British Museum

Great Russell St, City of London WC1B 3DG
020 7323 8000 ‎

Tube : Holborn - Goodge St - Russell Square - Tottenham Court Road

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

The museum is open daily 10am to 5:30pm.

The Mummy collection is simply amazing...

Changing of the guards

Generalement vers 11h30 et une releve l'apres-midi avec chevaux.

http://www.changing-the-guard.com/chaging-the-guard-schedules-times.html

National History Museum

Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD
02079425000

Opened everyday until 5:30pm (except 24-26th of dec)

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/

The dinosaur expo is fascinating for kids interested in it.

Westminster Abbey

http://www.westminster-abbey.org/

Until 6 or 7pm passing the gate (right of the church) you can enjoy a walk through the Westminster Abbey Choir School up to Tufton Street. 

Greenwich Park

A nice park with woods, playground and beautiful view on London city.


http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Greenwich-Park.aspx

Leeds castle

Open all year around - One of the nicest castle around London

http://www.leeds-castle.com/

Allow about 3 hours to visit the castle, the gardens, the maze, the playgrounds with the kids, the bird space...
Better if it does not rain much as pretty much everything is outside (except 30/45min of visit within the castle itself)

Where to eat and drink... places we tried

Cinnamon club
http://www.cinnamonclub.com/html/default.aspx

Bam-bou
http://www.bam-bou.co.uk/

Fifth floor
http://www.harveynichols.com/restaurants/fifth-floor-london/fifth-floor-london-restaurant

Chamberlain of London - pub bar in the basement

If the restaurant is known as a famous fish place, its pub is very nice with large metal bucher kind of tables - Lunch menus like Moules-frites for £5 (automn 2010)

The Butcher at Leadenhall Market

http://www.butcheratleadenhall.com/

As it say, nice burger or meat dishes 

The Spaghetti House - The Haymarket one is big enough for large group of about 8

http://www.spaghettihouse.co.uk/

Sarastro - Nice rococo opera ambiance - so different

http://www.sarastro-restaurant.com/

Square Pie - Only... pies! Kate Moss is a big fan of the Selfridges ones...

http://www.squarepie.co.uk/Spitalfields

The Poet Bar

http://www.thepoetbar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1

Androuet - Cheese plates - http://androuet.com/ -

Leon - International cuisine - http://www.leonrestaurants.co.uk/

1707 - Wine bar - Close early - Booking advisable for eating

http://www.fortnumandmason.com/1707-wine-bar.aspx

Aqua - Kyoto - Soho

http://www.aqua-london.com/#/eng/global/london/aquaKyoto/concept

You might want to book a table (long queue) - Nice food, nice deco, nice terrasse...

Patisserie - Tea-time

Patisserie Valerie

http://www.patisserie-valerie.co.uk/

Planet Hollywood - Nice with kids also
http://www.planethollywoodlondon.com/

Bar-Pub-Club

The long bar http://www.sandersonlondon.com/en-us/#/explore/?id=/sanderson-london-long-bar/

Fifth floor - Champagne & Seefood bar
http://www.harveynichols.com/restaurants/fifth-floor-london/fifth-floor-london-champagne-bar

Rivoli bar - The Ritz London - Champagne bar - Starts to be busy after 9pm usually
http://www.theritzlondon.com/rivoliBar/default-en.html

The Albert - pub - Victoria Street
http://www.pubs.com/main_site/pub_details.php?pub_id=17

The player - Soho
http://www.thplyr.com/  Private Late Lounge bar & Kitchen

The greencoat boy - 2 greencoat place - Westminster

The Power Station - nice and quiet coffee shop for mummys ;.)

Address:	161 Battersea Park Road Vauxhall London SW8 4BU
Telephone:	+44 (0)20 7720 0632

Nice small cafe shop nearby Battersea and Newton Prep ;.)

Little Bengal - Very good indian restaurant (assessed by connoisseurs)
http://littlebengal.designs-alternative.com/index.php

Pizzaexpress -

Take away :
Arancina - Notting Hill - Very nice fresh home-made sicilian food... pizzas, salads...
http://www.arancina.co.uk/

Wasabi

Itsu - healthy food - Tried the one in Chelsea - Very nice easy and fun japonese food!
118 Draycott Ave - SW3 3AE - 0207 590 2400

Brunch

Tom's kitchen (Chelsea) - Very nice and cosy
http://www.tomskitchen.co.uk/chelsea/

Giraffe - Nice for kids (balloons!) - The Victoria one is big enough to walk around - The one in Notting Hill is too small at noon during winter time....
http://www.giraffe.net/




cafe avec Mus et Ines

need to go to the fat duck when babysitting at home by family
high tea

where to try next?
beach blanket Babylon NottingHill

St James Park

Tube : St James
Borough : Westminster

http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/St-Jamess-Park.aspx

Nice playground with sandboxes, bridges-ponds-swans-ducks, a little kitchen/potager garden, and a tons of pigeons!

Beautiful spots for photos for Buckingham palace or the surroundings.

Green Park

Tube : Hyde Park Corner
Borough : Westminster

http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Green-Park.aspx

Hyde Park

Tube : Hyde Park corner
Borough : Kensington & Chelsea

http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Hyde-Park.aspx

Nice picnic places, rowing boats, swimming pool at the Serpentine etc...

Special events from time to time ie WinterWonderland http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/

V&A Museum of Childhood

Cambridge Heath Road London E2 9PA
020 8983 5200

Tube : Bethnal Green
Borough : Tower Hamlets
Free

http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/

Craft activities for kids during school breaks - but usually quite popular. From experience 3pm is a good time to come queuing (shorter!)

Battersea Park

Lambeth SW8

Borough : Wandsworth

http://www.batterseapark.org/

Large playground, rowing on a lake during summer time, zoo - and from time to time special exhibitions.

Recumbent bikes also from Easter to August - http://www.londonrecumbents.co.uk/ 

Buckingham Palace

13 Buckingham Palace Rd Westminster London SW10W 0

Tube : St James Park or Victoria

Borough : Westminster

http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/

http://www.royal.gov.uk

You can visit the castle end of July to early October each year. Keep your tickets, once stamped you can reuse them during the season (for free!)

Tower Bridge

Tube : Tower Hill
Borough : Tower Hamlets


http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TBE/EN/


You can also see the bridge pretty close cruising on the Thames.

St Paul's cathedral

The Chapterhouse, St Paul's Churchyard EC4M 8AD

Tube : St Paul
Borough : City
                          
http://www.stpauls.co.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul's_Cathedral

Tower of London

EC3N 4 - 0844 482 7777

Tube : Tower Hill
Borough : Tower Hamlets

http://www.hrp.org.uk/toweroflondon/

A quick visit would last at least 2h30. Special programme from time to time.
If weather permitted there are benches along the river Thames to get a nice view on the Tower Bridge also (Starbucks coffee with bathrooms nearby!)

London Eye

Riverside Building - County Hall - Westminster Bridge Rd London SE1 7PB -
0870 990 8881

Tube : Waterloo
Borough : Lambeth

http://www.londoneye.com/

Book online to get 10% off - Long queue during pick season...
Visit last about 30minutes once in the capsule
Your admission ticket include a London Eye 4D cinema experience - on the day of your London Eye tour.

Note that you can get combination tickets also (see website above)

Old spitalfields market

Old Spitalfields Market London E1 6AA

Tube : Aldgate East - Shoreditch High Street
Borough : Tower Hamlets

http://www.visitspitalfields.com/map.html

Nice restaurants - concepts of easy/fast take aways - grab a bite :
SquarePie - Pies - http://www.squarepie.com/
Androuet - Cheese plates - http://androuet.com/ -
Leon - International cuisine - http://www.leonrestaurants.co.uk/

Nice when walking around London City

National Gallery

Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DN - 020 7747 2870
Tube : Charing cross or Leceister Square
Borough : Westminster
Free

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/

Holiday activities for kids, family trails, storytelling, artworkshop...

London Borough (Click to enlarge)

National Portrait Gallery

St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE - Entrance behind the National Gallery (Trafalgar Square)
Tube : Charing Cross or Leicester Square
Borough : Westminster
Free

http://www.npg.org.uk/

Activities organized during school break for kids 3+ and 5+ - Need to be there 1hour onsite beforehand to get the tickets - quite popular

Ragged School Museum

46-50 Copperfield Road, London E3 4RR - 020 8980 6405

Tube : Mile End
Borough : Tower Hamlets
Free

http://www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk/nextgen/

A typical ragged school, a small museum with activities during the school breaks.
Visit incl activities for kids is about 1h30.

Educational websites on the topic : http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/introduction/