Alicia Edwards

111 Places for Kids in London That You Shouldn't Miss

Travel Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covering all 32 boroughs of inner and outer London, this book offers an eclectic mix of fun facts with unique things to do; leading you to rediscover London. You may have walked down the same street a hundred times and never noticed a certain something. This book will tell you why it's there and that just around the corner there is something great for kids! Aside from the obvious tourist attractions, did you know there's a man stuck in a clock? Or that dancing on a certain grave can make a beautiful tune? Do you know the best place for making sandcastles along the Thames? Or where to have breakfast with real London bus drivers?

Produktdetails

• 111 Places ...
• Verlag: Emons Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 207mm x 135mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9783740821968
• ISBN-10: 3740821965
• Artikelnr.: 70296049

Autorenporträt

Born opposite Big Ben, London has always been Alicia Edwards's home. Spending countless mornings walking the streets of Central with her Grandad, growing up she got to learn every inch of the West End and its secret backstreets and shortcuts. Her love for the capital has never waned as London never remains the same; there is always something new to find and explore. Since having a child of her own, Alicia has rediscovered London in a whole new light and loves it even more!

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All Hallows Church The tower that ‘moved’ 10 All Star Lanes Skittles and
shakes 12 Arches of London Bridge When it all fell down, where did the
arches go? 14 Babylon Park Ride an indoor rollercoaster 16 Barking Park
A mystical unicorn lake 18 Battersea Power Station They’ll need a huge
chimney sweep! 20 The Blue House A cardboard cut-out dwelling 22 The
BMX Track London Become a world champion! 24 Bow Street Police Museum The
OG Police Force 26 Brixton Windmill A windmill in London? 28 Brodie
Road Post Box Who reigns? 30 Bruce Castle Where the king’s buddy lived
32 Cabmen’s Shelter Service through a hatch! 34 The Centre of London How
many miles from home are you? 36 Chinatown The rudest restaurant in
London 38 Church Street Cashpoint It’s a world first 40 City Dragons
Guarding the boundaries 42 The Clipper Hop on, hop off along the river
44 Coal Drops Yard From coal to curling! 46 Crossbones Graveyard A solemn
discovery 48 Crossness Pumping Station What do you think about when you
are on the loo? 50 Croydon Airport Visitor Centre Stand on an aeroplane
runway! 52 Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Step into a Jurassic World 54
Discover Children’s Story Centre A magical immersive world 56 Dr
Johnson’s House When your bestie is a cat who’s as famous as you 58
Elephant Springs Pack your swimmies and a bucket and spade! 60 Fair Play
Barnet Everyone has the right to play 62 The Fellowship Inn Popcorn and a
pint 64 Fitzrovia Mural The more you look, the more you see 66 Fortnum
and Mason Clock What to do with a candle stump? 68 Foundling Tokens
Trinkets to identify children 70 Gabriel’s Wharf Head to the beach! 72
The Garden Museum A view from a medieval tower 74 German Lamppost A gift
from a twin 76 Go Ape Exploring London’s treetops 78 GoBoat Paddington
Self-drive through the London canals 80 God’s Own Junkyard The Kings of
Neon 82 The Golden Hinde A hidden ship 84 Greenwich Foot Tunnel A
claustrophobic’s nightmare 86 Hampstead Hill Garden An Edwardian
sanctuary 88 Headstone Manor The people and the place 90 Hunterian
Museum Your leg bone’s connected to your knee bone… 92 Imperial Park
Planes, trains and a football squad 94 Joseph Grimaldi Park Clowning
about on a coffin 96 The Kentish Drovers Keeping the cattle fat! 98
Kidspace Romford Arrive and go! 100 Kyoto Garden A gift from a friend
102 Leake Street Arches Look what Banksy started 104 Leinster Gardens
It’s a fake! 106 Lewis of London An udder delight 108 London Museum
Docklands From pirates to financial traders 110 London Transport Museum
All aboard! 112 London Zoo A roaring day out 114 Londoner Buses Ride an
old Routemaster bus 116 The Ludoquist Board games for the whole family
118 Markfield A pumphouse and a princess 120 Mayfield Lavender Farm Is it
really in London? 122 The Mercers Treasure Walk Treasures hidden in plain
sight 124 Merton Abbey Mills A wheel powered… wheel! 126 Michelin
House From tyres to oysters 128 The Mosaic House Anarchy through art
130 Mudchute Park and Farm In the shadow of Canary Wharf 132 National
Covid Memorial Wall A wall of love 134 Neal’s Yard Clock Time to water
the flowers 136 Neasden Temple God’s body is a temple 138 The Old
Operating Theatre Museum Watch a live surgery, Victorian style! 140
Parsloes Park Play Area ‘The Flamboyance of Flamingos’ 142 Pepys Park Sit
on a real cannon 144 The Philpot Lane Mice A cheesy fight 146 Police
Officer Bollard ‘Ello ‘ello ‘ello, what do we have ‘ere then? 148 The
Postal Museum Travel via Mail Rail! 150 Puppet Theatre Barge A visit with
no strings attached 152 Queen Elizabeth I Statue How can a statue make
money? 154 Real Time A man trapped in a clock 156 The Royal Exchange A
home for trading stocks 158 Ruislip Lido Beach A hidden village under the
water 160 Shepherdess Walk Mosaics A modern story told in pictures 162
The Sherriff Centre Hullabaloo – soft play in a church 164 The Silver
Mousetrap Would you put a mousetrap on your head? 166 Soho, So Nosey Can
you sniff out the seven hooters? 168 St Bride’s Church Why is a wedding
cake tiered? 170 St Katharine Docks Charles Dickens would approve 172
St Martin-in-the-Fields Is all this brass rubbing off on you? 174 St
Paul’s Cathedral Shhhhhh 176 Stoke Newington Town Hall Really good
camouflage is hard to find 178 Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre Get your
skates on! 180 Swiss Glockenspiel A chime with charm 182 Syon House and
Park An exploding king 184 Tate Britain Calling all mini artists 186
Teddington Lock and Weir Seal of approval 188 Thames Barrier London’s
flood defence 190 Thames Cycle Path Tripcock Ness to Crossness
Incinerator 192 Thames Rockets Speed along the river like James Bond
194 The Tin Tabernacle A battleship party venue 196 Tobacco Dock A 1980s
retail disaster 198 Tooting Bec Lido Jump in for a good time 200 Tower
Bridge A glass platform over the Thames 202 Treasure Trails Calling all
secret agents! 204 Trinity Buoy Wharf A lighthouse in London 206 Two
Temple Place Commissioned by one of the world’s richest men 208
Valentines Mansion Blooming roses 210 Vauxhall City Farm A hidden gem in
the shadow of MI6 212 The Viktor Wynd Museum Fun and freaky 214
Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum Dining in a tube carriage 216 Walthamstow
Wetlands London Wildlife Trust 218 Wellington Arch Take a peep into the
king’s back garden 220 The White Swan Wading for a drink 222 Winn’s
Common Playground Power to the mums 224 Woolwich Ferry Forget Staten
Island, we’ve got Woolwich 226 World Time Linear Clock Pick a country and
see what time it is! 228 Ye Olde Swiss Cottage Alpine vibes on a traffic
island 230