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"Dippy the dinosaur may be gone, but Hope the blue whale adds a glorious new dimension to the Natural History Museum"

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/08/the-newly-refurbished-natural-history-museum-is-glorious/

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please give me recommendations for museums, national trust properties, stately homes, parks etc that i must visit.

(yes, i know i am old) (over/under ten responses?)

http://www.nrm.org.uk/

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london

Went earlier this month, the VC/George Cross exhibtion and the one about the Holocaust were fascinating/horrifying in equal measures. Standing next to one of the orginal casings for the nukes dropped on Japan was very sobering.

I really like the Tate Modern- the exhibits are pretty awful but the building itself is tremendous.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

All very good. Imperial war and duxford certainly favourites. Tate modern , the entrance is spectacular the contents? Give me the national gallery or the portrait gallery

Tate Modern is way more fun than most art galleries.  That and the National History Museum are my two favourites in London. 

Not sure how you choose a park.  Hyde Park is great, used to enjoy Battersea and Dulwich.  Hampstead Heath feels on top of the World.  Richmond Park is so big, I only ever see small bits.  I can't think of a big London one I didn't like.  I got dragged to Buckingham Palace at the weekend.  Her garden would make a lovely park. 

How far can we go from London? 

UK wide is fine. The less well known, hidden gems etc, the better. For example anyone been to the horniman? There is also an offshoot of the national history in thing. Highest puffiest building stuffed (no pun intended) with curiosities

I have been to the Horniman and thought it a bit meh. Certainly preferred the British Maritime Museum.

Don't know if you like tanks, but this is up the road from me http://tankmuseum.org/home

Not been here since I was at school, but we have the county museum in town http://www.dorsetcountymuseum.org/

The Potteries museum.

Obviously lots of ceramic collections given the Cities pottery heritage. Also a complete Spitfire plane and the most recent big find, the Staffordshire hoard. Plus much more.  http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/visit/pmag/

http://www.transport-museum.com/

Excellent if you're a petrolhead, into classic cars etc.

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/

Took the boys here today. Spent a very pleasant couple of hours, particularly in the Bug House.

I could look at sparkly rocks and all things geological for hours but for eager minds of 6 and 8 years old boys, they cannot compete with the dinosaurs and Space section.

Stuffed is the word for the Tring museum you mention - quite fascinating from the perspective of seeing how these collections were put together by rich benefactors in the dim and distant (Rothschild in this case).

Won't be true I guess but looks like it hasn't changed in several generations. Still worth a visit with a few other local things perhaps - Waddesdon House is quite nice (another Rothschild project as is the village itself) depending on what they have on, and is pretty close to Tring

The Wellcome museum (https://wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions/all-exhibitions) near Kings Cross is pretty interesting; we went to see it when they had an exhibition on criminal forensics and I think that's the key - pick an exhibition there which sounds interesting and add a look round their permanent displays while you're at it.

I'll take the overs.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hughenden

I went here a few times. Disraeli's former residence is full of interesting exhibits and memorabilia, as well as being set in a lovely part of "England's green and pleasant lands" - just outside High Wycombe! - where you can walk the dog and have a picnic, weather permitting. For those who aren't familiar with it, National Trust membership is great value as long as you visit a couple of places every year.

https://www.chatsworth.org/

Stunning grounds, perfect for a pinic on a good day.

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good one.

did this a few weeks ago

Burghley House

"Looking for spectacular interiors? It doesn't get more lavish than Burghley House, where more than 35 opulently decorated rooms fill the ground and first floors (but there are more than 80 in the entire property). The house is renowned for its ‘hell staircase’ - the ceiling of which was painted by Verrio as his last commission at Burghley."

http://www.burghley.co.uk/

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http://ugle.org.uk/freemasons-hall/tours (http://ugle.org.uk/freemasons-hall/tours)

Well worth a look, also following the Freemason Line Rosslyn Chapel in well worth a look if you're in that neck of the wood.

http://www.rosslynchapel.com/ (http://www.rosslynchapel.com/)

Arundel Castle - http://www.arundelcastle.org/ (http://www.arundelcastle.org/)  Warning its fantastically expensive.
Not like anything I have ever seen before, more opulence then Buc House and Sandringham. and the chapel is as breath taking as the Sistine.  The cricket history might be a good tie in for you as well.

Holkham Hall - https://www.holkham.co.uk/ (https://www.holkham.co.uk/)
The best bit of Palladian architecture in the world, it is quite breath taking.

Houghton Hall - https://www.houghtonhall.com/ (https://www.houghtonhall.com/)
The building and decoration is well worth a visit, and the political history of the place fascinating, however the gardens and buildings within are again unlike anything I ever seen before.  Well worth taking the tour guide as so much of Britain's political history is based there in some way.

Felbrigg Hall - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felbrigg_Hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felbrigg_Hall)
Well if you are in Norfolk anyway . . . its just a standard Country house but the gardens especially the Victorian ground with the orangery is the most peaceful place for me in the world.

Oxburgh Hall - https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall (https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall)
Old, very old 15th century(?), great moat just a nice place to be.

Beaulieu motor museum -  https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/national-motor-museum/

Amberley museum - http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/

http://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/visit-us (http://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/visit-us)

Talk of Beaulieu reminded me of this place, you used to be able to rent cars from them too.