Can you recommend anywhere to visit with older children?

[GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat]

We really enjoyed Hampton Court Palace so something similar to that would be great. We based in Berkshire and will travel up to an hour.

Any ideas? We seem to have done everything, but I know Mumsnetters are great at thinking of good ideas! Kids love history, mazes, generally learning new stuff. They are 15.13 and 9.

Thanks.

How about the Verulamium in St Albans. Not the same scale as HCP but great if DC are into history:

www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/visit/verulamium-museum

Kew Gardens
Blenheim Palace
Any National Trust property
Windsor Castle
Mary Rose, Portsmouth
Oxford
The Look Out, science centre, Bracknell
River and Rowing Museum, Henley
Highclere Castle
The Living Rainforest

St Albans is 1hr and 30mins drive away, so further than you specified, but there is lots to do. you can tour the clocktower and climb up to the top, look round the abbey and the verulamium roman museum and if you go on a saturday, the town centre holds a market. all the best x

Bletchley Park

The Living Rainforest at Newbury
Hellfire Caves
Aldershot Military Museum
Cliveden Gardens and Maze
Penden Indoor Model Village and Railways
Beckonscot Model Village
The Ronald Dahl Museum at Gt Misenden

Wow huge amount of places to look at! I knew you were the best people to ask. Thanks :-)

Bletchley and I think theres a computer museum nearby open sometimes too.

Might be a little too far but warwick castle is great.

Yeah some are a little far. I’m looking for tomorrow specifically and Dh needs to be back by 3.30pm but I’m keeping them saved for other days.

Not a place to visit but if they love history check out the Rex factor podcast-and the fb page often has historical places to visit mentioned

Thank you, I’ll look that up too.