Great Indoors

Restaurant Review: Coppa Club Putney 

I recently tried new restaurant Coppa Club situated on the Putney Wharf riverfront which is local to me and has one of the most stunning views in London. Coppa Club Putney serves breakfast, brunch, intimate dinners, after-work drinks and daily caffeine fixes, and now offers a welcoming riverside retreat for locals and guests alike to enjoy from morning to night. It’s the perfect venue for me…
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Movies

Bridgerton: This is what the regal dating phrases mean on the popular Netflix show

Everyone’s favourite period drama is back on Netflix. As well as the dashing gowns and lust-worthy mansions, we are also obsessed with the Regency slang on the hit show ‘Bridgerton’. I don’t know you, but I absolutely love Bridgerton with its frivolity and fashion, but particularly the conversations about love and sex using the most exquisite old-fashioned language. From its connotations…
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Attractions

Chatting to 'Wookie' Paul Davis about the Reel Music party - 28 May 2022

I have caught up with one of the Wookie starring in Star Wars and his own Reel Music party happening on 28 May 2022. Reel Music is the decade old brain child of childhood friends Paul Davis and Freddie Smith, taking their love for movies into their professional realm of club DJing, in an attempt to celebrate their love for cinema with a giant movie themed costume party. Kicking things off way back…
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Feeding the Family

REVIEW: Artisanal hot cross buns 

Easter is at the door and personally I love eating good quality hot cross buns versus supermarkets’ Easter sweets.  I have come across a micro bakery in Clapton, Charles Artisan Bread, providing simple, honest and no fuss freshly baked goods everyday including the ultimate Hot Cross “Bunny” alongside bespoke Carrots Cakes. These limited edition treats sit alongside the classic Hot…
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Attractions

West End show review: Mamma Mia! The Musical on its 23rd birthday at the Novello Theatre London

On Wednesday 6 April 2022 I was invited to celebrate the smash-hit Mamma Mia! The Musical 23rd birthday at the Novello Theatre London, including a pre-show party with Easter Egg Hunt and Dress Up photo shoots. I took my lovely friend Jo who is an ABBA super fan and who was over the moon about the whole event despite having seen the show three times in the past 23 years and knowing all songs by…
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Great Indoors

TOCA Social at The O2 Greenwich - Review

TOCA Social is a hidden gem at The O2 (North Greenwich tube station) and the ideal venue for a a fab night out or brunch with friends and family to celebrate birthdays and other special occasions.   The London Mums’ team checked it out recently and had a fantastic evening.  We drunk delicious cocktails including a frozen margarita and played table football most of the time remembering the…
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Attractions

Shakespeare’s Globe Macbeth Review

Macbeth, directed by Sarah Frankcom, at Shakespeare’s Globe marks the 16th anniversary of the Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank project which provides over 20,000 free tickets to state school students in London and Birmingham.  To coincide with this year’s performances, eligible schools also receive free workshops for students, free CPD (continuing professional development) for…
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Attractions

Art exhibition: Inspiring Walt Disney - The Animation of French Decorative Arts (6 April – 16 October 2022)

From this week until October, The Wallace Collection – in collaboration with New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art – presents the magic of Disney, as you have never seen it before.   The small but stunning exhibition titled Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts (6 April – 16 October 2022) displays American 20th-century hand-drawn animation alongside French…
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Movies

Film review: Fantastic Beasts - The secrets of Dumbledore in cinemas 8 April 2022

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the newest adventure in the Wizarding World™ created by J.K. Rowling and is released in cinemas across the UK & Ireland on 8 April 2022. Find out why London Mums adored it and some exclusive gems behind the scenes with cast and film makers.  The story Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard…
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Attractions

Family day out in London review: Cruising the city on the River Thames 

Watching London from the River Thames on board of a comfortable cruise boat is the best way to enjoy our capital.  The night cruises including live music can be romantic as well as entertaining.  The daytime cruises are enjoyable also for the children.  The ultimate family day out!  During the cruise we saw all London’s iconic riverside landmarks (Big Ben, London Eye, Tower Bridge, the…
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