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No.147 At-Bristol

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There is so much to discover for all the family with At-Bristol!
Join Morph and friends for a journey through animation past and present and become an animator for the day. Be awed by icy bodies and cosmic rays, get in a spin at the turbulent orb, create your own TV show or cover yourself from head to toe in your own giant bubble! With over 300 hands-on exhibits to explore, live shows and a Planetarium, At-Bristol is one of the UK’s biggest and most exciting interactive science centres.

Address:
At-Bristol
Anchor Road
Bristol
BS1 5DB
Tel: +44 (0) 8453 451 235
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.at-bristol.org.uk
GPS location: +51° 26′ 59.37″, -2° 36′ 1.65″

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No.185 The Yorkshire Waterways Museum

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The Yorkshire Waterways Museum offers an extensive collection which tells the story of the Port of Goole, the transportation of coal, the lives of barge families, and the boat building tradition of our ancestors. Registered in 1995 and extended in 2001, The Yorkshire Waterways Museum celebrates the social and economic history of the canal port of Goole and its associated compartment boats and hoists, and present day links with the Humber, Europe and the Yorkshire river and canal network. More than 7000 documents, photographs and artefacts comprise a Collection and Archive whose largest object is the working Tom Pudding tug Wheldale.

Address:
The Yorkshire Waterways Museum
Dutch River Side
Goole
DN14 5TB
Tel: +44 (0) 1405 768 730
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.waterwaysmuseum.org.uk
GPS location: +53° 41′ 40.63″, -0° 53′ 17.13″

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No.190 Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village

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Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village, a unique and beautiful 19th century garden village created solely for the Sunlight Soap factory workers. Step inside Port Sunlight Museum and meet the village’s creator, ‘Soap King’ William Hesketh Lever. Discover his vision for the village and its residents. Find out about the architects who designed the houses, principal buildings and landscapes. Experience what it was like to live and work here during the village’s heyday. Within the exhibition you will get an insight into different characters who lived and worked in the village during its early years.

Address:
Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village
23 King George’s Drive
Port Sunlight
Wirral
CH62 5DX
Tel: +44 (0) 1516 446 466
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.portsunlightvillage.com
GPS location: +53° 21′ 17.51″, -2° 59′ 54.05″

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No.61 First Garden City Heritage Museum

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The First Garden City Heritage Museum tells the story of Letchworth, the world’s first Garden City, and its legacy. The museum explores the history of this unique town and its people, and celebrates the incredible achievement of its founder, Ebenezer Howard.

Address:
First Garden City Heritage Museum
296 Norton Way South
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 1SU
Tel: +44 (0) 1462 482 710
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.gardencitymuseum.org
GPS location: +51° 58′ 35.06″, -0° 13′ 24.91″

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No.149 The National Coracle Centre

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A Museum and Workshop of Coracles from around the world set in the grounds of a 17th Century Flour Mill beside the beautiful Cenarth falls famed for its Salmon Leaps and 200 year old Bridge over the Teifi River.
The Museum, apart from its fine collection of coracles covers the history of coracles and the techniques and tools for building them. Also a section on the implements and methods used for the equally ancient art of poaching. The National Coracle Museum houses an international collection of coracles from as far afield as Vietnam, North America, India, Tibet and Iraq to complement the collection of coracles from around our home islands.

Address:
The National Coracle Centre
Cenarth
Carmarthenshire
SA38 9JL
Tel: +44 (0) 1239 710 980 or 1239 710 507
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.coraclemuseum.co.uk
GPS location: +52° 2′ 42.87″, -4° 31′ 28.82″

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No.150 1940s Swansea Bay

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Discover for yourself what life was like for civilians on the ‘Home Front’ during WWII. Experience the sights and sounds of an air raid. See how people lived at that time and find out what you could eat with a week’s rations! Most people have heard of the London ‘Blitz’, but the ports and industrial towns of South Wales were also targets for the German Luftwaffe. 1940s Swansea Bay tells the story of the impact of the bombing raids on the area, and how the local people managed to cope with the devastation.

Address:
1940s Swansea Bay
Baldwin’s Crescent
Crymlyn Burrows
Swansea
SA1 8QQ
Tel: +44 (0) 1792 458 864
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.1940sswanseabay.co.uk
GPS location: +51° 37′ 20.01″, -3° 53′ 6.88″

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No.186 Haddon Hall

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Haddon Hall is a fortified medieval manor house dating from the 12 th Century, and is the home of Lord and Lady Edward Manners whose family have owned it since 1567. Described by Simon Jenkins in 1000 Best houses as “the most perfect house to survive from the middle ages”, this remarkable old house is surrounded by terraced Elizabethan gardens and is set amongst the rolling countryside of the Peak District National Park.

Address:
Haddon Hall
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1LA
Tel: +44 (0) 1629 812 855
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.haddonhall.co.uk
GPS location: +53° 11′ 38.49″, -1° 39′ 2.98″

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No.456 Exeter Cathedral

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Exeter Cathedral (officially the Cathedral Church of St. Peter in Exeter) is a Gothic cathedral in Exeter dating mostly from the 13th and 14th centuries. It is notable for its stout Norman towers, its Gothic west front covered in weathered sculptures, and its beautiful nave, which boasts the longest unbroken Gothic ceiling in the world. Exeter Cathedral is considered the finest surviving example of Decorated Gothic, a form of architecture that flourished in England from 1270 to 1369. The Cathedrals of England calls it “the Decorated cathedral par excellence.” Frommer’s England agrees, adding that Exeter Cathedral is simply “one of the prettiest churches anywhere.”

Address:
Exeter Cathedral
1 The Cloisters
Exeter
EX1 1HS
Tel: +44 (0) 1392 285 983
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk
GPS location: +50° 43′ 21.32″, -3° 31′ 50.44″

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No.137 Brading Roman Villa

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Brading Roman Villa is one of the finest Romano-British archaeological sites in the UK. Our award-winning Exhibition and Visitor Centre offers a unique insight into Roman life in Britain, from our beautifully preserved mosaic floors to our extensive collection of Roman archaeology, including coins, pottery and tools. Whether you are a family looking for an enjoyable day out or a group studying the Romans, Brading Roman Villa offers something for everyone with its stunning exhibition hall, café, shop and beautiful grounds.

Address:
Brading Roman Villa
Morton Old Road
Brading
Sandown
Isle Of Wight
PO36 0EN
Tel: +44 (0) 1983 406 223
For opening Times & Prices please see: www.bradingromanvilla.org.uk
GPS location: +50° 40′ 22.25″, -1° 9′ 9.83″

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No.60 Hertford Castle

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The charming unspoilt County Town of Hertford and Hertford Castle lie 25 miles from London, amid the rolling countryside of East Hertfordshire, steeped with over 1000 years of history since before Saxon times. Hertford Castle is a Grade 1 listed building originally built on the site of a Norman Castle. Beautifully situated in the heart of Hertford, yet hidden from the hustle and bustle of town life by the 12thC flint and stone curtain wall.

Address:
Hertford Castle
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1HR
Tel: +44 (0) 1992 584 322
For more information please see: www.hertford.net
GPS location: +51° 47′ 42.36″, -0° 4′ 50.96″