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Explore Athelhampton House dating from 1485, with Tudor Great Hall. Trace history from Henry VII to Victoria. 15 rooms of period furniture and fine art. Wander through award winning gardens; topiary pyramids, fountains, pavilions, rare plants, and the River Puddle.
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Gartell Light Railway
www.glr-online.co.uk
Suitable for Children
Tel: 01963 370752
Please phone or check the above website for open days.
Templecombe, Somerset.
Step back in time to a more leisurely age and ride through the beautiful Blackmore Vale countryside along the route of the old Somerset & Dorset railway.
Pecorama Gardens Games and Trains
Suitable for Children
Tel: 01297 21542
www.peco-uk.com
Beer, Seaton, Devon
Home of the world's foremost manufacturer of model railway track and the location for the award-winning Beer Heights Light Railway. Also enjoy the gardens with glorious views across Lyme Bay to distant Portland Bill. Safety surfaced children's activity areas feature play equipment ranging from toddler's swings to a wooden maze, cable slide and giant climbing frame, whilst the adults can try their skill and stamina on the crazy golf course and fitness trail. The circus theme is especially strong in late July and throughout August. Try your hand at plate-spinning, juggling, stilt-walking and unicycling before each of the resident clown shows.
Swanage Railway
Suitable for Children
Tel: 01929 425 800
www.swanagerailway.co.uk
Open all year
Station House, Swanage
Park and ride open all year round at Norden, just north of Corfe Castle. Travel on Dorset's award winning steam railway and enjoy unique views of Corfe Castle.
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