Lulworth Castle, Dorset

Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 July

Admission: Child (10 and under) free but ticket must be obtained, Age 11-14 £95, Age 15-17 £110, Adult from £175.  Weekend tickets with standard camping included.  Car parking extra.

This is a truly family friendly festival, with excellent children’s entertainment and facilities alongside top acts for the grown-ups! For Mums and Dads, the Sunday headliner act has been confirmed as ‘Happy Mondays’ and a feast of other acts are also listed on the website. There is also a ‘Baby Temple’ for feeding and changing babies in the civilised comfort you want for the tiniest of festival goers.

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Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey

Shows at various times throughout the day, check on arrival at park

Admission: 12+£39.60, young adventurers £28.80 and children under 0.9m tall go free or a family of four £120

There’s an all new Madagascar show at Chessington World of Adventures, launched as part of the park’s 25th Anniversary celebrations.  Get ready to join in and ‘meet and greet’ the gang in a brand new, purpose built, outdoor stage, located within the heart of the park. Needless to say, you get to see the show as part of a day out at the huge theme park. Besides the show, there’s plenty to do for all ages, including thrilling rides, fairground stalls, a zoo and a Sealife attraction.

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The Lightbox, Chobham Road, Woking

Various dates in July & August see website for details

Admission: Free

Designed by Marks Barfield Architects and opened to the public on September, 2007, The Lightbox has some of the most exciting gallery spaces in the South East. With some great activities running throughout the summer months, there really is something for everyone. There's a vast array of workshops to choose from including ‘Dreamscapes’, ‘Suncatchers’, ‘Climbing Puppets’ and ‘Bubble Fun’.  Suitable for children aged 4 years and above (accompanied). All materials are provided.

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Opera Holland Park, Yucca Lawn, Holland Park, Ilchester Place

Various performances in July & August. See website for details

Admission: Adults £5, children £2.50

This highly successful production of Roald Dahl’s children’s favourite is returning to this year’s Opera Holland Park, it came about after several years of discussion with the Roald Dahl Estate. Composer Tobias Picker and librettist Donald Sturrock worked very closely with OHP to devise a fifty minute opera for young families. The story is accompanied by a small orchestra and some of the OHP’s best singers. Families are then ushered from scene to scene as the story moves around the park. The music is highly accessible to young children!

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G Live, Guildford

Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 July, times vary (see website)

Admission: £12.50-£16.50 per person - prices vary according to date/time and seat location.

Everyone’s favourite Angelina Ballerina, is pirouetting onto the stage in her brand new Mousical ‘Ballet Girls and Hip Hop Boys’, a magical show packed full of singing and dancing. Put on your ballet shoes and twirl into Camembert for a singing and dancing extravaganza - from ballet to salsa, hip-hop to Jazz. Angelina and co will have your little stars dancing in the aisles! Don’t miss the ‘most stupendous’ Mousical of the year!

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W2 2UH

Open 5am - midnight daily

One of London’s finest historic landscapes, Hyde Park covers 142 hectares (350 acres). With over 4,000 trees, a lake, a meadow, horse rides and more, there is truly something for everyone. And your kids will most certainly not get bored as there is boating, swimming, three playgrounds and facilities for tennis, cycling and skating. The late Princess Diana is fondly remembered in the park, with the superb Peter Pan-themed Diana Memorial Playground. There’s also the Diana memorial fountain, where your little ones will have hours of fun splashing around in the steady flow of the stream and refreshment points throughout the park and the Lido Café on the Serpentine. A lovely day out in London!

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