INTO THE CANOPY, BEWILDERWOOD, CHESHIRE

It has been 12 years since the children’s author Tom Blofeld opened BeWILDerwood, a very English adventure park on his family estate in the Norfolk Broads. This spring, the Twiggles, Boggles and the vegetarian Crocklebogs will be popping up near Cholmondley Castle in Cheshire when BeWILDerwood: The Curious Treehouse Adventure opens, with the same mix of low-key adventure, a ban on junk food and a lack of electronics aimed at under-16s.

Opens in May. From £16.50

(01829 830730; cheshire. bewilderwood.co.uk).

English Heritage launches an exhibition exploring the work of the early 20th-century archaeologist William Gowland. Known as the “‘father of Japanese archaeology”, he applied many of the techniques he learnt there to his work at Stonehenge. The display includes Twenties’ woodblock prints of Stonehenge by Japanese artist Yoshijiro Urushibara.

Apr 3-Sep 30. Included in entrance fee for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; adult £12.50, young person (16-24) £8, child (4-15) £4.50 (033 3320 6000; hrp.org.uk/ kew-palace). became spymaster to Elizabeth I. He rebuilt Burghley House, which will stage events all year, including The Age of William Cecil, Builder of Burghley, an exhibition featuring his atlas and other precious possessions. Walk from the William Cecil Hotel in Stamford, where a Burghley Break includes dinner, bed and breakfast and Burghley tickets.

Mar 14-Nov 1. Adult £18, child £9.50 (01780 754231; burghley. co.uk). William Cecil Hotel, Burghley Break doubles from £160 (01780 750070; hillbrookehotels.co.uk/thewilliam-cecil).

TAKE A HIKE A walk in the Highlands, main; Stonehenge, above left TIME FOR TEA Burghley picnic, right; George III’s watch, below