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Ticked off Kenwood House and Kensington Palace? But you've not done all these
We're chuffed that we found this many.
Brand new answers for next time someone asks, 'How was your weekend?'
We'd love to hear your own favourites
Secrets of the world-famous square
We knew London was magical, but this is ridiculous...
Go off the beaten track this weekend
We go weak for a good tartiflette.
Because families deserve a good time too
Bricks and clay and copper, oh my!
Whether they're into music, dance, or museums.
Thousands of years of London life on display
Ideas for cash-strapped parents.
Check out this Potter exhibition.
People even stay here on Christmas Day.
One might be eyeing you up right now...
Cool off in London's best outdoor pools
Fancy a brew? Do it in style
Including how to put your own art on the wall
Combine culture with culinary delights
Bite-sized treats for little fingers.
It survived the Blitz... but only just
Including the first use of police riot shields.
Believe us, this beats shopping on Oxford Street
From courtyard cafes to rambling fields.
We met someone who goes 20 times a year.
Did we get your favourite?
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Uncovering the secret past below our streets.
From trampolining to ice skating.
Enjoy London with the family this summer: there's an app for that.
Get your ultimate film fix here.
London locations connected to the whodunnit maestro.
Feed the family on the cheap
Where train stock meets livestock
Cast yerself aboard these jolly rogers, me hearties.
The (Building)blockbuster is back
The London haunts of the author and his creation, Winnie The Pooh.
As fun for adults as for kids
Important stuff right here
What are they called, and where are they from?
Putting on plays once more.
Ideas for keeping the kids happy.
New palace play-park is fit for a king.
Four fun-filled days of free time.
Things to do whether you're young or just young-at-heart.
May Day or Doctor Who, cake or canals?
Because mummy and daddy need a drink.
Educate and entertain your kids.
Food, booze, vinyl and pants.
Dinosaurs, animals, pirates and Frozen.
Much more than Halloween going on.
St George and the Marathon.
Fun ways to spend your free time.
Iconic structure open for one night only.
'Ave a proper cockney knees-up.
And a deep-level shelter at Clapham South.
Fastest, hardest. quietest.
Take a walk through the twinkly lights.
And it's not just all about the reggae.
Sleeping bags at the ready...
Dinos, butterflies, clowns and more.
Highly recommended family light show.
Family-friendly fun across London.
Serious bus action going down.
150 tonnes of sand dumped at Camden Roundhouse.
Plenty to do, whatever the weather.
Pet pets, or go troll hunting.
Keep your young Londoners busy in the school holidays.
Micro Pig Pop-Up aims to educate pet owners.
Where the skilled go to build...
In case you don't have a chest freezer to climb into.
Whatever their age, whatever your budget.
Science, theatre and the obligatory Easter egg hunts
Spent all your cash on chocolate? Don't stay in, there's loads of cheap stuff going on.
Bit cash strapped? We've things to do for under £5.
First festival of its kind in London.
Routemaster groupies head to Finsbury Park for the nichest of birthday parties.
Sleeping bags at the ready...
Shops worth leaving Zone 1 for.
Boats, buskers and book launches.
Please look after these bears.
Stay local or go further afield: this festival is packed with activities.
Cursed Child snaps released.
South London's answer to the Ally Pally waterslide
Author's work takes centre stage at Imagine Children's Festival.
Fun for romantics and the young at heart.
Festive theatre and playful panto.
Mini maisons in south London.
Find your sea legs at Greenwich and Woolwich this Bank Holiday.
Tickets on sale now for Christmassy shows.
Tin soldiers, Gruffalos and Snow Dragons aplenty.
See Charlie, Matilda, Billy, Hetty... for free!
Baby just loves to dance.
An idyllic garden and pop-up catwalk.
Celebrate the Year of the Monkey with your little monkeys.
Have a chin-wag with Queen Victoria or the Spitalfields Goat.
Director Joan Littlewood's vision finally realised.
Aussie animals and Airfix.
National Art Pass at the ready.
What to see and where to see it.
This year's programme is out of this world.
You'd be a fool not to find something to do.
See the Monument while up the Orbit.
Welcome in the new year in an old way.
Classic kids' characters at Museum of Childhood.
Don't miss London's newest vintage car event.
Travel back to Londinium.
Real steam engine coming to purpose-built theatre.
Castles, farms and airports.
All thanks to Boris Johnson.
Family fun with a new free trail.
Every toddler's favourite porcine.
Ideas for adults and kids alike.
Thrills and spills beside the M1.
Buses and a miniature railway too!
It’s the Honourable Artillery Company's open evening.
London's furriest bachelor pad.
Comedians, scientists, rebels, musicians, engineers and more.
23 April marks 400 years since Shakespeare died.
Forget hitting the gym: try something new this month.
Top tips on where to entertain the family this Christmas.
A sweet show of literary orphans and foundlings.
Plus free film and theatre shows.
Designs for kids' favourite revealed.
Den building and Gladiator Games.
Adventures in town for budding Einsteins, Lovelaces and Brunels.
Festive food, film, theatre and freebies to be found.
Six weeks of magical miscellany.
Purpose-built theatre brings the goods.
See Cinders at Millfield Theatre.
Where to be a tosser this Pancake Day.
Aerial circus, silent disco and a family rave.
Amazing stories of British war heroism.
Riverside fun with your loved ones.
Colour runs, obstacle courses and a jumping rave.
Edible cinema and hanging from silks.
Theatre, dining and more to see you through January.
Stuff yourself with fried food.
Horrible history and children's theatre.
The best will win a prize.
Treat your mum to a London-inspired present.
A certain purple cow returns to the South Bank.
Stay fit and have fun in June.
Book now for the next LTM Depot Open Weekend.
Horniman Museum goes prehistoric.
Two-day family festival is back for another year.
Celebrate Brenda or Bagpuss.
Children's exhibition explores their fears.
Winter wonderland of cinema.
Everything you need to know about Brockwell Lido
Sunset tours, a Cher-a-like and cheese-tasting.
Punchdrunk brings the magic for six to 12 year olds.
Southbank’s comedy cow is back.
Planes, farms and Romantic poets.
Beautifully designed two-wheeled machines.
Just turn up on the day to do your bit to tidy our great river.
For when you've already done the lights, the ice rinks and the panto.
And it pushes all the right buttons.
Pirates, mermaids, Thunderbirds...
And ride on some locomotives.
Take a book, return a book or donate a book.
Talks, exhibitions, poetry and film.
Deloitte Ignite 2014 explores myth.
Exhibition assembles best art work of the iconic building.
Make the most of London's wild spaces this summer.
Meerkats, magic and celebrity bears.
Part of Royal Mail's 500 year anniversary.
Both endearing and adhering.
Films that go bump in the night.
Transforming our ideas of tradition.
Head to Little Venice for some fab family-friendly fun this bank holiday weekend.
Channel your inner Mary Poppins.
Explore childhood favourites at fab new show.
All at the Foyles Storybox children's literature festival
In Canary Wharf this week.
Hither Green Festival animates SE13.
Take a romp through London's history.
New family exhibition opens this weekend.
Climbing trees, design an ice lolly and channel your inner princess.
These work equally well as family games, or with colleagues at lunch time.
Get rid of Monday blues by doing some of these.
In case you fancied buying some Christmas presents online this Cyber Monday.
Stylish schnauzers and fashionable fox terriers.
War stories, London memoirs and something for kids too.
Ticket offers entry to design shows worth £40.
Infectious walks, talks, music and drama.
40 teams will take to the water.
Because if you haven't given up on baby buggies already, why not?
The set is the star in National Theatre’s latest.
Loads of stuff to start the week off...
Couldn't get much lovelier.
Top family fun, whatever the weather.
Former Battersea dogs return for family fun day.
Unorthodox annual service in 69th year.
Splurge guns at the ready.
Let the kids take the lead.
Family-friendly fun at these universities of the streets.
560 acres to explore by foot, bike and boat.
Sleigh rides, a petting zoo... and of course Santa.
Enormous free festival of South Asia.
Fundraising day open to everyone.
A rare chance to take pictures inside the famous cathedral.
Give the gift of London-themed reading this Christmas.
Including run-ins with Roger Moore and Michael Caine.
Soapbox science, drawing workshops and more.
The home of contemporary variety in London.
Fur-n for all the family.
And not an elephant in sight.
Plus flint knapping, deer skin tanning and an amazing church organ.
Top children's authors and illustrators join in the fun.
A step-by-step online guide is now live.
Superb French Canadian lumberjack circus.
An entertaining, interactive and educational exhibition that children will love.
Take a suffragette-themed tour of the Westminster seat of power.
Nope, we're not bark-ing mad.
See how the area used to be.
Exploring nocturnal transport in London over the last century.
A celebration of magic of the movies and cinema’s most stunning scores.
Plus a string puppet exclusive.
A sermon on gin, gardeners's questions and Bowie's Soho.
Music, art, comedy and aliens.
We felt Lilliputian among these giants.
New era for London's favourite cartoon.
Stella Duffy explains all.
London Children's Book Swap returns on Saturday.
Featuring Londonist’s four legged friend Toby.
Artist Michael Craig-Martin has given you a choice of three.
Beekeeping, filmmaking and making your own kimono.
Non-painting parts of street art event.
Why can't all maths lessons be like this?
Cat in the Hat and co heading your way.
Is this adaptation of a Michael Morpurgo novel the natural successor to War Horse?
What goes up, must come down...
Holiday fun without denting the budget.
Giving kids without gardens a space to play
Storytelling for grown ups and little ones.
Talks, debates, performances and gaming.
Celebrate the life of the goblin king with your little princes and princesses.
Living exhibition, new for the summer.
Pups take part in Sci-Fido Dog Show.
Get hands on with animal artefacts.
Who's ready to play Pimp My Bus Stop?
Loads of free outdoor activities.
At Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Sports, arts and crafts, Halloween and more.
There's more to it than invisible walls.
You can even jam with Rhianna's pianist.
Let face it, it's going to blow.
Including the demise of Kit Marlowe.
Get up close to these cute creatures.
Six landmarks hidden by chocolate.
Music, theatre, puppets, stories, art and dancing.
You should definitely take your children to Barbican.
Minnie and Mickey mingle with the Frozen cast.
Splashing fun at Lee Valley.
You don't have to skate or have kids to join in.
Five cool events in mini arts fest.
Headsets on at the British Museum.
Family event supports London's Air Ambulance and Historic Royal Palaces.
Take your tinies to the West End.
Too much terror, not enough ham.
Festive family-friendly ballet returns.
Fab free festival returns to the Square Mile.
Can you believe it's the Music Hall's first panto in over 300 years?
London Nocturne celebrates 10th birthday with a new St Paul's location.
Children's magic at Vaudeville Theatre.
Peaceful picnics or crowded chaos at Carnival. You decide.
Themed workshops, performances and activities for three more weeks.
London Shorts Q&A with director Jamie Stone.
Everyone loves the Tudors.
Little Angel’s Bear Hunt makes a welcome return home.
The Big Dig is back this weekend.
Hetty Feather, Horrible Histories and I Believe in Unicorns.
Have you visited this amazing East London institution?
Fantastic first-time theatre for children.
50,000 expected at ExCeL.
The toothy icon is lifted from his plinth and shipped to the coast.
Up the ArcelorMittal Orbit with N Quentin Woolf.
Celebrate Mr Punch's 354th birthday.
Fancy a game of Electric Poo?
Artist creates a huge painted silk display.
Because a super solar storm is heading to Deptford...
Listen to the song Nigel of Bermondsey made for us.
New exhibit for the kids.
Wind in the Willows and the Puppet Barge.
Rare medal on display, with graphic novel.
Family friendly dive into the past.
A cacophony of noise, colour and movement.
Beloved children's book comes to National Theatre.
Family-friendly historical slapstick.
This time you can play with your food.
Sheila Hancock, Jacqueline Wilson and other bookish beings.
Peter Pan and Victorian childhood.
London Transport Museum invites you to celebrate National Poetry Day.
The Way Back Home at the Young Vic.
Lewis Carroll's tale performed in Holland Park.
A skilled cast lacks compassion.
A family-friendly trip down the Thames.
Plus printing in Peckham and tweeting in Twickenham.
And raise vital funds for Save The Children.
Extend your kid's cultural experiences with these fab guide books.
A perfect rainy day activity for 8 to 14 year olds.
Fun activities for kids and families during the summer holidays.
Bigger kids also allowed.
Cuddly mime for all the family.
Rare chance to quiz the experts.
DJ Monski Mouse on the decks.
Go go kart racing with London Play.
Finalists fight for £2,000 cash prizes.
Did we get your favourite?
Where to buy, eat and make it.
Children's food for nothing at these fab London restaurants.
The London haunts of the author and his creation, Winnie The Pooh.
Including how to get tickets to this sold-out show.
See Youtube stars and CBBC favourites.
Fireworks, boats and massive wicker men.
Looking for a night out with a difference?
But beware the small print.
A scary amount of events.
Time for a phizz-whizzing art trail.
Family-friendly school holiday activities for all budgets.
It's shaping up to be a good weekend
With added virtual reality.
Plan your London fun for 2017...
The petition already has a lot of support
We can't wait to go back.
It actually lasts two and a HALF days.
Having childhood flashbacks?
Commemorating the Great Fire.
Introduce your kids to the magic of theatre this summer
Some of the best Christmas treats are free.
And don't forget the beer festival
Japan Matsuri Festival returns.
Don a sari, learn a Bollywood dance or tuck into Indian street food
Fun for little Londoners and their grown-ups.
Plastic creation unveiled in Covent Garden.
Fireworks, boats and massive wicker men.
"Gentlemen, to bed! For we leave at eight-thirty for nine."
Where to see Father Christmas / Old Saint Nick / the man in red.
Escape to the country without leaving London.
Riverside attraction celebrates Olympics.
Lewis Cubitt Square comes to life.
More than just a dynamite display over one of London's best views
Tuck into Brazilian food and have a dance.
Month-long celebration of the river.
Can you change history without changing the future? Harry Potter finds out ...
Yep we're humming Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy too...
See the Lego ghosts of Christmas past
Christmas present inspiration right here
All the colours of Carnival.
They had us at 'hipster druids'.
A new way to experience the classics.
Our salt dough recipe will amaze and amuse friends and family.
Food, music and a petting zoo
Create your own gorgeous Foot Guardsman to watch over your Christmas tree.
Revel in the city's past.
Get out of the gym and see the city.
Which board games were you favourite?
Biggest science show in town
London's commercial past, back from the dead.
Africa On The Square Is Back.
We love our elevenses right now.
From ArcelorMittal Orbit.
A beach in the heart of the City.
London's brilliant festival for the architects of the future
Summery suggestions for encounters with the stars, under the stars.
New Bankside art installation will make your eyeballs vibrate
"This is the kind of art fair you can take your kids to without having them drag their heels"
But get your tickets quickly.
The red carpet's got your name on it.
Cinderella tickets for £300 - it's not for Baron Hardup ...
A special year for the scheme.
Where to see Father Christmas / Old Saint Nick / the man in red.
Become a secret agent for the day.
Guess what's worth the most points
Some clever marketing is at play.
