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If you missed out on RHS Chelsea or fancy another floral kick, head on down to RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, July 4–9 (). After a sparse start, Superbloom at The Tower of London is now in full swing (). The floral attraction inside the Tower’s moat (), created as part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, has a fully accessible visitor entrance and four-lane slide for the wilder at heart. The very royal summer continues at Buckingham Palace, open for self-guided tours, July 22-October 2 (). This year, there’s a special, one-off display, Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession, which features early portraits of the monarch and some of Her Majesty’s personal jewellery. Children (and).

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