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Wild Life and Safari Parks - outdoor family fun and day trips
Beale Park - Pangbourne, Near Reading - wildlife, gardens and family attractions.
Birdworld - Farnham, Surrey - a great place for anyone who loves our feathered friends.
Blair Drummond Safari Park - Stirling, Scotland - family attractions and lots of animals to see.
Butterfly & Insect Park - Edinburgh - butterflies, bugs and beasties.
Butterfly Park & Otter Sanctuary - Dartmoor - see otters underwater
Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park - 1 hour 20 minutes drive from Exeter - something different.
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens - Burford – Oxfordshire.
Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park - South of Bristol - daily events, check out the park's site for information.
Druidstone Wildlife Park - Near Canterbury, Kent - enchanted woodland and park
Howletts Wild Animal Park - Canterbury, Kent.
Kilnsey Park & Trout Farm - North Yorkshire, kids fishing, squirrel trail etc.
Knowsely Safari Park - Merseyside - proud to include endangered animals which successfully breed.
Longleat Safari Park - Warminster - Wiltshire - featured on the BBC Animal Park programme.
Manor House Wild Animal Park - Tenby, Pembrokeshire - includes a "close encounters unit".
Mole Hall Wildlife Park - Essex - your chance to feed deer, ducks, ponies and pet corner animals.
Monkey Sanctuary - Looe, Cornwall - a great day out plus the chance to help by adopting a monkey.
Norfolk Wildlife Centre - Keeper For The Day experience packages available for over 16s.
Northumberland Animals & Activities - animals, wildlife and open farms.
Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary - Hayle, Cornwall - includes tropical birds, red pandas and otters.
Paradise Wildlife Park - Broxbourne, Hertfordshire - get up close to the animals.
SafariPark.co.uk - search for safari & wildlife parks.
Shepreth Wildlife Park - Between Cambridge and Royston - animals and bugs.
South Lakes Wild Animal Park - Dalton-in-Furness – Cumbria.
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Park - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - excellent day out.
Trotters World Of Animals - Bassenthwaite, Cumbria - exciting and educational, great for all age.s
West Midlands Safari Park - Bewdley – Worcestshire.
Woburn Safari Park – Bedfordfordshire.

Family Zoos
Banham - East Anglia - watching over wildlife.
Battersea Parks Children's Zoo - London - inner city park with hidden secrets.
Blackbrook Zoological Park - Winkhill, Staffordshire - plenty to see
Blackpool - Blackpool - Gorilla mountain and the 'swimulator' virtual swim with dolphins.
Bristol Zoo Gardens - Looking after endangered and threatened species
Chessington Zoo - Amidst the theme park - wild animals, gorillas, big cats, creepy things.
Chester - Recreation, education and science - learn about and help endangered species.
Colchester Zoo - The zoo assists in conservation projects world wide.
Drayton Manor Zoo and Theme Park - Tamworth, Staffordshire - lots to do and see.
Dudley Zoological Gardens - Close to Dudley town centre.
Edinburgh Zoo - Scotland's most exciting wild life attraction.
Exmoor Zoo - More than 200 exotic species.
Flamingo Land - North Yorkshire - over 1000 animals
Hamerton Zoo Park - Near Sawtry - 15 acres of parkland
Linton Zoological Gardens - 10 miles south east of Cambridge.
London Zoo - The world's first scientific zoo.
Marwell Zoological Park - Prepare to be amazed.
Newquay Zoo - Award winning zoo.
Paington Zoo Environmental Park - Endangered plants and animals.
Twycross Zoo - Atherstone, Warwickshire - one of Britain's most popular zoos.
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park - Living conservation - part of London Zoo.

Children's Museums and Speciality Attractions for Family Fun Days Out
Seven Stories - Newcastle Upon Tyne -The Centre for Children's Books - a rich collection of original artwork and manuscripts celebrating the history of children's books.
Show Me - listings of events and children's activities in museums and galleries around the country - find out what fun stuff is happening at a museum near you. The Show Me website is updated weekly, and is linked to the National Curriculum so could help with homework as well!!
Almond Valley Heritage Trust - West Lothian - Museum, Farm and Discovery Centre.
Welcome to Almond Valley, an innovative museum packed full of things to prod, sniff, shake and discover, with activities that everyone can join in and enjoy. Crawl through tunnels, explore secret works, blow oily bubbles, invest in shale oil, and taste horror in the baker's shop.
Discover -London - new kid's museum - discover story telling with hands on exhibits.
24 Hour Museum - UK Museums, Galleries, Heritage for everyone.
Archaeolink - nr Aberdeen - pre-history park.
Beamish Open Air Museum - The North of England Open Air Museum.
Celtica - Wales - presenting the history & culture of the Celts.
Dynamic Earth - Edinburgh - travel back through time?
Earth Centre - South Yorkshire - a mix of play and experiment.
Eden Project - Cornwall - science meets art in the living theatre of plants & people.
Eureka - Halifax - the museum for children.
Explore@Bristol - where science is brought alive.
Explosion - Portsmouth - museum of naval fire power.
Gressenhall - Norfolk - Rural life museum.
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience - travel back in time to an 18th Century Sea Port, experience life on board HMS Trincomalee, visit the harbour side shops, Children's Maritime Adventure and Playship.
Holycombe Steam Collection - Hants - visit an Edwardian fairground.
Magna Science Centre - Rotherham - an exciting exploration of earth, air, fire & water.
Manchester - The Museum of Science & Industry.
National Space Centre-Leicester - take part in hundreds of hands-on activities.
Quarry Bank Mill - Cheshire - the only water powered cotton mill in the world.
Satrosphere - Aberdeen - combine fun with learning.
The World of Beatrix Potter - Cumbria – stroll past Mr Jeremy Fisher's pond.

Toy Museums
Beaumaris Museum Of Childhood Memories 1 Castle Street, Beaumaris, LL58 8AP. Tel. 01248 810448
Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9PA. Tel. 0208 980 2415
Blaise Castle House Museum Henbury Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QS. Tel. 0117 950 6789
Broadway Teddy Bear Museum 76 High Street, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7AJ. Tel. 01386 858323
The Brighton Toy and Model Museum 52-55 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, E. Sussex, BN1 4EB. Tel. 01273 749494
Cotsworld Motor Museum The Old Mill, Bourton on the Water, Gloucester, GL54 2BY. Tel. 01451 821255
Coventry Toy Museum Whitefriars Gate, Much Park Street, Coventry, W. Mids, CV1 2LT. Tel. 01203 227560
The Cumberland Toy & Model Museum Banks Court, Market Place, Cockermouth, CA13 9NG. Tel. 01900 827606
Dorking and District Museum 62 West Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BS. Tel. 01306 876591
Edinburgh Museum of Childhood 42 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TG. Tel. 0131 5294142
The House on the Hill Toy Museum Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8SP. Tel. 01279 813237
Isle of Skye Toy Museum Homisdale, Glendale, Isle of Skye, IV55 8WS. Tel. 01470 511240
Kirkstall Abbey House Museum Abbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3EH. Tel. 0113 230 5492
The Lilliput Museum of Antique Dolls and Toys High Street, Brading, Isle of Wight, PO36 0DJ. Tel. 01983 407231
Sudbury Hall - National Trust Museum of Childhood As Sudbury Hall, Ashbourne, DE6 5HT. Tel. 01283 585305
Museum of Childhood Memories 1 Castle Street, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Gwynedd, LL58 8AP. Tel. 01248 712498
The Bear Museum, Petersfield 38 Dragon Street, Petersfield, Hants, GU13 4JJ. Tel. 01730 265108
Pollock's Toy Museum 1 Scala Street, LONDON, W1P 1LT. Tel. 0207 636 3452
Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery Civic Centre, Mount Pleasant, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1JN. Tel. 01892 554171 or 526121
Toys of Yesteryear Peak Village Outlet, Chatsworth Road, Rowsley, Derbyshire, DE4 2NP. Tel. 01629 732111 or 07966 482337
TV, Radio and Memorabilia Museum Mad Hatter's Tea Rooms, 1 South Street, Monachute, Somerset, TA15 6XD. Tel. 01935 823024
Vina Cooke Museum of Dolls and Bygone Childhood The Old Rectory, Cromwell, Newark, Notts, NG23 6JE. Tel. 01636 821364
West Wales Museum of Childhood Pen-ffynnon, Llangeler, Carmarthenshire, SA44 5EY. Tel. 01559 370428
Whitby Museum Pannett Park, Whitby, Yorkshire, YO21 1RE. Tel. 01947 602908

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