Great days out

The Quays boasts the only purpose-built war museum and it simply is an amazing experience as Anne Coates testifies.

Theatre, cinema, art, history, sport, shopping and dining out plus places to stay – The Quays at Salford has so much to offer families and all within one spectacular square mile!

Tim Walder's family - including two boys aged ten and 11 - visited HMS Belfast on the Thames to review the latest exhibition: Launch! A History of Shipbuilding during the February half-term holiday.

Anne Coates has a taste of luxury retail therapy at a fraction of the price at Bicester Village in Oxfordshire, one of nine Retail Value destinations in Europe.

Brighton's iconic Royal Pavilion makes a great place to visit any time of the year but 18 January is the annual Free Day celebrating the purchase of the Royal Pavilion by Brighton’s Town Commissioners in 1850.

Be prepared for a magical theatrical experience during this unique production of the Brothers Grimm chilling tale, Hansel and Gretel, writes Anne Coates who saw the production with Tabitha Minett.

Brian O'Neill took his son Mattie to a performance of Horrid Henry – Live and Horrid! - and they both loved it so much they want to go to see it again!

Jo Bryan, one of the winners of the BeWILDerwood competition, describes her family’s experiences at the adventure park.

PWT has teamed up with BeWILDerwood to offer two lucky winners a family ticket  which entitles up to six people (one must be an adult) to experience a  really wild day out in Norfolk!

Lucy Daltroff discovers a great day out for all the family in Brittany, France that embraces the Arthurian legend and fantastic countryside.

From now until December the Royal Institution of Great Britain is holding Family Fun Days on the first Saturday of the month. Harvey Edginton took Mathilde and Joe to investigate!

Louise, Harvey and their children visited the new museum dedicated to the Biritsh film industry in London.

English Heritage are running a range of fun events for families this summer including Fool School, Knight School and army assault courses. Sian Minett and son James went along to Down House find out more.

Olivia Coates, more adventurous than her mother on their holiday in Saas Fee, Switzerland, describes what it was really like tackling the alipine gorge and skiing on the glacier.

Ann Lloyd and her family took a ride on the new Greenwich Wheel, just one of the many attractions for families in this delightful area of south east London.

Thomas the Tank Engine has his very own theme park - the first in Europe no less - so Alex Bell took her family to Drayton Manor to sample the delights of Thomas Land much to the delight of her son Toby!

While Ann Lloyd and her family were holidaying in North Devon they had a great day out at The Milky Way Adventure Park.

Legoland has a formidable line-up of rides, activities, playgrounds, Lego- themed creations, shows and entertainment, food and retail outlets in a beautiful park with lovely views of Windsor castle - even a full day isn’t long enough to experience everything.