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Baby Loves Disco

Baby Loves Disco is a chance for kids aged six months–seven years (and their parents) to get their respective grooves on, alongside the chance to sample the delights of bubble machines, instruments and a Gymboree chillout zone, with face-painting and healthy snacks included.

Sway, London WC2B

Sat 25 May

£9 / 08444 999990

  • 13:00 – 16:00

Billy Smart's Circus

This all human performance includes an Australian flying trapeze act, a foot operated bow and arrow routine, acrobats, jugglers, aerialists and a fire tricks.

Preston Park, Brighton

Sat 25 May

£9–£21 (Children £7–£15) / 01273 709709

  • 19:00

Attadale Open Day

Garden opening.

Attadale Estate, Strathcarron

Sat 25 May

01520 722603

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Battle Of The Atlantic Archives Display

An opportunity to see rare photos and documents from the Battle of the Atlantic from the Maritime Archives and Library.

Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool

Sat 25 May

Free / 0151 478 4499

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Beautiful Bluebells

Take a leisurely stroll around the wood to see the bluebells at their best. Check the venue website to find out when they are at their best.

National Trust: Hatchlands Park, Guildford

Sat 25 May

Free, plus admission £7.50, child £3.80, family £19.30, adv booking essential / 01483 222482/225971

  • 10:30 – 18:00
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Ardtornish Open Day

Garden opening.

Ardtornish Estate, Oban

Sat 25 May

01967 421288

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Ardwell House Gardens

Sat 25 May

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Art Tour of Drumlanrig

A tour of the castle and its art collection, followed by cheese and wine. Booking is essential.

Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate, Dumfries

Sat 25 May

£20 / 01848 331555

Part of Spring Fling Fringe.

  • 18:00 – 20:00

The Jubilee Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2E

Sat 25 May

Phone for prices / 020 7379 4242

  • 09:30 – 17:30

Ask the Expert: Explore Your Universe

Meet experts working on astronomy and space exploration projects and find out about the scientific questions they are trying to answer and the practical problems they have to solve.

Royal Observatory Greenwich, London SE10

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 8858 4422

  • 13:30 – 16:30
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Babbacombe Model Village

The village is set in four acres of miniature landscaped garden. There are over 400 models and 13,000 tiny people, depicting not just a village, but a town, castle, famous landmarks and environmental features too. Over one mile of miniature train track snakes through the models and authentic sound effects have been added…

Babbacombe Model Village, Babbacombe, Torquay

Sat 25 May

£6.95–£9.75 (Children £4.95–£7.75; £5.95–£8.75; £21.95–£32.75) / 01803 315315

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Back-Packs & Trails (Ages 5-12)

Children get the chance to pick from award-winning activity back-packs with the opportunity to learn about the buildings' architecture, historical emperors, or life in Medieval Europe.

Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7

Sat 25 May

Sackler Centre Reception

Free / 020 7942 2000

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Bardwell Windmill

A 19th-century tower mill, which is undergoing restoration to rebuild its sails.

Bardwell Windmill, Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds

Fri 24 May

Free (donations welcome) / 01359 251331

  • 21:30 – 17:00

Sat 25 May

Free (donations welcome) / 01359 251331

  • 21:30 – 17:00

Beaumaris Court

Renovated 17th century courthouse opposite Beaumaris Castle. Stand in the dock and survey the large rectangular courtroom as you learn about Anglesey's most notorious criminals including Hugh Hughes and William Murphy.

Beaumaris Gaol And Courthouse

Sat 25 May

£6 (£4.50; Children £4.50; £20) / 01248 811691/724444

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Bengeo Stories

Uncover the stories of Bengeo, finding out how this once rural village became part of the County Town, discovering the artists, pioneers and inventors that lived there.

Hertford Museum

Sat 25 May

Free / 01992 582686

  • 10:00 – 17:00
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Beningbrough At War

Start of an action packed year of events, activities, talks, walks, trails and displays celebrating the life and times of RAF men and women stationed at Beningbrough during WWII.

National Trust: Beningbrough Hall, Beningbrough, York

Sat 25 May

£8.30 (Children £4.15; £20.75) / 01904 472027

  • 11:00 – 17:30

Benmore Botanic Garden, Argyll

Sat 25 May

01369 706261

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Bicycle Tours

Classic tours of central London, plus countryside tours and cycle rental.

The London Bicycle Tour Company, SE1

Sat 25 May

£18.95–£29.95 / 020 7928 6838

  • 09:30 – 18:00

Big Pit National Mining Museum Of Wales

  • Directed by: www.nmgw.ac.uk

The 'Big Pit' is no longer used as a working mine as it has been closed since 1980. However visitors can descend the 300ft shaft to find out what it was like for generations of miners in South Wales. There is an exhibition in the old Pithead baths and a reconstructed miner's cottage can also visited so that the lifestyle…

Big Pit: National Coal Museum, Pontypool

Sat 25 May

Free / 01495 790311

  • 09:30 – 16:30

Binocular and Telescope Open Days

Hands-on advice from the experts about using binoculars and telescopes to watch wildlife. Also a chance to buy some (binoculars and/or telescopes, that is, not wildlife). All proceeds go back into the RSPB to continue conservation efforts.

RSPB Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve

Sat 25 May

Free / 01505 842663

  • 10:00 – 16:00
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Birds, Beasts And Beyond

An exhibition drawn from the London Borough of Southwark's own art collection, tracing the work, history and artistry of the Victorian pottery manufacturers, the Martin Brothers.

The Cuming Museum, London SE17

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7525 2332

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Blair Castle, Pitlochry

Sat 25 May

01796 481207

  • 09:30 – 17:30

BodyWorks

An exhibition all about how your body works, with the chance to perform a virtual autopsy, run in a giant hamster wheel and become a 'snot ninja' (lovely). Compare your physiological stats with other visitors and find out about all the latest scientific research into your very own body.

Glasgow Science Centre

Sat 25 May

Included in admission / 0141 420 5000

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Bolfracks Open Day

Garden opening.

Bolfracks, Aberfeldy

Sat 25 May

01887 820344

  • 10:00 – 18:00

BP British Art Display: Focus: The Image Of The British School: Portraits Of Artists c1740-1917

Historic portrait paintings by artists including John Opie, Daniel Stringer, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Henry Tonks, GF Watts and Alfred Stevens.

Tate Britain, London SW1P

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7887 8888

  • 10:00 – 18:00
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