I’m linking up with Kate (London with a Toddler) today to talk about That There London.
I used to live in London. I had a fab little student digs on Stamford Street within spitting distance of the Waterloo IMAX. So much fun was had that I can’t really think about it too much, or I’ll start filling out a UCAS application.
Since moving to delightful Devon and firing children out at a rate of knots, London has become something of a dim and distant memory.
But this new year sees the relaunch of my writing business and I’ve decided to pop up to London later this month to have some meetings and shiz. ‘Cos I’m a grown up. I might even have a £4 latte and a midlife crisis.
Luckily, my husband has relatives in Acton so we’ve decided the whole family should go and experience The Big Smoke. I have never taken my children to London and I’m EXCITED!
So I’ll be storming Kate’s blog posts for ideas on how best to entertain them (without having to remortgage our house). Any suggestions would be MOST welcome.
Make sure you check out Kate’s original post which was the inspiration behind this one.
Yeh! This does sound exciting! Weirdly, I’m just considering whether I’m brave enough to take both kids to Devon…
Do it! But in the summer, unless you want a definite soaking.
My mum’s in London so we go back regularly (me to sob with nostalgia for a lost life). Favourite cheap (or free) things to do are: Princess Diana Memorial Park, Science or Nat Hist museums, and wandering along the South Bank (although you do have to run the gauntlet of living statues and the kids’ demands to give them money). I also tend to take sandwiches with me to save on eating out.
Oh, and remember that the tube is free but the trains aren’t for over 5s! I’ve made that mistake, being a north London dweller who only ever used the tube.
Oh that’s a good tip. Must dig out my Oyster card that probably has about 19p on it. Thanks for the tips! You should do a guest post for Kate
Oh, and Coram’s Fields playground is fab if the weather’s nice. And Greenwich Maritime Museum! I’m on a roll now…
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