Suggestions? Visiting London with a toddler!

[MulesToJoules]

Can anyone advise on activities/places to visit?

Just visiting family but thought I'd look for a few things to do with my little one since we are there until Tuesday and leave this evening.

Thank you

We will be in the Canary Wharf area.

The transport museum in Covent Garden is the best for that age!

Also, the Science museum, the Maritime museum in Greenwich is full of big spaces for a toddler. The Diana memorial playground is meant to be amazing, but I've not done it yet myself. I went recently with my 3 and 5 year old and felt the Natural History museum wasn't great for them, but worth a pop in for the dinosaurs perhaps.

We also did Buckingham Palace because they'd seen it on Minions, and Tower Bridge from Go Jetters.... Of course, the best bit for both of them was the double decker buses, the tube and the trains....

discovery children's story centre. It's in stratford so you can get there on the tube.

the diana memorial playground is worth a visit, it's located next to Kensington palace and has a huge pirate ship, wigwams and a sensory trail.

wildlife centre in Peckham is located in a residential street and is lovely.

all the best x

The Museum of London (Docklands one, not Barbican) is walking distance from you, really great and has a soft play/kids discovery type area called Mudlarks which is ticketed but free.

Mudlarks at the Museum of London Docklands is an interactive play area for the under 12s, with a soft play section for under 5s. There’s lots of water play.
The Science Museum has sections specifically for preschool children. The Garden is a gallery based around water, light, sound and construction. The Pattern Pod is a multi-sensory area for under 8s.
Coram's Fields is a free 7-acre playground and park for children. Pet's Corner is popular with its goats and sheep, and the sandpit can get busy if it's dry. There's a cafe onsite.
The pelicans in St. James's Park are fed fish at 2:30 p.m. each day. The park is quite big so you need to head for the opposite end to Buckingham Palace and they are fed from behind Duck Island Cottage, near Horse Guard's Parade. The pelicans know when it's time as they wait there and keep watch for the man with the fish. Throwing the fish out takes just 10 minutes or so, but it's fun to watch, and you're in a park so the kids can have some outdoor 'run around' time too.
If you fancy a trip on a bus without paying for an open top bus tour, the RV1 bus from Tower Gateway to Covent Garden goes past many of the big sites taking about 30 minutes. It’s a great alternative if you think your toddler would like a trip on a bus but you don’t think they will sit still through a long tour.
There are loads of street performers at Southbank, such as magicians and singers, as well as restaurants and cafes with good views across the river. Just behind the Southbank is the Jubilee Gardens where they can let off a bit of steam. There is a great adventure playground and lots of grass for a picnic and play.

The national army museum has a pre bookable soft play which is never over crowded.

The South Bank centre is great for a coffee, loads of space for pushchair and toddler.