SIGHTSEEINGgrounds and ornate interiors.Wed-Sun 10.30-17.30.Admission £20, child £11.Woodstock, Oxfordshire. 01993 811 091. blenheimpalace.comt Paddington to Oxford,(one hour).LEEDS CASTLEThis moated castle combinesmedieval beauty with 19thcenturyopulence. The 500-acre grounds boast an aviaryand maze. Daily, castle 10.30-16.00, grounds 10.00-17.00.Admission £18.50, child £11.Maidstone, Kent. 01622765 400. leeds-castle.com t Victoria toBearsted (one hour).MANCHESTER ARTGALLERYWorld-class art gallery withmore than 25,000 objectsspanning six centuries.See its world famouspre-Raphaelite collection.Tues-Sun and bank holidays10.00-17.00. Free admission.Mosley Street, Manchester. 01612 358 888. manchestergalleries.org t Euston toManchester Piccadilly(two hours and 10 mins).PAINSHILL PARKBuilt in the 1700s, thisstunning landscape gardenis dotted with romanticgrottoes and temples. Lookout for talks, walks andfun for kids. Daily 10.30-16.00. Admission £6.60,child £3.85.Cobham, Surrey. 01932868 113. painshill.co.ukt Waterloo to Cobham(30 mins).ROALD DAHL MUSEUM& STORY CENTREDelightful museum aboutthe world-famous author.The Story Centre allowschildren to discover his talesand make up their own.Tues-Fri 10.00-17.00;Sat-Sun 11.00-17.00.Admission £6, child £4.Great Missenden,Buckinghamshire. 01494 892 192. roalddahlmuseum.orgt Marylebone to GreatMissenden (45 mins).SALISBURY CATHEDRALAn exquisite medievalcathedral, with the country’stallest spire. Mon-Sat 09.00-17.00; Sun 12.00-16.00.Admission free, suggesteddonation £5.50. Tower tours£8.50, child £6.50.Salisbury, Wiltshire. 01722 555 120. salisburycathedral.org.uk t Waterloo toSalisbury (one hour and20 mins).STONEHENGEThese awe-inspiringand mysterious standingstones date back to around3,500 BC and are a WorldHeritage Site as well as themost important prehistoricmonument in Britain. Daily09.30-16.00. Admission£7.50, child £4.50.Salisbury, Wiltshire. 08703 331 181. english-heritage.org.ukt Waterloo to Salisbury(one hour and 20 mins).WARWICK CASTLEThis medieval castle was builtby William the Conqueror in1068 and is now a familyfriendlyexperience. Enjoythe chilling Castle Dungeonand the fantastic attractionMerlin: The Dragon Tower.Daily 10.00-17.00. Admission£29.40, child £24.40.Warwick, Warwickshire. 08712 652 000. warwick-castle.co.ukt Marylebone to Warwick(one hour and 40 mins).WINDSOR CASTLEVast, unmissable and theworld’s oldest inhabitedcastle. Don’t miss the StateApartments, Queen Mary’sdolls’ house and gothic St.George’s Chapel. From4 Feb The Queen: SixtyPhotographs For SixtyYears. In celebration of theQueen’s Diamond Jubilee,this photographic exhibitionpresents official and informalsnapshots of the monarch(p. 11). Daily 09.45-16.15.Admission £17, child £10.20.Windsor, Berkshire. 020 7766 7300. royalcollection.org.ukt Waterloo to Windsor &Eton Riverside (45 mins).where now®ITINERARIES ON THE GOPlan your trip to <strong>London</strong> ordownload on arrival, the newwhere now app for iPhone.DOWNLOAD FOR FREE42 | visitlondon.com|LONDON PLANNER|February 2012
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