London, where shall i take my 6yr old daughter?

Question

I'm going to see Lion King with my 6yr old, the next day sun, I'll have a couple of hours soare before we have to set back off home, any ideas of where to visit

Answer 1

the Aquarium is really nice - it is next to the London Eye

Answer 2

Borough market - it's great fun as you get to taste all the food and maybe she can try her first oyster.

Answer 3

London Eye is definately worth it - even on a hazy day. If you fancy seeing anything different check out the london website with kids section.

enjoy!

Answer 4

The London Eye.

Answer 5

As with the other answers the London Eye is fantastic - but avoid the Acquarium which is really quite poor!

If you can stand being pestered to buy something, Hamley's (world's largest toy store) on Regents Street is fantastic.

The Natural History and Science Museums have lots of interactive things for kids to do - and they are at South Kensington (West London)

Covent Garden often has performers in the main square and is a nice place for a wonder round - it is close to the theatre too.

Answer 6

Avoid the Zoo, very depressing. I took a group of children on a trip recently and they become quite distressed at the condition the animals are kept in.  Natural History Museum and London Aquarium are great though. Also the Science Museum has a fun interactive area on the bottom level for kids.

Answer 7

Nice. Well there are quite a lot of interesting museums (many free) in London and lot of the attractions put on special activities for kids. Check out the source. Just depends on what your daughter is into and what close to where u are going. Zoo is always a good bet. I loved the zoo when i young..lol Or could just go sightseeing if the weather is good.

Answer 8

I took my son to see a musical a couple of years back, and to fill up the rest of the day we went on the London Eye, the London aquarium, and to Imax (the 3-d cinema). We had a great time with all 3, but my son enjoyed the aquarium most of all because there is a pool in which you can touch the ray fish! Have a lovely day!

Answer 9

Tower of London

Answer 10

I also recommend Natural History Museum and Science Museum. They are just next to each other and very popular with kids. Also the ice rink at Natural History open from 9th Nov.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/i...

Answer 11

simple, go to the aquarium, its by the eye and has huge tanks that go 5 stories down and you can look up at the fish,sharks etc.  Go finding nemo and his gang, kids love it (or my lot do anyway)  they also feed the sharks twice a week, on a sat/sun at 2ish i think.  The walk from the aquarium to the theatre is about 20 minutes along the southbank over waterloo bridge (best views in london) and then you are there

Answer 12

go round the park

Answer 13

The Science Museum in South Kensington.......It has a great childrens discovery area...avoid the museum shop, there's lots of stuff to appeal to kids in there, and your kid will make you spend £ss

Answer 14

a walk through Hyde park is nice especially on winter days because the squirrels are after food, and can eat out your hand. My son loved this and it was a nice quite time before we went back to Paddington station.

Have a great day out. The lion king is worth every penny- fantastic show. You will both love it.

Answer 15

Natural history museum is great for kids.

Try the food halls in Harrods as well... although it can get horribly busy.

And if you have really thick coats on (!), a boat trip from Westminster to Greenwich.

Answer 16

my daughter is also 6 and for some time she asked us if we could go to the london eye. although the queue looked huge it actually moves quite fast. having said that she moaned all the way round, when we got on the wheel about half way she said it was boring. I have to agree from her point of view I could understand what she was saying. After that we went for a walk along the river bank and she loved every minute of it, the street entertainment around there is brilliant and of course the only thing she liked in the end cost us nothing.