· Have a dinosaur day out on the Isle of Wight. Search for iguanadon footprints at Compton Bay before heading for Dinosaur Isle (01983 404344), a museum with an animatronic dino and a 'prehistoric seabed'. Book a guided fossil hunt on Yaverland beach. Wightlink (0870 582 7744) offers a 'day out' ticket for £49: ferry crossing for car and four passengers from Portsmouth, and entry to Dinosaur Isle (a family ticket there costs £12).

· Wander among clown fish and lemon sharks through the largest underwater tunnel in the world at Deep Sea World in Edinburgh (0906 941 0077) open seven days a week, 10am-6pm. Sights include the Explorer Camera which allows you to get a shark's-eye view of the Underwater Safari. A family ticket costs £29.

· Thunderbirds are going to the seaside, and children who visit the main beach at Weston-super-Mare on 10 or 11 August can learn sand-sculpting from experts who will be creating sculptures of Thunderbirds characters. Events are free and run from 10.30am-6pm.

· 3,000 performers are invading the grounds of Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire, with a two-day theatrical spectacle of 'History in Action' on 10 and 11 August. Battles such as Bosworth and Waterloo will be recreated alongside period drama shows and demos of cookery and fashion through history. Call English Heritage (0870 333 1183) for tickets from £11 to £16. Open 9.30am-6pm.

· Ceilidhs, singarounds, workshops, Irish dances and Punch and Judy are all on the bill 9-11 August in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar at the Saltburn International Festival of Folk Music, Dance and Song (01642 498469). Tickets cost from £11 per adult per day, under-10s free, children over 10 half price.

· Receive a free copy of Lets Go with the Children 2002. The first 15 Escape readers to email their names and addresses to the publishers at enquiries@cubepublications.co.uk will receive the nearest English regional version of the guide book.