It’s difficult, near impossible, to cover off all the great days out you can have in the UK in one web page. Fortunately, us Silver Cross folk are always up for a challenge (unless it involves eating tropical insects with celebrity D-listers) and so we delved into the world of family days out with all the enthusiasm of a monkey in a banana shop.
Now, some of you will read our list and notice we’ve left off some pretty special days out: no Legoland, no Chessington World of Adventures, no London Zoo, no Alton Towers, no Eden Project, no Stonehenge (actually, we left that one off for a good reason). The thing is, everyone knows all those places make for fantastic, brilliant, exhilarating, nail-biting, stomach-wrenching days out, so there’s really no point itelling you what you already know. Go, ride, scream, cry – just make sure you let your lunch settle first. We were more interested in giving you places that you might not think to go to – a little farm in Yorkshire, or a model village in Buckinghamshire, or a railway ride in Wales. Enjoy.
Bekonscot Model Village, Buckinghamshire
01494 672 919 www.bekonscot.com
Find out how Gulliver felt.
Jurassic Coast, Dorset
01297 560 772 www.charmouth.org
Probably won’t bump into any velociraptors, T-Rexs, or even Sir Richard Attenborough, but a great day out, nonetheless.
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, North Yorkshire
01765 608888 www.fountainsabbey.org.uk
You’re tired, you’re stressed and you’re unreasonably grumpy.
Blow it all out of your system with a walk around these beautiful
and historic grounds.
Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland
www.tobermory.co.uk
If you’re not familiar with the CBBC’s Balamory by now, you
undoubtably will be in the next two years. A trip here makes
every kid’s dream come true.
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester,
Greater Manchester
0161 832 2244 www.msim.org.uk
The MSIM’s unique approach proves that science really, truly,
honestly, genuinely can be fun, even for toddlers. We’re not kidding.
Dover Castle
01304 211067 www.english-heritage.org.uk
Ghosts and pirates and falconry and treasure hunts and history
and running around and lollies and fast asleep in the car on
the way home.
Honeysuckle Farm, Hornsea, Yorkshire
01964 533 873 www.honeysucklefarm.fsnet.co.uk
Horses, check. Donkeys, check. Cows, check. Goats, check. Pigs,
check. Sheep, check. Rabbits, check. Guinea pigs, check. Fish,
check. Ice cream, check.
Blue Reef Aquarium, Newquay, Portsmouth & Tynemouth.
www.bluereefaquarium.co.uk
There’s something about fi sh that kids just love –
we think it’s the sliminess. Be prepared for a long day.
Talyllyn Railway, Gwynedd, Wales
01654 710 472 www.talyllyn.co.uk
No sign of Thomas, James or the Fat Controller, but plenty
of signs of lush countryside.
Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
01296 331 441 www.buckscc.gov.uk/museum
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Roald Dahl. Brilliant.
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