Family Information Guide
Visitor/Heritage Centres
Greater London
- Tower Hill Pageant
Discover the history of the Port of London on a computerised journey using all of your senses
the Southern Region
- The Canterbury Tales
Relive a 14th century pilgrimage (Dover) - The Charles Dickens Centre
Themed displays with special effects (Rochester) - White Cliffs of Dover
Internationally famous the ‘Gateway to the White Cliffs’ visitor centre has spectacular views and introduces the visitor to five miles of coast and countryside through imaginative displays.
the South West
- D-Day Museum - Portsmouth
Audio-visual shows and displays recreate this famous invasion (Portsmouth/Fareham) - Flagship - Portsmouth
Home to HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and Mary Rose (Portsmouth/Fareham) - Plymouth Dome
Explore an Elizabethan street stroll an ocean liner witness the blitz (Plymouth) - Roman Baths and Pump Room
A chance for the whole family to step back into Roman times. Children of all ages can enjoy this historical site. (Bristol) Partial
East Anglia
- West Stow - Anglo Saxon Village
A reconstructed pagan Anglo Saxon settlement, where visitors can witness original farming techniques and see original tools and materials in use set in a beautiful 125 acre Country Park the park has a variety of habitats, including woodland, lake and a river. There is a play area, a bird feeding area and bird hides. Entry to the park is free.(Cambridge)
the West Midlands
- National Space Centre
An enlightening exhibitions to entertain the entire family (Leicester)
the East Midlands
- Tales of Robin Hood - Nottingham
Transports the visitor to medieval Nottingham and the magical glades of the Greenwood in search of Robin Hood (Nottingham) - The Heights of Abraham
Show caverns, nature trails, a Victorian prospect tower, water gardens (Derby/Burton) - The Lace Hall - Nottingham
Working machines bobbin lace demonstrations and period settings (Nottingham)
Yorkshire
- Bronte Parsonage - Haworth
The lifelong home of the famous literary family (Leeds/Bnghouse) - Jorvick Viking Centre - York
Travel through a time tunnel from world War ll back to Norman times and them to a full scale reconstruction of a 10th century Viking village.(York) Partical
the North East
- Beatrix Potter Gallery
An annually changing exhibition of Beatrix Potters original illustrations and a display of her life. An unforgettable experience for young and old alike. This indoor re-creation of the Lakeland countryside is complete with sights, sounds and even smells. (Carlisle) - Dove Cottage & The Wordsworth Museum
Dove Cottage Grasmere where Wordsworth wrote some of his best known poetry (Lancaster) - Lakeland Sheep and Wool Centre
Come face to face with 19 different breeds of live sheep (Carlisle)
Wales
- Rhondda Heritage Park
is one of the main heritage and cultural visitor attractions in South Wales and provides a fun and lively day out for the family. Guided Tour, Black Gold Multi Media Exhibition and Artefacts Museum. You can travel right to the pit bottom at the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery which includes audio visual displays a period village street and Energy Zone Adventure Playground (Swansea) Partial
the Irish Republic
- Dublins Viking Adventure
An interactive experience of life in Viking Dublin allowing visitors to travel through time. The Viking adventure also has a collection of artifacts discovere during the excavation of the site.
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