Locate attractions to visit including theme amusement parks,
adventure parks, arts, crafts, picture galleries, cultural attractions and
castles, living history attractions, ancient monuments, houses and gardens and
museums to visit throughout the whole of the Midlands.
Castleton Derbyshire. Tel 01433 620285 Come and see the larges
natural cave entrance in the British Isles with its unusual rock formations and
eerie sounds of running water and the echoes of a bygone age. See the remains of
an ancient village, venture deeper and see the perpetual cascade of water.
Solihull West Midlands. Tel 01675 443311 The motorcycle museum
is a place where ‘Legends Live On’ and it is a tribute to and a living record of
this once great British industry that dominated world markets for some sixty
years. Study motorcycle from its earlier days to the golden years of the
1930s-60s.
Baginton Warwickshire. Tel 02476 301033 Our exhibits range
from the magnificent Avro Vulcan bomber through more than 30 other historic
aircraft, both civil and military to aero engines and other artefacts, range of
memorabilia. The Museum houses a heritage centre dedicated to the memory of Sir
Frank Whittle.
Hereford Herefordshire. Tel 01432 357236 The museum traces the
history of drinking water from the cave-dwellers up to the present day through
wonderful working engines, superb display panels, illuminated displays,
guidebooks and films and is home to the oldest working triple-expansion steam
engine in the UK.
Bakewell Derbyshire. Tel 01629 813642 Five hundred years of
history. Explore 10 beamed rooms with wattle and daub partitions and a great
open fireplace. Discover a rare Tudor toilet and a Victorian privy. See displays
of lace, textiles and elegant costumes plus experience life in a Victorian mill
workers dwellings. Have fun with our dressing up box.