Diana Memorial Playground (Kensington Gardens)
Thanks to the lovely warm weather this week, we set off on our first outdoor trip of the year – to Kensington Gardens and the Diana Memorial Playground. The free playground, open to under 12s, is located in the North West corner of Kensington Gardens close to the Orme Square and Black Lion Gates, and only a short walk from Kensington Palace.
Read MoreScience Museum
If you haven’t already been, the Science Museum should be at the top of your “to do” list of London family destinations. We were lucky enough to be invited to check out its attractions for ourselves this week – and we were not disappointed with what we discovered…
Read MoreVauxhall City Farm
Vauxhall City Farm has been on our “to do” list for a while and today we finally made it. What did we discover? This small but perfectly formed city farm, which was built on unused land by local residents more than 35 years ago, has lots to offer visitors young and old.
Read MoreAmazon Adventure: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches
I’ve written before about how fond my family is of the Horniman Museum, its beautiful, tranquil gardens and aquarium. Being our local museum, we probably head there once or twice a week; and now there’s another reason to visit – the new child-friendly Amazon Adventure exhibition which is open until November.
Read MoreImagine Children’s Festival 2013, Southbank Centre
Following last year’s successful visit to the Imagine Children’s Festival, we headed back this year to see what’s new. The Festival runs from 16 to 24 February and the Southbank Centre has been transformed by children for children, with a host of performances, workshops and activities (many of which are free) taking place all over the Centre throughout the week.
Read MorePicturehouse Cinemas: Toddler Time Weekly Film Club
Picturehouse Cinemas have long been popular with those in the know for their weekly Big Scream film screenings for parents and babies under 12 months. We went along this week to try out their new film club, Toddler Time, designed to provide little ones with their first taste of the big screen…
Read MoreTate Britain
Here at babydaytripper we’re big fans of the Tate Modern as a place for a day out with kids. The colourful modern art and under 5s’ zone appeal to even the youngest visitors and there’s lots of open space to roam around. Tate Britain, in contrast, always seems to have a distinctly grown up vibe – so how would it shape up as a babydaytrip destination? We set off this week to find out…
Read MoreCabaret Mechanical Theatre at Space Station Sixty Five – Part 2
You might remember that we reviewed Part 1 of this East Dulwich exhibition of cool and quirky automata back in July (see review). We enjoyed it so much that this week we returned to see Part 2 of the free show.
Read MoreCovent Garden at Christmas: Lights and Lego
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around town, and one of the most impressively festive quarters is Covent Garden. We went to check out the lights and other seasonal goings on and recommend that you should too.
Read MoreNatural History Museum
Going to see the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum is a rite of passage for any child; I can still remember my first trip there in the mid-1980s, and this week it was MJ’s turn to see T-Rex and his friends for the first time.
Read MoreImperial War Museum
Last week the combination of Remembrance Sunday and a visit from MJ’s Great-Grandad prompted us to take a trip to the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth. The Museum is due to close for redevelopment for six months from January to July 2013 so, if you’re in the area, now is a great time to take a look inside before it all changes.
Read MoreStepney City Farm
Babydaytripper likes nothing better than a city farm and so this week we set off to explore the one in Stepney, East London. We found Stepney City farm nestling between urban buildings and a Crossrail construction site, close to the historic St Dunstan’s church, home of the famous “bells of Stepney” in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons.
Read MoreTop Five Museums for Rainy Days
The bad weather’s been relentless the last couple of weeks and it’s been difficult to spend time enjoying any outdoor pursuits. Luckily, London is packed with fantastic, forward-thinking museums that have kitted themselves out with everything you need to keep the family entertained on rainy days. So this week we thought we’d share our top five rainy day museums with you:
Read MoreBertie and Boo Adventure Island, Balham
This week’s bad weather sent us out on the hunt for new indoor activities to keep everyone entertained. This week’s review is a perfect rainy day destination – Bertie and Boo Adventure Island soft play centre in Balham.
Read MoreDiscover Children’s Story Centre, Stratford
The Olympic and Paralympic athletes and crowds may have left the area, but there are still reasons to head to Stratford for a family friendly day out. Such as the Discover Children’s Story Centre…
Read MoreBDT goes large: National Railway Museum, York
Babydaytripper has gone large this week with a review of the National Railway Museum in York, instead of the usual London-based day out. Normal service will resume next week. In the meantime, and given we’ve been out and about a bit further afield over the summer, here’s the first of our new series of reviews of baby friendly destinations outside the big smoke…
Read MoreBritish Museum
In my opinion, everyone should go to the British Museum at least once. I hadn’t been for a while, and was in the area with MJ, so we made an impromptu trip to have a look at the Olympic and Paralympic medals. Whilst we were there we took a quick tour of the permanent collection and had a look at what else was new.
Read MoreNational Army Museum – Kids’ Zone Soft Play
The galleries of the National Army Museum in Chelsea take visitors on an interactive journey through British military history – but it’s the Museum’s fantastic soft play area which has families with small children heading there in their droves.
Read MoreMudchute Park & Farm
The spotlight has been on East London for the past two weeks, with more visitors exploring the area than ever before. To fill the gaping hole left by the end of the Olympic Games, and before the crowds arrive for the Paralympics, this week’s post is a review of Mudchute Park & Farm on the Isle of Dogs, London’s largest city farm…
Read MoreOlympic Park – visiting with a baby (Part 2)
You may recall that we first visited the Olympic Park in February (click here) to attend a test event at the Velodrome. This time, we didn’t attend an Olympic event, but had tickets to spend the day visiting the Olympic Park itself. It’s amazing how much work has been done since February to convert what was still mostly a building site back then into the final park. The result is overwhelmingly impressive, although there are a few areas where there’s room for improvement. Here’s how we rated our experience…
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