Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis (2014)

The first episode finds them in Cornwall, where Warwick surprises his kids Harrison and Annabelle with a trip to meet some fairies deep in an enchanted forest. A visit to the pirates in Readymoney Cove does not go to plan, so Warwick is up at the crack of dawn to join the Graffiti Grannies on their last daredevil mission. Then the family are off to Newquay to cox one of the country's only blind rowing teams.

April 11, 2014, midnight

Warwick and his family attend a flying competition in Worthing, visit a medieval festival and watch a race where the competitors drive lawn mowers. This week the Davis family are trying out ‘glamping’, camping in style, at a Sussex campsite. After they get settled in they they head off to Worthing which is home to the Worthing Birdman Competition for two days every year. The contest sees competitors trying to ‘fly’ by launching themselves off a 30ft platform over the English Channel. Anyone who manages to fly for 100 metres wins a £10,000 prize. Warwick officially opens the event with the Mayor of Worthing and the family watches as numerous competitors have a go at flying and end up falling straight in the sea. Warwick says: “It certainly does celebrate English eccentricity at its most extreme really doesn’t it?” Next, the family visit Billingshurst, home to an annual lawn mower race and a place Warwick visited with his parents when he was young. The competition is a 12 hour

April 18, 2014, midnight

The Davis family head to Norfolk where they take a boat out on the Norfolk broads, have a go at milking sheep and Warwick takes part in an RNLI training exercise. Norfolk is famous for being the driest county in England and it is also home to the UK’s largest protected Wetlands, the Norfolk Broads, which are made up of over 125 miles of waterways. Warwick hires a 35ft long boat and after kitting the family out in life jackets and sailor hats, they climb aboard and set sail from Potter Heigham. However driving the boat is not as easy as it looks and it takes a few attempts for Warwick to get the boat out of the dock. He says: “Ok so that wasn’t the smoothest of starts but now we are cruising there’s plenty of time to ease ourselves into the languid pace of life on the Norfolk Broads.” Surrounded by lush scenery and wildlife, the Davis family soon start to enjoy themselves. Warwick even climbs aboard an ice-cream boat doing the rounds and helps its owner sell treats to the other

April 25, 2014, midnight

In episode four, the Davis family visit the Lake District where Warwick tries out ghyll scrambling, they take a trip to a pencil museum and receive a blessing from the Druid Archbishop of Cumbria. The Lake District is the largest national park in England, covering an area of 885 square miles and is an area the Davis family visit regularly. Warwick says: “I’ve got memories of coming here as a child in the caravan with my mum and dad and it rained the entire time. I also came here with my school on a school trip and I think that’s really what gave me an absolute love for this place. It’s absolutely stunning. I think if you asked any of us, we would say this is our absolute favourite place in the world.” The family arrives at a campsite in Keswick and after setting up their tent, Warwick heads off to try his hand at ghyll scrambling. This involves climbing or scrambling down freezing cold mountain streams and rocky crevices whilst only wearing a wet suit. Warwick, who can’t swim,

May 2, 2014, midnight

Warwick and his family take a trip to North Wales where they attend a Women’s Institute meeting, meet a group of weightlifters, are knighted to become Jedis and meet a record-breaking llama.

May 9, 2014, midnight

In the final episode of the series, the Davis family travel to Lancashire where they enjoy a tea dance in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, meet a family of lemurs and Warwick gets into a fight at a stunt school.

May 16, 2014, midnight