Attractions to get you thinking

Britain is home to some of the world’s best attractions, and a growing number of great environmentally-friendly attractions. Here's our list of top 10 attractions in Britain that get you to enjoy and appreciate the environment:

BeWILDerwood Treehouse

BeWILDerwood

Norfolk

If you want an unusual family day out, look no further than BeWILDerwood, Britain’s first environmentally-friendly theme park. BeWILDerwood prides itself on being as natural an environment as possible with not a brick used anywhere on the site and built using only sustainable materials.

BeWILDerwood
Waterfall in the Humid Tropics Biome of The Eden Project

Eden Project

Cornwall

This world-famous attraction in Southwest England explores mankind’s relationship with plants. It's home to the world's largest 'Biomes', where you can experience the tropical rainforests of Africa and Asia, as well as the natural climates of the Mediterranean, South Africa and California.

Eden Project
Go Ape!

Go Ape!

Various locations

Go Ape! is an award-winning high wire forest course of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and zip slides up to 40 feet in the air. Working closely with conservationists, Go Ape is built considering the long-term health of the forest and the structures are designed to allow trees to grow unrestricted.

Go Ape!
Green Dragon Roller Coaster at Greenwood Forest Park

Greenwood Forest Park

Bangor, Wales

Greenwood is North Wales' premiere family adventure park. Don’t miss the Green Dragon – the world's first environmentally-friendly roller coaster which harnesses people-power to minimise the use of electricity. Over a year of operation, the ride generates more power than it uses.

Greenwood Forest Park
Gullivers Eco Park

Gulliver’s Eco Park

Milton Keynes

This innovative new attraction is perfect for a fun and educational family day out. Children can learn about the world around them through the interactive rides and activities, which explore the history of dinosaurs, recycling, wildlife and energy.

Gulliver’s Eco Park
London Zoo

London Zoo

London

London Zoo – one of the city’s most popular attractions – is run by the Zoological Society of London, a charity devoted to conservation and education. Some of the Zoo’s exhibits include Butterfly Paradise and Gorilla Kingdom, which is home to a colony of western lowland gorillas.

London Zoo
Common Seal

Seal spotting

Kent

You can find seals swimming off many of Britain's shores, but for your chance to swim with them, take your family on a Wildlife Sailing boat trip from Herne Bay. Children will love the playful  seals and it's sure to be a family adventure that none of you will forget.

Seal spotting
The Living Rainforest

The Living Rainforest

Newbury

The Living Rainforest is a unique conservation project in 2 different rainforest climates. You can walk through the live rainforests, which grow under 20,000 sq ft of glass, and see everything from piranhas and giant waterlillies to goeldi’s monkeys and dwarf crocodiles – species the world is losing as rainforests disappear.

The Living Rainforest
Treehouse at Alnwick Castle

The Treehouse at Alnwick Castle

Alnwick

Set in the grounds of Alnwick Castle, this is one of the largest wooden treehouses in the world. Designed for children and adults to learn and play, the Treehouse has been built using natural materials from sustainable resources, and the quirky design is so at home in its environment that it looks as if it has grown out of the ground.

The Treehouse at Alnwick Castle
Titanic Spa massage

Titanic Spa

Yorkshire

The Titanic Spa is Britain’s very first eco-spa, so a day pampering yourself needn’t increase your carbon footprint. The spa includes a 100m-deep water bore hole which was the original water source for the mill and today provides water for drinking, the showers and the swimming pool – which is salt water regulated and chlorine-free.

Titanic Spa
Walking along the Glamorgan Heritage Coast © Crown Copyright 2006

Be a responsible traveller

Tourism is now the world’s fastest growing industry; with that comes the increased responsibility on us all to try to reduce any negative impact our journeys may have on the environment.

Be a responsible traveller
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