• Should I take a teenager to the Globe theatre?
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    Should I take a teenager to the Globe theatre?

    April 18, 2025 - By 

    A few weeks ago I asked myself, should I take a teenager to The Globe theatre? With Big Brother studying Macbeth for GCSE English Literature, I thought it would be fun to take a trip to the theatre and watch the play performed in the setting it was designed for. Shakespeare’s Globe on London’s Bankside contains two performance spaces – the Globe Theatre and Sam Wanamaker’s Playhouse. We visited Sam Wanamaker’s Playhouse to watch a retelling of Twelfth Night at a few years ago, but never visited the Globe. Opened in 1997 this reconstructed open-air theatre is based on the…

  • Bermondsey Foreshore Walk
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    {Exploring} Bermondsey Foreshore Walk with Thames Festival Trust

    August 31, 2023 - By 

    We love a guided walk. They are such a great way to learn new things and see things differently. Last year we were lucky to attend a guided walk along the Thames foreshore at Bermondsey. My daughter always seems to spot small things, and often comes home with a pretty feather or unusual stone from the beach. I knew she would enjoy a guided walk along the Thames foreshore. {Exploring} Bermondsey Foreshore Walk with Thames Festival Trust The Thames Trust is an annual festival of the Thames and features guided walks and events along the Thames. I booked the family…

  • Exploring Tower Bridge London with kids
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    Exploring Tower Bridge with kids

    March 31, 2019 - By 

    A few weeks ago we were invited to visit Tower Bridge and The Monument, two iconic landmarks in London. It had been a while since our last visit to Tower Bridge, and we’d never taken the kids to The Monument, so we were looking forward to a great day out. The weather was perfect, so we jumped on the tube and emerged at Tower Hill a little later. Exploring Tower Bridge with kids Tower Bridge stands close to the Tower of London and connects Tower Hamlets with Southwark. It’s a combined bascule and suspension bridge, built between 1886 and 1894. It’s actually free…