Chinese New Year in London

[travellingtime]

Has anyone ever gone into London for Chinese New Year.
I know ther are lots of things on in China Town and around Trafalgar Square.
Is it ok for kids ? Mine aged 3 & 6.

We went last year when DS1 and DS2 were that age - take a buggy for the youngest as its lots of standing around. We watched the procession and got some things from stalls. Wouldnt head to Trafalgar Square - lots of standing around and it gets packed. If you want to eat in chinatown, definitely book a table in advance at your restaurant. The kids did enjoy it though - but hated standing around listening to all the speeches at Trafalgar Square in the cold (as did I) while waiting for the performers to come on.

Hi there, 'Travellingtime' & 'Dinkystinky',

Not quite used to posting as I am a newbie - so please bear with.

Did you manage to go to the CNY celebrations this year?

I went with a friend's family and our young toddlers 2yrs and 1.3 yrs old. I have been to a few CNY celebrations years with hubby, before baby was born and remembered the long standing and waiting in the cold for the performances in Trafalgar Square. I have also volunteered in organising behind the scenes and working on the stalls, it was a great atmosphere but again I got cold standing around.

So we are a little wiser now with babies to consider and still saw a few celebrations and had a celebratory dim sum. Also, we were lucky to see a lion dance too which was a nice surprise.

We have started venturing into Chinatown and Central London once or twice a month for the toddlers to enjoy a change of scene. We have yet to discover good family friendly places but perhaps you would like to join us in this quest? :)

Would you like to meet? It'll be nice for the children to have some play friends.

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All the best, MamiToTo