The Corner House is less a play cafe and more a small, well-planned city in which to play, eat, drink, meet and learn.
Category Archive: Hangouts
This steamy Sunday sanctuary is abundant in lush greenery and Andie McDowell’s apartment in Green Card vibes
What?: I’ve taken Bab to the V&A a few times, with mixed results. There was the time we went for an aimless wander and she got absolutely covered in museum-floor filth, kept trying to prod the priceless artefacts and pissed off a waitress by recarpeting the cafe floor with Petit Filous
What?: Seven-acre inner-city playground occupying the site of the former London Foundling Hospital. If you’ve ever been to the Foundling Museum you’ll already know the story of Captain Thomas Coram, the philanthropist who founded the hospital in 1739 to house and care for the countless abandoned children living on the capital’s streets
Fount is the parental utopia you’ve always dreamed of but never believed could exist because life just isn’t that kind
You can throw in as many plant-based puns and giant flowers stolen from the set of The Day of the Triffids as you want; a play area still needs a variety of decent things to play on
What?: Picturesque Victorian museum renowned for its internationally important collection of taxidermy and anthropological objects, its vast assortment of weird and wonderful musical instruments, and its super-chilled aquarium
The cute play area sits adjacent to the cafe so adults can enjoy their coffee in peace while keeping an eye on the little ones
Older kids can be left under the watchful eye of the playroom supervisor while their parents do their thing
The real genius of this haunt is its substantial play area, thoughtfully devised kids’ menu and exciting programme of activities
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