Age All
Cost Included in the admission price to the castle (£10 family; £3.50 adult; £3 child)
Other info The King's Storyteller presents tales of the life at the castle.
Call 01492 592358 or visit the website

Castles

Bodelwyddan Castle and Marble Church
Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA
Open 1 January-17 April 10.30am-4pm (closed Mondays and Fridays); 18 April-30 September 10.30am-5pm daily; 1 October-Christmas 10.30am-4pm (closed Mondays and Fridays). Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.
Age All ages
Cost Adults £4.50; children 5-16 £2 (under-fives free); concessions £4. Family ticket £12.
Other info Magnificent Victorian castle and estate where you can enjoy a magical tour of 19th-century life with a free audio guide. The rooms house many of North Wales's finest art works, and the castle grounds include formal gardens, woodland walks, historical sites, nature trails and orienteering courses. The practice trenches, dating from the 1914-18 Great War are a special feature, and there's a picnic site and play area for use except during special events.
Call 01745 584060 or visit the website

Conwy Castle
Conwy
Open 9.30-18.00 daily
Age All
Cost £10 family (2+3); £3.50 adult; £3.00 child
Other info Conwy Castle, which was built by the English King Edward Longshanks, dates from around 1289 and remains largely intact despite the best efforts of the Welsh.
Call 01492 592358 or visit the website

Discovery

Alice in Wonderland Centre
3-4 Trinity Square, Llandudno
Open 10.00-17.00 daily
Age All
Cost £2.95 adult; £2.50 child
Other info This is a walk-through, life-sized animated recreation of key scenes from Alice in Wonderland. An optional Alice in Wonderland tour of the town is also available.
Call 01492 860082 or visit the website

Big Pit: the National Mining Museum of Wales
Blaenafon, Torfaen NP4 9XP
Open 9.30-17.00 daily (last guided tour at 15.30)
Age Over 5 (and at least one metre tall)
Cost Free
Other info Take a guided trip down a genuine Welsh coalmine, which is located 500 metres underground (and definitely not for the claustrophobic).
Call 01495 790311 or visit the website

Ffestiniog Railway
Harbour Station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd LL49 9NF
Open Daily during the summer, but start times vary between 9.00 and 10.00; call for details
Age All
Cost £28 family (all-day rover ticket); £14 adult; one child under 16 travels free with each adult ticket, additional children travel half price. Children under 5 go free, but dogs are charged at £2.50.
Other info The world's oldest independent steam railway snakes its way through some of the most spectacular (fog and rain permitting) scenery in Wales.
Call 01766 516073 or visit the website

King Arthur's Labyrinth
Corris, Machynlleth, Powys SY20 9RF
Open 10.00-17.00 daily
Age All, but the visit involves a certain amount of walking in underground caverns and visitors will be issued with safety helmetsCost: £4.70 adult; £3.30 child
Other info Legend has it that this cavern is the place where King Arthur sleeps with his knights until such time as they are called upon to rise again and defend Britain, presumably while wearing very rusty armour.
Call 01654 761584 or visit the website

Techniquest
Stuart Street, Cardiff CF10 5BW
Open 9.30 Monday to Friday; 10.30 Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays
Age All
Cost £17.50 family (2+3); £6.50 adult; £4.30 child (5-16)
Other info Techniquest is arguably the most popular hands-on science centre in the UK, with 150 exhibits and puzzles, a science theatre, planetarium and discovery room.
Call 029 20 475 475 or visit the website