Activities in Southeast England
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City Sightseeing Tours
Open-top double-decker bus tours of the town are run by City Sightseeing Tours and leave from Castle Hill opposite Ye Harte & Garter Hotel.
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French Brothers Boat Hire
From Easter to October, French Brothers Boat Hire runs a variety of boat trips to Runnymede, Maidenhead and around Windsor and Eton. Boats leave from just next to the Windsor Bridge. If you fancy doing the hop-on-hop-off bus plus a 35-minute boat trip, you can purchase a combined boat and bus ticket.
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Allchorn Pleasure Boats
The dramatic white cliffs to the west are best viewed from the sea; tours leave from just west of the pier, weather permitting.
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Boat Trips
These weather permitting, 45-minute harbour tours provide salt-sprayed views of Warrior, Victory and Gunwharf Quays; you'll go past modern warships as well.
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City Sightseeing
Twice daily open-top bus tours.
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City Sightseeing
Open-top double-decker bus tours depart from Castle Hill opposite the Harte & Garter Hotel.
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Guided Walks
Tourist office–run, 1½ hour, heritage-themed walks that include Jane Austen's Winchester, Ghost Walks and Canons and Courtesans.
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Guided Walks
Southampton has the third-largest section of 13th-century fortifications in the country; these free, 90-minute guided walks see you strolling beside and on top of the towering walls. Tours leave from Bargate, the city's northern medieval gate.
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Legoland Windsor
A fun-filled theme park of white-knuckle rides, Legoland is more about the thrills of scaring yourself silly than the joys of building your own castle from the eponymous bricks. The professionals have already done this for you, with almost 40 million Lego bricks transformed into some of the world’s greatest landmarks. Book online to save £9 off the ticket prices.
The Legoland shuttle bus departs opposite the Theatre Royal from 10am, with the last bus returning 30 minutes after the park has closed.
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New Forest Activities
Runs canoeing (adult/child per two hours £28/22), kayaking (per two hours £28) and archery (adult/child per 1½ hours £20/15).
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Puffin Cruises
Your chance to ride the waves without having to buy a yacht. The best trip is an exhilarating surge across the Solent to the Isle of Wight (adult/child £17/7, Sunday to Friday, May to October) , where the Needles lighthouse and towering chalk stacks loom from the water. They also do a two-hour sunset cruise in high summer.
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Ranger Walks
Memorable dusk deer-watching safaris and wild-food foraging trips.
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Tourist Office
Runs 90-minute, guided tours at 11.30am and/or 2pm daily in July and August, Saturdays only March to June and September to October.
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Tourist Office Walking tours
Themed guided walks of the city.
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Walking Tours
Themes for these guided walks include Nelson, Henry VIII and Old Fortifications. They run on some summer weekdays as well – the tourist office has more information.
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Wight Cycle Hire
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Canterbury Historic River Tours
Knowledgable guides double up as energetic rowers on these fascinating River Stour minicruises that leave from behind the Old Weaver's House on St Peter's St.
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Canterbury River Navigation Company
Relaxing punt trips on the River Stour.
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Canterbury Guided Tours
These chaperoned walking tours leave from opposite the entrance to Canterbury Cathedral. (Check the website or with the tourist office first as this may change).
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Ghost Tours
The award-winning ghost hunts depart from outside Alberry's Wine Bar on St Margaret's St.
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AA Bike Hire
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Arniss Equestrian Centre
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Biddenden Vineyards
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Burley Villa
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Country Lanes
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