The National Railway Museum is just one of York's family-friendly attractions, which also include the popular Jorvik Viking Centre, with its ride through the streets of York as they were more than 1,000 years ago. York's compact medieval city centre also offers a wide choice of shops and restaurants.
With so much of the Eden Project display housed in giant Biomes, the unpredictable weather of a February half-term need not be a deterrent to visiting this global garden in a former china clay quarry. Don't miss the special half-term "Science Spectacular" event and stay in one our hand-picked local hotels.
The Natural History Museum along with its neighbours, The Science Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum, are just three of London's many free-admission attractions, making the capital city an ideal choice for a half-term break in one of our specially selected family-friendly hotels.
The Lake District is ideal for families that enjoy exploring the great outdoors with plenty of easy walking trails. If, however, the weather isn't so great, try exploring the impact that the famous children's author, Beatrix Potter, had on the Lake District with visits to her home at Hill Top Farm and the Children's Theatre Festival at The World of Beatrix Potter attraction in Bowness.
If the weather is good, there are many miles of walking and cycling trails to be enjoyed throughout the New Forest National Park. If you are not so lucky with the weather, how about a visit to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu or Peppa Pig World at Paultons Theme Park.
Beamish Museum in County Durham is one of our favourite open-air museums. There are seven zones representing life in North East England from the late nineteenth century to the 1950s through reconstructed buildings and character actors. We have picked out a number of convenient local hotels.
The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is home to Nelson's Victory and Henry VIII's flagship, The Mary Rose and there is much more to see both in the Dockyard and throghout the city before retiring to the shops, entertainment and restaurants in the popular Gunwharf Quays. Don't forget a trip to the top of the Spinnaker Tower for a view across the Solent.
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