NIGEL THOMPSON MARJORIE YUE Laugh term hols

Faced with the prospect of bored kids this half term week? Say no to teen tedium, youthful yawns and lengthy lines with these eight attractions that are a little lesser-known, offering stress-free fun for families, but still get top Trip Advisor ratings.

A 50-minute white knuckle sightseeing boat thrill ride on the River Thames. From £34.80pp. To London’s iconic riverside sights on the Thames Rockets

Climb the sleek, black lines of the Royal Navy’s Great Tower, meet the characters and first iron-hulled armoured warship immerse yourself in medieval interiors. will surely impress you. Portsmouth Then explore Secret Wartime Historic Dockyard: All Attraction Tunnels in Dover’s White Cliffs. Adult Ticket from £28pp. £21.40/child £11.60 on the door; or Day Trip to Canterbury and Dover

from London from £67pp.

Founded in the early 1900s, it’s the city’s oldest punting firm. Guided tours from £16pp. The

An extraordinary gardenswith poisonous plants, treetop walkways and glorious roses. From £3.80 on the door; or Viking Coast and Alnwick Castle Small Group Day Tour from Edinburgh from £42.

This world heritage site is set within 2,000 acres of parkland landscaped by ‘Capability’ Brown. From £24.90pp. ■■Tickets and/or tours bookable at tripadvisor.co.uk thomson.co.uk/flight/ legoland.co.uk Snugpak’s Microfibre Antibacterial Travel Towel range. £19.95, snugpak.com

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3) Beatrix Potter’s House, Sawrey, Cumbria BEAT THE BOREDOM At half-term 5) Scudamore’s Punting Company, Cambridge: 6) HMS Warrior 1860, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

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