A spokesman for the Forestry Commission said: "More and more sites are opening up all the time, offering visitors the chance to do all sorts of things like walking, cycling and going to visitor centres."
EVENTS
Popular horse events, such as Badminton and the Royal Windsor Horse Show, have been cancelled. But the Guineas meeting at Newmarket will go ahead from this Friday.
The Glyndebourne Festival Opera, beginning on 17 May and running until 26 August, will also go ahead, as will the Chelsea Flower Show and the Benson and Hedges International Open Golf at the Belfry in Birmingham.
SCOTLAND
Foot-and-mouth disease has been largely contained within the south of the country, with workers in the agriculture and tourism industries working hard at preventative measures.
As a result, much of Scotland is open for business, including the 12th century Brodie Castle near Inverness, the 18th century Haddo House near Aberdeen, and the ancient Falkland Palace at Fife.
Other tourist attractions open for business include Glencoe near Fort William, Iona Abbey on the Isle of Iona, and Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders.
KENT
The vast majority of footpaths remain closed but 16 out of 18 Kent County Council countryside attractions - such as parks, wildlife sites and picnic areas - are open. The majority of the county's major attractions, such as Leeds Castle and Penshurst Place country house, remain open and farmers' markets are starting to operate once more.
SURREY
Around 60 per cent of footpaths have been re-opened, though closures are still in place near 500 farms. Most visitor attractions are open, including farms - even if they have been redesigned so visitors no longer have any contact with the animals.
A county council spokesman said: "As far as possible we're back to normal."
WEST SUSSEX
All 2,500 miles of rural footpaths and bridleways in West Sussex remain closed. But this weekend will see the re-opening of 1,000 urban footpaths - marked with green signs. A spokeswoman said: "We are carrying out a risk assessment on all our other footpaths with a view to reopening them as soon as we can."
The council's countryside sites remain closed, though more than 60 major attractions are open, such as Fishbourne Roman Palace, Amberley Chalk Pits Museum, and High Salvington Windmill, near Worthing.
BEDFORDSHIRE
Many attractions are open, with the exception of Woburn Abbey. Whipsnade Zoo has reopened, with restrictions on access by car. A spokeswoman for the Tourist Information Centre estimated that 80 per cent of footpaths remain closed, adding: "We haven't had foot-and-mouth in this area but our officials are being very cautious."
BERKSHIRE
Most tourist spots are open, including the indoor Wylde Court Rainforest in Hampstead Norreys. The trustees of Beale Park in Pangbourne, closed as a precaution since the start of the crisis, are meeting tomorrow to decide on re-opening for the weekend. Infected area status may have been lifted from West Berkshire but just five per cent of footpaths have re-opened. A council spokesman said: "There is plenty to do in terms of visitor attractions but we remain cautious about re-opening footpaths."
ESSEX
Most of central Essex has had its infected area status lifted and the county council is in the process of re-opening footpaths. Those paths still closed include those around Colchester and in south Essex near Southend. Among the tourist attractions open for business are Colchester Zoo and English Heritage's Audley End House in Saffron Walden. Both Thorndon and Weald country parks in Brentwood remain closed to protect livestock.
HERTFORDSHIRE
No cases of the disease have been recorded in the county, although around 4,000 of its 5,000 footpaths remain closed as a precaution.
A county council spokesman said: "It is looking good for Hertfordshire, with many tourist attractions reporting an increased number of visitors. Lee Valley Park, Paradise Wildlife Park in Broxbourne and Knebworth House are among those reporting encouraging visitor numbers, and we are quite optimistic."
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Tourist attractions such as Milton's cottage, where the author wrote Paradise Lost, and the Chiltern Open Air Museum - both in Chal-font St Giles - are open to visitors at the weekend. National Trust stately homes such as Waddeston Manor are also open for business. Public footpaths are being reopened slowly after consultation with farmers and landowners. A county council spokesman said priority is being given to popular paths and areas of woodland.
