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Discover the world's eco-systems inside the Eden Project's giant biomes, and take time out to straddle the eastern and western hemispheres in Greenwich at the Royal Observatory...

We've also picked out 10 of our favourite theme parks for the school holidays, as well as some suggestions for a free day out - from city farms and National Trust properties to museums and galleries.

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Adrenaline junkies and culture vultures

Alton Towers Air, Staffordshire; Copyright: Alton Towers;

Top 10 theme parks

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

Windsor Castle; VB Images;

Royal attractions

Take a sneaky-peak behind the scenes of the Royal family.

Royal Armouries, Leeds; VB Images;

Museums

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

Attractions

Tate Modern, London; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Free things to do

Put your money away... it's no good here! Top entertainment without spending a penny.

Free things to do

Eden Project, Cornwall; Mark Menzies;

Eden Project

Enter a world of jungle canopies and biomes containing thousands of the world’s plant species.

Eden Project

Industrial-strength heritage and cheeky monkeys

Saltaire at night; Jenny Freckles; 2011;

Saltaire

Wander along the neat grey-stone terraces and through the lush Roberts Park.

Monkey World, Dorset; Kevin Clapcott;

Monkey World

Monkey World is home to the largest group of chimps outside of Africa.

Conkers, Derbyshire; Copyright: Visit Conkers;

Visit Conkers

Head to the heart of the National Forest for some treetop adventures.

Want something to do?

Blue John Cavern, Derbyshire; rs1979;

BLUE JOHN CAVERN IN PEAK DISTRICT

Eden Project, Cornwall; Mark Menzies;

EDEN PROJECT

Legoland, Windsor, Berkshire; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

LEGOLAND WINDSOR

MONKEY WORLD Monkey World, Dorset; Kevin Clapcott;

Monkey World, Dorset; Kevin Clapcott;

BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN IN SHROPSHIRE Blists Hill, Shropshire; jetbluestone;

Blists Hill, Shropshire; jetbluestone;

CAPTAIN COOK BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Middlesbrough; Matt Falcus;

NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, YORK National Railway Museum, York; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

National Railway Museum, York; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire; Copyright: Red Devil Photography;

National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire; Copyright: Red Devil Photography;

NATIONAL MARINE AQUARIUM IN DEVON National Marine Aquarium, Devon; Tony Gibbons;

National Marine Aquarium, Devon; Tony Gibbons;

NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM National Coal Mining Museum, Yorkshire; Copyright: National Coal Mining Museum;

National Coal Mining Museum, Yorkshire; Copyright: National Coal Mining Museum;

MYDDELTON HOUSE GARDENS Myddleton House Gardens; Tanya Bowd;

Myddleton House Gardens; Tanya Bowd;

MORWELLHAM QUAY IN DEVON Morwellham Quay, Devon; Copyright: Photolibrary;

Morwellham Quay, Devon; Copyright: Photolibrary;

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