Free museum admissions, huge parks, tons of kid friendly attractions make London an easy and pleasant destination with kids. Though the city is huge and very spread out, most kids will consider riding the tube or red London buses part of the adventure. Most restaurants have high chairs, making it easy to dine out with kids. Before you go, check out our Favorite Books and Resources for London.
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I've been unwinding in the evenings by watching the Olympics, have you? All the London scenery brings back fond memories of our last trip to London. It was an unplanned trip, we were stranded by an ash cloud for 10 days, but instead of pining away for home we ...
"The airport is now closed, you'll need to proceed through immigration, gather your bags, and leave the airport." Those are just about the last words we expected to hear as we landed in London's Heathrow airport for a four-hour layover before heading home to Seattle. Our trip was ...
Last week I posted a picture of a Pirate Ship in the Princess Diana Memorial Playground in London, England. Here it is again
Believe it or not, we spent almost an entire day at this playground! Our transit home from Istanbul had been unexpectedly suspended due to an ash cloud ...
We ended up with an unexpected long layover in Heathrow on our way to Istanbul. My husband and I, of course, were fit to be tied, but the kids didn't mind at all. The extra time on the ground gave them a chance to count pictures of London Busses ...
This is a guest post by Nancy Solomon of Ciao Bambino. Nancy has generously shared her story about a dramatic trip to London with kids.
The Injury
Our trip to London had an ominous start. I ruptured my calf a week before we were due to leave. Although this was ...
This is a guest post by Jessi Parker a member of the BabySafeTravel.com team, a website dedicated to helping parents travel with their baby. You might be surprised by Jessi's favorite summer beach destination!
In my time I have traveled a lot with my now three year old ...
This is a guest post from Tamara Heber Percy of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, a directory of boutique and luxury hotels, that includes recommendations for fashionable yet child-friendly hotels in Europe. Look through the directory and you'll be as desperate as I am to experience them first-hand. Tamara lives ...
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I've recently discovered your valuable site and just in time too: my husband and I will be taking our 13 month old to England in early February. I love all the helpful advice you give ...
The first step in planning our trip to Spain was to get plane tickets. Our schedule is pretty flexible as we don't mind taking my son out of preschool, but we wanted to wait for the good summer weather to end here before we left town.
I called our ...
