We don't have a museum for the borrowers. But you can see the outside of the house where the author lived.
Many places associated with childhood tales can be visited. Pooh Bear, for example.
In the UK you can see the studio where Harry Potter films were made.
It seems expensive, but it is like a theme park, a series of rooms. You can spend hours there. I loved the large model of Hogwarts. However, there were three things I liked even more:
1 The movie about the dwarves.
2 The stories about the real life animals. Training the white owls, which are not wise but rather stupid. The black ravens are the bright ones. Over the course of decades of filming, they have to match up generations of lookalike animals and birds to appear in subsequent films which are made beyond the lifespan of the first animal stars.
3 In the shop I bought the owl with the turning head.
Outside of London. A popular trip.
Travelling north in the UK to the lovely Lake District, you could visit the Beatrix Potter museum. What amazed me was the number of phrases I had heard in my childhood from my mother which had come from the Beatrix Potter books, which I did nto remember reading as a child. For example, having an 'unbirthday'.
Going south from London, you can visit Pooh Corner.
Over the sea in Europe, the Netherlands has a shop devoted to the Mouse Mansion. That is on my latest wishlist.
In China and the USA at Disney theme parks you can take rides featuring Winnie the Pooh.
Wiki sums it up>
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a dark ride based upon the 1977 film of the same name, itself based on the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. The attraction exists in slightly different forms at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland Park. Pooh's Hunny Hunt, located in Tokyo Disneyland, is an enhanced "E-ticket class" attraction, featuring full audio animatronics and a trackless ride system.
Another big attraction is Legoland.
If you want something which is free to visit, for a photo opportunity, no opening hours to worry about, you can see numerous statues. Paddington Bear is on Paddington station in London, England, near a shop selling Paddington Bear souvenirs.
Alice in Wonderland is in a park in New York.
Various teddy bear museums can be visited.
Useful Websites
https://www.themousemansion.com/pages/meet-sam-and-julia
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/themousemansion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borrowers
https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/attractions/pooh-corner-21873ec2
http://imwithgeekarchive.weebly.com/books/characters-and-their-statues
About the author of this blog post
BIOGRAPHY
Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5
The Author of several books including Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.
Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com
dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com
Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President
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Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;
Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;
Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.
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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.
Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.
Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.
Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.
Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.
Language and speech workshops in Singapore.
Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.
Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.
Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.
Angela is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter. She would be delighted to link up with new friends.
Books by Angela Lansbury
How to be the best man. (Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Wedding Speeches and Toasts.(Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Unforgettable British Weekends.
Poetry Workshop Workbook.
The Tailor and the Spy. (Lulu.)
Larry The Talking Labrador. (Lulu.)
Writing Poetry for fun.
Quick Quotations
Who Said What When
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