Brilliant UK family days out for summer

A guide to UK family summer days out highlights a range of activities running through September, from sunflower fields and woodland play to wildlife walks and dolphin spotting. In Wales, Rhossili Bay in Gower offers a beach setting and, in summer, about 100,000 sunflowers that peak from late July into August, with weekday entry at £4 and £4.50 on weekends. In Dorset, Moors Valley country park features a Forestry England play trail through woods, including giant ant nests, tunnels, slides and a “Woodland Rhapsody” musical structure introduced this year, plus an inclusive beehive; it is free with parking charges. In Surrey Hills, a wildlife walk between vineyards starts at Albury Vineyard and continues seven miles to Denbies Wine Estate, with the Denbies vineyard train tour priced at £12.50 for adults and £6.95 for children. Finally, the Moray Firth near Inverness is home to roughly 200 bottlenose dolphins, with more frequent sightings in summer.