Tourist attractions in the South
Many attractions are already listed local to the many seaside towns
in the south coast region but many make a great day out wherever you
are staying.
Family Attractions & Fun Parks
Alice in Wonderland Family
Park, Bournemouth... >>
Dorset's top family visitor attraction for 2003, the whole family will
have bags of fun on rides and activities for toddlers up to those that
should know better. Meet the characters and test your skill in the South's
largest maze!
Paulton's
Park, Southampton... >>
Situated just north of Southamptn within easy reach of the M27 Paulton's
Park is great fun for all the family and with over 40 attractions and
rides included in the price has recently been voted "best value
family theme park in Britain".
Butlins, Bognor Regis... >>
Open for day visitors in the summer months, providing fun and entertainment
for the whole family. A great all-weather alternative with Noddy's toyland,
indoor sub-tropical waterworld, bars and restaurants.
Splashdown, Poole... >>
The South's ultimate water park with over 1km of awesome flumes, slides
and tyre rides ranging from small children only to truly menacing.
Animals and Nature
Monkey World, Wareham... >>
As seen on TV in the series "Monkey Business", this ape rescue
centre features over 150 primates with large groups of Chimps and 14
other species.
Heritage and Museums
Buckler's
Hard... >>
The building place of Nelson's favorite ship HMS Agamemnon, the village
is a museum to the life and times of this busy shipyard.
Beaulieu
Motor Museum... >>
The national motor museum houses the major collection including formula
1 and le Mans racers, a collection of James Bond boats and you can see
it all from the monorail. Alternatively visit the palace house and abbey.
Deep Sea Adventure... >>
This is a fascinating museum of underwater exploration and marine exploits
from the 17th century through to modern diving methods. See the Titanic
as she lies today.
Dinosaur Museum... >>
The Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester is unique - it is Britain's only museum
solely devoted to dinosaurs and their fascinating world.
Jurassic Coast... >>
Come and see some of the fossils that have been dug up from the coastline.
We are talking BIG here.
Tank Museum... >>
The Tank Museum in Bovington Dorset houses the world's largest and finest
collection of Armoured Fighting Vehicles from unique World War 1 tanks
to the latest main battle tanks of the British Army.
Seaside towns
Bognor Regis | Bournemouth
Hayling Island | Littlehampton
| Lyme Regis
Milford-on-Sea | Swanage
| Weymouth
Isle of Wight
Ryde
| Sandown
Shanklin |
Ventnor
Channel Islands
Jersey
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