Attractions

Metropolitan Line Disruption: Five Alternative Ways to Travel Around London

London Underground passengers have been warned of major disruption over the next six weeks on the Metropolitan line. This is following urgent safety checks on trains because of a fault identified on some of the wheels. For those who regularly use the Metropolitan line, London-based lettings company, our friends at Essential Living has compiled a list of alternate ways to get around the capital.
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Great Indoors

Restaurant Review: Coppa Club Putney 

I recently tried new restaurantCoppa 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…
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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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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 Socialis a hidden gem at The O2 (North Greenwich tube station) and the ideal venue for aa 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…
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Attractions

Shakespeare’s Globe Macbeth Review

Macbeth, directed by Sarah Frankcom, at Shakespeare’s Globe marks the 16thanniversary 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 receivefree workshopsfor students,free CPD(continuing…
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Attractions

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

From this weekuntil 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…
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Activities

Review: Hamlet (for younger audiences) at the National Theatre

The latest performance of Hamlet at theDorfman, National Theatre(a small theatre inside theNational Theatre) is Jude Christian’s energetic and engaging retelling for a younger audience (recommended ages 8 – 12 year olds) of Shakespeare’s most well-known tragedy. ‘To be or not to be…’ Hamlet’s dad is dead. His uncle has takenover the kingdom and…
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Central London

Your Guide to Parking in London

There is no doubt that a trip to London is one of the best ways to spend any day of the week, but there is one small thing that can often cause a problem as your arrival gets closer, and that is the issue of parking! Both driving and parking your car in central areas of the capital can often cause a headache, so it is always best to be primed and ready with some insider information that can help…
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