2009 (annual)

Eagle Heights Birds of Prey Centre is home to around 150 birds including Tawny and Golden eagles, Peregrine falcons, an Andean condor and owls. Visitors can watch flying demonstrations and…

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A tiger at Isle of Wight Zoo. Courtesy of Isle of Wight Tourism

Isle of Wight Zoo

14 Feb - 1 Dec 2009 (annual)

Sandown's Isle of Wight Zoo is best known for its work with exotic cats - it's the location for ITV's fly-on-the-wall documentary Tiger Island. Among other residents are Madagascan Lemurs…

The view from the signal

Signal de Bougy

28 Feb - 5 Dec 2009 (annual)

With a fantastic view over Lake Geneva, the Signal de Bougy family park includes a model farm, a mini golf course and daily entertainment.

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Jeff McKissack's remarkable sculpture, The Orange Show, Houston Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Orange Show

21 Aug - 14 Dec 2009; Weekends only (various dates)

Created by the late Jefferson Davis McKissack over a period of 23 years, The Orange Show is a monument to folk art and free thinking. Maze-like in design, it includes an oasis, wishing well, a…

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City Sightseeing Tour in Newcastle. Photo by Mandy Gaughan of City Sightseeing

City Sightseeing Tour

3 Nov - 20 Dec 2009; Weekends only (various dates)

Visitors get a feel for the diversity of Newcastle and Gateshead by taking one of the two red City Sightseeing buses from Newcastle Central Station in the city centre. A multilingual…

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Liseberg, Gothenburg. Photo by Stig Kälvelid, courtesy of Göteborg & Co

Liseberg

15 Nov - 23 Dec 2009 (various dates)

Scandinavia's biggest amusement park, Liseberg is not only an opportunity to get in touch with your inner child. The city-south venue also hosts performances by top entertainers during the…

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Father Christmas himself

Christmas in Megève

Dec 2009 (annual)

With a white Christmas pretty much guaranteed, Megève offers a variety of seasonal events and activities for the delight of locals and holidaymakers alike.

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Nice Christmas Nativity. © Maison de la France/Eric Larrayadieu

Living Nativity Scene

21 - 27 Dec 2009 (annual)

The Place Rossetti in the heart of Nice's old town is the venue for this live recreation of the nativity scene. Donkeys, cows, goats, sheep, people, hay and a real baby playing Jesus are all…

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Isle of Wight Steam Railway. © Isle of Wight Steam Railway  © Isle of Wight Steam Railway

Isle of Wight Steam Railway

19 Mar - 28 Dec 2009 (annual)

Travel back in time on Isle of Wight's quaint Steam Railway. After a wave of the guard's flag, whistling steam engines leave Smallbrook Junction, passing through Ashey and Havenstreet to…

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Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Courtesy of Visit Copenhagen

Tivoli Gardens

8 Apr - 30 Dec 2009 (annual)

A leafy Copenhagen institution since 1843, the Tivoli Gardens, in Copenhagen V, features a funfair, as well as hosting shows, film and concerts. There are 38 restaurants to choose from, a…

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The grand entrance to Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Courtesy of Tivoli

Tivoli Gardens' Summer Season

19 Nov - 30 Dec 2009 (various dates)

Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens offer a mix of plant displays, live (and free) entertainment and more than 20 funfair rides, including the fastest roller coaster in Denmark - with three loops and…

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The Dragon Khan. Photo credit: Affinity Consulting

PortAventura

27 Mar - 31 Dec 2009 (annual)

PortAventura theme park, near Barcelona in north-east Spain, crams thrilling rides, shows, restaurants and shops into its impressive site on the Costa Dorada. The park is divided into five…

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The Wigwam's available at Pot-a-Doodle Do, near Berwick-upon-Tweed photo courtesy Pot-A-Doodle Do

Pot-A-Doodle Do

1 Nov - 31 Dec 2009; not Mon or Tue (various dates)

Ideal for kids and adults, Northumberland's Pot-A-Doodle Do has an indoor craft activity centre where you can throw your own clay, make pots and mosaics or try your hand at glass painting.…

Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells. Courtesy of Heart of Kent/www.visitheartofkent.org.uk

Spa Valley Railway

1 Mar - 31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Take a steam train ride on the Spa Valley Railway. Visit High Rocks, a series of sandstone rocks once used as a stone age camp, or Groombridge Place's Gardens & Enchanted Forest. Trips run at…

Touraine Aquarium

Feb 2009 - Jan 2010 (annual)

Europe's largest inland aquarium, at Touraine in the Loire Valley, boasts more than 10,000 fish in 43 enormous open tanks. There's nowhere better to take a journey through the world's oceans.

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Mini-Europe, Brussels. © Mini-Europe

Mini-Europe

21 Mar 2009 - 3 Jan 2010 (annual)

Located at the foot of the Atomium, Mini-Europe faithfully reproduces the cities and sights of Europe. Wander past the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben, watch the gondolas go sailing by in Venice or…

Seafront Zeebrugge

27 Jan 2009 - 8 Jan 2010 (annual)

The answer to all your sea-related questions can be found at Seafront Zeebrugge, a maritime-themed park extending around the town's fish market. Here you'll find a permanent exhibition about…

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Ice skating at the Tower of London. © newsteam.co.uk

Tower of London Ice Rink

28 Nov 2009 - 10 Jan 2010 (annual)

Nearly 950 years after William the Conqueror laid the foundations, the Tower of London hosts a seasonal ice rink in the dry moat beneath the Outer Curtain Wall. Warm up with mulled wine and a…

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Paris' Cirque de Demain. © Maison de la France/C Cincet

International Circus Festival of Tomorrow

28 - 31 Jan 2010 (annual)

The annual International Circus Festival of Tomorrow at Paris' Pelouse de Reuilly, offers the chance to catch the world's finest circuses under one roof. The cream of the acrobatic crop come…

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Montreal Biodôme, Montreal. © Céline Dubreuil

Montreal Biodôme

8 Sep 2009 - 16 Feb 2010; not Mon (various dates)

An oasis in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the Montreal Biodôme recreates four varied ecosystems of the Americas. Look for monkeys in the tropical forest and penguins in the polar worlds. In between…