Congratulations to AD from London and UW, also from London, who had their names picked out of the virtual hat, and each win a copy of Fluff and Billy and a family ticket to see wither Happy Feet Two or Puss in Boots. The correct answer was of course that Happy Feet two is set in the Antarctic. Congratulations...

Museum of Somerset reopens after £7m refurbishment 29 September 2011 The Museum of Somerset (previously the Somerset County Museum) has reopened after a £7m refurbishment. Housed in the Grade I listed Taunton Castle, the Museum of Somerset opened its doors following the major transformation on 29th September...

Giant Pandas arrive at Edinburgh Zoo 7 December 2011 Popular Scottish attraction Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed two Giant Pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, from China. Tian Tian and Yang Guang, meaning "sweetness" and "sunshine" respectively, are the first Giant Pandas to live in the...

Portsmouth's National Museum of the Royal Navy gets £1.4m lottery grant 7 December 2011 Popular Portsmouth attraction, the National Museum of the Royal Navy in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard , has received a £1.4m lottery grant for new exhibitions. Georgian Storehouse 10, built in 1776 and one...

HMS Victory at Portsmouth Dockyard to get £16m restoration 7 December 2011 Popular Portsmouth attraction HMS Victory is to undergo a £16m restoration. The warship, used by Lord Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar and now moored at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, has been worked on by engineers since...

HMS Belfast closed due to gangway collapse 29 November 2011 Popular central London attraction HMS Belfast has been closed due to the collapse of a gangway earlier today. Permanently docked on the River Thames, the retired warship is accessed by a large gangway and it is this gangway which sheared and...

Avebury Manor features in BBC1 series The Manor Reborn A 500 year old Wiltshire Manor House, Avebury Manor is the subject of The Manor Reborn, a BBC1 documentary series with Penelope Keith that follows the ground-breaking renovation project of the house and gardens by the BBC and National Trust. In four...

Avebury Manor and Gardens reopens to the public 500 year old Wiltshire Manor House reopens to the public after a ground-breaking renovation project by the BBC and National Trust Avebury House and Gardens has undergone a complete restoration this year in a joint project between the BBC and owners of the...

BFI IMAX Happy Feet Two / Puss in Boots Competition IdeasForTheKids.com has two family tickets* to BFI IMAX in London to see either Happy Feet Two or Puss in Boots, and copies of the latest book by Nicola Killen - Fluff and Billy - to give away in our latest competition, courtesy of our friends at BFI...

Christmas at Hatton Farm Village: Santa's Grotto and Farm Village Festive Fun 26 Nov-24 Dec 2011 26/27 Nov, 3/4 Dec, 10/11 Dec, 17-24 Dec 2011 Hatton Farm Village at Hatton Country World, Dark Lane, Hatton, Warwickshire, CV35 8XA Make for Hatton Farm Village for some festive family fun this Christmas...