Places to Go
Age of the Dinosaur Exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum
Dinosaurs and young children go together like peanut butter and jelly – and enduring duo. My son is no exception and having been to the Natural History Museum on three or four different occasions, I wondered whether the appeal of another dino-show would be enough to capture his imagination. We were not disappointed. The ‘Age [...]
Top 5 National Trust Sites for Creative Kids
In Part II of our Top 30 Family Friendly National Trust sites, we’ve got a great selection of five National Trust sites to help your children explore their creative sides. 1. Beningbrough Hall Beningbrough Hall prides itself as being a ‘family friendly house and garden’. This is one for the budding artists and historians [...]
Real-life Easter Eggs at the Family Friendly London Wetland Centre
Chocolate eggs are nice, but can’t possibly be as intriguing as the real thing! So this Easter skip along to WWT London Wetland Centre to see the duckling displays during which you can follow the progress of real-life Easter eggs. The “egg-candling” demonstrations are fascinating for children and adults alike – by shining a bright [...]
Saving money on activities for Easter
Spring is here! Sun, birds, bees and an extra bank holiday – what more could we ask for? There is one problem that may need addressing if you have your own family; how do we keep the kids entertained for less over the Easter period? Here are a few days out ideas which will not [...]
Chessington World of Adventures or How to completely exhaust pre-schoolers
So it was Mother’s Day. Somewhere in those two little words is a clue as to what sort of day that might be ie: all about the mother. A day where one might choose a spa or a lunch with friends or a bit of family time then a nice long relaxing bath. You get [...]
Top 5 Woodland National Trust Sites
Over the Spring and Summer, we’ll be featuring the Top 30 Family Friendly National Trust sites, with plenty of ideas to help you make the most of your National Trust membership. Whether your children love their history and art or simply a good run around and some fresh air, these National Trust sites are certain [...]
Top Places to go in Surrey with Kids
New to Surrey? Simply don’t know where to have fun family outings anymore? Well, “there’s always something to do in Surrey”, says one mum. For my top three places to go in and near Surrey with children, keep reading… You cannot live in Surrey without visiting Godstone Farm in Godstone. The farm and play barn [...]
New Under 5s Zone at London’s Tate Modern
I have to confess, the appeal of Tate Modern with my oldest child slightly eluded me. In my recollection, it seems every time we went the museum was unusually packed and difficult to negotiate. There was the one time we went with Tiffany, my childless, single friend visiting from Chicago who was not particularly interested [...]
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