Days out

Beaches, markets, fairs and station platforms on bright days away. Each pair has five changes to find, with no timer.

A small harbour with a row of painted cottages on the quay, fishing boats and a rowing boat on calm water, lobster pots, buoys and a coil of rope on the stone quay, gulls overhead and a lighthouse on the harbour wall.

Harbour morning

Painted cottages, bobbing fishing boats, lobster pots and gulls on a bright harbour morning.

A market square with striped awnings over stalls of apples, oranges and pears, buckets of flowers, crates of vegetables, bunting strung between town houses, a clock tower, a bicycle with a basket and a dog.

Striped stalls of fruit and flowers, bunting overhead and a town clock in the square.

A park boating lake with rowing boats, a pair of swans, ducks, a weeping willow, a striped bandstand on the far bank, lamp posts, a park bench, an ice cream cart and a family of ducks on the grass.

Opens 28 OctThe boating lake

Rowing boats, swans and a striped bandstand beside the willow trees in the park.

A grassy hilltop on a windy day with three colourful kites in the sky, a picnic blanket with a hamper and lemonade, sheep grazing, a windmill and patchwork fields in the valley, a dog chasing a ball and a red balloon.

Bright kites on a breezy hilltop, a picnic on the grass and a windmill in the valley below.

A village green on fete day with a green and white striped marquee, a cake stall with cakes on stands, a tombola drum, bunting between the trees, a church tower behind, balloons, a brass band chair and a picnic bench.

Opens 31 OctThe village fete

A striped marquee, a cake stall, a tombola and bunting criss-crossing the village green.

A small country railway station: a green steam engine and red carriage at the platform, a canopy with a hanging clock, benches, stacked suitcases, tubs of flowers, a station cat, a lamp post and hills behind.

Opens 4 NovThe country station

A green steam engine at a flower-filled platform, suitcases stacked and the clock ticking.

A campsite at dusk: two tents, one lit from inside, a campfire with logs to sit on and marshmallows toasting, a lantern on a stump, pine trees, mountains under a starry purple sky with a crescent moon and an owl on a branch.

Opens 5 NovCampfire evening

Tents glowing under the first stars, a crackling campfire and mountains turning blue at dusk.

A seaside pier with a big wheel of colourful cars, a carousel with painted horses and a striped top, a candy floss kiosk, bunting, balloons, deckchairs on the boards and the sea with a sailing boat below.

Opens 6 NovThe pier funfair

A big wheel, a carousel and candy floss on the pier, with gulls wheeling over the sea.

A café with a striped awning and big windows, round tables with cups and plates on the pavement, bistro chairs, flower boxes, a chalkboard sign, a bicycle with a basket of flowers, a lamp post and pigeons.

Opens 12 NovCafé terrace

Little tables under a striped awning, coffee and croissants, window boxes and a parked bicycle.

A small farm on a sunny day: a red barn with white doors and a hayloft, black and white cows by a five-bar gate, a pig and piglets in a muddy pen, sheep on the hill, a green tractor, round hay bales with a picnic cloth, a water trough, hens and sunflowers.

Opens 18 NovFarm open day

A red barn, cows by the gate, piglets in the mud and a tractor parked by the hay bales.

A rocky shore at low tide under a sea cliff: clear rock pools with starfish, anemones, seaweed and shells, a crab, a shrimping net and a bucket, gulls on the rocks, a lighthouse on the point and boats on a calm sea.

Opens 22 NovRock pools

Low tide on a rocky shore: starfish, crabs and anemones in the pools, and a net and bucket ready.

The great hall of a museum: a long-necked dinosaur skeleton on a plinth behind a rope barrier, a flying reptile skeleton overhead, stone columns, a glass roof, display cases with vases and fossils, paintings in gold frames, hanging banners, a bench and potted palms on a chequered floor.

Opens 17 NovThe museum

A dinosaur skeleton under a glass roof, cases of fossils and vases, and grand stone columns.

A canal on a summer afternoon: a green narrowboat with painted panels and flower pots on its roof, a lock gate with a white balance beam, a brick humpback bridge, a weeping willow, a lock keeper’s cottage, swans and ducks, a towpath with a bicycle and a bench.

Opens 28 NovBy the canal

A painted narrowboat waits at the lock under a brick bridge, with swans on the water.

A castle with round towers, battlements and flags on a green hill, a drawbridge over a moat with ducks and a rowing boat, a banner over the gate, sheep grazing, oak trees, a signpost and a family picnic blanket with a hamper.

A sandstone castle with flags flying, a drawbridge over the moat and a picnic on the lawn.

Inside an aquarium: a huge tank of blue water with clownfish, yellow angelfish, a sea turtle, corals, seaweed and rising bubbles, a round side tank of pink jellyfish, a porthole window, a bench, a little information stand and a starfish rug on the floor.

Opens 24 NovThe aquarium

A wall of blue water full of fish, a turtle gliding past and jellyfish in the round tank.

A hot-air balloon festival on an early summer morning: striped and patterned balloons rising over patchwork fields and hills, one balloon lying on the grass ready to be filled, a food tent with bunting, a picnic rug, a dog, a bicycle and a flock of birds.

Opens 30 NovBalloon festival

Hot-air balloons rising over patchwork fields while another is laid out ready to fill.

A small-town high street with three shops: a pink bakery with cakes in the window and a striped awning, a green bookshop with stacked books, and a blue florist with buckets of flowers outside, flats above with window boxes, hanging baskets, a red post box, a lamp post, a bench, a bicycle and a sandwich board.

Opens 3 DecThe high street

A bakery, a bookshop and a florist side by side, with hanging baskets and a red post box.

Flat tulip fields in stripes of red, yellow, pink and white, a tall dark windmill with white sails beside a canal, a brick farmhouse with a gable, a little wooden footbridge, a rowing boat, ducks on the water, a bicycle on the path, yellow clogs and a stork overhead.

Opens 8 DecTulip fields

Stripes of tulips to the horizon, a tall windmill by the canal and a bike ride along the dyke.

An outdoor ice rink in a snowy town square at dusk: penguin skating helpers on the ice, a tall decorated tree, wooden chalet stalls selling hot cocoa, strings of lights between snowy rooftops, lamp posts, a bench with a pair of skates and a snowman by the rink.

Opens 9 DecThe ice rink

Skating in the square at dusk, with a tall tree, cocoa from the chalet and penguins to hold on to.

A winter market at dusk in a snowy square: wooden chalet stalls selling wreaths, gingerbread and hot drinks, strings of warm lights overhead, a lamp post, a decorated tree, a sledge, a postbox, snow on the roofs and stars coming out.

Opens 21 DecWinter market

Wooden chalets with glowing windows, wreaths, gingerbread and hot cocoa under strings of lights.

Inside an old sweet shop: three long shelves of glass jars full of coloured sweets, a counter with brass scales, a pot of swirly lollies, striped paper bags, a till, a tin of toffees, a chalkboard and bunting across the top.

Opens 19 DecSweet shop

A busy weekend pair: shelf after shelf of sweet jars, lollies, scales and striped paper bags.

A snowy park hill on a bright winter day: sledges at the bottom of the slope, two snowmen, a pile of snowballs, a dog in a little coat, a bench with a flask, snowy pine trees, a bare oak, a frozen pond and a fence.

Opens 20 JanSledging hill

Sledges at the bottom of a snowy hill, snowmen, a dog in a coat and a flask of something hot.

A toy shop front on a winter street: a big window with three shelves of toys (teddies, dolls, a train, skittles, spinning tops, building blocks, balls, a jack-in-the-box, a rocking horse and kites), a striped awning, a door with a wreath, lights around the window, snow on the pavement, a postbox, a dog and shopping bags.

Opens 13 DecThe toy shop window

A busy weekend pair: shelf after shelf of toys behind a frosty shop window.

A harbour fish market in the morning: stalls under striped awnings with crates of fish on crushed ice, crabs and lobsters, lemons, scales and price cards, stacked crates, coiled ropes, buoys and lobster pots on the quay, fishing boats with flags behind, an anchor, a barrel, a heap of nets, gulls and a cat waiting for scraps.

Opens 31 JanThe fish market

A busy weekend pair: crates of fish on ice, crabs, ropes and buoys on the quayside.

Inside a striped show tent: long tables covered with prize entries — giant marrows, onions, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes on plates, jars of jam with labels, scones and cakes on doilies, vases of dahlias, rosettes in red, blue and yellow, entry cards, bunting along the tent poles, a giant pumpkin, a basket of apples, a straw bale and a dog.

Opens 3 JanThe village show

A busy weekend pair: prize vegetables, jams, scones and rosettes on long tables in a tent.

A zoo penguin pool: grey rocks with penguins standing, diving and swimming in clear blue water, a keeper’s bucket of fish, a wooden sign, a railing at the front with a pushchair and a balloon, a snack kiosk, trees and gulls.

Opens 18 FebThe penguin pool

Penguins on the rocks, a keeper’s bucket of fish and visitors along the railings.

A garden centre: wooden benches of potted plants and flowers, a rack of seed packets, stacks of terracotta pots, bags of compost, a watering can display, a gnome, a trolley full of plants, a greenhouse roof and hanging baskets.

Opens 28 DecThe garden centre

Benches of potted plants, a trolley, seed racks and a café sign.

Inside a warm Victorian glasshouse with a curved glass roof: tall palm trees, banana leaves, a pond with giant lily pads and fish, orchids in pots, a raised white walkway on pillars, a bench, a big blue plant pot, a watering hose, butterflies and a robin.

Opens 25 DecThe palm house

Tall palms under a glass dome, a lily pond, orchids and a spiral staircase.

An art gallery room with a wooden floor: framed paintings of a sunset, boats, a vase of flowers and a cat, a small round portrait, a stone sculpture of a hare on a plinth, a rope barrier, a padded bench, a guard’s chair, a sketchbook and a pair of glasses left on the bench.

Opens 3 FebThe art gallery

Framed paintings, a sculpture on a plinth and a bench in the middle of the room.

A bowling green on a sunny afternoon: striped mown grass with dark bowls and a little white jack, a mat, a clubhouse with a clock tower, flags and a veranda with a table, teapot and chairs, flower beds, a hedge, a scoreboard and a dog lying in the shade.

Opens 14 JanThe bowling green

Smooth grass, rolling bowls, a clubhouse with a clock and a pot of tea on the veranda.

A wooden mountain hut with a snowy roof, a smoking chimney, red shutters and window boxes, skis and poles leaning by the door, a bench with mugs, a sledge, a signpost, a ski lift on the slope behind, pine trees, snowy peaks and a dog in a red coat.

Opens 8 JanThe mountain hut

A wooden hut in deep snow, skis by the door and peaks behind.

A white lake steamer with a red funnel and an awning over the deck, life rings, portholes and benches, sailing on a blue lake past wooded hills, a jetty with a ticket hut, rowing boats, swans, ducks and a little island with a lighthouse.

Opens 19 FebThe boat trip

A little steamer on a blue lake, with life rings, a flag and swans alongside.

A park on a sunny afternoon: a green bandstand with players and music stands, rows of striped deckchairs on the grass, a picnic blanket with a hamper, an ice-cream cart with a parasol, bunting between trees, a lamp post, balloons, pigeons and a dog.

Opens 27 JanMusic in the park

A band playing under the bandstand roof, deckchairs on the grass and an ice-cream cart.

A river in a village on race day: dozens of yellow rubber ducks floating downstream, a stone bridge with people leaning over, a finish line rope with flags, a net, a riverbank with bunting, a tea tent, a heron, reeds and a real duck watching.

Opens 12 JanThe duck race

Yellow ducks bobbing down the river, cheering from the bridge and a finish line net.

A striped puppet booth in a park with a little stage and curtains, a crocodile puppet and a puppet in a blue helmet, an audience of children sitting on rugs, a balloon seller, a candyfloss stand, trees, a bench and a pigeon.

Opens 7 JanThe puppet show

A striped puppet booth, a crocodile and a policeman puppet, and children on the grass.

A snowy park on a bright winter day: a row of snowmen with hats, scarves and buttons and numbered signs on sticks, a judges’ table with a rosette and a flask, a sledge, snowballs, bare trees, a robin and a dog in a jumper.

Opens 23 JanThe snowman contest

A row of snowmen in hats and scarves waiting for the judges, with numbers on sticks.

Inside a bakery: wooden shelves of loaves, baguettes and rolls, baskets of pretzels, a glass counter full of buns, tarts and iced cakes, a till, paper bags, a chalkboard, a cake on a stand, a ceiling fan, a bell over the door and a cat sitting on the step.

Opens 30 JanThe bakery

Loaves on wooden shelves, a glass counter of buns and cakes, and a bell over the door.

The foyer of an old cinema: a ticket booth with a round window, a popcorn machine and boxes of popcorn, a sweet counter, film posters in frames, a red carpet and brass rope posts, wall lights, a chandelier, stairs up to the screens and a clock above the doors.

Opens 5 JanThe picture house

A popcorn stand, film posters, a ticket booth and a red carpet up the stairs.

A clifftop on a breezy day: a red and white striped lighthouse with a keeper’s cottage, a winding footpath with a stile and a signpost, sheep grazing, wildflowers, a bench with a view, sailing boats and a ferry on the sea, gulls overhead and a walker’s dog.

Opens 9 FebThe lighthouse walk

A clifftop path to a striped lighthouse, with sheep, a stile and boats below.

A grand museum hall with arched windows: a big long-necked dinosaur skeleton on a plinth, glass cases of fossils and ammonites, a footprint trail on the floor, an information board, a staircase with a balcony, visitors with backpacks and a gift-shop sign.

Opens 19 JanThe dinosaur hall

A long-necked skeleton under a grand arched roof, fossils in cases and a school trip.

The children’s corner of a town library: a storyteller in a big chair holding up a picture book, children on beanbags and a rug, low shelves of picture books, a painted reading tree on the wall, a book trolley, a fish tank, a returns box and a poster of the moon.

Opens 22 FebStory time

Children on beanbags around the storyteller, low shelves of picture books and a reading tree.

An indoor swimming pool with blue water and lane ropes, swimmers with goggles and caps, a curly slide into the shallow end, a lifeguard’s tall chair, a basket of floats and noodles, a big clock, tiled walls, big windows, benches with towels and a rubber ring floating.

Opens 17 DecThe swimming pool

Lane ropes, a slide, floats in a basket and a lifeguard’s tall chair.

A covered flower market: tiered stands of zinc buckets crammed with tulips, daffodils, roses and hyacinths, price cards on sticks, a wrapping counter with brown paper and string, a till, a chalkboard, hanging baskets, a watering can, crates of potted bulbs and a pigeon on a beam.

Opens 28 FebThe flower market

A busy weekend pair: buckets and buckets of tulips, daffodils and roses on tiered stands.

An evening lantern parade along a cobbled street: people carrying glowing paper lanterns shaped like stars, moons, fish and balls, a big dragon lantern carried on poles, a drummer, strings of lights between the houses, faces at lit windows, a lamp post and a stall selling hot chestnuts.

Opens 2 FebThe lantern parade

Paper lanterns on poles, a drummer, bunting of lights and faces at every window.

A high street on pancake day: runners in aprons with frying pans racing towards a finish banner, one pancake flipping in the air, crowds behind barriers with flags, shop fronts with awnings, a church clock, a judge with a stopwatch, bunting and a dog running alongside.

Opens 8 FebThe pancake race

Runners in aprons tossing pancakes on the way to the finish, with crowds cheering.

A sandy beach with a row of painted beach huts, the sea with sailing boats, a lighthouse on the headland, a parasol, a towel, a sandcastle and a bucket and spade.

Opens 10 NovBeach huts

Painted beach huts, a sandcastle and a striped parasol on a breezy summer day by the sea.

Other collections: Gardens and Cosy rooms.