Hay Literary Festival

Wales

For 25 years Hay Festival has brought together writers from around the world to debate and share stories at its festival in the staggering beauty of the Welsh Borders....

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

Hythe, Romney Marsh, Kent

 Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway runs for 14 miles from Hythe to Dungeness, the world's smallest miniature public railway provides a scenic ride across Romney Marsh.

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...

Lion Salt Works Museum

Cheshire

It tells the story of salt through fun, interactive displays including a sound and light show simulating the billowing steam of the salt-pans, a ‘subsiding house’ and an...

Thousand Islands Boat Trips

St Justinians, St Davids

 Thousand Island Expedition This 1 1/2 hour boat trip can only be described as the most fulfilling way to experience the amazing natural beauty of the unspoilt RSPB...

Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve

Essex

 This 22 acre nature reserve is an attractive and varied landscape in its own right with a large lake, secondary woodland, scrub, pine plantation and meadow.

Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket

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 This museum is well worth a visit. It has both outdoor and indoor exhibits.

Killerton House

Broadclyst

Would you give away your family home for your political beliefs? Sir Richard Acland did just this with his estate, at 2,590 hectares (6,400 acres) it is one of the...

Lyme Park

Disley, Peak District National Park

Welcome to Lyme. Nestling on the edge of the Peak District, Lyme was once home to the Legh family and, in its heyday a great sporting estate. Step back in time to the...

Mirehouse & Gardens

Keswick

'Manor from Heaven' Melvyn Bragg. Fascinating literary connections; live piano music in house; four natural playgrounds, heather maze, bee garden and lakeside walk, free...

Great Notley Country Park

Essex

Great Notley Country Park near Braintree covers some 100 acres of open space. The site is home to Sky Ropes and Essex’s longest play trail – 1.2km - including a giant...

Royal Shakespeare Company

Set on the banks of the river, Stratford-upon-Avon is home to the internationally recognised Royal Shakespeare Company. Combine performances with a backstage tour,...