day out in London

[Phoenix4725]

ds has requested for his birthday in February a day in London without the other dc .He will be 13 is not a fasion conscious into pop etc kinda teen ,if anything with starngers or strange area is very shy with friends is loud and confident.He likes history/science and if you can throw something grusome/intresting into the mix so much the better.

We have done the natrual history and science museum already

i know he wants to go to the tower will there be enough there to do all day ?.Any other ideas?

where to eat typical teen as he can eat loads ,but am thinking more than macdonalds but not breaking bank either

Just want to make it a special day for him, hes a good lad but want day be about me and him a quality 1 on 1 time .Am that he wants spend the day with me though know it wont last

thank you

London Dungeon?

dd whose 6 and I are doing this as her christams present.
We intend to go on the London Eye, go to trafalgar square, see buckingham palace and Hamleys.
I'd also like to take her on the open top tour buses if we get time.

Yes, definitely the London Dungeon

My 13 yr old loved it.

Also London Eye?

Food - Nandos?

thank you

oh some great idears on here we done london dungeons

hmm bus tours and boat trips we have done before, for him buckingham palace would be a no must admit does not appeal to me either

someone els ein chat has suggested duck tours and it looked great fun so have booked that lol think im more excited than he will be

Nandos lol going ahve to google not been before am bit of country hick

If you enjoy museums, the London Museum is very good, and it is free. The Imperial War Museum is good too.

For a special lunch treat, the Rainforest Cafe.

We did duck tours with ds in summer - great fun with v witty guide.
Food wise Planet Hollywood or Hard rock cafe tend to go down well. (Pricey burgers imo but if its what they want on their birthday?

You could spend about half a day in the Tower. It's very good, lots of weaponry, rooms where prisoners were kept on the crown jewels. You could then take a river boat (I think, not entirely sure if they go from Tower Bridge, but I think they might) down to Southbank, where there's tons of restaurants. There's Giraffe (very child friendly), Wagamamas, Strada, a Brazillian place, lots. Depending on the weather, it can be nice to walk along the South Bank - lots of street artists, musicians etc., and if you head west you get to the London Eye.

Tower is good, then London Eye if weather nice, and maybe Aquarium - next to the Eye and it's good fun if he likes, er, fish and things? Tower has cafe but it's not very special.

You could do the Tower in the morning, then get something to eat - there is a Wagamamma and Gourmet Burger Kitchen right by.

The hop on a bus (RV1) to go to your Duck Tour.

Newish planetarium in Greenwich park - est views in London, as well as a great park and just a few minutes from the maritime museum. You can get the boat down the Thames from central London and would be a great day out.

sorry - should read "best" views in London
planetarium
and, of course, the Observatory is right there, too