Does anyone have any inspirational ideas of what i can do with my 2 children aged 8 and 9 for this coming August Bank Holiday?
Many thanks

Depending on how far you are willing to travel, here are some ideas across the UK for a fun filled family august bank holiday weekend for 2007:

West End Shopping - As part of Kids' Week Over the weekend of 25 - 26 August, the West End's world-renowned shops will be joining in the fun and entertaining their younger customers, so head to the heart of London to take advantage of some of the best kid-friendly flagship shops in the country. Make sure you drop in at Hamleys, John Lewis, Selfridges & Co, The Disney Store, Habitat, House of Fraser, Boots and Niketown.

The Notting Hill Carnival - Join over half a million people taking to the streets of Notting Hill. The 26th is traditionally Kids' Day, so get your dancing shoes on and try some delicious jerk chicken.

HMS Belfast - For somewhat messy, but nautical fun head to HMS Belfast where you can all take part in one of the oldest rituals in the maritime world - 'Crossing The Line' - marking a sailor's first crossing of the equator. It, of course, involves getting wet, (so take spare dry clothes!) and being gunged, (more clothes), an absolute delight for most kids!

The Festival of the Tree - Bristol celebrates one of the biggest events of the year at Westonbirt Arboretum - featuring family activities, children's trails and traders.

The Edinburgh Fringe's last weekend. Breaking its own record every year as the largest arts festival on the planet.

Cafe Paradiso - The Seattle Hotel at Brighton Marina hold exciting monthly events for children aged up to 12 years old to explore the world of Food . The Club starts from 12.30pm on the last Sunday of each month, (for the bank holiday Mon 27 Aug), and focuses on kids learning about food and getting involved in preparing some simple dishes under the expert guidance of Chef. August Bank Holiday Monday sees a special additional Club P where children will get to make and decorate their own fairy cakes. This is an extra special Club P as there will be entertainment from a special guest, a balloon making clown!

We hope this gives you some ideas.

Do you already have plans? We would love to hear where you are taking your family this bank holiday?

We went to Milton Keynes recently and I was really surprised at how much fun it was for all of us. There was lots to do including experiencing the most frightening height of all time. We visited Aerial Extreme (Welcome to Aerial Extreme | Aerial Extreme) which is located on Willen Lake. This was an assault course built in the trees and the kids loved it. Also on Willen Lake there is plenty to do and see. We decided to hire out the pedalow and let the children drive, while we sat back and relaxed.
There are plenty of local hotels, and we decided to stay at the Novotel. I would recommend this as it was very clean and tidy, with a great atmosphere and the children were made to feel welcome. on the last day we decided to head to Gullivers theme park, (:: GULLIVER'S THEME PARKS - 2007) this is around a mile out of Milton Keynes. The children really enjoyed it there and they where worn out on the journey home, so not a peep

Hi, not sure where you live or how far you are willing to travel but we recently went to Woburn Safari park, there was a bunch of us with chilren ranging from 4 to 67 ;-) we all loved seeing the different animals and hearing from the keepers.
Worth a visit and as the weather looks like being good so grab the opportunity of being outside. Hope you have fun - we are being brave and heading to legoland!