wonderful day by the seasideThings to do Brighton Toy Museum With over 10,000 toys and models on display and period antique toys, this museum offers hours of entertainment for aspiring Fat Controllers. If your child is a big fan, there is also a shop

(aka The Glasgow Boys), as well as Turner Prize nominees. The gallery runs a free drop-in art workshop for children aged three to 12 on Saturdays from 10.30am to 1pm. These are held in the old rooftop café where there is also a working studio

to Gatorland. But Busch Gardens was our next destination. Home to over 20,000 exotic animals: giraffes, deer, rhinos, meercats, monkeys and, in the new Jungala area, two of the world’s most endangered species, Bengal tigers and orang-utans. The highlight for us