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Central England is home to one of the UK's most popular theme parks, Alton Towers, as well as a host of other great outings that will keep kids and adults happy. Use this list to plan your next trip to ride roller coasters, see wildlife and, possibly, devote a whole day to learning about chocolate. Castles Warwick Castle
Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4QU
Open 10.00-18.00 daily
Age 7+
Cost Prices vary throughout year so check website. From £38 family; £13.95 adult; £8.95 child (4-16)
Other info Quite simply the finest mediaeval castle in England.
Call 0870 442 2000 or visit the website Discovery Cadbury World
Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands B30 2LD
Open Opening times vary greatly, so please call
Age All
Cost £39.00 family; £12.50 adult; £9.50 child (4-15)
Other info A permanent exhibition devoted entirely to chocolate (yippee!).
Call 0121 451 4180 or visit the website National Space Centre
Exploration Drive, Leicester LE4 5NS
Open 9.30-4.30 (last entry) daily, except Monday (open from 12.00)
Age 5+
Cost £42 (family of five); £34 (family of four); £11 adult; £9 child (5-14)
Other info An award-winning space centre. The entrance fee includes a timed ticket for the Space Theatre.
Call 0870 60 77223 or visit the website Snibston Discovery Park
Ashby Road, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 3LN
Open 10.00-17.00 daily
Age All
Cost £20 family (2+3); £6 adult; £4 child
Other info Snibston Discovery Park is an all-weather interactive centre. It includes an outdoor science playground and water play area.
Call 01530 278 444 or visit the website Tales of Robin Hood
30-38 Maid Marian Way, Nottingham NG1 6GF
Open 10.00-16.30 (last admission) daily
Age School age upwards
Cost £16.95 family (2+3); £19.99 family (2+2); £6.95 adult; £4.95 child
Other info Nottingham's premier tourist attraction offers adventure rides, games, archery, falconry displays, workshops and storytelling and has been described by the Independent as 'A little Disneyland'.
Call 0115 948 3284 or visit the website Thinktank
Millennium Point, Birmingham
Open 10.00-17.00 daily, last admission 16.00
Age 3+
Cost £23.00 family (2+2); £7.95 adult; £5.85 child (3-15)
Other info Ten themed galleries over four floors make up Thinktank. A
truly modern museum where you can explore locomotives and aircraft or
intestines and spit glands.
Call 0121 202 2222 or visit the website
Museums Black Country Living Museum
Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 4SQ
Open 10.00-17.00 daily from Mar-Oct, (Nov-Feb: open Wednesday-Sunday, 10.00-16.00
Age 5+
Cost £30 family; £15 one adult and one child; £11 adult; £6 child (5-18)
Other info A living open-air museum spread over a 26-acre site.
Call 0121 557 9643 or visit the website Ironbridge Gorge Museum
Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire TF8 7AW
Open 10.00-17.00 daily
Age 7+, but no unaccompanied children allowed
Cost £46 family (2+ up to 5); £14 adult; £9.50 child
Other info The country's premier living museum offers the chance to revisit the birthplace of the industrial revolution.
Call 01952 432 166 or visit the website Theme Parks Alton Towers
Alton, Staffordshire ST10 4DB
Open Clossed until 17 March 2007, then 9.30-17.30 daily
Age All
Cost Prices from: £93 family (2+3); £83 family (2+2);£24.00 (12+); £16 (4-11), when booked in advance
Other info Probably the country's best-known theme park.
Call 0870 444 44 55 or visit the website Wildlife Drayton Manor Park and Zoo
Near Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3TW
Open Closed until 24 March 2007. Daily from 10.00
Age No age restriction as such, but children under 90cm tall are not allowed on some rides
Cost £51 family (2+2); £61 family (2+3); £17.50 (14+); £13.50 (children over 90cm and up to 13 yrs)
Other info A combination of zoo and theme park.
Call 01827 287 979 or visit the website National Sealife Centre
The Waters Edge, Brindley Place, Birmingham B1 2HL
Open Daily from 10.00
Age All, but children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult
Cost Check website or call, as prices vary
Call 0121 643 6777 or visit the website West Midlands Safari Park
Spring Grove, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 1LF
Open 10.00 daily
Age All
Cost £9.50 per person; children under 4 go free
Other info Fairground rides are not included in the cost of entry to the park.
Call 01299 400700 or visit the website Discover more days out activities in the UK here! Got any more questions or ideas about places to go with kids? Post a message on the message on the Travel Tips & Advice message board. Have a nice day (out)!
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