England Family-Friendly Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities

recommended places to visit and things to do with children in England


Hughenden Manor

High Wycombe

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • family-friendly
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  • open year round
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  • National Trust
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • architecture
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  • art
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  • furniture
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  • history
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  • military history
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  • World War II
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  • politics
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

country home of Benjamin Disraeli, housing a fascinating collection of his memorabilia. Also Second World War rooms, with interactive exhibits and eye-witness accounts

Brantwood

Coniston

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • art
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  • geology
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  • history
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  • local history
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  • social history
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  • politics

for 28 years, the home of John Ruskin, scientist and art collector, with many personal artefacts, including his extensive geological collection