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Places to Visit, Things to Do and Days Out in the UK

Britain's Finest Places to Visit, Things to Do and Days Out in are listed below.

The Vale Resort (Golf Course)

The Vale Resort, Hensol Park, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan

Hensol Park, Hensol, Cardiff


Once part of the Hensol Castle estate – a 17th century stately home, the Resort is home to a luxuriously appointed 143 bedroom, four star hotel... more

Guildford House Gallery (Attraction / Activity)

Guildford House Gallery, 155 High Street, Guildford, Surrey

155 High Street, Guildford

Collections include pastel portraits by Guildford born John Russell, historical and modern paintings, drawings and prints. The varied temporary exhibitions include photography, craftwork, costumes and paintings... more

Aurora Spa (Spa)

Aurora Spa, Park Plaza County Hall, London, London

Park Plaza County Hall, 1 Addington Street, London

For a more intensive fitness regime why not book a session with the in-house personal trainer. Whatever the ocassion, this hotel is ideally positioned within walking... more

Brodick Castle Garden (Garden)

Brodick Castle Garden, Isle of Arran, Ayrshire

Isle of Arran

The bog garden has a fine display of primulas together with the formal walled garden with its herbaceous borders, annuals and roses. The gardens are well... more

Seaford Golf Club (Golf Course)

Seaford Golf Club, Firle Road, Seaford, East Sussex

Firle Road, Seaford

However, the 222 yard 15th, the last of the 'short' holes can play anything between a driver and a six iron. It's cleverly bunkered with a... more

The Addington Golf Club (Golf Course)

The Addington Golf Club, 205 Shirley Church Road, Croydon, Surrey

205 Shirley Church Road, Croydon

Threads through thickets of mature pine and birch trees over heathland. Wonderful views of the city ten miles away can be seen from high tees, like... more

Studley Royal Water Garden (Garden)

Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Fountains, Ripon

At the lower end are reflecting moon ponds, a formal canal, grotto springs, sculptures, a rustic bridge and the Temple of Piety. Higher up, contrived vistas... more

The Forest of Wellbeing (Spa)

The Forest of Wellbeing, Bicester Hotel, Golf and Spa, Bicester, Oxfordshire

Bicester Hotel, Golf and Spa, Chesterton, Bicester

The luxurious spa facilities include a 20 metre indoor swimming pool, hydrotherapy spa and sauna and steam chamber. With its own private contemporary eating and decked... more

Ascot Racecourse (Attraction / Activity)

Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire

Ascot

Outside of Royal Ascot spectacular racing takes place throughout the year, each raceday offering a unique theme and atmosphere including a summer cocktail party in July,... more

Royal North Devon Golf Club (Golf Course)

Royal North Devon Golf Club, Golf Links Road, Bideford, Devon

Golf Links Road, Westward Ho!, Bideford

A beautiful setting by a bay surrounded by picturesque buildings, it offers a variety of unusual challenges, from high sleepered bunkers to the moguls of 'the... more

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park (Attraction / Activity)

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, Carrochan, Balloch, Glasgow City

Carrochan, Carrochan Road, Balloch

The Highland Boundary Fault cuts through the Park, dividing the Lowlands from the Highlands. The Park is divided into four distinct areas: Loch Lomond, The Trossachs,... more

Mellerstain (Garden)

Mellerstain, Gordon, Scottish Borders

Gordon

The smaller third terrace includes a fishpond. Other attractions include the Tea Cottage gardens, a rhododendron walk and a wooded glen with a collection of unusual... more

Moray Golf Club (Golf Course)

Moray Golf Club, Stotfield Road, Lossiemouth, Moray

Stotfield Road, Lossiemouth

The first tracks the shoreline and is followed by holes changing at varying angles - four of them over 400 yards and well bunkered. The Covesea... more

Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre (Attraction / Activity)

Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre, Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch, Argyll & Bute

Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch

Prepare for astonishing close views of everything from humble starfish to mighty sharks, all in displays which carefully recreate their natural habitats... more

Paignton Zoo (Attraction / Activity)

Paignton Zoo, Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon

Totnes Road, Paignton

It’s a whole world of wonder and surprise in one day. In the last few years several big new exhibits have been built, including Monkey Heights... more

The Golden Hind Museum Ship (Attraction / Activity)

The Golden Hind Museum Ship, The Quay, Brixham, Devon

The Quay, Brixham Harbour, Brixham

Explore below decks and experience the hardships of the 80 crew and wonder at the incredible treasure recovered and fascinating discoveries made. A great visit for... more

East Anglian Railway Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel Station, Colchester, Essex

Chappel Station, Colchester

Visitors are able to look around the shed and ask questions about the ongoing work. Special event days are held throughout the year, please see our... more

Godinton House & Gardens (Historic House)

Godinton House & Gardens, Godinton Lane, Ashford, Kent

Godinton Lane, Ashford

There is a medieval hall, Tudor staircase, a wealth of carved panelling and many later additions. The exceptional collections include porcelain, pictures and furniture, and reflect... more

Cedar Falls Health Farm (Spa)

Cedar Falls Health Farm, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset

Bishops Lydeard, Taunton

The locally sourced food is also a draw, healthy but wholesome, so that you leave feeling nurtured rather than deprived... more

Preston Hall Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

Preston Hall Museum, Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham

Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees

There is a typical local street of the 1890s with resident crafts-people displaying their skills that include making toys, boats, shoes, printing and decorative ironwork... more

PH20 @ Park House Hotel (Spa)

PH<sub>20</sub> @ Park House Hotel, Bepton, Midhurst, West Sussex

Bepton, Midhurst

The beauty therapists are using the exclusive Parisien Anne Semonin products, as well as Aromatherapy Associates and Mama Mio products. Spa members and hotel guests can... more

Felbrigg Hall (Historic House)

Felbrigg Hall, Felbrigg, Norwich, Norfolk

Felbrigg, Norwich

The restored Walled Garden has a working dovecote and the National Collection of Colchicums. The orangery dates from 1707, and is a miniature of the one... more

Speke Hall (Garden)

Speke Hall, The Walk, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Walk, Liverpool

There are woodland walks and magnificent views of the Mersey basin and North Wales hills from The Bund. The National Trust is continuing to develop many... more

The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History (Museum / Art Gallery)

The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History, The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Derby, Derbyshire

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, off Full Street, Derby

Displays feature local industries, such as mining, pottery, railway engineering and Rolls Royce aero engines... more

The Forum Health Club & Spa (Spa)

The Forum Health Club & Spa, Celtic Manor Resort, Usk, Newport

Celtic Manor Resort, Coldra Woods, Usk

They ensure total privacy, each having an integral shower, which is supplied with towels, robes and slippers. Some rooms have been especially equipped by the product... more

Tintagel Castle (Attraction / Activity)

Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall

Tintagel

Long before the castle was built, Tintagel was associated with the legend of King Arthur and today there are still so many unanswered questions and legends... more

Moseley Old Hall (Historic House)

Moseley Old Hall, Moseley Old Hall Lane, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire

Moseley Old Hall Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton

The hiding place he used and the bed he slept in can be viewed. On display are a good collection of 17th century oak furniture, panelling... more

Normanby Hall Country Park & Farming Museum (Historic House)

Normanby Hall Country Park & Farming Museum, Normanby Hall Country Park, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Normanby Hall Country Park, Normanby, Scunthorpe

The Farming Museum shows the history of farming and rural crafts during the late 19th and 20th century... more

North Berwick Golf Club (Golf Course)

North Berwick Golf Club, New Club House, North Berwick, East Lothian

New Club House, Beach Road, North Berwick

Not long or wide, it spans 6,400 yards but requires a complete range of shots to tackle cavernous bunkers, stone walls, burns, mounds and valleys that... more

East Devon Golf Club (Golf Course)

East Devon Golf Club, Links Road, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Links Road, Budleigh Salterton

There are many public footpaths on and around the course so care needs to be taken. The fifth and 15th have split level greens, but the... more

Natural History Museum at Tring (Museum / Art Gallery)

Natural History Museum at Tring, The Walter Rothschild Building, Tring, Hertfordshire

The Walter Rothschild Building, Akeman Street, Tring

The displays comprise of mounted specimens of animals from all parts of the world - from whales to fleas, humming birds to tigers, even a large... more

Diggerland (Attraction / Activity)

Diggerland, Willowbridge Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire

Willowbridge Lane, Whitwood, Castleford

Find buried treasure. Knock down the skittles... more

Paddle Steamer Waverley & Classic Cruise Ship Balmoral (Attraction / Activity)

Paddle Steamer Waverley & Classic Cruise Ship Balmoral, Waverley Excursions Ltd, Glasgow, Glasgow City

Waverley Excursions Ltd, 36 Lancefield Quay, Glasgow

Facilities on board: enjoy 3 course meals, indulge in rare malts and specialist ales and buy a souvenir to cherish... more

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk

Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich

Norwich Castle has outstanding collections of fine art, archaeology and natural history, including the best collections anywhere of paintings by the Norwich School of Artists and... more

Rievaulx Abbey (Attraction / Activity)

Rievaulx Abbey, Rievaulx, Helmsley, North Yorkshire

Rievaulx, Helmsley

The collection includes medieval floor tiles, stone sculpture, late medieval cutlery and other finds from the abbey... more

Centre for Alternative Technology (Garden)

Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, Powys

Machynlleth

The gardens include, habitats for birds and animals, ornamental edibles, companion planting, and rainwater harvesting. Savour the scent of the ´smell me´ beds, a particular treat... more

RHS Garden Rosemoor (Garden)

RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon

Great Torrington

From Lady Anne´s original garden to the Rose Gardens (with over 200 varieties), the Fruit and Vegetable Garden, the Arboretum, Lake and Bog Garden, there is... more

American Museum in Britain (Museum / Art Gallery)

American Museum in Britain, Claverton Manor, Bath, Bath & Northeast Somerset

Claverton Manor, Bath

Each year there is a temporary exhibition and also a programme of events. The grounds contain an arboretum of American trees and shrubs as well as... more

East Bergholt Place (Garden)

East Bergholt Place, The Place for Plants, East Bergholt, Suffolk

The Place for Plants, East Bergholt

With a marvellous collection of unusual plants, rhododendrons, camellias, magnolias, shrubs and fine trees, many originating from the renowned plant collector George Forrest and particularly beautiful... more

Arbury Hall (Historic House)

Arbury Hall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire

Nuneaton

This lovely Elizabethan mansion house with its 12th century monastic origins was Gothicised by Sir Roger Newdegate during the second half of the 18th century and... more

Holker Hall & Gardens (Historic House)

Holker Hall & Gardens, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria

Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands

Hoker Hall ia a Marvellous reflection of the Victorian age, although parts of the house do date back to the early 1600s. The interior is light... more

Mannington Gardens (Garden)

Mannington Gardens, Mannington Hall, Norwich, Norfolk

Mannington Hall, Norwich

The Heritage Rose and 20th century Rose Gardens have roses in areas with designs reflecting their date of origin from the 15th century to the present... more

Blackmoor Golf Club (Golf Course)

Blackmoor Golf Club, Firgrove Road, Bordon, Hampshire

Firgrove Road, Whitehill, Bordon

Fine sandy soil, firm natural turf and heather make it an all-the-year-round course. The annual tournament highlight is the Selborne Salver each April... more

Spa at Chancery Court (Spa)

Spa at Chancery Court, Chancery Court Hotel, London, London

Chancery Court Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London

The rooms are sound-proofed to ensure complete relaxation and escapism and each room has en-suite shower to maintain consistency through treatments. Colour therapy lighting is chosen... more

Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester - Spa (Spa)

Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester - Spa, Colchester Road, Maldon, Essex

Colchester Road, Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon

The therapists offer a range of luxurious beauty therapies, including massage, facials, manicures, aromatherapy and reflexology... more

Montacute House (Historic House)

Montacute House, Montacute, Yeovil, Somerset

Montacute, Yeovil

Also tapestries, hangings and an exhibition of 17th century samplers from the Goodhart Collection. The formal garden with its mixed borders and old roses is surrounded... more

Westminster Cathedral (Attraction / Activity)

Westminster Cathedral, Victoria, London, London

Victoria, London

The Cathedral is world renowned for its wonderful music and choir. Visitors will find this a very special place to take refuge from the hustle and... more

Titanic Spa (Spa)

Titanic Spa, Low Westwood Lane, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Low Westwood Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield

Titanic Spa offers a number of deliciously gratifying ways to soothe tension, relax and calm the mind complemented with outstanding results... more

Fenton House (Historic House)

Fenton House, Windmill Hill, London, London

Windmill Hill, Hampstead, London

The Benton Fletcher Collection of early keyboard instruments is on display, most of which are still in working order, and are sometimes played by music scholars... more