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Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

This quaint market town is famous for its namesake church, which is said to be the final resting place of King Harold II.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Visit operating stables, explore formal gardens and discover some local history at one of the finest examples of Jacobean architecture in Britain.

Swim in the mouth of the River Thames, fish from one of the world’s longest piers or eat fresh fish and chips on the beach at this seaside resort town.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Admire the exquisite Norman architecture of this medieval church, which dates back more than eight centuries.

Learn which plants can thrive in a range of habitats in these stunning gardens designed by master gardener Beth Chatto.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.

Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.