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Thorpe Park, south of Staines	Purpose built and water oriented theme park.. Tel: 01932 562633
Chessington World of Adventure, 12 miles south west of London	Entertainment for all the family with activities that will fill the best part of a day. Tel: 01372 727227
Sissinghurst Gardens, 15 miles east of Tunbridge Wells	Transformed by Vita Sackville-West into one of England's greatest and most popular gardens. Tel: 01580 712850
Leeds Castle, Maidstone	On the edge of the North Downs, this castle is more like a fairytale palace than a defensively efficient castle. Tel: 01622 880008
Canterbury Cathedral 01227 865300	Seat of the Primate of all England. Tel: 01227 865300
Battle Abbey	A magnificent Abbey, built by William The Conqueror in thanks for his victory at Hastings.. Tel: 01424 773792
Brighton Royal Pavillion	The Prince Regent's extraordinary confection of slender minarets, twirling domes, pagodas, balconies and miscellaneous motifs imported from India and China. Tel: 01273 290900
The Bluebell Line Railway, 9 miles north of Lewes	An entertaining and nostalgic way of traveling through the Sussex countryside, especially in May when the bluebells are in bloom. Tel: 01825 722370
Arundel Castle	The structure dates from Norman times but was ruined during the Civil War. Lavishly reconstructed during the nineteenth century. Tel: 01903 882562
Portsmouth Royal Naval Base	Visit HMS Warrior, Britain's first iron-clad battleship, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose, Henry VIII's flagship. Tel: 01705 722351
Osborne House, Isle of Wight	Originally designed as a summer retreat for the royal family, but which became Queen Victoria's permanent residence after the death of Prince Albert. Tel: 01983 200022
Marwell Zoological Park, Winchester	Tigers a speciality. Tel: 01426 943163
The Watercress Line, Alresford	A jolly steam powered train. Tel: 01962 734866
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu	A collection of 250 cars and motor cycles and adjacent abbey housing an exhibition depicting medieval monastic life.. Tel: 01590 612123
Blenheim Palace, 7 miles north of Oxford	Designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, architect of Castle Howard in Yorkshire, and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. Tel: 01993 811325
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford	The oldest public museum in the country. Tel: 01865 278000
Buckingham Palace, Green Park Tube	Serving as the monarch's permanent London residence since the accession of Queen Victoria. Tel: 0171 930 4832
The Tower of London, Tower Hill Tube	One of London's greatest landmarks - variously used as a place of imprisonment, armoury, royal residence and repository of the crown treasure. Tel: 0171 680 9004
The Natural History Museum, South Kensington Tube	A must for the kids, amazing animatronic dinosaurs, and for the non-squeamish, the insect room with its giant models of bugs. Tel: 0171 942 5000
Madame Tussauds, Marylebone Road	Lifesize models of the famous and the infamous. Tel: 0171 935 6861

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