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Plan your day out in the South West! Find hundreds of places to visit - museums, art galleries, historic attractions, castles and stately homes in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Guernsey and Jersey.
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Watch the video: Bompas and Parr bring out the jelly for Museums at Night 2012
Watch as your favourite jellymongers send the crowds wild by filling the site of the famous old Brunel's ss Great Britain, in Bristol, with thousands of litres of neon green jelly.
Vegan options, dehumidifiers and 55,000 litres of jelly: Museums at Night with Bompas and Parr at ss Great Britain
The most gobstopping event of Culture24's Museums at Night 2012 might come at Brunel's ss Great Britain in Bristol, where jellymongers Bompas and Parr have a wobbly masterplan.
From Exeter to Edinburgh, final four announced on "truly exceptional" Art Fund Prize shortlist
Ylva French takes a look at Art Fund final four The Hepworth Wakefield, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and the Watts Gallery.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum mobilises community to capture Olympic Torch Relay
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum is appealing to the local community to get out and photograph the torch relay for an exhibition that combines past with present.
Glowsticks, Spitfires, Rolf Harris and mustard: Museums at Night 2012 in cities and regions
From Newcastle and Liverpool to Bath and Devon, there are several areas of the country where you can flit between loads of venues for Culture24's Museums at Night this weekend.
The Culture24/7: Science and Nature sparklers for May 2012
Shark teeth, dinosaurs, nanoparticle experiments and forestry fun all feature in our round-up of places to explore and inspire in all things Science and Nature this month.
Flash, Bang, Wallop! recreates bygone journeys to Australia on Brunel's ss Great Britain
The Bristol ship will be luring visitors to recreate portraits of emigrants to Australia and New Zealand from 160 years ago and try on threads from a specially-made wardrobe.
Printmaker Troy Ruffels finds beauty through a windscreen in new display in Gloucestershire
The artist presents a series of 16 images he shot while driving in the Cotswolds allowing the stains on his car window to offer a new perspective of the rural landscape.
Museum of British Surfing rides crest of a North Devon wave after opening in Braunton
Tales of Hawaiian Princes off the historic Bridlington coast and more as one of the largest surfing collections in the world unites fans of waves and sandy shores.
Nearer to God than Thee: The story of the Cornish Miner lost on the Titanic
Jamie Maddison continues his series uncovering Cornish Mining Heritage by travelling to St Ives to find the grave of a young Cornish Tin Miner who lost his life on the SS Titanic.
Cemeteries, ships and coffins as Heritage Sandbox backs £300,000 of digital projects
The "Creative Economy" - and heritage fans - receive good news as six digital history projects share a £300,000 award linked to the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Maritime Cornwall opens 2012 BC: Cornwall and the Sea in the Bronze Age exhibition
Visit a new exhibition that showcases ancient Cornwall’s civilisation and reveals the importance of Cornish trading in Bronze Age Europe.
Roman Baths commemorated in Royal Mail's A-Z of Great Britain stamp collection
The Roman Baths become the only Roman monument to feature in the 26-stamp alphabetical odyssey of the UK, celebrating iconic landmarks across Britain.
Beyond the Beaches: Exploring the World Heritage of Cornish Mining
Jamie Maddison explores the history and heritage of mining in Cornwall and speaks to David Rutherford, of Cornish Mining World Heritage - the organisation working to promote it to a wider audience.
Somerset Routes launches online "tube map" taking daytrippers across county's beauty spots
A guide linking people with some of the best places to go across Somerset has made the most of its success by launching a new website for visitors to plan their adventures.
