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Days Out Guides

• Child Friendly.net
  Child Friendly places in the UK
• All 4 Kids UK
  Holidays and things to do.
• Visit Britain
  Official Website of the British Tourist Authority
• About Britain
  Places to visit all over Britain.
• Kids in Edinburgh
  What's on for the under 15s in and around Edinburgh
• Days Out UK
  Comprehensive guide book, listing more than 7,000 attractions, 10,000 special events.
• National Trust
  Wonderful houses, parks, gardens, shoreline and historic monuments.
• Family Safe Zones
  A secure online account to store important family information from medical information to passport details. Also available are child's safety wristbands and sun protection clothing.

• Bekonscot Model Village
  Beconsfield, Bucks. The oldest model village in the world. Apart from the model buildings it's got moving figures, a model railway (boys of all ages love that), koi ponds and gardens. All profits go to charity.
• Alton Towers
  One of the UK's most popular theme park attractions.
• Conkers
  Get back to nature in the National Forest, Leicestershire. Hundreds of interactive activities.
• Chessington World of Adventures
  Theme park in Surrey with rides, play areas and for those of us with long memories yes, there are still animals.
• National Space Science Centre
  New space science attraction in Leicester.
• Wildlife Trust
  Wildlife walks and nature reserves to visit.
• Visit Norfolk
  Information on Norfolk's treats.
• Go Ape
  Tarzan-style assault courses in forests around England

• 24 Hour Museum
  What's on at over 2500 UK Museums and Galleries.
• The Tate
  London, St. Ives and Liverpool. Children can enjoy art galleries, they love surrealism, give it a try.
• Eureka
  Museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire. New Globab Garden Gallery just opened to celebrate the museum's 10th anniversary.
• Dulwich Picture Gallery
  Changing Exhibitions throughout the year.
• Horniman Museum
  'Hands on for Families' events every weekend.
• Imperial War Museum
  War exhibits, War Art and life in Britain during the war years
• London Transport Museum
  Trains, trams and the underground, a fun day out.
• Museum of Childhood
  Toys and artifacts of childhood.
• National Gallery
  Best known for Van Gogh's Sunflowers but stuffed with paintings you know, go see the real thing.
• Natural History Museum
  From ecology to geology, primates to pondlife, the Natural History Museum is so much more than dinosaurs.
• Science Museum
  Exhibits on the history of computing, space travel, flight, even a model of an oil refinery.
• Victoria and Albert Museum
  More sections than I could start to list, but if you are studying art & design the print room has a massive archive of original works which can be viewed on request. Phone ahead to check for opening times and availablity of works.
• National Portrait Gallery
  Portraits of the famous and infamous, photographs, drawings and paintings. Large collection of famous royal portraits.
• British Museum
  A collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures.

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