London - something different

cymrumam

We are planning a trip to London whilst visiting my parents over Easter. We will be going with my parents and our three children , aged 8,10 and 13. We have taken them to London a few times and we have done the Natural History, Science Museum, Tower of London, Covent Garden, HMS Belfast, Eye, River Cruise, Greenwich.
We will be going by train on the mainline and have a travel card but wondering if anyone can suggest anything a bit different we can do that wont cost a small fortune.

madderrose

We went on the Emirates airline last time which was really cool.

http://www.emiratesairline.co.uk

Was pretty cheap with a travel card discount.

peachyprice

If it's a nice day the Princess Diana memorial playground in Kensington Gardens is a lovely place to while away a few hours

https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/kensington-gardens/things-to-see-and-do/sports-and-leisure/diana-memorial-playground

London Transport museum is good fun, children are free.

PlutoinCapricorn

There is so much choice that making decisions is difficult. The 11 and 23 buses are very good for sightseeing tours as their routes go past some good attractions: you get good views from upstairs. Battersea Park is good, as is St. James's Park. Walking along the South Bank from Westminster to Blackfriars on a beautiful day is a possibility. Have you been on the DLR? That gives some good views too.

paddyrg

Bank of England have a museum where you can hold a full-size gold bar - http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/Pages/museum/visiting/default.aspx

St James' Park is brilliantly located and has so many different types of pretty friendly water birds including pelicans

Errata

If the children found museums interesting, then these should fascinate them - lots to go "bleugh, ouch, why" at and they're certainly different. http://londoncalling.com/show/top-5-museums-to-discover-londons-medical-history

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I guess you already know about these which are 2 for 1 if you travel by train?

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/2for1-london

You could also have a look at the timeout website, you can search by date, 'kids' and free/low price range.

p00hsticks

Errata wrote: »

If the children found museums interesting, then these should fascinate them - lots to go "bleugh, ouch, why" at and they're certainly different. http://londoncalling.com/show/top-5-museums-to-discover-londons-medical-history

I was also going to mention the Hunterian museum at the royal College of surgeons - and just over the other side of Lincolns Inn Fields is John Soane's House / Museum

http://www.soane.org/

kerri_gt

Have a look at the Time Out London site

http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do

Easter at the roof gardens looks good fun

http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/top-10-easter-holiday-activities-in-london

Tiggermad

You could try the Childhood museum at Bethnal Green.

dacouch

madderrose wrote: »

We went on the Emirates airline last time which was really cool.

http://www.emiratesairline.co.uk

Was pretty cheap with a travel card discount.

and never ever any queues