The 10 Best city days out
Whether you fancy learning about the planets, pandas or the plague, Britain’s city’s offer great summer-holiday outings
Wednesday 15 August 2012
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1. Edinburgh Zoo
Adult £15.50, child £11, edinburghzoo.org.uk
Home to the UK's only giant pandas, this is the largest and most exciting wildlife attraction in Scotland.
2. London Dungeons
Adult £19, child £13, thedungeons.com
Transport yourselves back to London's darker days when danger lurked in every shadow. Everything is based on real events.
3. At-Bristol Science Centre
Adult £12.50, Child £8, at-bristol.org.uk
See your own veins, walk through a tornado, make giant bubbles and have a go at presenting the weather forecast in the future.
4. Cadbury World, Birmingham
Adult £14.75, child £10.75, cadburyworld.co.uk
Discover the history of the company, find out about the magic of chocolate and see how it is made.
5. National Railway Museum, York
Free, nrm.org.uk
This is the world's largest railway museum, not only in size but also in its amazing collection of trains and carriages.
6. Madame Tussauds, London
Adult £30, child £25.80, madametussauds.com/ London
Filled with 14 zones, Madame Tussauds combines glitz and glamour with incredible history.
7. City of Durham Treasure Trail
£5.99 per trail, treasuretrails.co.uk
Durham is steeped in history and has oodles of fascinating tales, and this trail brings them to life.
8. Sefton Park, Liverpool
Free, visitliverpool.com
Sefton Park is one of the largest parks in England and has something for everyone – a boating lake, bandstand, cafés, Palm House and playground among them.
9. Seven Stories, Newcastle upon Tyne
Adult £6.50, Child £5.50, sevenstories.org.uk
This is the only exhibition space in the UK dedicated to the celebration of British children's literature.
10. Natural History Museum, London
Free, nhm.ac.uk
Meet a life-sized blue whale, a roaring T.rex and a gigantic crocodile. The museum has something to keep all youngsters entertained.
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