Family fun

Get a taste of Serengeti wildlife in deepest, darkest Kent, try your arm at reading the TV news in Bradford and head to the Norfolk broads for some... sssh... otter spotting.

Meet some of your favourite literary characters in Cumbria and Chatham, make friends with Barbary macaques in Trentham Monkey Forest, discover secluded woodlands and stay in Gypsy caravans.

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Inspiring and exciting

Harry Potter London Studio Tour; TM & © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter publishing rights © JKR ;

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

Explore some of the amazing London sets and studios of the Harry Potter films in a brand new tour.

Castles and stately homes

From the contemporary eccentricity of Longleat to medieval palaces and Tudor holiday homes.

Museums

Spend an afternoon wandering the Natural History Museum and the British Museum.

Fun days out

Blackpool Pleasure Beach; VisitBritain images;

Theme parks

Get your adrenaline fix at Thorpe Park and visit the land of the Boggles in Bewilderwood.

Theme parks

Festival of History; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Roman England

Camp next to Hadrian's Wall, take part in a Roman dig at Vindolanda and explore Fishbourne Palace.

Roman England

Inspiration and education

Rainy day ideas

Keep the kids entertained on rainy days. Stare sharks in the face at the Deep or journey back to Viking days.

Rainy day ideas

Morwellham Quay, Devon; Copyright: Photolibrary;

Industrial heritage

Discover the origins of the Industrial Revolution from Saltaire to the vision of Brunel.

Industrial heritage

Rural escapes

Camping, Cumbria; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Go camping

Sites to suit all moods - from quiet beaches and Gypsy caravans to secluded woodland havens.

Boating on the River Thurne, Norfolk Broads; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Boating trips

It's all about taking your time - it's easy going, civilised and you'll never get stuck in traffic.

Seaside fun

The bonus of living on an island is how spoilt for choice we are when it comes to hitting the beach.

Want something to do?

BEAMISH MUSEUM IN COUNTY DURHAM

Livingstone Safari Park, Kent; Copyright: The Aspinall Foundation;

LIVINGSTONE LODGE SAFARI PARK

WINDSOR CASTLE

EXPLORE DUNGENESS Dungeness, Kent; Copyright: Discover Folkstone;

A NORTHUMBRIAN ODYSSEY Alnmouth, Northumberland; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

BLENHEIM PALACE IN OXFORDSHIRE Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

BULLOCK FARM IN SOMERSET Bullock Farm, Somerset; Copyright: Bullock Farm;

AUDLEY END HOUSE Audley End House, Essex; sasastro;

COUNTY DURHAM'S BARNARD CASTLE Barnard Castle, Durham; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

RAF MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM, KENT Spitfire Museum, Kent; Windy Miller;

ORIGINAL GHOST WALK OF YORK Yorkshire Grave; Ken Pitcher;

PELLS POOL IN LEWES Pell

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