This half term, visit artist Anna Bruder’s line-drawn flower shop, get lost among monumental Henry Moores at Kew, meet Cleopatra and the Vikings inside epic immersive experiences, and bury your feet in the sand as east London’s favourite urban beach makes a welcome return.
Summer
This month, enjoy family festivals and open-ended play aplenty, plus the long-awaited return of the Young V&A… and loads of really weird ice cream.
We should have worn gloves to prevent us from getting Weil’s disease but we just sat and ate our picnic like we weren’t probably sitting in rat piss.
Arty things. Family things. Immersive things. Random things. Things to book. Things not to book. THINGS (I’ve really missed things).
Big, bleak, beautiful and very zen, as long as you ignore the whinings of your bored three and a half year old who isn’t putting up with anymore of this “walking in nature” bullshit.
This incredible space comprises dipping ponds, a mud kitchen, play houses and loads more, with a large clubhouse-type building at its centre.
This month’s faves include major new exhibitions at Tate Britain, the RA and the V&A, plus more LDF delights than you’ll possibly have time to see.
The playground is perfect for imaginative play and, in our case, the never-ending game of hide and seek that we’ve been playing since October 2018.
Get out more this month with open-air theatre, water play at the museum, outdoor cinema and family street parties.
Kids of all ages will be spoilt for choice when it comes to keeping busy this summer. From immersive exhibitions and family days to urban beaches and museum sleepovers, we’ve rounded up the coolest activities for not-so-tiny Londoners.