England Family-Friendly Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities

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


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the house, home of the quirky Museum of Curiosities, is surrounded by an informal landscape of lawns, lakes, woodland, parkland and farmland

Holkham

Holkham

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an elegant Palladian stately home, with a magnificent walled garden, extensive parkland with cycle routes and children's play areas

Battersea Park

London SW11

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200 acre Victorian Park on the South side of the Thames with a children's play area and children's zoo and a small gallery

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situated on Nottingham's urban fringe this 450 acre park is made up of pleasant grassland & secluded woods with many beautiful mill lakes and many picnic spots throughout

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visitors can admire the remains of an Iron Age fort which is situated in a fine example of chalk grassland, running alongside is the Ridgeway National Trail