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Barnwell Country Park – Oundle

This adventure is in All Regions, Central, Things to do

With acres of meadows, woods and lakes and a lovely adventure playground, Barnwell Country Park offers families a fun day in the great outdoors. There is plenty to keep little ones amused. Visit the wildlife garden, feed the ducks and explore the lakeside walks and nature trails – most of which are hard-surfaced, making them [...]

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Bashall Barn – Clitheroe

This adventure is in All Regions, North West, Places to Eat

Sometimes simplicity is the best option and Bashall Barn proves the point. An understated barn conversion on what is still very much a working farm. Step inside and be engulfed by the farm shop. Set under oak beams, the big glass counter is full of cheeses, olives and salads perfect for a summer’s picnic or [...]

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Beach Huts at Wells-next-the-Sea

This adventure is in All Regions, East of England, Things to do

Places to stay for a day don’t come much better than the Wells’ beach huts. Raised up on stilts and complete with a small veranda, they’re a perfect – if basic – base from which to make the most of the beach. Part of the fun of Wells beach, however, is in the getting there. [...]

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Beans Coffee Stop – Oundle

This adventure is in All Regions, Central, Places to Eat

Situated in a Grade 2 listed building, overlooking the market square in picturesque Oundle, Beans is the place to head for a proper coffee and a little something on the side. This small and friendly independent venue is a hit with all ages, from parents and grandparents with young children to teenagers on their first [...]

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Bekonscot Model Village – Beaconsfield

This adventure is in All Regions, Central, Things to do

If you’re after old-fashioned enchantment and a bewitching day out, then look no further than Bekonscot. Pay for your ticket, turn the corner and enter the quite extraordinary world of the first ever model village. It’s a sprawling, bustling place on the most amazing scale, packed full of detail and whimsical touches. There are castles [...]

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Belton House – Grantham

This adventure is in All Regions, Midlands, Things to do

For many people Belton in Lincolnshire is quite simply the perfect English country house. Used as a filming location for BBC productions of both Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice, Belton features stunning Restoration interiors and there’s even the opportunity to completely immerse yourself in history and dress up in Victorian costume. The extensive parkland [...]

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Betty’s Tea Rooms – Harrogate

This adventure is in All Adventures, All Regions, NE and Yorkshire, Places to Eat

For a little self-indulgence in a traditional English tearoom, Betty’s of Harrogate is the place to go. Situated in the middle of town, overlooking Montpellier Gardens, Betty’s has changed very little since it opened in 1919. A coffee shop, restaurant and bakery all in one, Betty’s offers food and service from a bygone era. Even [...]

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Betty’s Tea Rooms – York

This adventure is in All Adventures, All Regions, NE and Yorkshire, Places to Eat

Just five-minutes walk from York Minster, Betty’s is a traditional tearoom situated on traffic-free cobbled lanes. Large glass windows and hanging baskets welcome you to tearooms straight out of the 1920s. Stained glass, cane chairs and immaculately turned out staff in starched white aprons give Betty’s a Palm Court feel but, although it’s quite refined, [...]

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BeWILDerwood – Norwich

This adventure is in All Regions, East of England, Things to do

‘This Way’… ‘Not Here’… ‘The Wrong Way, I Fear’… Let your imagination run wild on a treetop adventure in the enchanted forest of Bewilderwood. Retrace the steps of the intrepid Marsh Boggle explorer, Swampy. Jump aboard a jauntily coloured marsh boat and voyage past the stilt houses. Suddenly you’re face to face with Mildred the [...]

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Bill’s Produce Store – Brighton

This adventure is in All Regions, Places to Eat, South East

Walk through the enormous folding doors of this former bus depot turned greengrocer-cum-deli-cum-café and prepare to be dazzled. Bill’s is a carnival of fresh fruit, veg and flowers laid out with an artist’s eye. It is a work in progress and the palate changes with the seasons. Earthenware pots hold exuberantly coloured armfuls of chrysanthemums [...]