Mugdock Country Park, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland<\/p>\n
One of Scotland\u2019s most popular tourist attractions, Mugdock Country Park is a fantastic place to bring the family. The area is steeped in history, with buildings dating as far back as the 1300\u2019s! Be sure to stop by the visitor centre nestled within the estate, which has plenty of information about the local area and the semi-natural countryside of the park.<\/p>\n
The Glasgow Botanical Gardens<\/p>\n
The Glasgow Botanical Gardens are beautiful and make a great place to take the family for an autumnal walk. As you walk through the gardens, you\u2019ll marvel at the gorgeous designs and plant collections. The restored Kibble Palace was designed by John Kibble and is a stunning sight. There\u2019s an array of plant collections, and even some tropical ponds.<\/p>\n
Royal Armouries Leeds<\/p>\n
Bring the kids here for a fun and educational day out! You\u2019ll find over 8,500 objects displayed throughout the 5 galleries of War, Tournament, Oriental, Self Defence and Hunting. Expect to see ancient weapons from many different cultures and learn about how they were used, all set by the canal in Leeds.<\/p>\n
Museum Of Science & Industry, Manchester<\/p>\n
MOSI is an exciting museum full of interactive displays and an ever changing variety of exhibitions exploring science and industries. You\u2019ll find exhibitions about how tornadoes are made, a 4D cinema, how the human body works, the history of communications in Manchester and more. You\u2019ll also walk through a recreation of a Victorian sewer (smells included), air and space hall, animation exhibition and a hall dedicated to locomotives.<\/p>\n
Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Shropshire<\/p>\n
Visit the Royal Air Force Museum for an action packed day out with over 70 aircraft housed in three wartime hangars! There\u2019s also a National Cold War Museum Exhibition, which is located right next to an active airfield! Throughout the museum the fascinating exhibitions bring to life the history of aviation for all ages and there\u2019s even a Fun \u2018n\u2019 Flight hands on kids zone!<\/p>\n
BBC Birmingham Public Space<\/p>\n
The kids will absolutely love a day here as there\u2019s plenty of exciting children’s activities<\/a> to get stuck into, including having a go at \u00a0presenting Newsround and getting their photo taken with Dr Who\u2019s TARDIS and an old Dalek!\u00a0 The parents can take a touch-screen-tour of the radio drama studio and look through the windows into radio studios used by the Asian Network and BBC WM.<\/p>\n Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire<\/p>\n Come and explore this motte-and-bailey castle, which was built in the 11th century and was occupied by key figures of the Middle Ages, such as Thomas Becket, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, and the Black Prince!<\/p>\n St Fagan\u2019s National History Museum, Cardiff<\/p>\n Voted as one of the top free attractions to visit, this museum is set within beautiful gardens and woodland. Children will learn how Welsh families lived, worked and played through time! They can even take a tractor ride in the grounds!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mugdock Country Park, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland One of Scotland\u2019s most popular tourist attractions, Mugdock Country Park is a fantastic place to bring the family. The area is steeped in history, with buildings dating as far back as the 1300\u2019s! Be sure to stop by the visitor centre nestled within the estate, which has plenty of … Continue reading “Amazing adventures FREE from entrance fees”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,66,78,55],"tags":[54,87,70,62,177],"class_list":["post-726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-fun","category-ideas","category-kids","tag-activities","tag-family","tag-find","tag-fun","tag-museum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":727,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726\/revisions\/727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}