Swanage Steam Railway

Dorset

The Swanage Railway runs through the heart of the Isle of Purbeck from Norden to the coast at Swanage and vice versa.  Trains first ran over the branch line to Swanage...

Heptonstall

West Yorkshire

Heptonstall is a historic hill-top village with a narrow cobbled main street and an ancient ruined 13th century chapel next to the 19th century church, burial place of...

Clyne Farm

 Based in the heart of the beautiful Gower Peninsula, family run Clyne Farm Centre is set within 80 acres of scenic woodland and pasture overlooking Mumbles and...

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire

A World Heritage Site, set in 323 hectares (800 acres) of beautiful countryside, offers an unparalleled opportunity to appreciate the range of England's...

Weald and Downland Open Air Museum

Singleton, West Sussex

Enjoy the Museum’s 40-acre site and visit our collection of historic buildings – we have 50 to explore and many of our exhibit houses are furnished to recreate historic...

Puzzling Place

Keswick the Lake District

See and experience how your brain can be tricked into believing that people are growing and shrinking as they walk across a room! Watch yourself visibly grow and...

Houghton Hall

King's Lynn

Built for Britain’s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in the 1720s, Houghton Hall is now home to the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley – a descendant of Sir Robert...

Raglan Castle

NP15 2BT

 You are here: Home › Days out › Raglan Castle Raglan Castle A stunning statement of wealth and power Everything’s great about this place, from its great tower,...

Tissington Trail

Ashbourne to Parsley Hay

The London and North-Western railway opened its line between Buxton and Ashbourne in 1899 and closed it in 1966. The line was purchased by the Peak National Park and...

Hinton Ampner

Hinton Ampner, near Winchester

 Stately home with beautiful gardens

Cookery demonstrations

Grimston House

Hilary Finney was trained at the Cordon Bleu School of Cookery in London and has over 30 years experience of cooking for many events and famous personalities and ran...

Bronte Parsonage

Haworth

The Brontës were the world's most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage, now the Brontë Parsonage Museum, was their home from 1820 to 1861. Charlotte, Emily...