Canterbury tail
A naked female bottom from the Miller's Tale, sculpted by a local artist, swings out towards unsuspecting visitors at the Canterbury Tales attraction, minutes from Canterbury cathedral.
• Open daily, 10am-4.30pm (9am-5.30pm summer). £5.50/£4.60/family £17.50. Audio tours and guided walking tours. St Margaret's St, Canterbury, Kent (01227 479227).
Rally round
Almost 100 self-built vehicles will be on show at the Belsay Hall Rally, including Caterham Sevens, Marlins and the elegant Beauford drop head "wedding" car.
• Sunday, from noon (property open 10am-6pm). £3.80/£1.90 includes admission to the hall, castle and gardens. Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland (01661 881636).
Feel the beat
Cartoon characters, metronomes and throbbing sound-tracks take visitors on a journey through nature's life cycles from birth to death, in the Rhythms of Life exhibition at the Natural History Museum.
• Open daily until May 2001, 10am-5.50pm. £7.50/children free. Exhibition Road, London SW7 (020-7942 5000).
Lock stock
The key to Rotherham's Town Lock Festival is boating activity on the canal, plus bankside walks, family entertainment and mock trials in the Magistrates Court Open Day.
• Saturday, 10am-5pm. Rotherham Town Centre, Yorks (01709 835904).
Hey nonny
You can take a giant leap back to 15th-century England at Warwick Castle's Medieval Festival. Jousting knights, wandering minstrels, armourers, birds of prey displays and duelling knights add to the atmosphere.
• Open daily until Sept 10, 10am-6pm. £10.95/£6.50/family £29. Warwick Castle, Warwick (01926 406600).
Eyes up
Harry Potter's broomstick has nothing on the Red Arrows. More than 36 displays are expected at the Festival of Flight, the biggest civil air show in Scotland.
• Sat/Sun, 8am-6pm. Cars £20, pedestrians £8/£3. The Museum of Flight, East Fortune, East Lothian (01620 880308).
High as a kite
Fly your kite on Dunstable Downs. Displays by experts will show you how it's done.
• Sunday, noon-4pm. Free. Countryside Centre, Whipsnade Road, Kewnsworth, Dunstable, Beds (01582-608489).
Battle stations
The War and Peace Show in Kent claims to be the world's largest military show, with tank rides, battle re-enactments, a militaria market and an army of military vehicles and equipment.
• July 19-23, 9am-6pm. £6/£4, family £17; weekend £8/£6/£25. Hop Farm Country Park, Beltring, Kent (01622 872068).
