Tag: London
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Remembering My First Time!
It only seems like a couple of years ago, but when I work it out it was around 1987. I would have been 9 years old at the time. My parents had booked a coach trip with the Evening Chronicle to travel down to London and see The Phantom of the Opera. What seemed like…
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Visit to Museum of London Docklands
We are back from our epic Easter weekend trip to London with sore feet and a lighter wallet. Our first stop was the Museum of London Docklands. London for us is always worth the effort and we aim to visit at least once a year with the kids. There is just so much to explore…
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Jamie Oliver’s Diner
After our unsuccessful attempt at getting a table in busy busy Central London, one day earlier. We decided to try again. This time our group had split from 8 people to just the 4 Hoopers. We wandered through the city, via Hamleys and the Girl Guiding Shop. The kids had been on their feet since 8am. It…
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Tower of London
Sadly all good things have to come to an end and it was the final day of our London adventure. However, we had a bit more history and culture ahead with a visit to the Tower of London. Myself and Alan had been on previous visits and knew it was a good day out. After…
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Kensington Palace Tour
As part of our whistle stop tour of the London tourist hotspots we headed to the Kensington Palace Tour. This gorgeous palace is on the edge of Hyde Park. Easily located just a short walk from Kensington Palace tube station. The iconic gates of the palace were embedded in my childhood memories. They formed…
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Bill’s Hammersmith Restaurant Review
Generally avoiding big chains we reluctently tried out Bill’s Hammersmith. After a day walking around central London on Good Friday, we bizarrely struggled to find a table for 8 people around 6.00pm. Everywhere we went they asked if we had a booking! Who knew that in jam-packed Covent Garden you had to book? OK. Everyone…
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Wonderlab – Science Museum, London
In a low cost trip to London, we booked a family pass for a morning at Wonderlab at the Science Museum. Entry to the Wonderlab for us was £22.50, which was two adults and two children. Compared to many other exhibitions and attractions in London this was an absolute bargain. Wonderlab Science Musuem Wonderlab is based…
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DreamWorks Tours – Shrek’s Adventure! London
With an action packed weekend in London we were looking for things to do that were different. We’d never tried Shrek’s Adventure before and the Easter weekend was the perfect chance. Merlin has several other attractions in the Southbank area, which means there is a full days worth of attractions here. DreamWorks Tours – Shrek’s…
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The Coulson approach to London
We’re a North East family of four but we’re not the Hoopers. Like the Hoopers we live in the same area of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and our kids go to the same school. The big difference is, however, we have two boys rather than two girls. This feels a little bit like a ‘Going for Gold’ question!!!…