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Drayton Manor Resort is a family theme park and zoo in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, set in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor. It has over 50 rides and attractions split into themed areas, including Adventure Cove, Vikings, Frontier Falls and Thomas Land.

Tip: Book tickets in advance online to save money, and leave time for the zoo as well as the rides.

Gulliver's Land is a children's theme park resort in Milton Keynes, designed with rides and shows for ages 2 to 13. It opened in 1999 and has themed areas including Lilliput Land, Adventure Land, Discovery Bay and Toy Land. Rides range from gentle first rides to family adventures, with Western World and the JCB Zone among the highlights.

Tip: Parking is free on site. If you're coming by car, put MK15 0DT into your satnav and follow the brown signs from M1 Junction 14.

Twycross Zoo is a 100-acre charity-run zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross in Leicestershire. It is known as a specialist primate centre and is the only zoo in the UK to keep all four types of great ape: gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos. It also has one of the largest collections of gibbons in Europe.

Tip: Check the 'What's On' board at the entrance for the day's talk and feed times, and book tickets online ahead to save money.

Rushton Triangular Lodge is a Grade I listed folly built by Sir Thomas Tresham, a staunch Roman Catholic who was often fined or imprisoned for his then-illegal faith. He designed it as a defiant protestation of his belief in the Holy Trinity, so every feature comes in threes.

Tip: There is no English Heritage car park. You can try the nearby lay-by, though parking isn't guaranteed, or walk from Rushton village.

Foxton Locks are ten canal locks on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal, a few miles west of Market Harborough. They form two staircases of five locks, where each lock opens straight into the next, with a short stretch of water called a pound between the two sets. The Grade II* listed flight is part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

Tip: If you're travelling by boat, allow about 45 minutes to an hour to pass through the flight, and longer at busy times.

Coventry has had three cathedrals, and you can see two of them side by side. The old St Michael's was bombed in the Coventry Blitz of 1940 and left as a ruined shell, with only its tower, spire and outer walls surviving.

Tip: Use the cathedral's digital guide to get more from the ruins and the artworks as you walk round.

Twinlakes is a 100-acre family theme park just north-east of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. A large share of the rides are aimed at young children, so it suits families better than thrill-chasing adults. The park bills itself as all-action and all-weather, and says its water park is all inclusive, with unlimited rides, slides and splashes.

Tip: Book tickets online in advance, as the park says this usually gets the best savings.

Boughton House, just north-east of Kettering, is a Northamptonshire country house often called "The English Versailles". It was largely built by the 1st Duke of Montagu, who was strongly influenced by French architecture during his time as ambassador to France.

Tip: The house is open to the public only on certain days each year for guided tours, so check before you set off.