The sprawling park really comes into its own in summer with its trio of bathing ponds, 61-metre lido and children’s paddling pool.
Play Area
Set in an immersive ‘garden’ environment, Baby Show felt at once magical and familiar, with the real genius being its simplicity
The playground attracts 1,000,000 visitors a year thanks to its lush surroundings, central location and imaginative construction.
Should they need a break from climbing, sliding and mud-pie making, the pint-sized picnic huts offer the perfect place to refuel.
What?: The stylish Chelsea stalwart has a predictably tasteful kids’ department, stocking a well-chosen mix of design classics […]
Hibou, in case you were wondering, is French for owl, while cuckoo is English for erm… cuckoo.
Toddlers want to touch stuff and that’s understandable. These people are brand new; of course they want to touch everything.
The Corner House is less a play cafe and more a small, well-planned city in which to play, eat, drink, meet and learn.
Everything is so stylish it’s borderline ridiculous, plus I love kids’ shops with play areas, even if they’re too nice to use
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
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