England Family-Friendly Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities

rescuing and conserving historic buildings, teaching traditional trades and crafts to ensure their preservation and sharing the untold stories of rural life

unique china clay mining museum with "historic" or "nature" trails and view into working pit, with interactive displays with Cornwall's largest working waterwheel. children's trail and play area

Cromford Mills is the home of Sir Richard Arkwright’s first mill complex. Boasting powered machinery, a large workforce and factory village, this site became the model for others throughout Britain and abroad

situated in the beautiful parkland of the Blaise Estate at Henbury, the Museum is housed in a late eighteenth century mansion. Here you can see all sorts of familiar - and not so familiar - items from homes through history

containing an impressive collection of art deco, art nouveau and fine art paintings with many historical artefacts from around the world. The museum also hosts a wide range of temporary exhibitions

Queen Victoria's palatial holiday home offering a treasured insight with a visit to the private apartments and the Swiss Cottage where the children played

a treasure trove of objets' d'art including the famous silver swan automaton surrounded by luxurious gardens and parklands with children's play area

part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, including the national collections of Caughley and Coalport china and where demonstration workshops are given

uncover the history of the Potteries including the world's greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics and a Fine Art collection of Impressionist paintings

un unparalleled opportunity to see the world famous Wedgwood production facility at close quarters including a varied children's programme

a fine Elizabethan mansion refurbished in the 17th Century with extensive collections of paintings and objets d'art

the knowledgable guides explain the techniques of the past and present with an opportunity to see skilled artists at work

depicting the important people & events of Braintree, including innovations in man-made textiles & the window industry. There is also a section dedicated to natural history

housed in the former Higgins & Sons Brewery within the picturesque gardens of Bedford Castle, the collections reflect the human and natural history of Bedford and the surrounding area

occupying part of a former boat building yard - a broad collection of artefacts tell the history of Mevagissey and its residents -

privately owned museum in a building that was originally used for making coaches & wagons and covering many aspects of North Cornish life