Take a trip up Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains, it's the highest peak in the American Northeast. The cog railway to the top was built in 1868 and is still going strong today.

You can walk up the mountain too, but take advice and be very careful – it's famous for dangerously erratic weather.

www.mountwashington.com/
www.thecog.com/

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Apart from a very steep and winding road, the two villages are connected by a funicular from where you can enjoy spectacular views over the bay and surrounding hills. My recommendation is to leave the car in Lynton's car park, which is bigger than Lynmouth's, then enjoy the descent down the cliff-side while having your breath taken away.

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Hard to find (underneath a train station) but great looking bar.

www.sublounge.ie
Tara Street Station
Dublin 2
t: 01 671 6769

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An often criminally overlooked asset to the city. The line links Bristol Temple Meads, in the centre of the city, to Severn Beach from where the Severn Bridges and South Wales are clearly visible. The scheduling is sadly erratic but it provides a superb link between east and west Bristol. It's worth travelling to the end of the line as it snakes up the Avon valley providing some beautiful views. Once at the Severn estuary there are some excellent walks.

Stops at Bristol Temple Meads, Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road, Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down, Sea Mills, Shirehampton, Severn Beach;
Bookings and timetable: www.thetrainline.com;
History: user.bahnhof.se/~davidgr/severn/

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Corfe Castle is a story-book medieval ruin, set on a hillock above a village on Dorset's Isle of Purbeck - not, in fact, an island, but a peninsular. You could easily spend a couple of hours in the castle and its surroundings, but if the children have enough energy afterwards, you could combine it with a walk over Ballard Down to Swanage (about 5 miles, so take snacks to keep them going). While you wouldn't describe this seaside town as sleepy - chip shops on every corner - there's still something wonderfully old-fashioned about the place, epitomised by the steam railway, which runs up and down the coast, and will get you back to Corfe Castle in about 15 minutes.

Swanage is around 8 miles from Poole.
Corfe castle: tel: 01929 481 294; www.corfecastle.org.uk
Swanage railway: tel: 01929 425 800;
www.swanagerailway.co.uk

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If you have trouble hailing a taxi in the street, consider the following: - If many empty cabs rush past you and ignore your waivings, check your location. If you are a few hundred meters from a railway station, taxis will head straight for it, where they are entitled to a an extra fee and possibly luggage charges. Your only option is to join the line at the railway station. - If no cabs pass by or all of them are busy, try calling a company with a radio dispatcher from a phone booth. Pretend to call from an appartment. The operator will ask you for an address and a phone number. Give the nearest number in the street where you are, and the calling number displayed in the phone booth.

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