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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…

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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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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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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…

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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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Nemesis, Alton Towers Resort

Alton Towers

13 - 21 Feb 2010 (various dates)

More than a theme park, Alton Towers is a British institution and one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country, with three million visitors every year. Large scale white-knuckle rides…

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Nemesis Inferno at Thorpe Park, Chertsey. © Thorpe Park Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park

Feb 2010 (various dates)

The wettest and wildest of England's theme parks, Thorpe Park is an essential destination for kids - and adults - of all ages. Adrenalin-junkies can choose gravity-defying rides like the…

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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

Feb - Mar 2010; 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.…

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. Courtesy of Lancashire & Blackpool Tourist Board

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Feb - Apr 2010; Weekends only (various dates)

Established in 1869, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has become one of Britain's top tourist attractions. More than seven million visitors every year flock to its restaurants, cafes, bars, themed…

Riverhill Gardens, Sevenoaks. Courtesy of Riverhill Gardens

Riverhill Gardens

Mar - Jun 2010; Sun only (annual)

Scientist and botanist John Rodgers, a friend and contemporary of Charles Darwin, started planting the south-facing Riverhill Gardens in 1842. Spring and early summer sees an explosion of…

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Stanway House

Jun - Aug 2010; Tue, Thu, and Sat only (annual)

Picturesque Stanway House in Gloucestershire, built between 1580 and 1630 of mellowed Cotswold stone, is a beautiful place in which to spend a leisurely afternoon. The 18th-century water…

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Camelot Theme Park

2 Apr - 1 Sep 2010 (annual)

Travel back to the Middle Ages at Camelot Theme Park in Lancashire. Along with the obligatory roller coasters, there's Merlin's magic show twice a day in the castle, Squire Bumpkin's farm and…

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Photo credit: Cotswold Farm Park

Cotswold Farm Park

Mar - Sep 2010 (annual)

The Cotswold Farm Park in Stow-on-the-Wold offers a fun day out regardless of the weather. Kids get to meet, cuddle and feed a variety of farm animals, and it's also home to a rare breeds…

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York Maze. Courtesy of Tom Pearcy Photo credit to Tom Pearcy

York Maze

Jul - Sep 2010 (annual)

A popular American pastime is to plant fields with maize, then cut paths to create a maze in the tall crop. The tradition has arrived in England and in late summer you can come and get lost at…

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Courtesy of Brighton & Hove City Council Brighton & Hove City Council

Volk's Railway

Apr - Sep 2010 (annual)

The Volk's Railway can carry up to 40 passengers for about a mile along Brighton beach and is a lovely way to get to the Marina from the centre of town.

Lullingstone Castle, Sevenoaks. Photo by Vikki Rimmer, courtesy Lullingstone Castle

Lullingstone Castle

Apr - Sep 2010 (annual)

Discover plants from around the world in Tom Hart-Dyke's World Garden at 15th-century Lullingstone Castle, near Eynsford. The Manor House overlooks a 15-acre lake, and Henry VIII and Queen…

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Willesborough Windmill, Ashford. Courtesy of Ashford Borough Council

Willesborough Windmill

Apr - Sep 2010; Weekends only (annual)

Kids love watching the resident miller grind corn at Willesborough Windmill near Ashford, a Grade II-listed landmark which has been restored to full working order. Tours of the 19th-century…

Crofton Roman Villa, Orpington. Image courtesy of the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit

Crofton Roman Villa

Apr - Oct 2010; Wed, Fri, and Sun only (annual)

Touch ancient Roman objects like coins and pottery, excavated at Crofton Roman Villa in Orpington. Evidence of underfloor heating within the ten rooms of this former farming estate reveals the…