England Family-Friendly Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities

famous for its interactive exhibits, this museum has seven floors of exhibits covering the development of science and technology

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

authentic 18th century scythe works with waterwheels and tilt hammers. The house, workshops, crucible steel furnace, waterwheels and dam create a unique atmosphere of life in centuries long past

lots to keep all the family busy here. From transport and industrial heritage to nature trails and craft workers

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

mentioned as far back as 300BC and is strongly woven into the lives of the Cornish people. This is the sole tin mine still producing tin items

celebrates the history of a long lost industry and the stories of the everyday people involved in mining

the mills date from the eighteenth century and the story of how cotton changed our lives is told through interactive displays

Explore Liverpool’s fascinating, diverse history, from port to sport, in this modern, purpose-built waterfront museum.

part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, this is a good place to start your visit which gives an interactive overview of all the World Heritage Site

take a trip back in time on this light gauge, period railway with its iconic steam trains that have featured in many films and TV programmes

formerly a Royal Navy dockyard and now the most complete dockyard museum from the Age of Sail with inter-active exhibits for all ages

Iconic bridge in the City of London, with spectacular views from the high-level walkways and visits to the original steam-powered engine rooms

set in a former Victorian sewerage works with displays of beam engines, showcasing Leicester's industrial, technological and scientific heritage

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

part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, illustrating how ground breaking, Victorian technology smelt iron with coke resulting in the world's first iron bridge

Telford Steam Railway is a preserved railway operated by a small and friendly team of volunteers and includes a tram way and model railway

lauded as "Britain's most beautiful waterway", the canal runs through unspoilt countryside in the heart of North Hampshire. The Visitor Centre provides a history exhibition & information point

providing on site information about the canal and sightseeing trips on the historic working boat during the warmer months

19th century working watermill surrounded by outbuildings, now used as estate and craft workshops, short walk from Cotehele Quay

two great beam engines, preserved in towering engine houses with industrial heritage discovery centre

one of the UK's largest preserved mine sites telling the story of Cornwall's industrial mining past and mineral panning for the children

high-up on the exposed cliffs of the 'Tin Coast' and part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. At its heart, the restored 1840s beam engine

housed in one of the old warehouses, this museum covers the history of London's port and its role in the development of a great trading nation

local museum covering local history with collections covering all aspects of local life including a replica Cornish kitchen

18th century tin mine with mine tours, searching for gemstones and gold panning. First recorded site of tin stamps

provided stone for 24 cathedrals and thus over the centuries a vast man-made complex of underground caverns have been created

containing much of the original machinery from the 1700s', this is the only remaining windmill on the Island. Spectacular views to be had from the cap

experience the power of steam in all its forms, from working locomotives to stationary engines, steam roundabout, traction engines & Royal Coach all in a garden setting.

unique collection of Great Western Railway steam engines, rolling stock and artefacts based around original 1930s engine shed

celebrates Liverpool's history as a great port with a variety of objects , models, displays and even full-sized vessels

the iconic bridge is one of Shropshire's most famous landmark and the world's first iron bridge, recently undergone a conservation project

taking visitors through the process of tin streaming and explaining how tin ore recovered from the stream running through the site is smelted on-site to create exquisite Cornish jewellery