Historical and Educational Attractions near hull on DAYoutWITHtheKIDS.co.uk

Hull is a great place to have a day out with the kids. Below we've tried to list as many attractions as we can to make it easy for you to find fun places to visit - we hope you find our website useful - and easy to use. Do you know of any other great

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Historical and Educational Attractions near to Hull

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Fort Paull (7 miles)

Paull

Fort Paull The only remaiing intact example in Yorkshire of a fortress possessing Henrican, Civil War and Napoleonic origins. An absolute MUST for visitors to the region. Vast array of displays inclduing waxworks tableaux and period artillery

Underground Bunker Tours (13 miles)

Withernsea

Underground Bunker Tours Visitors can now go on a fully guided tour of this vast underground command centre, visiting the many rooms, plant and operational areas that make up this truly amazing headquarters. This is your chance to see at first hand how the RAF would have operated underground during the Cold War.

RAF Holmpton Bunker Tours (13 miles)

Withernsea

RAF Holmpton Bunker Tours A really exciting tour going nearly 100ft underground into the massive concrete RAF Command Centre, where films, shows and demonstrations bring the HQ to life including our Award Winning Multi Screen Show ï¿½ Not to be missed ï¿½ A Real Adventure with lots of sounds and experiences (Parents please note: Not suitable for under 5's)

Beside the Seaside (25 miles)

Bridlington

Beside the Seaside A fun look at the town's heyday as a fashionable seaside resort. Come and see the famous stars who trod the boards at Bridlington, watch Punch and Judy, see the thrills of the switchback railway, go on a 'trip around the bay', find out about the crazes of Bridlington's heyday and much more

Castle Howard (36 miles)

York

Castle Howard Visit Castle Howard and have fun exploring 1,000 acres of parkland and gardens; jump on the land-train to the Great Lake for boat trips and our new adventure playground; discover more about the amazing history of the house & gardens with school holiday adventure trails and illustrated quiz sheets.

Jorvik Viking Centre (36 miles)

York

Jorvik Viking Centre Take hold of the past and explore the excavations which first unearthed the Viking-age city in our brand new exhibitions. As you travel around the Viking-Age city of Jorvik aboard our state of the art time capsules you will encounter the Old-Norse-speaking citizens, see inside their houses and back yards, experience every-day life in JORVIK.

York Dungeon (36 miles)

York

York Dungeon - not for all children as set in dark, musty, atmospheric cellars and featuring life-size tableaux of Dark Age deaths, medieval punishments and persecution/torture of heretics. Saying that some would love it!! Great place to take the mother-in-law.

Terror Tower (36 miles)

Scarborough

Terror Tower Ride our lift simulator and tour film sets from famous chiller movies including Dracula's castle, aliens, Jurassic dinosaurs and psychos. Live actors and animated scenes with hi-tech special effects complete the experience.

Original Lincoln Ghost Walk (36 miles)

Lincoln

Original Lincoln Ghost Walk Wed to Sat. Starts outside the Cathedral @ 7pm - only for kids 12 and over apparently

Lincoln Castle (37 miles)

Lincoln

Lincoln Castle A Norman Motte and Bailey castle built by William the Conqueror in 1068, home to a unique prison experience and an original Magna Carta.

Brodworth Hall and Gardens (40 miles)

Doncaster

Brodworth Hall and Gardens Bring the kids along for a great day out at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens. With a hands-on resources areas and a great new family-friendly exhibition there is more than enough to keep them occupied.

Conisbrough Castle (44 miles)

Doncaster

Conisbrough Castle Kids love castles, and even though it is mostly ruins, Conisbrough Castle has a 90ft-high great white circular keep with six buttresses is the oldest surving of its type in England. Constructed in 1180AD from local limestone the tower was saved from destruction during the Civil War and today is a compelling and unique sight to behold.

The Christmas Adventure at Stockeld Park (48 miles)

Spofforth

The Christmas Adventure at Stockeld Park Skate, Nordic Ski, see our fantastic "Enchanted Wood", lose yourself in our beautiful illuminated snowflake maze, see Santa in his Grotto, buy a Christmas tree, visit our superb Christmas shop, and refresh yourself in our Ice Bar Café. So much to see and do unique in the world.

Creswell Crags (49 miles)

Worksop

Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge honeycombed with caves and smaller fissures. Stone tools and remains of animals found in the caves by archaeologists provide evidence for a fascinating story of life during the last Ice Age between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. Great idea for family days out in Nottinghamshire.

Sandal Castle (51 miles)

Wakefield

Sandal Castle Sandal Castle stands in a commanding position overlooking the River Calder. The castle has been extensively excavated and finds can be seen in the Visitor Centre and at nearby Wakefield Museum, located on Wood St, Wakefield. The castle grounds are open from dawn until dusk every day.

Mother Shipton's Cave (52 miles)

Knaresborough

Mother Shipton's Cave The Cave and the famous Petrifying Well form part of a mile long wooded riverside park. Beautiful riverside walk with 4 scenic picnic areas and two adventure playgrounds. There is a museum with live size figures and petrified object display. Gift shop and café serving everything you need for a picnic. Good idea for fun places to go with kids in Yorkshire.

Royal Armouries Leeds (52 miles)

Leeds

Royal Armouries Leeds Learn about arms and armour from around the world - and during the summer you can watch displays of jousting, falconry and horsemanship.

Harewood House (52 miles)

Leeds

Harewood House You'll find all sorts of activities here for family fun - Adventure Playground, Bird Garden, Geopod interactive indoor play area - the big problem will be trying to fit it all into one day

Southwell Minster (55 miles)

Southwell

Southwell Minster with its majestic Norman nave and glorious 13th-century chapter house-is one of the least known jewels in the crown of Nottinghamshire.

Ripley Castle (58 miles)

Harrogate

Ripley Castle Ripley castle, built in 1345, is full of armour, priests hiding holes and lots of great histrorical things to look at. There are also beautiful gardens and a deer park which the smalls will love - and a large tropical plant collection.

Belvoir Castle (59 miles)

Grantham

Belvoir Castle Now the family home of the 11th Duke and Duchess of Rutland and their family - the castle's splendid interior contains many beautiful treasures from great works of art, to fine furniture and beautiful tapestries. Children can enjoy the delightful Regency Nursery and School Room. Outside the adventure playground, and gardens are ideal for kids to let off steam.

Peak Cavern (66 miles)

Castleton

Peak Cavern Peak Cavern's spectacular entrance is the largest to any cave in Britain. See rope making, the remains of an underground village and find out why it is called "The Devil's Arse"! Guided tours suitable for all ages.

Speedwell Cavern (66 miles)

Castleton

Speedwell Cavern Speedwell Cavern an incredible underground journey by boat! Descend 105 steps to an underground canal. Take a boat trip to visit the cathedral like cavern and see the "Bottomless Pit" a huge subterranean lake. Great idea if you're looking for family days out in Derbyshire.

Treak Cliff Cavern (66 miles)

Hope Valley

Treak Cliff Cavern Treak Cliff cavern in an underground wonderland of stalactites, stalagmites, rocks, minerals and fossils. Home to Blue John Stone. The tour takes you to see Aladdin's Cave, Fairyland and the Dream Cave. The most famous formation is "The Stork". Events include an Easter Egg Hunt and at Christmas "Carols by Candlelight"

Blue-John Cavern and Mine (66 miles)

Hope Valley

Blue-John Cavern and Mine The Blue John Cavern is steeped in history and old mining equipment is on view inside the cavern. Guided tours are conducted through the cave system at short regular intervals. Each tour lasts 45 minutes to 1 hour during which time a series of magnificent natural water-worn caverns are seen.

The World Famous Blue John Cavern (66 miles)

Hope Valley

The World Famous Blue John Cavern The Cavern Tours are of immense educational interest showing clearly how the caverns are formed in limestone strata and how the limestone itself had much earlier been formed by the deposits on the floors of great oceans which have long since receded, as the fossilised remains of marine animals now show.

City of Caves (67 miles)

Nottingham

City of Caves Enter and explore a whole new world in the caves underneath Nottingham city and descend into the dark depths of the original Anglo-Saxon tunnels, meeting real cave-dwellers from its dramatic hidden past. See how these caves have been used and adapted over the Centuries by local people to escape and take refuge from the world above.

Nottingham Castle (67 miles)

Nottingham

Nottingham Castle Nottingham Castle is a magnificent 17th Century ducal mansion built on the site of the original Medieval Castle, with spectacular views across the city. A vibrant museum and art gallery housing collections of silver, glass, armour and paintings, plus fifteen centuries of Nottingham history.

Galleries of Justice (67 miles)

Nottingham

Galleries of Justice Based at Nottingham's old courthouse and gaol, there are many ways to explore the Galleries of Justice Museum, with free exhibitions, audio & performance led tours and a themed café. Whatever you choose, you will be delving in to the dark and disturbing past of crime and punishment!

Bridlesmithgate Caves (67 miles)

Nottingham

Bridlesmithgate Caves Man-made caves used as a butcher's, a salting chamber and an apothecary's shop with a domed store cave and an ice house.

The Nottingham Ghost Walk (67 miles)

Nottingham

The Nottingham Ghost Walk A story-telling walking tour all about ghosts! Where they haunt, why they haunt, a bit of gore, some heritage and history - and you might even spot the real ghost who haunts our tours!

Greens Windmill and Science Centre (68 miles)

Nottingham

Greens Windmill and Science Centre Test your brain power with the hands-on experiments in the Science Centre which explore electricity, magnetism and light, ideal for young children - attached to a working windmill which produces great flour?!

Grimsthorpe Castle Park and Gardens (69 miles)

Bourne

Grimsthorpe Castle Park and Gardens Beautiful stately home and gardens, including nine miles of cycle trails designed for families. Cycle hire is available (including buggies and tag alongs for little ones). Plus take part in the 'Family Cycle Challenge'. Grimsthorpe also has an adventure playground,shop and tearoom.

Temple Mine (69 miles)

Matlock Bath

Temple Mine Discover for yourself the network of tunnels that exist under your feet and wonder at the crystals glistening in the walls.

The Forbidden Corner (72 miles)

Coverham

The Forbidden Corner Find the hidden temple Indiana Jones would feel at home in the Forbidden Corner, an extraordinary folly in North Yorkshire. Statues blink at you, paths lead nowhere, skeletons lurk in underground chambers and a temple hides behind artful landscaping. Your job is to work your way through the maze. Unique, and just scary enough to give everyone a thrill.

Sandringham (73 miles)

Sandringham

Sandringham The Royal Family's home in Norfolk. Come and see where the Queen has her dinner and run around in her back garden. Take a look at the fascinating museum including the first Royal motor car, a fire engine and a roaring lion!

Poole's Cavern (75 miles)

Buxton

Poole's Cavern - found deep beneath the limestone hills on the edge of the historic Derbyshire spa town of Buxton. This secret underground world once echoed to the sound of a glacial river that scoured the rock for millions of years.

Tales of the Old Gaol House (76 miles)

Kings Lynn

Tales of the Old Gaol House Hear the sounds and smell the smells of prison life two centuries ago, and see how it feels to be locked up in a dank cell or trapped in the stocks in the town's market square.

HMS Trincomalee 1817 (76 miles)

Hartlepool

HMS Trincomalee 1817 The classic British frigate, HMS Trincomalee, built in Bombay for the Admiralty in 1817, is the oldest ship afloat in the UK and the last of the commissioned frigates of the Nelson era. Berthed at Hartlepool's Maritime Experience it is now fully restored.

Hartlepool's Maritime Experience (76 miles)

Hartlepool

Hartlepool's Maritime Experience All children love pirates and this maritime visitor attraction is the perfect place to take them. Travel back to the days of Nelson, Napoleon and the Battle of Trafalgar. With our many attractions, costumed guides and weaponry displays, any kids (of whatever age) will enjoy this day out. So all ye landlubbers make your way to Hartlepool.

Burghley House (77 miles)

Stamford

Burghley House Opened in 2007 the new Garden of Surprises is a fantastic addition to the gardens at Burghley . Hidden inside a Yew hedge is an experience that will delight the senses. Mirrors exaggerate, mazes confuse, squirts of water distract, the dank moss house captivates, transforming sculptures dazzle, the grotto entices and the longitude dial educates and astonishes!

Manchester City FC Experience (81 miles)

SportCity

Manchester City FC Experience The Manchester City Experience - Museum & Stadium Tour combines the rich sporting history of Manchester City Football Club with a 75 minute tour of the awe inspiring City of Manchester Stadium. Blue Moon I saw you standing alone.

Air Raid Shelters (81 miles)

Stockport

Air Raid Shelters First-hand experience of daily life in 1940s, war-torn Britain. A labyrinth of tunnels under part of the town centre provided shelter - and a way of life - for Stockport and Manchester families through the dark days of the Blitz.

Manchester United Museum and Tour (85 miles)

Old Trafford

Manchester United Museum and Tour Manchester United Museum and Tour - Come and see for yourself why more than 200,000 people visit the Museum every year! Young or old, United fan or not, it really is something to savour and tell your friends and family about.

Donington le Heath Manor House (86 miles)

Coalville

Donington le Heath Manor House Step back in time and experience how people really lived in Medieval, Tudor and Stuart times in this preserved manor house which dates back to 1280.

Ashby de la Zouch Castle (86 miles)

Ashby de la Zouch

Ashby de la Zouch Castle A Royalist stronghold during the Civil War, the castle finally fell to Parliament in 1646, and was then made unusable. An underground passage from the kitchen to the tower, probably created during this war, can still be explored today.

Crook Hall and Gardens (89 miles)

Durham

Crook Hall and Gardens A stunning Grade 1 listed Medieval Manor House with a banquetting hall and 17th century Jacobean room, surrounded by stylish cottage gardens which are relaxed, lush and quintessentially English.

Durham Cathedral (89 miles)

Durham

Durham Cathedral The present Cathedral has stood on this spot as a place of prayer and pilgrimage for over 900 years. It is one of the most beautiful buildings in England (Bill Bryson called it 'the best Cathedral on planet earth'), and is part of a World Heritage Site.

Blickling Hall (91 miles)

Blickling

Blickling Hall Stunning House - Parkland and lakeside walks, with a sunken garden to discover - Home to the headless ghost of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen - in fact one of the most haunted places in England - Famed for its long gallery, fine tapestries, paintings and rare books

Tatton Park (92 miles)

Knutsford

Tatton Park is an impressive historic estate with four major attractions. Children can feed the goats at the Farm, get lost in the Garden maze, complete the Mansion quiz and discover the Tudor Old Hall. A fun adventure playground and 1,000 acre parkland provide space to run around! Great idea if you're looking for family days out in Cheshire.

Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting Humberside you keep sending in.
Now the summer holidays are upon us, we're trying to find as many things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor soft playcentres, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, castles, railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, ten pin bowling alleys, steam railways and other tourist attractions.

Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys.

So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't listed above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people on holidays and all the other children in Humberside can enjoy the great day out as well.

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