Entering Bourne Hall, you look up to the mezzanine floor to see a museum. The galleries, which are open plan, lie underneath the transparent dome which crowns the building. Displays draw on a collection of over five thousand items acquired over the years through the...

Step back through the centuries into a Tudor timber-framed house in the heart of Cheam Village, A family home up to 1960, Whitehall has additions from all five centuries and a cosy tea room with home-made cake. Activities for children include Victorian and Tudor...

Coulsdon Common, owned and managed by the City of London at no cost to the public, is a 51 hectare (127 acre) public open space. Located in south Croydon it forms part of a larger area of open countryside within the London green belt that link London with the wider...

Chessington World of Adventures is the UK's ultimate family theme park, with 90% of rides suitable for children under 12 years old. The park is a great family day out, with a good mix of rides for teens, kids and adults including the Vampire, Tomb Blaster, Dragon's...

Ashtead Common, owned and managed by the City of London at no cost to the public, is a 200 hectare (500 acre) public open space. Located in north-east Surrey, close to junction 9 of the M25, it forms part of a larger area of open countryside, which includes Epsom...

Farthing Downs & New Hill, owned and managed by the City of London, is a 95 hectare (235 acre) area of chalk grassland lying within the London green belt. Farthing Downs was designated in 1975 as part of the Farthing Downs and Happy Valley Site of Special Scientific...

Leatherhead Museum of Local History is perhaps the best exhibit of all, together with its attractive garden which has a well and the stone swan from the old Swan Hotel. The 'Victorian kitchen' is very popular with visitors. There are collections of: Anglo-Saxon...

Step back in time and visit Little Holland House which was designed, built and furnished by one remarkable man - Frank Reginald Dickinson (1874-1961). Inspired by the ideas of John Ruskin and William Morris, he had dreamed of the type of house that would meet their...

Honeywood is a fine late Victorian and Edwardian house, incorporating part of an earlier 17th century building, overlooking the picturesque town ponds. The restored interior contains a wealth of period detail and displays on a range of topics linked to the history of...

Explore 49 acres of on of the greatest 18th-century landscape gardens. Walk in the footsteps of royalty and experience a landscape rich in history. Enjoy a gentle lakeside walk or explore teh wider estate with its ever changing view. Enthuse the children with our...