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  • Saturday 18 May
  • Children in sleeping bags in the Wordsworth Museum

    SAT 18 MAY

    Secret Sleepover

    Dove Cottage, Ambleside

    Run by: The Wordsworth Trust

    Discover the secrets of Dove Cottage at our sleepover for kids! You'll spend a night in the museum beside paintings featured in Your Pa…

  • Sunday 19 May
  • Landguard Nature Reserve

    SUN 19 MAY

    Photography Workshop - Formal Elements

    Landguard Nature Reserve, Felixstowe

    Run by: Landguard Partnership

    The Landguard Peninsula is a unique, exciting and diverse location for photographic opportunities - huge container ships and wonderful …

  • English Electric Lightning T5 at Newark Air Museum

    SUN 19 MAY

    Tribute to the Lightning

    Newark Air Museum, Newark

    Run by: Newark Air Museum

    In mid-May visitors of all ages will get the chance to meet and chat with former air and ground crew who flew and serviced the iconic C…

  • Volunteers show visitors around Force Crag Mine

    SUN 19 MAY

    Force Crag Mine Open Day

    Force Crag Mine, Bassenthwaite

    Run by: National Trust in the North Lake District

    Force Crag was the last mineral mine to be worked in the Lake District. Join a guided tour to explore the processing mill and other rem…

  • Looking down onto Brownsea Island

    SUN 19 MAY

    Celebrate 50 years of the National Trust on Brownsea Island

    Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour

    Run by: The National Trust - Brownsea Island

    Come and help us celebrate 50 years of public access onto Brownsea Island, fun for all of the family.

  • Coalville Crossing Signal Box

    SUN 19 MAY

    Miners' Mornings

    Snibston, Coalville

    Run by: Snibston

    Fnd out more about mining and industrial heritage at a series of talks in the Snibston Museum.

  • Steam engine

    SUN 19 MAY

    Steam Engine Guided Tours

    Kempton Steam Museum, Hanworth

    Run by: Kempton Steam Museum

    Free guided tours of a 1,000 ton, 62 foot triple expansion steam engine. Climb to the top and peer inside the huge cylinders. Marvel at…

  • The world's largest working 'Triple' steam engine

    SUN 19 MAY

    Drive A Steam Engine!

    Kempton Steam Museum, Hanworth

    Run by: Kempton Steam Museum

    Spend a day training as an engine driver, including a chance to start the largest working triple-expansion steam engine in the world. L…

  • The sea stacks of Duncansby

    SUN 19 MAY

    Duncansby to Skirza

    Duncansby Lighthouse Car Park, Near John o' Groats

    Run by: The Highland Council

    Beautiful cliff top walk from Stacks of Duncansby to Skirza. Amazing seabird colonies and dramatic coastal scenery.

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