Hi all,
We went to London with the kids for the first time at Easter this year and I started a MN thread to help me plan and posters made it a brilliantly planned weekend that DH and DC's still rave about! Original thread here
What we actually did last time:
Day 1
Duck Tour (loved),
Walk along South Bank and lunch in market
Walked to Covent Garden and Transport Museum/ James Bond exhibition/ street acts
Tea at Rainforest Café
Day 2
Kidzania (amazing!) then mooch around shopping centre/ had dinner there
Day 3
Science Museum (planned trip to Sky Garden but didn't have time in the end) then home
So MNers, no pressure but can you help me plan another equally awesome trip?!? It's next weekend, Saturday 20 Aug to Monday 22 Aug, we arrive 9am on the Saturday and leave at 19:40 on the Monday so 3 full days. DC's are 5 and 7, boy and girl
Current thoughts:
Definites:
Kidzania - was awesome last time, kids want to do it again so that's a definite. It is a 4 hour slot and is at Westfields so takes 30-45 mins to get there (one way).
Maybe's:
Sky Garden - I've got tickets for 10am on the Monday - no tickets available any other time. So thinking of doing that area while we're there -
Tower Bridge, have breakfast at Jamie's Italian near Tower Bridge (I've been there with work, it's amazing!!), have a splash in the water fountains there, do the Golden Hinde II, Fire of London Monument.
Natural History Museum - kids really want to do this (I blame Andy!) maybe just a couple of hours to see Dinosaurs and couple of other bits (earthquake room??)
Covent Garden/ Transport Museum (again)
Greenwich - I'd quite like to get a boat to Greenwich and do this area. Is the planetarium as awesome as it looks? Would you say this was the place to do in summer or could it work equally well in winter
Show? I've had a quick look at the shows on because I know there's a special deal on at the moment but nothing takes our fancy from the website I checked - which is the best website for seeing all the shows available and are there any you would recommend?
Food - the kids want to do Rainforest Café again but is there anywhere else??
I appreciate there's a lot there but I'm sure we'll be back and actually have just been talking about a Christmas visit! So current (very draft) 3 day plan:
Day 1 (Saturday) - drop bags at hotel then boat to Greenwich (but may leave for another time)
Day 2 (Sunday) Kidzania then maybe Covent Garden/ Rainforest café?
Day 3 Tower Bridge/ Sky Garden/ Golden hinde II/ Fire of London monument, eat dinner there then back to Euston for train home.
Questions for you lovely people (if anyone is still reading!!)
- Is there anything on at the moment, summer holiday activities, that I should know about?
- Along the same lines, given that we'll probably be back again during the winter months, is there anything we should definitely do in summer in London (fingers crossed for good weather!)?
- Is Greenwich definitely a full day or could we do it in half a day? What would you recommend we do there, other than the planetarium?
- Question about Shows above
- Which art gallery would you recommend for kids given current exhibitions? We'd like to just take them for an hour to see some "wow" pictures
- What do you think of the itinerary given what we did the last time and is there anything else you would do instead?
- Recommendations for places to eat please!
Thanks all in advance!
