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Name
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Link
to Diary
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Location
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Description
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The
South East (inc Essex / East Anglia)
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| Danbury
Country Park |
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Essex
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Good
country park with Victorian history. Great for a picnic. (Public toilets) |
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| Colchester Zoo
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Essex
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Very
highly recommended by Sophie. More than a full day so check out their
"Gold Cards" for multiple visit savings. Loads of animals,
big and small plus shows, talks and FEEDING. Sophie's favourites are
the elephant and giraffe feeding - which you do yourself. (Tigers
are fed by the keepers...) |
| Lake Meadows
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|
Billericay
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Good
town park with huge pretty lake. Toilets at one end, near playground.
Cafe etc... Includes crazy golf, pitch and putt, tennis etc...
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The
Midlands (inc Warwickshire & Birmingham)
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| Wolston |
|
Warwickshire
|
Very
pretty village with village green, stream, bridges and benches. Ideal
stop off for lunch.
(No public toilets, small shop.) |
| Birmingham
City Centre - Shopping |
|
Birmingham
|
Lots
of shops, good atmosphere. Look out for Selfridges with Krispy Kreme
doughnuts. Watch the doughnuts being made in their in store factory!
(Toilets
in centres / shops)
|
| Bidford upon
Avon Rec Ground |
|
Bidford
nr Alcester
|
Great
located, large recreation ground on the banks of the Avon including
playground and mature trees. One fee per car for entry.
(Toilets
on site)
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The
South (inc Warwickshire & Birmingham)
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| Pooh Country |
|
Hartfield, East
Sussex |
Village
with close ties to AA Milne of Winnie the Pooh fame. You can walk
and pay a visit to many of the inspirations behind Pooh Bear's 100
acre wood.
Kids
need to be familiar with the stories and have an imagination for
this one!
(Not
great for toilets - genuine village & woodland)
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| Southampton &
Winchester |
|
South
Coast
|
Great
for shopping with interesting history thrown in. Kids will like the
"real" King Arthurs round table in Winchester. Sophie recommends
the crepes in John Lewis, Southampton. |
| Aldenham
Country Park |
(Not
listed on web yet) |
Hertfordshire |
Country
park with section themed as "100 akre wood" from Winnie
the Pooh. (Not an actual AA Milne site as above.) Doesn't require
too much imagination because the houses of Pooh, Piglet, Wol and
Eeeyore have all been recreated. Plenty of picnic room and the usual
country park walking etc... Great fun.
(Public
toilets. Car parking £4)
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The
North
|
| Newcastle &
Durham |
|
|
Newcastle
has good shopping and nightlife. For good shopping with kids visit
the Metro centre. Beamish is an exciting full day out back into olden
days. |
| Lake District |
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Sophie
recommends two good short walks around Loughrigg Tarn and up the Brathay
to Elterwater. |
| Wirral |
|
Cheshire
|
Sophie
recommends New Brighton to walk along by the seaside and Parkgate
for fantastic ice cream! |
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