If your child is an adventurous explorer, look no further for the perfect place to let your child’s imagination run free.
Severn Bore, Gloucestershire 0870 850 6506 or www.environment-agency.gov.uk
This is a tidal wave that rushes up the river at certain times.
Pick your viewing point (and parking place) with care.
Hadrians Wall World Heritage Site
T: 01434 332002 This famous frontier was built by the order of
the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Along its length are many museums, forts
and temples. Follow the national trail, an 84 mile trail from coast
to coast with links to 40 short walks.
Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire
01780 444394 Over 1,200 acres with way-marked ‘woodpecker’ trails
and an adventure play area for under 10s. Enjoy the views from the
thrilling tree-top walkway.
Tout Quarry Sculpture Park and Nature Reserve, Dorset
01305 826 736 www.learningstone.org See sculptures carved into
the rock face or worked from the quarry landscape. This SSSI site
has rare plants and butterflies.
Symonds Yat Rock, Herefordshire
07736 792511 On lovely Wye Valley walking trails, watch nesting
peregrine falcons and other birds through powerful RSPB telescopes
at the 400ft viewing point.
The Long Mynd, Shropshire
www.nationaltrust.org.uk – Hike over 30 miles of footpaths. There
are Bronze Age burial sites to find and stunning views of the Black
Mountains to see.
Cheddleton Flint Mill, Staffordshire
01782 502907 See two water powered working flint mills, visit a
miller’s cottage and small museum.
Mythstories Museum of Myth and Fable, Shropshire
01939 235500 or www.mythstories.com
Let your imagination be engulfed by the power of words as you listen
to stories and myths from lands near and far.
Where to next?
- Visit Let’s go with the children for more places to visit
- Talk to other parents about their recomendations for a great day out
on the Days out Discussion forum - Out and about with baby? Get
help for preparing, travelling and arriving!
