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Whether you want to celebrate your father, step father, grandfather or any other father figure in your life, there are plenty of accessible places you can visit for a day trip or a long weekend.
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Here are some of our suggestions for things to entertain the whole family this Father’s Day.
National Trust Stourhead, Wiltshire
Stourhead is a lovely place to visit whether or not the sun is shining. With glorious scenery and a stately home, it’s an ideal spot for a Sunday out. This Father’s Day however, they are running a special Father’s Day Forest School from 10 am on 16th June. Activities include den building, outdoor play and natural crafts. You can find out more about the event’s specific accessibility by emailing the estate office on stourhead@nationaltrust.org.uk or phoning 01747 841152.
Longleat, Wiltshire
While we’re in the region, we can’t leave out Longleat! Especially because over Father’s Day they are running a Brave New Longleat event, which celebrates 75 years of the house being open to the public, that’s on top of all the usual fun and games! Learn more about the safari park’s accessibility here.
Fairytale Farm, Oxfordshire
If you’re looking for a day out with the whole family, Fairytale Farm in Chipping Norton is an ideal place to visit. Full of adventure play, classic fairy tales and some cute animals, Fairy Tale Farm is friendly, calm attraction where you can control the sound and lights at every attraction and has been built with accessibility in mind.Find out more here
Coventry Transport Museum, West Midlands
For the petrol heads and non petrol heads alike, Coventry Transport Museum has everything you can think of in the realm of transportation from vintage cars and motorcycles to bikes and more!
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Kent
Open all year and especially nice to explore in the June sunshine, Bedgebury Pinetum is a great place to get out in nature this Father’s Day. The site has its own Changing Places facility, as well as having trampers and wheelchairs available to hire.
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Inspired? Looking for more things to do this Father’s Day? You can find a host more accessible places to visit here.
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Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest is an award-winning visitor attraction comprising of the National Pinetum, a globally important tree collection, and Bedgebury Forest.
Coventry Transport Museum’s current collection of vehicles is acknowledged as being one of the finest in the world, and the largest in public ownership.
Mixing classic fairy tales, animals and adventure play, children will love Fairytale Farm. With our exciting adventure playground, an enchanted walk with a surprise around every corner and a chance to meet our amazing animals, there is so much to see and do. It is a sensory and learning wonderland for all the family.
Longleat Safari Park, nestled within 900 acres of ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped grounds, is home to the UK’s original Safari Park, one of the best examples of Elizabethan architecture, and an abundance of exciting attractions including Jungle Kingdom and Animal Adventure where you can get up-close and personal with truly amazing animals.
When Stourhead first opened in the 1740s, a magazine described it as ‘a living work of art’. The world-famous landscape garden has at its centrepiece a magnificent lake reflecting classical temples, mystical grottoes, and rare and exotic trees, and offers a day of fresh air and discovery.
