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Walthamstow Wetlands

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Walthamstow Wetlands
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“Walthamstow Wetlands is a 211-hectare nature reserve in Walthamstow, east London, adjacent to the River Lea in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is focused on the Walthamstow Reservoirs, built by the East London Waterworks Company between 1853 and 1904 as part of the Lee Valley Reservoir…”
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The GuardianJul 17

‘Adventures with a touch of magic’: readers’ favourite family days out in the UK

From a boat tour in Northern Ireland to a farm with great ice-cream in Surrey, you share your top tips for day trips The MV Kestrel has been taking boat tours out from Enniskillen on Lower Lough Erne for as long I can remember. We were brought out as primary schoolchildren on a geography field trip and I was recently a passenger for a civilised stag party. It’s popular for a reason: the tour (a…

protected area in the Lee valley

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  • Walthamstow WetlandsNature reserveprotected area in the Lee valley
  • Elsewhere
  • MV KestrelPlaceEnniskillen, United Kingdomboat tours out from Enniskillen on Lower Lough Erne
  • Riverside MuseumMuseumGlasgow, United Kingdominteractive displays and Glasgow's industrial past
  • Kelvingrove art galleryMuseumGlasgow, United Kingdomnear the Riverside Museum
  • Maple LeafRestaurantGlasgow, United Kingdomartisan bakery producing Scotland’s best croissants
  • Bolsover CastleAttractionBolsover, United Kingdomgardens, ruins, wall to walk on, and castle to climb
  • Woolsthorpe ManorMuseumWoolsthorpe, United KingdomIsaac Newton's childhood home with gardens and discovery centre
  • Forbidden CornerSightLeyburn, United Kingdomday of mysteries and surprises with tunnels and statues
  • PuzzlewoodSightColeford, United Kingdommagical woodland with twisting paths and hidden corners
  • Rushmere country parkTrailHeath and Reach, United Kingdomwoodland play areas, den-building, and walking trails
  • Crockford Bridge farmSightAddlestone, United Kingdomfarm in Surrey for fruit picking and gelato
  • Gelateria DanieliRestaurantAddlestone, United Kingdomlocal favourites serving homemade gelato
  • Upton HouseSightUpton, United KingdomNational Trust property with heavenly buildings, gardens, views
  • Forest of DeanPlaceColeford, United Kingdomancient woodland location of Puzzlewood
  • Devenish islandSightEnniskillen, United Kingdomsixth-century monastic settlement
  • Tupgill Park estatePlaceLeyburn, United Kingdomestate on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales
  • Fish TempleSightLeyburn, United KingdomThis building was altered in 1985 and given crenulations outside, and an ornate bridge which people can stand on and…
  • herb gardenSightLeyburn, United Kingdom
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