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Bucks
Goat Centre
Layby Farm, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks
HP22 5XJ
Tel: 01296 612983
Fax: 01296 613063
Website: www.bucksgoatcentre.co.uk
An open farm featuring every breed of domestic goat
found in Britain. Other animals include pigs, poultry,
rabbits, a pony and donkeys. Visitors are invited to
groom and feed the goats. The farm shop sells a variety
of goat-related produce and there is also a café,
picnic area, pet shop and toddler's play barn.
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The Bucks Railway Centre
Quainton Road Station, Quainton, Bucks, HP22 4BY
Tel: 01296 655720
Website: www.bucksrailcentre.org/
The Centre boasts one of the
largest private railway collections in the country with many
steam locomotives. These range from express passanger types
to the humble shunting engine. There is also an impressive
collection of numerous interesting items of rolling stock.
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Tiggywinkles Visitor Centre and National Hedgehog Sanctuary
Aston Road, Haddenham, Bucks, HP17 8AF
Tel: 01844 292292
For opening times and admission costs, please check
their website
Europe's first Wildlife Teaching Hospital
where you can enjoy a fun and educational stroll through
gardens and paddocks, meet some of the permanent disabled
residents and learn how you can help prevent injuries
to wildlife in and around your own gardens, parks and
schools. Includes Church Farm walk, picnic site, souvenir
shop and tea bar.
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County Museum and Roald
Dahl Children's Gallery
Church Street, Aylesbury
Tel: 01296 331441
The County Museum dates back to the 15th
century and includes much material on the county's Roman and
Celtic past. There are displays of fossils and villages, exhibitions
of trades such as lace making, pottery, jewellery and crafts.
There is access for the disabled and a café.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday
10.00 - 5.00
Sundays 2.00 - 5.00
Admission:
Adults £1.50
Children (under 17) free
Entry is free after 4.30
The Roald Dahl Gallery has many interactive
exhibits based on the characters and machines from his books,
which are sure to delight children of all ages.
Opening Hours:
Opening times for the Roald Dahl Gallery vary — please
phone for details before setting out.
Queens Park Arts Centre
Queens Park, Aylesbury HP21 7RT
Tel: 01296 424332/431272
Website: www.qpc.org/
The Queens Park Arts Centre runs a range
of workshops every Saturday morning for 7-11 year olds; e.g.
Pottery, Drawing, Making Things, Let's Pretend, Street Dance.
QPC also runs weekday youth workshops for
10-14 year olds, including Youth Scuplture and Youth Theatre
Additional holiday workshops are also available
for both age groups. These cover a wide range of topics, e.g.
Drama, Cartoons, Science, Sea Shore, Popstars...
Aylesbury Youth Action Forum is for young
people aged 14 to 24, who want to have fun and meet new people.
It meets on Mondays between 3.00 and 6.00.
For more information Tel: 01296 421149.
Lynx Gymnastics
Club
70 Rabans Close Aylesbury HP19 3RS
Tel: (01296) 488888
Just a stone's throw from Fairford Leys, the Lynx Gymnastics
Club was started in March 1986 for the benefit of young children
in Aylesbury Vale and Buckinghamshire.
The club has over 1200 users each week and
aims to encourage children to participate in gymnastics, in
a fun atmosphere under the expert supervision of the club's
staff.
Lynx caters for children from as young
as 1 year and is fitted with soft play equipment, ropes, swings,
beams, bars, trampoline and bouncy castle.
To add any more activities to this page, e-mail the details
to the Fairford
Leys Webmaster
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