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Ah, cool Britannia, what can we say -- you're still the Queen of destinations, from England and Cornwall to Wales and Scotland. And across to Northern Ireland, too, of course!

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Comment by Tripatini on October 19, 2010 at 12:54pm
Please click here to help a Tripatini member with a question on Portsmouth. Thanks!
Comment by Michael Schuermann on October 14, 2010 at 9:20am
Hello All,
I'm new in Tripatini. Michael Schuermann, author of guide book Paris Movie Walks and now blogging about easy hiking (an activity you can undertake with the family on your next hols anywhere in the UK perhaps). I blog mostly about my hikes, which are mainly in Germany (my fatherland). My first hike however was in the UK, in the Peak District. I've heard a lot about hiking in the Lake District. If anyone of you love hiking and has done a hike or two anywhere in the UK, I would love to hear from you and perhaps you can do a blog post for me. Check out what easy hiking is about: http://easy-hiker.eu/2010/07/16/what-is-not-easy-hiking/ Don't be strangers...
Comment by Tripatini on October 11, 2010 at 12:40pm
A Tripatini member has several questions about British travel -- especially in and around Cambridge. If you'd like to help, please respond at the link below, on Ask A Travel Expert:

http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/cambridge-uk-in-january

Thanks much!!
Comment by Randi Leeds on September 27, 2010 at 12:18pm
Wembley Stadium has a great tour where the kids can check out the soccer pitch, run the tunnels and even climb the winners podium! There is also the Flying Fish Tours (speedboat sightseeing tours of the Thames that take you past all the iconic landmarks along the river) and the London Motor Museum where they can check out exotic autos from Europe and the States. Queens Ice & Bowl is tons of fun as well as the Namco Station which is a tri-level, action-packed entertainment arena!
Comment by Jonathan Hansen on September 13, 2010 at 3:14pm
Ed, no i didn't post there, buit thanks for the suggestion. I will. Grand Historic Buildings can be tough for kids, but many of them are building some sort of interactivity into their offerings which i think is what kids these days need.

Jools. Excellent suggestions, especially based on the fact that they are free. Right next to the Natural History Museum (around the corner) is the Science Museum. Lots of hands on stuff for the kids. What's good for kids in Edinburgh?

In York there are some great things for kids. The National Rail Museum, the Jorvik Viking Museum and the Castle museum. I always recommend people get away from London for a day or two if they can and York is great for families and easy to get to.
Comment by Jools Stone on September 10, 2010 at 12:18pm
Covent Garden area to watch all the street performers for free. Natural History Museum for the dinosaurs, and other free ones nearby in South Kensington.
Comment by Ed Wetschler on September 10, 2010 at 11:53am
Tower of London for kids, for sure. A boat ride on the Thames. Street musicians, mimes, and self-appointed orators. The London Zoo. One thing I've never been able to interest kids in is grand historic buildings, but your kids, knock wood, can feel the awe. On which subject, Longleat and a couple of other mansions that are open to the public maintain zoos or animal parks. Curious to see what other people think on this subject. And Jonathan, did you also post your question in the Family Travel group?
Comment by Darryl Musick on September 10, 2010 at 11:27am
Just about any corner of London; Bath; they'd have a ball at Brighton. I think kids would have a great time just about anywhere in the UK. I also think the title, "Budget Travel," kind of gives it away. It's not a real budget friendly destination.
Comment by Jonathan Hansen on September 10, 2010 at 11:24am
Budget Travel magazine has produced a list of the "15 places every kid should see". All of them are in the U.S. Now since the magazine is a U.S. publication, that's understandable. but it got me to ask the question, what are the places in the U.K. that every kid should see? I'm curious to know what people think are the important

http://traveltobritain.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-are-places-every-k...
Comment by Maureen Blevins on September 7, 2010 at 10:37am
The London Pass was super!
 

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