Days out near Hampshire
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Charming steam railway which runs a full 10 miles from Alresford to Alton, and is in steam most weekends and over many holiday periods. Fred particularly loves the Days Out with Thomas the Tank Engine.
Hands-on science and technology centre with more than 100 interactive exhibits that explain how the world works in an engaging and exciting way, PLUS one of the largest state-of-the-art digital planetaria in the UK. A full day out!
Regimental museum that 'visually, graphically and entertainingly' records the history of The Royal Green Jackets and the three regiments that were merged to form it.
This 140 acre park is run by a charity dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity and natural resources and has a good selection of rarer animals. Highlights include giraffes, snow leopards, white rhinos, bats and the ever amusing meerkats.
26 lane tenpin bowling centre, with bar & grill, video arcade, and glow bowling, music and dancing on Friday and Saturday evenings from 8pm.
This is Hampshire’s living history museum. It's like an open-air museum inside a massive modern building, with a network of streets, shops, a village green and a pub, all dating from Victorian times to the 30s.
Hampshire's largest country park, with open access to 1,400 acres of woodland and downland. It has adventure and tots playgrounds, bike and horse trails, barbecue hire, picnics and lots of nature! A great day out in the fresh air.
The Ceramics Cafe offers you the opportunity to create something that is uniquely yours. Starting with a plain white clay object, you paint on your design using ceramic under-glazes; it is then fired in the kiln and ready for collection in 7 days.
Visited by Henry VIII, besieged by Cromwell; discover the many stories of Basing House, a nationally important historical site. This attraction dates from the Norman period and was the site of the largest private house in Tudor England.
Gallery spanning six centuries of European art from the Renaissance to the present day, and drawing on a total collection of 3,500 pieces: pictures, sculpture, ceramics, and video installations.
The Studio lets you paint your own ceramics and pottery. Starting with a plain white clay object, you paint on your design using ceramic under-glazes; it is then fired in the kiln and ready for collection in 2-7 days.
An experimental archaeological site where you will see ongoing re-construction of buildings based on real ancient sites, plus crops from prehistory, rare breeds of animal and ancient technologies.
Southampton's Tudor House and Garden reopens to the public on Saturday 30 July 2011. Visitors will discover a Tudor House that’s familiar yet ready for the next 100 years. Displays tell the story of the House and its occupants.
Come for a great day out in these lovely woods! You can walk, cycle, play or just have a picnic. Experience life in the trees with Go Ape, take a relaxing break in the café and finish your visit with a quiet stroll.
Take to the trees and speed down zip slides as part of an exciting course that also includes rope bridges, Tarzan swings and crossings, all set high above the forest floor. Go Ape is for anyone who likes to live life adventurously!
Bottle-feed the goats and calves, feed the ducks, meet the pigs, cuddle the baby rabbits and chicks, or maybe even a piglet! Lots of animals, plus soft play and outdoor play, trampolines, sand pit, infants interactive room, go-karts and ride-ons.
Small but well structured 25 acres of ancient woodland, with an emphasis on conserving endangered species, and set within the beautiful national park. Great selection of animals.
An extensive collection of steam-driven fun: there's maybe the largest traditional fairground in Britain, narrow gauge and miniature steam railways, a large number of traction engines and road rollers, and a working steam farm. A big day out!
Free 30 minute tours of the Grayshott commercial pottery. Watch how huge chunks of grey clay make their way through the many workshop processes until they finally emerge as pristine plates for your food or as a vibrant vase for a beautiful home or galler
The Ceramics Cafe offers you the opportunity to create something that is uniquely yours. Starting with a plain white clay object, you paint on your design using ceramic under-glazes; it is then fired in the kiln and ready for collection in 2-4 days.
Devoted to the history and experience of rural life, the Museum has more than 30 buildings and 40,000 artefacts. It puts on displays of rural crafts and trades, and has a light railway that runs on Sundays and a play area.
Action Stations brings the modern Royal Navy directly to life with an exciting mixture of physical challenges, simulators and technological experiments. Your ticket also accesses the five other attractions in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
The Royal Navy's most famous warship, which is the world's oldest commissioned ship and a proud memorial to Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, Britain's greatest naval hero. Your ticket also accesses the 5 other attractions in the Historic Dockyard.
View the exceptional collection of thousands of personal, domestic and military objects found in the wreck of the Mary Rose, and from 2012 see the recovered hull as well. Your ticket also accesses the five other attractions in the Historic Dockyard.
The UK's only museum devoted to the ships and the men and women of the Royal Navy. Key themes are Nelson, Trafalgar and the 20th Century navy. Your ticket also accesses the five other attractions in the Historic Dockyard.
26 lane tenpin bowling centre, with bar & grill, 13 American pool tables, video arcade and live host for music and dancing on Friday and Saturday evenings.
One of the South of England's top visitor attractions, Beaulieu is home to the National Motor Museum, Palace House (home of the Montagu family) and Beaulieu Abbey.
Dive into history: you can go onboard a WWII submarine and hear a veteran submariner tell stories of life beneath the waves; climb inside the Royal Navy's first ever submarine; and peer into the only surviving WWII midget submarine.
Whether you’re a tourist visiting the UK with your family, or live locally and are taking time out with the kids, Fred’s Days Out provides a comprehensive what’s on guide plus in-depth information on attractions and places to visit: castles, exhibitions, events, indoor play, museums, shows, theme parks, tours, zoos and many, many, more things to do!
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