Bite the bullet
The Victorian Medical Society will bring original operating instruments used in the Crimean War to Portland Castle and set up tents showing an operating theatre, post-mortem room and living quarters for sailors.
Sat/Sun, noon-5pm. £3.50/£1.80. Portland, Castletown, Dorset (01305 820539).
Welsh trail
A new adventure play trail at the National Trust's Plas Newydd joins the Australasian Arboreteum and the popular tree house built for the 7th Marquess of Anglesey.
Open Sat-Weds, garden 11am-5.30pm, house noon-5pm. £4.50/£2.25/family £11 (garden only £2.50/£1.25). Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, North Wales (01248 714795).
Walk about
Ten easy, circular countryside rambles through the Cotswolds & Severn Vale are easier with a Made for Walking map and information pack.
Available from local Tourist Information Centres or Tewkesbury Tourism (01684 295027).
Wing tip
The Wellcome Wing at London's Science Museum opened on Monday, boasting four floors of galleries devoted to contemporary science and technology, plus an IMAX cinema.
Open daily 10am - 6pm. £8.50/children free (020-7942 4000, www.nmsi.ac.uk/wellcome-wing).
All at sea
Classic craft of all shapes and sizes gather to compete in the Peel Festival of the Seas, culminating in a burning Viking strapped to a boat, with fireworks. Ends tomorrow. Sat/Sun. Isle of Man Tourist Information Centre (01624 686799).
Garden gateway
Cheshire's gardens are the most visited in Britain. Tatton Park, Stapeley Water Gardens and Little Moreton Hall all appear in a free leaflet,Cheshire: England's Garden Gateway.
Available from Cheshire County Council (01244 603127).
Pole position
The 80ft British Pole Climbing Championships must be the high point of the Great Yorkshire show, a celebration of farming and country life.
July 11, 12 and 13. Open 8am-8pm. £12/£6. Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate (01423 541000).
Turf accounts
Which jockey loved his horse so much that he had it made into a sofa when it died? Find out at the National Horseracing Museum. Various tours pre-bookable.
Open 10am-5pm, daily April - June, September and October; July and August Tues-Sun. £3.50/£1.50. 99 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk (01638 667333).
