Tate Modern
Tate Modern’s one of my favourite places in London – I’ve whiled away many a pleasant hour there in the past, but haven’t managed to visit quite as often since MJ arrived on the scene. Last week, however, we were looking for a babydaytrip destination that would accommodate and entertain four adults and four babies (with four buggies) on a rainy day, and the spacious, centrally located gallery seemed a perfect option.
Read MoreBattersea Park and Battersea Park Children’s Zoo
If you read this blog regularly you will know that we generally try to review destinations that are free or have low cost admission. This week, however, our trip coincided with a special occasion and so we decided to splash out on a visit to the (really quite reasonably priced, all things considered) Battersea Park Children’s Zoo.
Read MoreDown on Surrey Docks Farm
The sign at the entrance to Surrey Docks Farm
Who’d have thought you could find pigs, sheep, goats and a whole host of other animals grazing happily on the bank of the Thames with the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf as a backdrop. Well, that’s exactly what you get at the Surrey Docks City Farm. The farm is situated on the south bank of the Thames in Rotherhithe, with views across the river to Canary Wharf. The site may be compact as farms go, but it’s bursting with animals, plants and even a duck pond – a perfect way to give city children the chance to glimpse a bit of the good life without leaving the capital.
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