BBC Coast at Blackgang Chine

Blackgang Chine, with its ever present coastal erosion, has sensibly developed a new fascinating exhibition for 2010, BBC COAST. This new attraction is based on the popular BBC2 TV series and not only looks back at some of the amazing stories covered by the show, but also takes an in depth look at Blackgang’s incredible story of The Disappearing Village.

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Harewood House

Harewood House welcomes back the Lord Chamberlains Men to perform William Shakespeare’s play the Tempest (Thursday 8 July) Just as it was originally performed - there will be wandering minstrels before the start of the show and schools will have the opportunity to join in a 15 minute question and answer session after the show to speak to the actors about their roles and discuss specific plot points for their curriculum work.

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Are you visiting York?

Then why not visit the new Micklegate Bar Museum, situated on the historic walls of York?

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Exciting New Arrivals at Beamish Wild!

We are looking forward, fingers crossed, to some new arrivals this year at our centre. Many of our breeding pairs of birds are busy nest building. Our European Eagle Owls are again sitting on eggs so hopefully we can have as much success with them as we did last year.

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York City Sightseeing welcomes back its guides for the summer season

During the cold winter months our guides take a break and pursue their other interests, which tend to be historically based. We have experts on York Minster, Richard the III, the Development of the Railways and even someone who helps to re-fight the Wars of the Roses (on the Yorkist side, of course!).

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Ullswater Steamers - Diary Dates

In 2010 we will be running some educational cruises in association with other organisations. The focus of these days is a choice of Key Stage 1&2 material onboard in connection with Schemes of Work, Geographical and Environmental Science.

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Kingston Maurward Gardens & Animal Park

Kingston Maurward is continuing to develop its Animal Park and has recently seen the arrival of two Dartmoor ponies and Giant rabbits, who join the various animals currently in residence. In the next few months Chinchillas and tortoises will also be happily making a new home at Kingston Maurward.

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Lightwater Valley Theme Park

Set in 175 acres of gorgeous North Yorkshire Parkland – just North of Ripon - Lightwater Valley Theme Park, Shopping Village and Birds of Prey Centre is renowned for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

Whats new for 2010...

The World of James Herriot

Did you hear the news? We have been working hard on developing new offers for yourself and your class. Now we are ready to introduce our new school workshops, outreach sessions, and holiday courses. Don’t miss out the fabulous opportunity of entertaining object handling and time travelling!

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Hilltop Outdoor Centre – Norfolk

Hilltop has recently undergone a Renovation and Renaming of our accommodation centres – we now have ‘SEAVIEW HOUSE’ and ‘WOODLAND LODGE’ centres. We have refitted dining room cupboards, re-carpeted, purchased new dining chairs and had new windows fitted along with many other improvements to the centre.

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Why should students have all the fun?

Paultons Park is inviting all primary teachers to their annual Open Afternoon on Tuesday 25 May 2010. The park would like to invite all primary teachers to their annual Open Afternoon to look at the wide range of educational activities on offer, meet the education staff and take a tour of the park (and perhaps try out a ride or two).

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Rural Life Centre

DRESSING UP RUBBINGS RAG RUGGING and MUCH MORE FREE "Step Back Together" family activities at the Rural Life centre, Tilford, Farnham, GU10 2DL. The museum also features a period classroom with traditional toys to play with, a 1950's playground to enjoy and many other interesting exhibits.

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