Flights of fancy
Eyes up as the Red Arrows swoop over Farnborough as part of the International Exhibition and Flying Display.
Sat/Sun, flying 12.30pm-5pm. £20 (£15 advance 0870 8432000), children under 16 free if accompanied by ticket-holding adult. Farnborough Airfield, Farnborough, Hants.
Roman holiday
Gladiator fans can relive the glory of the Roman Empire with horseback displays of 5th-century Roman cavalry; the faint hearted can meanwhile indulge in a spot of storytelling and Roman cooking.
Sat/Sun. Midday-6pm. £4.50/£2.30. Richborough Roman Fort, Richborough Road, Sandwich, Kent (01304 612 013).
Luxury items
Six jewel-encrusted snuff boxes belonging to King Frederick the Great of Prussia are among the highlights of The Gilbert Collection, a £150m treasure trove on display at the newly-opened Somerset House.
Mon-Sat,10am-6pm, Sun midday-6pm. £4/£3, Mon free before 2pm. Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2 (020-7240 4080).
Something fishy
Stomp around in the mud in an attempt to catch the biggest possible flounder, using only your feet, at the World Flounder Trumping Competition.
Sat. £3/under 15s £1. Competition begins 3pm. Glenisle Inn, Palnackie, Castle Douglas, SW Scotland (01556 600284)
Animal crackers
At Wimpole Home Farm's Goat Biscuit workshop, children can grind wheat to flour, make dough and bake biscuits before feeding them to the farm's goats.
August 1/2. Farm open daily (except Mondays) 10:30am-5pm. £4.70/£2.70, workshops 50p. Wimpole Home Farm, Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire (01223 208987).
Force of nature
Celebrate Bradford's multi-cultural society at Life Force, one of the Millennium Commission projects, which includes three hi-tech exhibitions, a cookery school, radio station and restaurant.
Open daily 10am-5pm. £4.90/£3.25/ family £14. St Peter's House, Forster Square, Bradford (01274 224540).
Old-fashioned fun
Antiques for Everyone brings together 600 antiques and fine arts dealers under one roof.
July 3-6. Open Thu/Fri 11am-8pm, Sat/Sun 11am-6pm. Adults £6/£7; children £1. National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (0121-767 4789).
Tinkle the ivories
Music lovers can tune in to a live exhibition of Renaissance instruments and try their hand on a virginal, lute or harpsichord. No Chopsticks, please.
July 29, 10am-12:30pm. Free. St Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Linlithgow, W Lothian. (01506 670268).
