Last week I took myself off to the V&A for the morning. I really wanted to go and see the Winnie the Pooh exhibition but unfortunately tickets had sold out for the day. My second choice was Ocean Liners which had just opened. I bought myself a ticket, with a hefty discount, thanks to my…
My 6 year old adores The Clangers and I have pretty fond memories of them from my own childhood. So when I heard the Clangers were coming to the Museum of Childhood I knew we would have to go. Yesterday we packed our own little Clangers and headed off to the Underground. The Museum of…
I’ve managed to visit quite a few exhibitions lately. There are so many great things showing in London and this year I am going to make sure I make time to see them! So far this year I’ve seen the Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the British Library. Last weekend the whole family visited the…
Last weekend we were invited to the RAF Museum London for the UK launch of Propel’s remote control helicopters. This was a winning combination for my husband and son and we all had a great day out. An area of the museum had been set aside to try out the new remote control helicopters and…
I was fortunate to pop into the Museum of Childhood today. It’s one of my favourite museums, despite it’s redisplay a couple of years ago. They have a great temporary exhibition on at the moment called Top to Toe: Fashion for Kids. I love textiles and they have awonderful selection of outfits, uniforms, paintings, prints…
I attended a really demoralising team away day today. To cheer myself up I had lunch looking across the Thames over to the South Bank. It was a wonderful sunny day, perfect for people watching. The day finished early so I walked through Covent Garden which was decorated for Christmas. I headed over to the…