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Places to visit
DURING THESE TIMES IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO PHONE THE VENUE YOU WISH TO VISIT AHEAD OF TIME .
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LET US KNOW IF YOU KNOW OF A FREE / DISCOUNTED PLACE & LOCATION THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED .
ABERDEEN
FREE - Cruickshank Botanical Gardens & Zoology Museum , Covid 19 measures in place .
FREE - Cruickshank Botanical Gardens , displays from protozoa to a great white whale skeleton . 11 areas of labelled plants , gardens and an arboretum offer year round interest .
FREE - Zoology Museum , indoor , must book a time slot . Tel 01224 274330
FREE - Aberdeen Maritime Museum . Tel 01224 337700 , check for Covid 19 measures .
FREE - Aberdeen Art Gallery . Tel 03000200293 , pre book & check for Covid 19 measures .
FREE - Footdee ( Fittie ) walk through old fishing village . Seafood restaurant .
ABERYSTWYTH
FREE - School of Art Galleries , brilliant collection of art ( 15th century to the contemporary ) as well as an outstanding ceramics collection . Tel 01970 622460 Check for Covid 19 measures .
FREE - Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum , workshops , film nights , art and culture . Tel 01970 633088 Check for Covid 19 measures .
FREE - Aberystwyth Castle , 13th century ruins , all outdoor .
FREE - Bwlch Nant y Arian Forest , visitor centre ( Check for Covid 19 restrictions ) , free walks & mountain bike trails . Tel 01970890453
FREE - Rheidol Power Station , Butterfly house & visitor centre , book time slot & check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01970880667
FREE - National Library of Wales , guided tours & travelling exhibitions . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01970632800 .
FREE - Outdoor , Ceredigion Coastal Path , well signed , maintained route , not suitable for wheelchairs .
BELFAST
FREE - Antrim Round Tower , outdoor , no facilities .
FREE - Belfast Castle & Cave Hill Country Park , lift access Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02890776925
FREE - Naughton Gallery & Queens University , lift access to gallery via Gift shop , Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02890973580
FREE - Duncain Centre , culture and arts . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02890747114 .
FREE - Stormont Parliament Buildings , free tours with an insight into its history . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02890521041
FREE - Ulster Museum , Covid 19 restrictions in place , time slots , Tel 02890428428 .
FREE - Belfast City Hall , free tour also Titanic Memorial Gardens , Bobbin Coffee Shop , lift access & toilets . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02890320202
FREE - Lagan Valley Regional Park , open air . www.laganvalley.co.uk
BATH
FREE - The Royal Cresent .
FREE - Holburne Museum , free to students , wheelchair access , Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions Tel 1225388560
FREE - Victoria Art Gallery , good wheelchair access , toilets , drinks machine but Cafes nearby . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01225477233
FREE - Sydney Gardens , pleasure gardens , good wheelchair access . Tel 01225394041
FREE - Henrietta Park , sensory garden , mostly level access , Cafe & kiosks , Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01225394041
FREE - Bath Guildhall Market , good wheelchair access , Cafe , covered market . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01225460808
FREE - Bath Botanical Gin Distillery , free tour , tasting . Shop . Phone ahead reference access . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01225635782
FREE - ( donation ) - Bath Abbey , mostly level access some areas / tours are not accessible , shop . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01225303315
Note - There are plenty of interesting places to visit in Bath however many have entry fees . You may find the Tourist Information centre a help .
BIRMINGHAM
FREE -Birmingham Museum and Art Galleries , Covid 19 measures , phone to check about time slots or other measures Tel 01213488000
Tolkein Trail - FREE outdoor trail , phone map . Phone Museum and Art Galleries for details ( £10 guided ) . Pubs , bars , cafes eateries on route .
FREE - Street Art of Digbeth , 3 mile walk .visitbirmingham.com for route , self tours , follow the app or download pdf , More - Gas St Basin and Canal walks .
FREE - Lapworth Museum of Geology , Fossils , minerals and rocks . Tel 01214147294 Check for Covid 19 precautions .
FREE - The Jewelry Quarter & Museum , Cafe & shop . temporary exhibitions . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01213488140
FREE - RSBA Gallery , Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01212364353
FREE - Edgbaston Reservoir , wheelchair route , walks , bird watching , fishing , sailing , canoeing , & windsurfing , Visitor centre & Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01214547810
FREE- Ikon Gallery . art venue , wheelchair access , lifts , Cafe & shop ,. book for special tours , Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01212480708
FREE - BBC Birmingham at the Mailbox , tours available at student discount , Cafe & shop in the public space . Closed until March 2021 . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01215676000
BRISTOL
FREE - Blaise Castle , 400 acres of outdoor , toilets open 7 am to 5 pm . Onsite Cafe , free parking . guide on disabledgo.com . Access restrictions when hosting events , Museum Tel 01179039818 .
FREE - The Hollow & Royal Fort Gardens , outdoor . The Giants Cave £2.50 / £5.00 Tel 01179741242
FREE - Clifton Suspension Bridge , book time slots , coffee cart available . Tel 01179744664
FREE - Graffiti Around the City , outdoor walking tour also guided , bookable workshop sessions . Tel 07748632663 . FREE - Bristol Harbourside & Millennium Square , indoor restrictions Cafe's & Pubs .
FREE - Balloon Festival , Free t view city wide . Tel 01179872034
FREE - Upfest , urban art festival , multi venue , some outdoor food and drink . Tel 07725231878 .
FREE - Camera Obscura , Covid 19 restrictions , book time slot , included with observatory ticket . Tel 01179741242
CAMBRIDGE
FREE - Fitzwilliam Museum - medieval weapons , impressionist art , shop & Cafe , good access & facilities . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01223332900
FREE - Scott Polar Research Institute & Museum , fully accessible , free audio guides , phone ahead for special parking requirements . Check for Covid 19 restrictions Tel 1223336540
FREE - Institute of Astronomy , open Wednesday evenings October - March ., talks & viewing .Check for Covid 19 restrictions Tel 0122337548
FREE - Sedgewick Museum , earth sciences , no Cafe but Cafes nearby . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01223333456
FREE - Museum of Zoology , 10.000 treasures . Wheelchair lifts to all areas , shop & Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions Tel 0122336650
FREE - Millpond , lower River Cam .
FREE - Wandlebury Country Park , home of the Iceni , wildlife . Popup Cafe on the weekend , limited wheelchair access . Outdoor . £3 car parking charge .
CARDIFF
FREE - Waterfront Museum ( Thurs / Sat / Sun ) book a time slot , Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01792638950
FREE - National Museum of Cardiff and Art Galleries , large range of exhibitions . Tel 03001112333
FREE - National Roman Legion Museum , indoors and out . Tel 03001112333
FREE - St Fagan's Museum of History & Welsh Life , book time slot Tel 03001112333
Wales Millenium Centre , Cardiff Bay , arts centre with shows , comedy , musicals , opera , ballet and more . Tel 02920636464
Cardiff Castle - Tel 029208781000
Cardiff International White water - Tel 02920829970 , £5 with NUS card .
FREE - Brecon Beacons National Park and visitor centre . Tel 01874623366
FREE - Swansea Marina & Museum , 2 locations . Tel 01792653768
FREE - Riverside Market , part of the Taff trail .
DURHAM
FREE - Durham Castle , part of the Uni , Covid 19 restrictions in place . Tel 01913343800
FREE - Botanic Gardens , visitor centre & coffee shop , inside and out , Covid 19 measures Tel 01913345524
Prince Bishop River Cruise - March to October , charges from £5 , special student events Tel 01913869525
FREE - East Durham Coast - 30 min drive from city , Seaham beach , Crimdon beach .
FREE - Fowler's Yard , wool spinning , printmaking & micro brewery .
FREE - City Walk Trail , Orient Museum , Heritage Centre , Town Hall .
FREE - Finchale Priory , March - October , tea rooms , ruins not wheelchair accessible , car parking charges , grassy picnic area & toilets . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01913331187
FREE - Durham Cathedral & Palace Green , some access via ramp and lift , restaurant , toilets . shopmobility Tel 01913868556 . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel01913387178 .
EDINBURGH
FREE - Princes Street Gardens , popular with residents and visitors , Winter Wonderland at Christmas .
FREE - Arthur's Seat , Holyrood Park , Salisbury Crags , 640 acres of space and views .
FREE - National Museum of Scotland , check for Covid 19 restrictions & time slots Tel 01316246200
FREE - National Gallery of Scotland , check for Covid 19 restrictions & time slots Tel 01316246200
FREE - Writers museum , celebrating writers , Sir Walter Scott , Robert Louis Stevenson , Robert Burns & others check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01315294901
FREE - City Art Centre , art & design , wheelchair access , Cafe & shop . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01315293993
FREE - St Giles Cathedral , wheelchair access main floor , free musical events , Cafe & shop . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01312259442
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL / Fringe throughout August .
Note - There are plenty of interesting places to visit in Edinburgh however many have entry fees . You may find the Tourist Information centre a help .
EXETER
FREE - Bill Douglas Cinema Museum , Covid 19 measures , check for time slots . Tel 01392724321
FREE - Exeter Quay & Customs House , outside & inside , inside 15 people inside at a time . Covid 19 measures . Tel 01392271611
FREE - Royal Albert Memorial & Art Gallery , book time slot , Covid 19 restrictions . Cafe & Shop on site Tel 01392265858
FREE - The Exeter Brewery , open Thursday & Friday , Brewery tours available ( 15 people or more ) . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01392259059
FREE - The Iron Bridge , walk it or view it from Mill St . FREE - Exeter Guild Hall , some wheelchair access , toilets . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01392665500
GLASGOW
FREE - Riverside Museum , toilets , coffee shop , check for Covid 19 restrictions Tel 01412872720
FREE - Pollok Country Park , mountain bike trails . Student discounts for The Burrell Colection , Pollok House . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01414407900
FREE - Peoples Palace and Wintergardens , indoor and out , check for Covid 19 restrictions , nearby brewery serving food .
FREE - Botanic Gardens and Kibble Palace , check for Covid 19 restrictions ,Tel 01412761614
FREE - The Tall Ship , Cafe & shop , no wheelchair access , check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01413573699
FREE - Glasgow Womens Library , free to wander or guided , check for Covid restrictions . Tel 01415502267
FREE - Provand's Lordship House , free to wander or guided , check for Covid restrictions . Tel 014112761625
HULL
FREE - Hands On History Museum , toilets / no cafe , check on Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01482613902
FREE - Maritime Museum , redevelopment planned , check on Covid 19 restriction and or if the museum is open . Tel 01482300300
FREE - Old Town Hull , outdoor , cafe's , shops etc .
The Deep Aquarium - student discount available with free 12 month revisiting , cafe . Covid 19 restrictions in place , check for more details Tel 01482381000
FREE - East Park , wheelchair access most areas , Tel 0482300300
FREE - Dinostar , displays & shop with fossils . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01482320424
FREE - Spurn Lightship & Artic Corsair , Open on Saturdays , not suitable for wheelchairs . No email or telephone number given .
LEICESTER
FREE - Botanical Gardens , 16 acre site focusing on biodiversity , check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01162712933
FREE - New Walk Museum & Gallery , Lego Exhibition , German Expressionism collection , Arts & Crafts , Cafe and shop . Check for Covid 19 measures . Tel 01162254900
FREE - Newarke Houses Museum , interactive collections over two houses , shop , check for Covid 19 measures . Tel 01162254900
FREE - Abbey Park , Belgrave road .
FREE - Abbey Pumping Station & Garden , Cafe .
FREE - Jain Centre , first Jain Temple in the western world .
National Space Centre & Planetarium , Cafe & shop , half price student discount on tickets , concessions available . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01162610261
LONDON
FREE - Science Museum , check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 08001478124
FREE - L.S.E. free lectures , check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02079556043
FREE - Covent Garden , entertainment , craft stalls and Transport Museum .
Harry Potter Tour , Ghost Tours (day & night) and South Bank walk , strawberrytours.com
FREE - Borough Market , buying , browsing & free samples .
FREE - Observatory at Greenwich , charges for exhibitions . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02083126608 .
FREE - Maritime Museum & Cutty Sark , Check for Covid 19 restrictions .Tel 02083126565 .
FREE - China Town , Aisian eateries & shops ,& more
FREE - Bank of England Museum , ramps and lifts . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02034614444
FREE - Museum of London , Cafe & shop , Check for Covid 19 restrictions , all accessible Tel 02070019844
FREE - Richmond Park , national nature reserve , free guided walks available .
FREE - Portobello RD Market , daytime Friday & Sunday , Evening - Thursday 7 pm - 10 pm .
FREE - God's Own Junkyard , Europe's Largest collection of neon signs Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 02085218066
FREE - Welcome Collection , fully accessible , Cafe & shop , reading rooms with 19th century games . Check for Covid 19 restrictions .Tel 2076118888
FREE - Mudchute Farm & Park , horse riding , farm animals , tea shop & shop , Check for Covid 19 restrictions , Tel 02075155901
FREE - Mudlarking Gabriels Wharf , CHECK THE TIDE TABLES !
FREE - Wander around Little Venice near Camden lock ,
MANCHESTER
FREE - Manchester Museum , fossil gallery , Stan and more . Check for Covid 19 restrictions Tel 01612752648
FREE - Salford Museum & Art Galleries , history , art & Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions Tel 01617780800
FREE - Peoples History Museum , democracy in Britain , revolutionaries , Peterloo Massacre and present day , Cafe , Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01618389190
FREE - Portland Basin Museum , the Celts to the industrial revolution , Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions Tel 01613432878
FREE - John Rylands Library , open Wednesday - Sunday , wheelchair access via lifts , Cafe & toilets .Check for Covid 19 restrictions . 01613060555
FREE - Heaton Park , Tramway , Animal Centre , good wheelchair access , Cafe & garden centre .Check for Covid 19 restrictions .Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01617731085
FREE - Greater Manchester Police Museum , lifts available , free private tours , shop and nearby Cafes . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01618564500
FREE - Donkey Sanctuary , shop and Cafe , good access and facilities . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01613014051
NEWCASTLE
FREE - Discovery Museum , disabled access , Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01912326739
FREE - The Biscuit Factory , art / craft and design , shop , toilets & Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01912611103
FREE - Baltic 39 , contemporary art , restaurant & shop , fully accessible . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01914781810
FREE - Gateshead Millenium Bridge
FREE- Victoria Tunnel , guided tour , not fully accessible by wheel chair . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01912304210
FREE - Hadrian's Wall Path , outdoor .
Newcastle Castle - student discount , Cafe , book time slot , Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01912306300
OXFORD
FREE - Ashmolean Museum , wheelchair access , shops & Cafe . Last Friday of the month , evening , bar , live music & talks . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865278000
FREE - The Story Museum , wheelchair & lift access to some areas , Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865790050 .
FREE - Oxford Castle and Prison , wheelchair access to some areas . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01904261262
FREE - Museum of Natural History , good wheelchair access , shop , Cafe . See the Rock Columns . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865272950
FREE - Pitt Rivers Museum alongside Museum of Natural History , good wheelchair Access , fantastic collection . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865270227
FREE - Modern Art Oxford , fully accessible . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865722733
FREE - Bodleian Library , wheelchair access , museum collection on the ground floor , Cafe . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865277094
FREE - History of Science , Oriel Square , good access & toilets . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865277280
FREE - Radcliffe Science library & Square , good wheelchair access , Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865272800
FREE - Bate Collection of Musical Instruments 2pm - 5pm , gift shop . Staircase with rail , gravel path , no disabled toilet . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865276139
FREE - Oxford Covered Market , Arts and Crafts and other retail , indoor and out . Monday - Saturday 8am - 5.30 pm . Covid 19 restrictions
FREE - St Giles Church & Street , Cafes nearby Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01865311198 .
YORK
FREE - York City Walls , 2 miles of , not accessible to wheelchairs , steps e.t.c
FREE - York Minster , free guided tours , ramp & lift access , no wheelchair to the Tower . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 01904557200
FREE - The Shambles , Medieval street , Cafes & shops . FREE - Bootham Bar , gateway to the city .
FREE - Railway Museum , ramp & lift Access , toilets . Check for Covid 19 restrictions . Tel 03330161010
FREE - Museum Gardens , 10 acres , former site of St Mary's Abbey . Tel 01904687687
Note - There are plenty of interesting places to visit in York however many have entry fees . You may find the York Pass useful or the Tourist Information centre .
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