Neglect the lions: 5 enjoyable issues to do or see to take your thoughts off the soccer | England

1. There are cheetah cubs at Whipsnade zoo

Seven cheetah cubs have been born on the zoo in two litters. Four cubs, now eight weeks outdated, had been born to first-time mom Amira on 18 May, whereas three cubs had been born to her sibling Zara 5 days later. The magnificent seven have been noticed out and about exploring their habitat on the attraction in Bedfordshire.

You may also see some uncommon younger animals in St James’s Park in London, the place pelicans have bred for the primary time in 360 years. There is a cute new arrival at West Midlands Safari Park, the place Mei Lin, an endangered pink panda, has given delivery to a cub.

2. You can beat the queues to see the Bayeux tapestry

Getting a ticket to see the precise Bayeux tapestry, whereas it’s on show at the British Museum from September, has been extra of an ordeal than making an attempt to get one for the Oasis reunion final yr. The sensible transfer is as an alternative go to Reading Museum, the place a painstakingly made Victorian replica of the entire tapestry is at all times on show. If you’re taking the kids, you possibly can most likely get away with telling them it’s the actual factor.

3. Go dressed up as Kate Bush in Folkestone

Put a be aware in your diary for 26 July, the most recent version of the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever within the Kent city, with the intention of gathering the most individuals in a single place dressed up because the singer-songwriter was in her groundbreaking debut music video. Think floaty pink gown and esoteric choreography. This is what it seemed like final time …

If that doesn’t float your boat, perhaps Lina Lapelytė’s Serendipity Island at Tate Modern could also be extra your factor. It opens on 25 July and is a free maze-like set up, by which your actions and noises grow to be a part of the artwork itself as you progress via a grid of wood obstacles.

4. Binge watch one thing healthful

Let your tv be your consolation blanket. There are hours and hours of healthful streaming choices that may cheer you up. What could possibly be extra English than the unique Wallace and Gromit options on iPlayer, together with Feathers McGraw in perhaps cinema’s greatest ever chase sequence? Until September you would additionally double up by visiting Cracking Exhibition, Gromit! – 50 Years of Aardman in Bristol at M Shed.

5. There remains to be loads of uplifting sport to come back this summer season

Armchair viewers have one other probability to get their patriotism on with the Commonwealth Games beginning in Glasgow on 23 July. Scaled again from earlier editions of the video games, it nonetheless options 10 sports activities and 6 para sports activities, and likewise gives a buildup to the European Athletics Championships, which will likely be in Birmingham from 10 August to 16 August. Plus, for cricket and even non-cricket followers there may be the Hundred beginning on 21 July.