To ask for your London recommendations

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We've done all the usual big stuff in London. AIBU to ask for your recommendations for quirky, little-known things to do with children?

Dinosnores?

The Geffrye Museum www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/

Hidden City treasure hunt?

Clink prison museum. We went without kids!

Much recommended on here, but my children loved the Skygarden last week. Also feeding the parakeets in Hyde Park (take an apple, they just land on your arm).

If it's a nice day try hampstead Heath pergola gardens. A hidden gem and a lovely walk.

If it's a nice day try hampstead Heath pergola gardens. A hidden gem and a lovely walk.

Old operating theatre museum is spooky and atmospheric. Outdoor cinema.

The docklands museum

wandering at st katharines dock, docklands museum at canary wharf, pelicans in st james park, dukes meadows beach and playground

Second the Sky Gardens. We loved it there.

Brass rubbing at St Martins in the Fields
Clink Prison Museum
Hampstead Heath
Cartoon Museum - they may have kids workshops on

Battersea Park
Treasure Trails are a good way of exploring London
www.treasuretrails.co.uk

Museum of London.
Horniman Museum and gardens.
Fountains at Somerset House/City Hall/Southbank.
The Scoop (city hall) usually have a programme of stuff on the big screen and it's next to fountains.
Tour of Wembley.
Tate Modern/Britain (River boat between the two).
Diana memorial playground/water feature and Serpentine Lido.
Kids free at several theatre shows during August.
Borough Market/clink museum and the Golden Hinde are all close to each other.
Camden Market/Lock.
Surrey Quays city farm.
St Pauls- free to enter during service.
Lindin Mithraeum. Roman ruins/museum-gallery at Guildhall.
Greenwich park/cutty Sark.

*fountains aren't ornamental but the wear a costume and splash about kind.
Where are you staying? How long have you got and how old are the kids.
Probably should have asked that first!

I really like watching the pelicans be fed their lunch at St James Park! And then watching changing of the guard at horse guards.

Greenwich Park is a favourite too - and if you have kids lots of space to run and run.

If your kids aren’t squeamish or prone to nightmares, the Hungarian medical museum in Lincoln’s Inn Square is great.

The Wellcome museum.

I was going to suggest the Hunterian museum but it’s closed.

Battersea Park.
Neasden temple
Crystal Palace park
Kew
Petersham nursery Richmond
Hampstead Heath

Bethnal green Museum of Childhood

Mooching along the South Bank is fun. The last time I did this there was a big Indian festival with food stalls and dance performances etc. You can also check out the skateboarders, look at second hand books, try a myriad of eateries including the National Theatre cafe, outdoor coffee/ hot dog stands, eat a Snog frozen yoghurt from a double decker bus, get on a river cruise, ride a carousel. There is undoubtedly some special events on for the holidays as well which you’lol find details of online. Depending on the ages of the children you might enjoy Shreks Adventures, the IMAX and the London Eye all in that vicinity ( but search for cheaper tickets in advance)

Go up the walkie talkie = free

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Dulwich park - you can hire recumbent bikes and cycle around the huge circuit. My kids love it and there's a good playground and cafe plus pedalos to hire on the lake.

Story Centre at Stratford (great if your kids are small)