UK leisure, touring and holiday image galleries selection page
Here's the index of all our current image galleries of our various
touring, holiday and leisure breaks from 1999 to date. As you can see,
we've quite a collection now! Many galleries have several pages that
can be accessed within, all with useful tourist information and vibrant
pictures.
There are now 40 galleries with 67 pages containing some 985 images of UK
visitor attractions to view.
QUICK LOCATE: Imperial
War Museum
New Forest break | Tower Bridge | Tank
Museum | Shropshire holiday 07 | V&A
Museum/Globe Theatre
Dover Castle | RAF Museum | Monkey
World | Thorpe Park | Somerset
holiday 06 | Roman Sand Sculptures
Arundel break | London visit | Rye
break | Sand Sculptures | Longleat
| Dorset holiday 05 | Dr Who | Scotland
holiday 04
Tower of London | Canterbury
| Museum of Shops | Legoland
| Bognor Birdman | Eastbourne
Airbourne | Devon holiday 03
Bond/Nat Hist Museum | Chessington
| Eastbourne Airshow | Eastbourne
Birdman | Lake District holiday 02
Cornwall holiday 02 | Lewes visit
| London visit | Scotland holiday
01 | Wales holiday 01 | Beaulieu
Motor Museum
Yorkshire holiday 00 | Peak
District holiday 99
 Imperial
War Museum - April 2008 (16 images)
Off to London and the Imperial War Museum where we were impressed by the well
organised gallery halls containing aircraft, guns, tanks and ground vehicles
used in various conflicts. In other areas we learnt much about the
technicalities of warfare and the human side. We also visited 'For Your
Eyes Only', the Ian Fleming exhibition taking place.
 New
Forest - October 2007 (38 images)
Staying in a lovely New Forest cottage for a short break in this beautiful
area of Hampshire, we visited Burley to buy some scrumpy cider and fudge,
Lyndhurst to look around the museum and walked along the pebbles to Hurst
Castle. We also visited Buckler's Hard, a wildlife park and enjoyed a
lovely scenic autumn walk around Brockenhurst.
 Tower
Bridge - September 2007 (18 images)
On another jaunt to London we toured the Tower Bridge Exhibition, learnt all
about its fascinating history and enjoyed the breathtaking views from the
high-level walkways. There were plenty of hands-on exhibits to try, we
also visited the Victorian Engine Rooms and saw the original steam engines
that used to power the bridge's arms.
 Tank
Museum Bovington - August 2007 (20 images)
Mike wanted to try his hand at putting a tank through its paces, but the
nearest he got was a wild ride round the dirt track in a tracked
vehicle. We had a most enjoyable look round - and in - this fascinating
historic collection of huge tanks and tracked military armoured vehicles from
various eras and wars at this Dorset attraction.
 Shropshire
Holiday - July 2007 (51 images)
Dodging the showers we stayed near the Welsh border and took a ride on a
quaint narrow gauge steam train from Welshpool and were fascinated by
Ironbridge Gorge and Blists Victorian town. We did two walks - part of
Offa's Dyke from Knighton and part of The Shropshire Way. We explored
castles at Stokesay and Ludlow and looked round a past times nostalgia museum
and farm.
 V&A
Museum and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - April 2007 (18 images)
For our first outing in 2007 we went to London to see the Kylie exhibition
which was taking place at the V&A museum, followed by a walk over the
Millennium Bridge and then a guided tour of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre where
we learnt all about the rebuilding of the Globe. We finished with a
look around the Globe exhibition containing costumes and swords.
 Dover
Castle - September 2006 (20 images)
English Heritage run Dover Castle in Kent. We visited on a rainy day in
early September and checked out the Royal Regiment Museum, the Naafi
Officers' Mess, the fascinating Secret Wartime Tunnels and underground
hospital, the medieval tunnels, plus the Keep and its many exhibits including
Thomas A Becket's chamber and Henry VIII's bedroom and exhibition.
 RAF
Museum Hendon - August 2006 (18 images)
Home to many aircraft from different aviation eras, we toured the four main
areas - the Milestones of Flight Hall, Bomber Hall, Historic Hangers and
finished with a guided tour of the Battle of Britain Hall. We had a
very enjoyable visit with the highlights being the Battle of Britain tour,
walking through the Sunderland flying boat and the history of aviation
timeline.
 Monkey
World - August 2006 (18 images)
Monkey World is an Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset where 16 species of rescued
and endangered apes and monkeys live and play happily within its 65
acres. Having previously visited as part of our Dorset
holiday in 2005, we enjoyed it so much we returned for another visit
where we learnt stuff from the keepers' talks and Belinda came away with her
very own monkey!
 Thorpe
Park - August 2006 (18 images)
We hadn't been to Thorpe Park theme park for a while so decided on another
visit where we tried all the new rides such as Colossus, Nemesis Inferno,
Detonator, Slammer and Stealth plus old favourites like Tidal Wave, Rumba
Rapids and Loggers Leap (see the faces we pulled!). We also visited the
animals at Thorpe Farm, riding on the Canada Creek railway.
 Somerset
Holiday - July 2006 (54 images) click for Somerset
video gallery
Ooo Ar! Among the Somerset places we visited were Glastonbury, where we
explored the many mystic shops, walked up the ancient Tor and took in the
Chalice Well Gardens and Abbey. Other attractions visited included the
Fleet Air Arm Museum, Cheddar Caves and Gorge and a ride on the West Somerset
Railway visiting Dunster plus a walk along Brean Down to an old fortress.
 Roman
Sand Sculptures - June 2006 (14 images)
Last year we enjoyed the Egyptian themed sandy attraction in Brighton, so
went again in 2006 to see the Roman themed sand sculptures. We learnt
all about the Roman Empire with its highs and lows and orgies! See Mike
flex his muscles with a Roman guy! We also took a ride on the little
seafront railway and enjoyed an Italian meal at Brighton Marina.
 Arundel
Weekend Break - April 2006 (32 images)
Staying in a well located guest house for a long weekend in the Arundel area
of Sussex, we toured the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum near
Chichester, Arundel Castle and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Centre in
Arundel. Oh, and we checked out a number of local restaurant/pubs,
enjoying some excellent meals into the bargain!
 London
Visit - April 2006 (12 images)
Our early year visit to London took in Covent Garden where we enjoyed the
street entertainers, Leicester Square, the Trocadero shopping and
entertainment complex, and Carnaby Street. In Hyde Park Mike enjoyed an
ice cream and we walked the length of The Serpentine to the Princess Diana
Memorial whereupon the heavens opened and we saw a rainbow.
 Rye
Weekend Break - October 2005 (30 images)
After a somewhat traumatic year for us both during 2005 we needed a short
break and chose Rye in east Sussex. We explored historic Rye town,
visited the Heritage Centre and walked across to Camber Castle, tried some
local pubs and took in a ride on the narrow gauge Romney, Hythe &
Dymchurch Railway in the warm October sunshine.
 Egyptian
Sand Sculptures - August 2005 (12 images)
On a hot August day we enjoyed a local visit to see a little bit of Egypt on
our doorstep - the Sand Sculptures of pyramids, figurines and hieroglyphics
created on the seafront near Brighton Marina. The sculptures depicted
life in ancient Egypt and as we walked round we found out all about Egyptian
gods and rulers, finishing with a cooling ice cream and a look at the gift
shop!
 Longleat
Visit - July 2005 (15 images)
We went to visit Longleat on the wettest day of an otherwise sunny summer and
enjoyed seeing the animals in the Safari Park with the mischievous monkeys
and hungry Deer. On a tour round Longleat House we noticed the Marquis
of Bath had his picture everywhere and we took a ride on the miniature
railway round the grounds and alongside the lake.
 Dorset
Holiday - July 2005 (48 images) click for Dorset
video gallery
We enjoyed a week of hot sunny weather exploring the Dorset countryside,
coast and attractions including Monkey World, Corfe Castle, Swanage, Lyme
Regis, Dorchester, The Cerne Abbas Giant, Hardy's Monument and Chesil Beach,
walking parts of the South West Coast Path and putting our new Sat
Nav receiver through its paces along the way.
 Dr
Who Exhibition - June 2005 (14 images)
Following on from the cool new Dr Who TV series which we watched avidly
earlier in 2005, we saw there was an exhibition on Brighton Pier so went
along to have a look round. With doctors and monsters old and new plus
tons of information on the old and new series we had a great time! See
Mike almost get eaten by a Slitheen!
 Scotland
Holiday - July 2004 (48 images) click for Scotland
video gallery
We received a Red Letter Day gift for dolphin watching on the Moray Firth in
the Scottish Highlands for Christmas 2003. So we combined this into a
cottage holiday, staying near Inverness, also doing some Nessie spotting on
Loch Ness, cloud observing up the Cairn Gorm Mountain, steam breathing the
Strathspey Steam Railway to Aviemore and whisky tasting in a distillery.
 Tower
of London - June 2004 (22 images)
We enjoy our regular jaunts to visit the attractions of London. This
time we visited the Tower of London and had a guided tour around this very
popular London attraction by a Beefeater, also seeing the Crown Jewels and
the White Tower. Unfortunately they wouldn't lock Mike up so he's still
at large to inflict this website on the world!
 Canterbury
- March 2004 (16 images)
In early March we went out for the day to visit the historic city of
Canterbury and had an enjoyable time walking round the city wall, looking at
all the fine old buildings, then visiting The Canterbury Tales attraction and
learning all about the pilgrims. We marvelled at the splendour of
Canterbury Cathedral and finished our day at the castle.
 Eastbourne
Museum of Shops - February 2004 (10 images)
For Mike's birthday treat we went to Eastbourne and visited the Museum of
Shops 'How We Lived Then' attraction which is a collection of shops set-up
just as they would have been in times past. No jokes this time about
Mike remembering shops like this!
 Legoland
- September 2003 (24 images)
For Belinda's significant birthday in this month, we went to visit the
Legoland theme park near Windsor. Although it was geared towards
smaller children, we had a great day out enjoying the rides and shows in the
warm late summer sunshine. Everything was made out of Lego!
 Bognor
Birdman - August 2003 (12 images) click for
Bognor Birdman video gallery
On the last day of August we enjoyed yet another hot day in the sunshine
watching those plucky participants jump off Bognor Pier wearing all kinds of
flying costumes and trying to fly further than 100 meters to win
£25,000. We also enjoyed a picnic, saw Sir Richard Branson doing the
prize giving and got in a game of crazy golf.
 Eastbourne
Airbourne - August 2003 (10 images) click
for Airbourne video gallery
This is becoming a regular visit for us and a very enjoyable one too.
It was even more crowded this year (due to the hot summer maybe?) and we
observed air displays by The Utterly Butterly Wingwalkers, Chinook, Nimrod
MR2, Spitfire and Hurricane and of course the spectacular Red Arrows display,
plus many more.
 Devon
Holiday - July 2003 (42 images) click for Devon
video gallery
We enjoyed some excellent weather on our 2003 holiday, visiting The South
Devon Railway and Totnes, Kingsbridge, Salcombe and a chocolate
factory. We did many walks along the South Coast Path in the hot
sunshine, visiting many beaches along the way - Wembury, Heybrook Bay, Hope
Cove, Thurlestone, Bigbury, Burgh Island and Bantham. The sun shone all
week!
 James
Bond & Natural History Museum
- April 2003 (33 images)
For our first visit of 2003 in April we went to see the James Bond exhibition
that was on at The Science Museum and then moved on to the Natural History
Museum round the corner to see Mike's recent ancestors. Belinda thought
they bared an uncanny resemblance to Mike, particularly with regard to their
eating habits!
 Chessington
World of Adventures - September 2002 (25 images)
On a warm sunny day in late September we went on our last main visit of 2002
to Chessington World of Adventures Theme Park in Surrey, where Mike wimped
out of all the scary rides. He did go on The Vampire, Runaway Train and
Dragon Falls though and ventured into The Creepy Caves. We also visited
the Animal Land in the park.
 Eastbourne
Airbourne Airshow - August 2002 (18 images)
Following our enjoyable visit earlier in the year to Lewes in Sussex at
Easter, we returned to Sussex in August 2002, this time to Eastbourne to see
the Eastbourne Airbourne airshow, enjoying displays from a Lancaster, Harrier
and Tornado and many more. As a result Mike wanted to become a pilot
and Belinda a wing walker! Ooo er!
 Eastbourne
Birdman & Seaford Visits - August 2002 (16 images) click
for Birdman video gallery
On yet another visit to Eastbourne in August 2002, we went to see the
Eastbourne Birdman event where people attempt to fly from the pier wearing
all sorts of funny costumes! Then the following week we did a summer
walk to the beach at Seaford, a little further along the Sussex coast where
Mike made a mess of an ice cream!
 Lake
District Holiday - June 2002 (37 images) click
for Lake District video gallery
In June 2002 we holidayed in the rain in Cumbria, renting a lovely holiday
cottage in a small village called Staveley, near Kendal. We visited
Kendal where we (mainly Belinda) shopped in the factory outlet and climbed up
to the castle. We also went to Coniston and Grange over Sands, took a
cruise on Lake Windermere, rode on The Haverthwaite Steam Railway and did two
Fell walks.
 Cornwall
Holiday - May 2002 (36 images) click for Cornwall
video gallery
We went 'cat sitting' in Bodmin in May 2002 to look after Belinda's friend's
kittens while she had a holiday. We visited the Eden Project, the
Lappa Valley steam railway, a Cider farm, walked the Camel Trail and visited
the towns of Fowey, Truro and Newquay. See Mike looking for beach babes
and Belinda on the cider!
 Lewes
Visit - March 2002 (24 images)
This is our Easter 2002 visit to the historic county town of Lewes in east
Sussex where we saw many old buildings, the famous court, had an excellent
lunch in a good pub and visited the castle and museum. All these images
are taken digitally. See Mike, the big shot!
 London
Visit - March 2002 (23 images) click for London
video gallery
We visited the London Eye and HMS Belfast in March 2002, taking a flight on
the Eye, with a great view of London down below, then toured HMS Belfast, a
retired battleship moored on the River Thames. The images are of higher
quality than the previous galleries' video stills, with some taken on 35mm
but most digital. See Belinda flashing!
 Scotland
Holiday & Beamish Visit
- August 2001 (20 images) click for Scotland
video gallery
Taking a short break during August 2001, we travelled up north to Edinburgh
for the famous Military Tattoo and wandered around the city and its famous
festival. We also visited the Beamish Open Air Museum near Gateshead, a
living museum, and saw how people lived in a northern town in the early 20th
century. See Belinda in a gift shop!
 Wales
Holiday - June 2001 (30 images) click for Wales
video gallery
We holidayed in North Wales in June 2001, renting a small cottage in
Penmachno, near Betws-y-coed. We visited Llangollen and went on a horse
drawn canal boat, Criccieth where we tried to play golf and visited the
castle, in Llanberis we climbed Snowdon, walked the Pen-y-pass plus visited
Llandudno where we looked in many gift shops! See Belinda trying to
play golf!
 Beaulieu
Motor Museum, Hampshire - April 2001 (13 images)
Beaulieu is on the edge of the New Forest in beautiful countryside. We
visited in April 2001 during the time they had a James Bond cars
display. The museum has a collection of many fine old vehicles, a ride
through the history of motoring, interactive models to demonstrate how things
work, a monorail round the grounds, go carts and a fine café. See Mike
getting carried away!
 Yorkshire
Holiday - July 2000 (28 images)
Eee by gum! Off to Yorkshire for a week where we visited the towns of
Harrogate, Knaresborough and York plus took a steam train on the North
Yorkshire Moors Railway to Goathland (Aidensfield from 'Heartbeat' on the
telly). We did some retail therapy at the McArthur Glen factory outlet
and walked around Robin Hood's Bay and Grafton which was also the village we
stayed in.
 Peak
District, Derbyshire Holiday - July 1999 (32 images)
We stayed in the heart of Derbyshire's Peak District National Park and
enjoyed many walks around the peaks, including Monsal Dale (seen in the image
here) and Miller's Dale near where we stayed at Litton. On the tourist
trail we rode the rides at Alton Towers theme park and took in the Coronation
Street tour in Manchester. Plus we got in a visit to Buxton and the
Blue John Cavern.
Related websites to our visits can be found
on our UK tourist links page.
Also see our product reviews of tourist
related items.
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