For Kids
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Meet some of the most popular animals that you can expect to encounter on your visit to London Zoo. Find out facts about the animals, including where they live, what they eat and whether they are endangered in the wild. See camels, lions, penguins, anteaters, bears,
zebras, hippo’s, giraffes and chimps as-well as birds, snakes,
reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. There's also a cafe, several refreshment kiosks and a gift shop.
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Deep Sea World, North Queensferry, is the National Aquarium of Scotland
displaying sharks and Manta Rays in one of the world's longest
underwater tunnels, as well as a whole host of other impressive marine
creatures. Courses for children take place in the summer months. Become a crew member and feed the fish for a day, or try 'Bubblemaker' - a
basic scuba diving course starting in the pool, and leading to a dive in the main tank! Facilities here include a cafe and gift shop.
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Chester Zoo covers 110 acres, with new projects and attractions opening
all the time. There are over 500 species of animals, with favourites such as
elephants, giraffes, chimps, tigers and sea-lions, as well as otters,
cranes and smaller creatures including fish and reptiles. They are
grouped by region in large paddocks and can be viewed from a maze of
pathways, the monorail or the water bus.
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The Beamish Museum is set in over 300 acres of
beautiful countryside, and vividly recreates life in the North of England
in the early 1800s and 1900s. It's a living, working experience, with many different buildings clustered in settlements representing different periods of history and ways of life. There's even a fully functional tram service. Actors in period costume walk the streets and run shops and businesses, who will be most happy to talk to you about their everyday lives.
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Woburn Safari Park's Reserves
provide the perfect habitat for animals to roam freely and behave
naturally and offer the opportunity to get an unparalleled
close-up look at the world’s most magnificent creatures, including
giraffe, lions and zebra. There are more animals to see in the foot safari, such as penguins,
sea lions and lemurs. Slide
accross high wires, walk accross rope bridges and crawl through tunnels
at treetop height at Go Ape, an award winning forest adventure.
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An authentic replica of the galleon in which Sir Francis Drake sailed
around the world in 1577 – 1580, the Golden Hinde has navigated over
140,000 miles. She is now permanently berthed on London’s South Bank
and is visited by 1000s of visitors each year, of equal appeal to those
interested in Tudor life at sea, Francis Drake, or pirates!
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Walk through the rooms where Sir Admiral Ramsay planned the “miracle of
Dunkirk” and tour the underground hospital as you follow the story of a
wounded wartime pilot. Learn about techniques used to detect enemy
ships, and try your hand at morse code! See one of Europe’s best-preserved Roman
lighthouses, find what it was like to be a medieval soldier, and explore the towering keep
with its spectacular views across the channel and recreation of
King Henry VIII’s private rooms.
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Sherwood Forest has a fascinating history and is the legendary home of
Robin Hood. Sherwood Forest Country Park contains some of the oldest trees in
Europe, veteran oaks five centuries old and the world-famous Major Oak,
still producing acorns after standing at the heart of Sherwood Forest
for an estimated 800 years! Follow one of the family
nature trails, browse the Visitor Centre or relax in the Forest Table Restaurant.
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Sail, surf, kayak and powerboat at West Wales Windsurfing and Sailing
at Dale. There are courses and taster sessions to suit all ages and
abilities, and all instructers are fully RYA qualified. Projecting out into the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream, this southwest
corner of Wales has some of the best sailing conditions to be found
anywhere off the coast of Britain, with water quality rated as excellent. Winters are milder here and spring, early summer and autumn provide superb
sailing conditions.
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Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway is the Holiday Line, with steam
trains running for seven miles in Great Western tradition along the
spectacular Torbay coast to Churston, then through wooded slopes
bordering the Dart estuary to Kingswear. The scenery is superb, with
seascapes right across Lyme Bay to Portland Bill. Approaching Kingswear
is the beautiful River Dart, and on the far side, the town of Dartmouth
with the famous Britannia Royal Naval College.
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