Rarer the Pandas the Operation Centaur Shire horses, Heath and Nobby, will be returning to Bushy Park to offer carriage rides for Easter weekend.
These traditional shire horse carriage rides are a popular seasonal treat for park visitors and usually happen over the summer and around Christmas but they are back for Easter this year with a limited number of rides available over the four…
London is a city bursting with history, culture, and endless attractions. For families wanting to embrace the great outdoors, London’s royal parks offer the perfect escape from city life. These parks are not only beautiful but also packed with activities to keep children and teenagers entertained year-round. Here’s a guide to some of London’s most family-friendly royal parks and the…
With the UK currently in a third national lockdown, alert level 5 has resorted us to stricter social distancing rules and we are only advised to leave the house once a day for exercise. Parks are the only thing that seem to keep us sane at the moment.Whilst the R rate across the UK is between 1.2 to 1.3 based on the latest data, it seems London’s R rate has dropped to a best estimate of…
Everybody in London is familiar with the squirrels who populate all parks. Well, now they are the stars of a new book series for children. The Hyde Park Squirrels are particularly friendly because they are used to being fed by humans passing by. There’s also a project to bring back Red Squirrels to Hyde Park associated with this books.
The Hyde Park Squirrels series written by Nick Croydon…
At the heart of Richmond, Rainbow Nursery Schools are one of those places mums often talk about at pick-up time – friendly, familiar, and full of the happy energy you get when children feel settled and confident. London Mums reporters went there to check it out.
Proud of serving the local communities in Richmond and East Sheen for over 47 years, Rainbow Nursery Schools are delighted to…
Cavan Bakery asked locals to nominate their favourite picnic spots to visit over the warmer days to come.
Cavan Bakery, an independent artisan bakery founded in 1929, has revealed the top three picnic spots in the South London and Surrey regions, as voted by locals themselves.
With a very wetJuly now behind us and the arrival of warmer, sunnier days, a picnic is just what we need to lift…
There are plenty of different speciality lenses available which help you create all sorts of weird and wonderful effects in-camera but Lensbaby has to be my favourite. A few years ago I brought myself a Lensbaby Composer and from time to time I still take it out for a bit of fun.Â
What the Lensbaby composer does it create a sweet spot of focus in the centre of your image and blurs the rest of the…
From river cruises to theme parks and ten-pin bowling, there’s every reason to choose Kingston upon Thames for a family-friendly short-break.
The picturesque riverside town of Kingston upon Thames, just a 25-minute train ride from central London, is the ideal location for a family-friendly getaway this summer. Close to famous attractions such as Hampton Court Palace, Richmond and Bushy Parks…
If you love London half as much as I do, you cannot get enough reading about this great city that keeps us all hooked up. It was about time that we create a comprehensive list of well known children’s books about London. Enjoy!
Here’s London Mums’ favourite children’s books about the British Capital.
Beatrice and the London Bus book series
London based Italian author…
Want Halloween to be as fun for you as it is for the kids? Check out our London Mums’ DIY guide to Halloween face painting.
How to…Ghoulish Ghost
Step 1
Use the brush and the white face paint from Snazaroo’s Halloween Face Painting Kit to carefully outline the ghost shape, then fill in the outline while avoiding the lips and eyes.
Step 2
Take the green face paint from…