Activity Quest

A Thousand Years of History at Oxford Castle and Prison

Adam visits Oxford Castle and Prison to step back in time and explore the city’s past.There has been something standing on this spot for a thousand years, and a costumed guide walks you through the lot, from Viking raids and the Norman conquest to the …

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The Curious Tale of the Horniman’s Walrus

Adam is off to Forest Hill in south London for the Horniman Museum and Gardens, and the curious tale of a very overstuffed walrus…The walrus arrived in London in Victorian times, and the story goes that the taxidermist who prepared it had never seen …

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The Curious Tale of the Horniman’s Walrus

Adam is off to Forest Hill in south London for the Horniman Museum and Gardens, and the curious tale of a very overstuffed walrus…The walrus arrived in London in Victorian times, and the story goes that the taxidermist who prepared it had never seen …

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Exploring the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

This week Adam is wandering around the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, finding out what is on offer for visitors of every age.The Ashmolean opened its doors in 1683, which makes it the first public museum in Britain, and what is inside now covers half a mi…

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Exploring the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

This week Adam is wandering around the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, finding out what is on offer for visitors of every age.The Ashmolean opened its doors in 1683, which makes it the first public museum in Britain, and what is inside now covers half a mi…

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Deep Beneath London at the London Mithraeum

Adam heads into the City of London and then goes down, well below the modern pavements, to investigate the capital’s Roman past at the London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE.Underneath the building is the temple of Mithras, put up by Roman Londoners around 1…

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Deep Beneath London at the London Mithraeum

Adam heads into the City of London and then goes down, well below the modern pavements, to investigate the capital’s Roman past at the London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE.Underneath the building is the temple of Mithras, put up by Roman Londoners around 1…

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Feeding the Giraffes at Woburn Safari Park

Adam is off to Bedfordshire for a day at Woburn Safari Park, and he has landed one of the park’s very special VIP experiences. That means getting far closer to the animals than most visitors ever manage, including the moment he gets to feed the giraffe…

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Feeding the Giraffes at Woburn Safari Park

Adam is off to Bedfordshire for a day at Woburn Safari Park, and he has landed one of the park’s very special VIP experiences. That means getting far closer to the animals than most visitors ever manage, including the moment he gets to feed the giraffe…

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Getting Up Close to Concorde at Aerospace Bristol

Adam heads to Filton on the northern edge of Bristol, where a First World War airfield has become Aerospace Bristol, a museum telling the story of more than a hundred years of flying. This is a place where aeroplanes were designed and built for a centu…

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