See yew
The 30ft yew wigwam at Antony House near Plymouth was originally built as a vantage point for the lady of the house to watch tennis, but is now home to a wee Cornish pixie.
House and gardens open Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs and Bank Holiday Mondays, 1.30pm-5.30pm. £4/£2. Torpoint, Plymouth (01752 812191).
Lords and order
The chambers of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords are open to the public this summer as part of a tour of the Palace of Westminster.
Open Aug 7-Sept 16, Mon-Sat, 9.30am-4.15pm. £3.50. Guided tours booked through Ticketmaster (020-7344 9966); www.ticketmaster.co.uk
On a theme
A total of 25m Lego bricks can't be wrong. Especially for under-10s who find the rides, models, mazes and rollercoaster at Legoland utterly more-ish.
Open daily 10am-6pm. £17.50/£14.50/ under-3 free. Windsor, Berkshire (08705 040404).
Fair do
Three days of stalls and amusements inject life into the ancient streets of St Andrews, as the Lammas Fair competes with the golf courses as the most popular tourist attraction.
Sat/Mon/Tues, afternoons and evenings. Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board (01334 472021).
Voice of the valleys
Join choirs, instrumentalists, brass bands, folk dancers, actors and arts and crafts exhibitors at the first National Eisteddfod of Wales this century.
Until Aug 12. £7.50/£4, plus various ticketed evening performances. Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli, Glamorgan (01554 772000).
You jest?
Perfect your circus skills with Elfic the Jester, the award-winning street entertainer, performing at Totnes Castle on Wednesday.
Aug 8, 15, 22, from 11am. £1.60/80p. Totnes, Devon (01803-864406).
Rally round
Cromford Steam Rally is 30 years old today. Barn engines, fairground organs, steam engines, showmans' engines, vintage cars and an Olde Tyme fairground join the celebrations.
Today, Highacres Farm, Dewey Lane, Brackenfield, Tansley, Matlock, Derbyshire (01629 824263).
The vole story
The Meadow Vole Maze weaves the elements of Muncaster Castle - gardens, wildlife and habitat restoration - with the life of a meadow vole. Art, antiques, gardens, ghosts and World Owl Centre are also here.
Castle open daily except Sat, noon-5pm. Gardens open daily 10.30am-6pm.£6/£5/family £17. Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria (01229 717614).
