London · for families
Every activity we cover, in one place — filter by borough, category, price and age.
Nature & outdoors · Stoke Newington, Hackney
Abney Park Nature Reserve is a historic woodland cemetery in Stoke Newington. It offers families a peaceful green space to explore winding paths, historic monument trails, and rich biodiversity. Kids can participate in forest school sessions, wildlife spotting (including birds, bats, and butterflies), and community nature workshops.
Story time & libraries · Acton, Ealing
A welcoming library space offering children's book groups, coding events, and weekly story times for under-5s.
Parks & playgrounds · Acton, Ealing
A local park featuring a fenced children's playground, climbing wall, skate park, sports courts, and a café.
Nature & outdoors · Shirley, Croydon
A massive expanse of wild heathland and oak woodlands. Features a viewing platform offering spectacular panoramic views of the London skyline.
Parks & playgrounds · Muswell Hill, Haringey
Alexandra Park and Palace offers families a sprawling 196-acre historic parkland with panoramic city views. Popular attractions include a large boating lake with pedalos, a Go Ape tree-top adventure course, a skatepark, a pitch-and-putt golf course, and a modern children's adventure playground.
Parks & playgrounds · Kilburn, Camden
A modern playground in the landmark Alexandra & Ainsworth Estate with climbing structures, integrated slides and plenty of parental seating.
Parks & playgrounds · Bloomsbury, Camden
A modern linear park created from a former roadway — walking paths, children's play spaces and lounging lawns in the heart of Bloomsbury.
Performing arts · Islington, Islington
Almeida Young Company offers world-class theatre workshops and performing arts groups for young people in Islington. Led by professional directors, it provides opportunities to create and perform original theatre productions, develop acting skills, and explore the theatrical industry.
Indoor & soft play · Dalston, Hackney
Ann Tayler Children & Family Hub offers free community services and play sessions for parents and children under 5. Activities include interactive 'Stay and Play' sessions, sensory play, baby massage, parenting support groups, health visitor drop-ins, and early years developmental workshops.
Parks & playgrounds · Belsize Park, Camden
A quiet little playground next to Belsize Park library, designed for toddlers aged 1–3 with a compact climbing frame, bucket swings and grassy space for picnics.
Sports & active · Highbury, Islington
Arsenal in the Community runs the Premier League Kicks program, offering free weekly football sessions, multi-sports activities, and personal development workshops for young people. It provides a positive space to develop football skills and teamwork.
Story time & libraries · Balham, Wandsworth
A welcoming community library featuring a children's reading section, homework help sessions, and weekly rhyme times for babies and toddlers.
Museums & culture · Barbican, City of London
Features a children's library section, regular family story sessions, and the stunning tropical greenhouse Conservatory (free to visit; book in advance).
Parks & playgrounds · Sudbury, Brent
A Sudbury park with playgrounds, sports facilities and walking trails, hosting Friday Night Family Fun sessions with the local Family Hub.
Story time & libraries · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
A large public library in Barking Town Square featuring a dedicated children's zone, homework clubs, and weekly baby rhyme time sessions.
Parks & playgrounds · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
A historic Victorian-era park featuring a large children's playground, a boating lake, splash park (seasonal), tennis courts, and a café.
Sports & active · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
A free, weekly timed 2km outdoor run for children aged 4 to 14 years. A great way to get kids running and active in a friendly, supportive group.
Parks & playgrounds · Barkingside, Redbridge
A local recreation ground featuring a newly updated, fully fenced children's playground, open fields, multi-sports courts, and tarmac paths perfect for scooters.
Parks & playgrounds · Barnsbury, Islington
A big Barnsbury park with open green, ball courts and a sandy play area — and home to the Barnard Park adventure playground.
Parks & playgrounds · Barnsbury, Islington
Barnard Park Adventure Playground is a staffed outdoor play space offering children zip lines, climbing towers, water play features, and campfires. It encourages active, self-directed play and runs supervised arts and cooking workshops.
Parks & playgrounds · Barnes, Richmond upon Thames
A picturesque village green featuring a large duck pond, a popular fenced children's playground, sports pitches, and grassy areas perfect for picnics.
Nature & outdoors · Barnsbury, Islington
London's smallest local nature reserve — a hidden pocket of woodland, open to visitors on selected days.
Parks & playgrounds · Battersea, Wandsworth
A spectacular park featuring a large children's playground, boating lake, and a lovely zoo (meerkats, monkeys, otters) with play frames.
Nature & outdoors · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A wild country park containing archaeological sites, river walks along the River Beam, marshland trails, and grassy play areas.
Story time & libraries · Beckenham, Bromley
A welcoming library with a dedicated children's reading section, homework help sessions, and weekly rhyme times for babies and toddlers.
Parks & playgrounds · Beckenham, Lewisham
Bromley's largest park, featuring a newly updated adventure playground, ancient woodlands, sensory gardens, a swimming lake, and a grand mansion house café.
Youth clubs · Beckton, Newham
A free youth zone at the Beckton Globe with multi-activity spaces, IT suites, cooking, sports tournaments and homework clubs for ages 10–25.
Parks & playgrounds · Wallington, Sutton
An extensive historic parkland featuring multi-age adventure playgrounds, duck ponds, river walks, tennis courts, and a café.
Nature & outdoors · Bedfont, Hounslow
A wildlife haven featuring lakes, walking trails, adventure playgrounds, a sensory garden, and ranger-led family animal events.
Animals & farms · Havering-atte-Bower, Havering
A 215-acre park featuring a fenced red deer enclosure, visitor centre, forest walking trails, and nature-inspired play areas.
Parks & playgrounds · Tottenham, Haringey
Belmont Recreation Ground in Tottenham features a children's playground, a picnic area, and a dedicated 'ReNature' wildlife pond. Kids can spot local wetland species, learn about insects at the custom bee towers, and play on the multi-use games area.
Story time & libraries · Bexleyheath, Bexley
Features a large children's library department, reading clubs, computer access, homework support, and weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times.
Sports & active · Welling, Bexley
A concrete skate park located in East Wickham Open Space, featuring ramps, grinds, and rails for BMX, skateboard, and scooter riders.
Parks & playgrounds · Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham
A beautiful riverside park featuring themed adventure playgrounds, sand pits, climbing logs, and a popular seasonal paddling pool with water jets.
Museums & culture · Brixton, Lambeth
The UK's home of Black British history on Windrush Square, with a free archive, exhibitions and award-winning youth programmes.
Nature & outdoors · Muswell Hill, Haringey
Bluebell Wood is a peaceful ancient woodland canopy of sessile oaks. It provides a natural escape for children to enjoy quiet woodland walks, birdwatching, and community conservation activities organized by the local Friends group.
Parks & playgrounds · Bloomsbury, Camden
A small 1960s pocket park with open lawns, a playground with climbing sculptures and an outdoor gym.
Story time & libraries · Islington libraries, Islington
Bright Start Toy Libraries in Islington provide playgroups and a toy loaning service for families with children under 5. It offers a safe, interactive space for children to play, socialize, and explore high-quality toys that parents can borrow to continue learning at home.
Arts & crafts · King's Cross, Camden
Free family days at the British Library with storytelling, craft workshops, interactive reading zones and sensory play for babies and toddlers.
Performing arts · Brixton, Lambeth
A free weekly drama group for ages 7–11 and 13+ in Brixton, including projects integrating children from refugee backgrounds.
Story time & libraries · Bromley, Bromley
A large public library featuring a dedicated children's department, computer access, homework clubs, and weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times.
Sports & active · Bromley, Bromley
A concrete skate park located inside Church House Gardens, featuring ramps, boxes, and half-pipes for skateboards and scooters.
Animals & farms · Leyton, Waltham Forest
A free-entry children's farm in Leyton with alpacas, sheep, goats, ponies, cows and poultry.
Parks & playgrounds · Palmers Green, Enfield
A Palmers Green park with an adventure playground, a rare baroque water garden, a bandstand with summer concerts and a model boat pond.
Parks & playgrounds · Tottenham, Haringey
Bruce Castle Park in Tottenham is home to a Grade I listed manor house and museum. The park features basketball and tennis courts, a children's playground, a dedicated paddling pool for toddlers under 8, and family museum tours and workshops.
Parks & playgrounds · South Tottenham, Haringey
Brunswick Park is a popular local park in South Tottenham. It features a children's playground, a multi-use games area (MUGA) for basketball and football, an outdoor gym, and a lively annual community summer festival.
Parks & playgrounds · Bloomsbury, Camden
A leafy 18th-century garden square famous for its giant Brunswick Plane tree — shady lawns and benches for a gentle Bloomsbury break.
Parks & playgrounds · Camberwell, Southwark
A large multi-use park spanning Camberwell and Walworth with a lake, sports and tennis courts, BBQ areas and a big playground.
Nature & outdoors · Hampton, Richmond upon Thames
A massive Royal Park featuring roaming herds of red and fallow deer, woodland walks, ponds, and a fenced children's playground.
Story time & libraries · Dalston, Hackney
CLR James Library Rhyme Time is a weekly interactive group held at the Dalston library for babies, toddlers, and their parents or carers. The sessions feature lively singing, nursery rhymes, action songs, and storytelling to help build early language, communication, and social skills.
Parks & playgrounds · Caledonian Road, Islington
A spacious park on the old Caledonian cattle-market site, with a landmark Victorian clock tower, a playground and plenty of room to play.
Performing arts · Euston, Camden
A free drama group for Camden teenagers (13–19) led by professional theatre-makers, making and performing their own shows. Hot dinner included.
Nature & outdoors · King's Cross, Camden
A two-acre urban nature reserve by the canal at King's Cross with a wildlife pond, community gardens and free pond-dipping and nature activities for families.
Story time & libraries · Canada Water, Southwark
A striking library at Canada Water with Rhymetime, a Lego League and a monthly teen Dungeons & Dragons group.
Parks & playgrounds · Kingston, Kingston upon Thames
A beautiful riverside park near Kingston Bridge featuring fenced children's playgrounds, tennis courts, open grass lawns, and a popular café.
Parks & playgrounds · Leytonstone, Waltham Forest
A Leytonstone park with under-7 and under-12 playgrounds, a five-a-side kickabout area and a floodlit skateboard park.
Parks & playgrounds · Camden Town, Camden
A lively park on the Camden/Kentish Town border with a pro-grade concrete skate bowl for skating and BMX, a 3G sports pitch and multi-use games areas.
Parks & playgrounds · Crouch Hill, Islington
Cape Adventure Playground is a staffed outdoor play space featuring tall wooden climbing structures, slides, swings, and sports areas. Children can build their own forts, slide down huge ramps, and join in arts, crafts, and team games.
Story time & libraries · Holloway, Islington
Cat and Mouse Library Under-5s offers weekly storytelling and rhyme sessions for toddlers and preschool children. These free library events are designed to foster an early love for books, featuring puppet play, group singing, and quiet reading time.
Story time & libraries · Highbury, Islington
Central Library Baby Bounce is a free weekly session for babies, toddlers, and their parents or carers. It features interactive singing of classic nursery rhymes, action songs, and simple storytelling to support early speech and communication in a welcoming library space.
Parks & playgrounds · East Ham, Newham
A historic East Ham park with an inclusive playground featuring sand and water play, caged tennis, basketball and a bowling green — and home to a free summer HAF holiday programme with arts, water play and SEND support for eligible families.
Parks & playgrounds · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A major park in Dagenham featuring a children's play area, a concrete skate park, multi-sports courts, walking paths, and a café.
Parks & playgrounds · Wood Green, Haringey
Chapmans Green is a charming neighborhood park in Wood Green. It features public tennis courts, formal gardens, a mock-Tudor pavilion, and a dedicated playground and toddler play area perfect for younger children.
Parks & playgrounds · Harringay, Haringey
Chestnuts Park in Harringay is a popular family hub equipped with a basketball area, tennis courts, a children's playground with a zip wire, and a community willow garden and orchard, alongside a family-friendly café.
Parks & playgrounds · Childs Hill, Barnet
A Childs Hill park with two tennis courts, football pitches, an outdoor gym, a playground and a café by Clitterhouse Brook.
Story time & libraries · Barnet, Barnet
A Barnet library with Bounce & Rhyme and Storytime, plus an outdoor sensory reading garden and neurodiversity support packs.
Parks & playgrounds · Chislehurst, Bromley
Over 180 acres of common land and woodlands. Offers nature trails, Prickend Pond (duck feeding), and a children's play area.
Parks & playgrounds · Chiswick, Hounslow
A historic house with magnificent gardens. Features a large modern children's play area, duck ponds, walking paths, and a café.
Parks & playgrounds · Bromley, Bromley
A central park in Bromley featuring a fenced children's playground, tennis courts, a concrete skate park, a lake, and landscaped terraced gardens.
Story time & libraries · Marylebone, Westminster
A library near Church Street market with a weekly Lego Club for ages 6–11 and children's events.
Story time & libraries · Clapham, Lambeth
A Clapham library with homework clubs and excellent accessibility, including a Changing Places toilet with a ceiling hoist.
Nature & outdoors · Woodford Green, Redbridge
A large conservation park featuring ancient oak woodland, nature trails, a wildlife pond, a children's play area, and an outdoor gym. Excellent for nature spotting and family walks.
Swimming & water play · Stoke Newington, Hackney
Clissold Leisure Centre offers a range of family-oriented activities, including an indoor swimming pool with family sessions, toddler splash times, and children's swim lessons. It also features a soft play area, kids' sports courses, and holiday activities.
Parks & playgrounds · Stoke Newington, Hackney
Clissold Park is a beautiful public park in Stoke Newington. It is a family favorite, featuring a large children's playground, a summer splash pad/paddling pool, a small animal enclosure with deer and goats, aviary birds, duck ponds, a butterfly dome, and a child-friendly café.
Nature & outdoors · Canning Town, Newham
A community-run dock on the River Lea with youth-led greening, biodiversity monitoring and ecological volunteering.
Nature & outdoors · Muswell Hill, Haringey
Coldfall Wood is a valuable ancient woodland in Muswell Hill. It features a 6-page interactive nature trail for children, towering oak trees, wild fauna, and accessible paths, making it a favorite for forest exploration and birdwatching.
Youth clubs · Homerton, Hackney
Concorde Youth Hub in Homerton is a vibrant community space providing positive activities for children and young people aged 7 to 19 (up to 25 for SEND). It offers indoor sports (football, basketball), a music production studio, cooking clubs, arts and crafts, and supportive youth worker mentoring.
Nature & outdoors · Croydon, Croydon
A peaceful woodland garden featuring giant trees, ornamental shrubberies, a pond, woodland walking paths, and a popular tea room.
Parks & playgrounds · Bloomsbury, Camden
A unique 7-acre playground just for children — sandpits, a summer paddling pool, an under-5s soft-play zone, sports pitches and a wildlife garden. Adults may only enter with a child under 16.
Parks & playgrounds · Archway, Islington
Cornwallis Adventure Playground offers children a spacious outdoor area with wooden climbing structures, zip lines, swings, and sandpits. Staff supervise creative free-play, fire pit cookouts, and indoor arts, crafts, and games.
Story time & libraries · Croydon, Croydon
A large central library featuring a dedicated children's department, homework support clubs, computer access, and weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times.
Parks & playgrounds · Caledonian Road, Islington
Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground is a unique community play space dominated by a large, castle-like concrete structure. It offers children rope swings, climbing frames, fort-building areas, campfires, and indoor art workshops.
Parks & playgrounds · Crystal Palace, Bromley
A massive historic park featuring famous Victorian dinosaur sculptures, a hedge maze, a large children's adventure playground, a boating lake, and a free community farm.
Nature & outdoors · Angel, Islington
A much-loved community garden near Angel with plots, a pond and a lawn — a calm green space open to all.
Story time & libraries · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A modern library space offering a kids' book corner, reading groups, craft clubs, and weekly story times for under-5s.
Nature & outdoors · Dalston, Hackney
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden is a hidden green oasis built on a former railway line. It provides a natural oasis for children to explore plants, trees, and wildlife. The garden runs family-friendly gardening workshops, nature-themed arts and crafts, wood-fired pizza nights, and seasonal community festivals.
Youth clubs · Peckham, Southwark
A free, fully accessible Peckham youth centre for ages 11–19 with a floodlit 4G pitch, sports hall, gym, dance studio and a games lounge.
Parks & playgrounds · Bexleyheath, Bexley
A massive Green Flag park featuring an adventure playground, a boating lake, tennis courts, football pitches, lawns, and a café.
Swimming & water play · Bexleyheath, Bexley
An interactive wet play area with water arches, spray nozzles, and splash pads. Fully wheelchair accessible and a favorite summer spot.
Sports & active · Bexleyheath, Bexley
A free, weekly timed 2km outdoor run for children aged 4 to 14 years. A fun, non-competitive run around the park.
Nature & outdoors · Totteridge, Barnet
A semi-wild nature reserve at Totteridge with woodland trails, a lake and wetland wildlife such as frogs, newts and dragonflies.
Parks & playgrounds · Kensington Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea
A massive children's playground inspired by Peter Pan. Features a giant wooden pirate ship set in a large sandy cove, sensory trails, and teepees.
Nature & outdoors · Finchley, Barnet
A riverside walking route along Dollis Brook with paved paths, outdoor fitness equipment and playgrounds — buggy-friendly.
Story time & libraries · Boroughwide (by post), Hackney
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book every month to registered children from birth until their 5th birthday. The program encourages family reading, early literacy skills, and a lifelong love of books.
Parks & playgrounds · Tottenham Hale, Haringey
Down Lane Park is a sports-oriented community park in Tottenham Hale. It features a mini BMX track for kids, football pitches, basketball and tennis courts, a children's playground, and an outdoor gym.
Parks & playgrounds · Tottenham, Haringey
Downhills Park in Tottenham offers formal Italian gardens, open grass spaces, and active sports courts. Families can enjoy tennis, basketball, a well-equipped children's playground, and a child-friendly café.
Parks & playgrounds · Turnpike Lane, Haringey
Ducketts Common is a popular park located near Turnpike Lane station. It features famous public basketball courts, an outdoor gym, a children's playground, a picnic area, and a beautiful central wildflower meadow.
Parks & playgrounds · Dulwich, Southwark
A historic Dulwich park with wide lawns, a boating lake, playgrounds and buggy-friendly paths.
Story time & libraries · Ealing Central, Ealing
A large central library featuring a dedicated kids' book section, reading groups, computer access, and weekly rhyme bounce sessions.
Story time & libraries · East Ham, Newham
An East Ham library with Rhyme Time for under-5s and a busy week of children's clubs — craft, arts, Lego, coding and family quizzes.
Parks & playgrounds · Welling, Bexley
A large open common featuring a children's play area, a concrete skate park, multi-sports courts, and paths for cycling or scooting.
Nature & outdoors · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A beautiful 84-hectare nature reserve featuring lakes, wildflower meadows, self-guided nature trails, and a Discovery Centre offering educational sessions.
Animals & farms · Brixton, Lambeth
A Brixton "youth club with horses" offering free riding lessons, stable management and mentoring, especially for local and SEND young people.
Swimming & water play · Elephant & Castle, Southwark
A free interactive water-play installation at Elephant Park with natural stone, streams and water pumps to splash in over summer.
Parks & playgrounds · Archway, Islington
A green Archway park with a playground, ball-games area and wheels/skate space — a handy local spot to burn off energy.
Parks & playgrounds · Enfield Town, Enfield
An inclusive playground at Enfield Town Library with age-zoned, sensory-friendly equipment so children of all abilities can play together.
Story time & libraries · Enfield Town, Enfield
Enfield's central library with rhyme times, holiday clubs and a Sensory Space with a projected floor, bubble tubes and tactile panels for neurodiverse children.
Parks & playgrounds · Enfield Town, Enfield
Enfield Town's central park with big open lawns, sports facilities and a modern play area.
Parks & playgrounds · Erith, Bexley
A riverside park overlooking the Thames in Erith, featuring a fenced children's playground, lawns, and seating.
Parks & playgrounds · London Fields, Hackney
Evergreen Adventure Playground in Dalston is a supervised outdoor play space for kids aged 5 to 15. It features large wooden climbing frames, zip lines, swings, treehouses, sandpits, and campfire circles, encouraging adventurous outdoor free-play alongside supervised indoor games and arts.
Parks & playgrounds · Tottenham, Haringey
Fairland Park is a vibrant neighborhood park in Tottenham. It features a multi-use games area (MUGA) for soccer and basketball, a children's playground, open grassy fields, and active community-led park improvements.
Sports & active · Barkingside, Redbridge
The UK's largest outdoor bouldering park. Features 9 individual granite-style boulders of various shapes and difficulties, offering free climbing for beginners to experts.
Nature & outdoors · Barkingside, Redbridge
A large lakeside country park offering outdoor walks, sailing, windsurfing, rowing, a large children's play area, and a bar and restaurant.
Parks & playgrounds · Uxbridge, Hillingdon
A historic park featuring children's play areas, tennis courts, a concrete skate park, a seasonal water play area, and a cafe.
Parks & playgrounds · Finsbury Park, Haringey
Finsbury Park is an award-winning metropolitan park packed with family facilities. It features a large children's playground with an interactive splash play water jet zone, a boating lake, an athletics track, tennis and basketball courts, a skatepark, and active youth coaching programs.
Youth clubs · Fitzrovia, Camden
A youth charity for ages 6–24 running peer mentoring, girls' clubs and sports tournaments like the Warren Cup and Unity Cup.
Nature & outdoors · Sidcup, Bexley
A large nature conservation area featuring wildflower meadows, river walks along the River Cray, stepping stones, and rich local wildlife.
Nature & outdoors · Forest Gate, Newham
A peaceful nature park moments from Forest Gate high street with a playground, sand-pit and swings, a large dipping pond and lake, and a community orchard of historic pear and apple trees used for minibeast hunts and seasonal nature trails.
Youth clubs · Dalston, Hackney
Forest Road Youth Hub is a dedicated local center offering positive activities and support services for young people. It features a dance studio, an IT suite, a music recording studio, cooking facilities, sports activities, and personal development programs led by experienced youth workers.
Museums & culture · Forty Hill, Enfield
A Grade I-listed Jacobean manor and estate at Forty Hill with period rooms, hands-on history activities, parkland, a lake and Tudor palace excavations.
Animals & farms · Forty Hill, Enfield
A certified organic educational farm at Forty Hall with rare-breed livestock and a summer maize maze.
Youth clubs · Marylebone, Westminster
A Marylebone youth club near Regent's Park with boxing, an IT suite, a music studio, dance and creative arts for ages 8–19.
Animals & farms · Hainault, Redbridge
A free-to-enter community farm located inside Hainault Forest Country Park. Kids can see goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, meerkats, and chickens up close.
Animals & farms · Holloway, Islington
Freightliners City Farm is a working community farm in the heart of Islington. Children can meet cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and rabbits, learn about food production, and participate in gardening and animal care workshops.
Parks & playgrounds · Kingsbury, Brent
254 acres of wild Middlesex countryside between Kingsbury and Wembley with meadows, ancient hedgerows and natural trails — great for free-range exploring.
Story time & libraries · Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham
A charming library offering children's book groups, homework support, and weekly story times for pre-schoolers.
Museums & culture · Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham
A free historic palace with massive botanic gardens. Features a garden maze, family trails, museum exhibition rooms, and a cafe.
Story time & libraries · Barkingside, Redbridge
Rhyme Time and Story Time sessions held weekly in the circular children's library, introducing children to library books and group activities.
Nature & outdoors · Highbury, Islington
Islington's largest nature reserve — woodland, meadows and ponds, with an Ecology Centre running family nature activities.
Parks & playgrounds · Dollis Hill, Brent
A big hilltop park in Dollis Hill with mixed-age playgrounds, a duck pond, an outdoor gym, tennis courts, water fountains and panoramic London views.
Parks & playgrounds · Regent's Park, Camden
Inclusive playground on the edge of Regent's Park with a wheelchair-accessible roundabout, raised sandpits and sensory water pumps, alongside rope climbing nets and a tunnel slide.
Parks & playgrounds · Goodmayes, Redbridge
Features multiple children's play areas, a lovely ornamental lake, tennis courts, sensory gardens, an outdoor gym, and basketball courts.
Parks & playgrounds · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A local park featuring a fenced children's playground, multi-sports courts, walking trails, and open fields.
Youth clubs · Kilburn, Brent
A Kilburn family hub with stay-and-play, homework clubs, parenting classes and health checks for ages 0–18 (up to 25 with SEND).
Story time & libraries · Harrow, Harrow
A welcoming community library featuring a dedicated children's reading section, homework help sessions, and weekly rhyme times for babies and toddlers.
Parks & playgrounds · Greenwich, Greenwich
A newly renovated maritime-themed playground in Greenwich Park, featuring sand and water play, climbing logs, swings, and accessible structures.
Nature & outdoors · North Greenwich, Greenwich
A beautiful urban wetland oasis featuring wooden boardwalks, wildlife hides, ponds, bird-watching points, and regular family nature sessions.
Parks & playgrounds · Southgate, Enfield
An 18th-century landscaped park in Southgate with a children's playground, basketball and tennis courts, football and cricket pitches and miniature golf.
Nature & outdoors · Walthamstow, Waltham Forest
A natural adventure playground for under-12s at Lloyd Park with tunnel slides, rope bridges, wet play and free SEND outdoor play sessions.
Sports & active · Clapton, Hackney
Hackney Bumps Skatepark is a community-renovated concrete skatepark located in Daubeney Fields. It is highly popular with families and kids learning to ride skateboards, scooters, or rollerblades, offering open free-play sessions and regular community-led skate coaching workshops.
Animals & farms · Haggerston, Hackney
Hackney City Farm gives city kids the opportunity to experience farming life up close. Visitors can meet sheep, goats, pigs, donkeys, chickens, and ducks. The farm runs educational workshops, family pottery classes, art activities, and features a farm shop and family-friendly café.
Parks & playgrounds · Homerton, Hackney
Hackney Marsh Adventure Playground is a supervised, secure outdoor playground for children aged 5 to 15. It focuses on self-directed 'adventure play,' featuring climbing towers, fort-building materials, tyre swings, a fire pit, and indoor space for arts, crafts, and games.
Nature & outdoors · Hackney Wick, Hackney
Hackney Marshes is a vast open space ideal for family walks, bike rides, and outdoor exploration. Families can enjoy nature walks along the River Lee, birdwatching, woodland exploration, and picnics in the wildflower meadows, with paths suitable for buggies and scooters.
Museums & culture · Hackney Central, Hackney
Hackney Museum is a welcoming, interactive local history museum. It is highly family-friendly, featuring hands-on exhibition displays, a history dressing-up box, children's activity trails, and regular creative workshops during school holidays reflecting the borough's diverse communities.
Parks & playgrounds · Boroughwide (mobile), Hackney
Hackney Playbus is a mobile community play project operating out of a brightly converted double-decker bus. It visits parks and community spaces across the borough, offering outdoor play setups, a soft play area, sensory toys, story sessions, and crafts for children under 5 and their carers.
Nature & outdoors · Hainault, Redbridge
A massive forest and country park covering over 300 acres. Features adventure play areas, woodland walking trails, a boating lake, and a newly updated visitor centre with a café.
Parks & playgrounds · Bexley, Bexley
A historic house with beautiful landscaped gardens. Features a fenced children's playground, unique topiary beasts, glasshouses, and lawns.
Nature & outdoors · Ham, Richmond upon Thames
A large nature reserve running along the River Thames. A great spot for woodland walks, bug hunting, exploring wild meadows, and family bike rides.
Story time & libraries · Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham
Features a welcoming children's section, computer rooms, study spaces, homework helpers, and weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times.
Parks & playgrounds · Hampstead, Camden
800 acres of wild heath and ancient woodland with playgrounds, an athletics track, natural swimming ponds and the open-air Parliament Hill Lido — brilliant for big days out, kite-flying and wild swimming.
Sports & active · Mornington Crescent, Camden
A free asphalt pump track with berms, jumps and rollers for BMX bikes, skateboards, scooters and rollerblades — good for beginners. Helmet required.
Parks & playgrounds · Hornchurch, Havering
A large park featuring a boating lake, children's playgrounds, sports courts, walking paths, and a cafe.
Parks & playgrounds · Harrow, Harrow
A central park featuring multi-age playgrounds, sports pitches, a sensory garden, tennis courts, bowling greens, and a skate park.
Parks & playgrounds · Harrow on the Hill, Harrow
Expansive green spaces and paths surrounding historic Harrow on the Hill, great for walks and panoramic views.
Sports & active · Harrow, Harrow
An outdoor concrete skate park located next to the leisure centre, featuring bowls and ramps for skateboard and scooter riders.
Parks & playgrounds · Hornsey, Haringey
Hartington Park is a community park in Hornsey. It features an open grass field, play equipment for children, and hosts family cycling and balance-bike training sessions for toddlers.
Sports & active · Hayes, Hillingdon
An outdoor concrete skate park located inside Lake Farm Country Park, featuring ramps and rails for skateboard, BMX, and scooter riders.
Museums & culture · Harrow, Harrow
A historic site featuring a 14th-century moated manor house, ancient barns, a local museum with kids' trails, play areas, and a cafe.
Nature & outdoors · Orpington, Bromley
A 250-acre nature reserve featuring chalk meadows, ancient woodlands, nature trails, a visitor centre, and a small natural play area.
Nature & outdoors · Orpington, Bromley
A loop trail through High Elms Country Park featuring information boards about the woodlands, wildlife spotting points, and family nature walks.
Parks & playgrounds · Highbury, Islington
Islington's largest open space — big lawns for running about, a popular playground, tennis courts and a café, right by Highbury & Islington station.
Sports & active · Highbury, Islington
Highbury Fields Junior parkrun is a free, weekly, timed 2km run for children aged 4 to 14. Organized by local volunteers, the event encourages outdoor exercise, community spirit, and healthy lifestyles, letting kids run, jog, or walk at their own pace.
Youth clubs · Highgate, Camden
Camden youth-hub sessions in Highgate for ages 12–19 (up to 25 for SEND) with creative arts, study support and sports.
Nature & outdoors · Highgate, Haringey
Highgate Wood is an ancient 28-hectare woodland managed by the City of London. It offers families accessible nature trails, a well-equipped children's playground, sports grounds, and family-friendly nature programs such as expert-led Bat Watches and tree identification walks.
Parks & playgrounds · Brockley, Lewisham
A park in Brockley featuring play areas, tennis courts, a cafe, a stone circle monument, and panoramic views over south London.
Parks & playgrounds · Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea
Features a large adventure playground with zip lines and climbing nets, peacocks roaming freely, and the tranquil Kyoto Japanese Garden.
Nature & outdoors · Hornchurch, Havering
A country park on a former RAF airfield. Features a Spitfire-themed children's playground, lakes, forest trails, and a visitor centre.
Museums & culture · Forest Hill, Lewisham
A highly family-friendly museum featuring taxidermy galleries, massive gardens, a children's play area, animal walk (sheep/goats), butterfly house, and aquarium.
Parks & playgrounds · Westminster, Westminster
A riverside playground beside Parliament with a wide slide, tyre swings, wooden climbing structures, musical dance chimes and Thames-themed water play, plus a refreshments kiosk.
Story time & libraries · Borough, Southwark
A Borough library running summer coding and Lego robotics workshops for ages 5–17, plus children's reading sessions.
Parks & playgrounds · Edmonton, Enfield
A green space between Ponders End and Edmonton with tree-lined paths, a tennis court, a games area and a modern children's playground.
Sports & active · Leyton, Waltham Forest
A free, timed 2k run for ages 4–14 every Sunday morning at Leyton Jubilee Park.
Parks & playgrounds · Islington, Islington
KIDS Hayward Adventure Playground is a specialized, staffed play space designed for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It features wheelchair-accessible climbing structures, sensory spaces, and supportive staff.
Parks & playgrounds · Beckenham, Bromley
A beautiful park in Beckenham featuring lakes, waterfalls, roaming Canada geese and ducks, an adventure playground, and a mini-golf course.
Parks & playgrounds · Kennington, Lambeth
A Victorian Kennington park with a younger children's playground, an iconic skatebowl, sports courts and flower gardens.
Story time & libraries · Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea
A large central library featuring a spacious children's section, computer rooms, homework support, and weekly rhyme bounce sessions.
Animals & farms · Kentish Town, Camden
A free city farm by the railway with cows, ponies, pigs, sheep and goats, plus guinea-pig encounters, pond-dipping, gardening and free environmental workshops for children.
Parks & playgrounds · Upper Clapton, Hackney
Kids Adventure Playground Hackney (KAPH) is a supervised, inclusive outdoor playground specifically designed for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It features specialized accessible play structures, sensory gardens, indoor play areas, and high staff-to-child support.
Parks & playgrounds · Kilburn, Camden
A friendly local park with children's play areas, a free outdoor gym, tennis courts and a bookable multi-use games area, plus free weekly youth multi-sports sessions.
Parks & playgrounds · Mildmay, Islington
King Henry's Walk Adventure Playground is a staffed outdoor playground offering wooden climbing towers, swings, zip lines, and garden spaces. It emphasizes outdoor exploration, fort-building, nature crafts, and campfires.
Parks & playgrounds · St Luke's, Islington
A revamped community park with a playground and seating, tucked between the estates of St Luke's.
Swimming & water play · Lower Clapton, Hackney
Kings Hall Leisure Centre is a historic local pool offering family swim sessions, toddler water play, and structured swimming lessons for babies, toddlers, and school-aged children, alongside school holiday activity camps.
Story time & libraries · Kingston, Kingston upon Thames
Features a children's library section, regular Baby Bounce rhyme times, homework help, and coding and craft workshops.
Museums & culture · Kingston, Kingston upon Thames
A local history museum inside a historic building. Features interactive local heritage exhibits, Muybridge photography galleries, and kids' trails.
Parks & playgrounds · Ladywell, Lewisham
A riverside green space featuring adventure playgrounds, a zip line, sandpit, cycle tracks, and a concrete skate park.
Arts & crafts · Leyton, Waltham Forest
A Leyton library with a weekly Lego Club and craft workshops building spatial and engineering skills.
Parks & playgrounds · Abbey Wood, Bexley
A woodland and park surrounding the historic Lesnes Abbey ruins. Features a large children's playground with wooden climbing castles and sand play.
Nature & outdoors · Abbey Wood, Bexley
A trail through the ancient woods leading to the famous fossil pit, where kids can search for shark teeth and fossils from the Eocene epoch.
Story time & libraries · Lewisham, Lewisham
Features a children's department, homework support clubs, computer access, and weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times.
Cinema · Leyton, Waltham Forest
A free Saturday-afternoon children's film club at Leyton Library showing PG family films for ages 3–10.
Parks & playgrounds · Holborn, Camden
Camden's largest historic square — wide lawns for running around and picnics, plus hard tennis courts and netball facilities you can book.
Parks & playgrounds · Manor Park, Newham
A Manor Park green space with a wheelchair-accessible play area for all abilities, tarmac tennis courts running free Sunday park-tennis and junior coaching, a multi-use games area and grass football pitches — with a £20m "Pride in Place" upgrade to play, outdoor gym and walking routes on the way.
Parks & playgrounds · Walthamstow, Waltham Forest
Walthamstow's central park (by the William Morris Gallery) with a natural play area, sandpit, inclusive equipment and a skate and scooter park.
Parks & playgrounds · Croydon, Croydon
A large park featuring an updated children's playground, disc golf course, outdoor gym, sports pitches, and a popular café.
Swimming & water play · London Fields, Hackney
London Fields Lido is a 50-metre heated outdoor swimming pool open year-round. It features dedicated family-friendly swim lanes, children's swimming lessons, a sun terrace, and an onsite café serving family-friendly refreshments.
Parks & playgrounds · London Fields, Hackney
London Fields Playground is a popular children's play area featuring modern swings, climbing frames, and sandpits. The surrounding park includes a large summer paddling pool (free for children under 8), open grassy areas for picnics, and a local café.
Swimming & water play · Stratford, Newham
195 computer-controlled water jets outside London Stadium that form a shifting labyrinth of water walls — a free summer splash for all ages.
Youth clubs · Maida Vale, Westminster
Youth clubs at the Amberley and Churchill Gardens estates with sports coaching, mentoring, girls-only days and holiday camps.
Parks & playgrounds · Tottenham, Haringey
Lordship Recreation Ground is Tottenham's largest public park, famous for the world's first Model Traffic Area where kids can practice cycling safety on a miniature road network. The park also features a large wildlife lake, a dirt BMX loop track, a toddler paddling pool, and the community-run Lordship Hub café.
Parks & playgrounds · Islington, Islington
Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground is a staffed community play space featuring a massive slide, climbing bridges, tyre swings, and a vegetable garden. Children can engage in fort-building, campfires, and supervised indoor crafts.
Parks & playgrounds · Silvertown, Newham
A riverside green space in West Silvertown, donated to the community in 1924, with a children's playground, football pitch, two tennis courts and a scenic Thames-side walkway — with new play areas and youth exercise programmes planned for its centenary.
Parks & playgrounds · Lee, Lewisham
A leafy park in Lee featuring a children's play area, tennis courts, a duck pond, and a popular community café.
Parks & playgrounds · Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames
Expansive parklands by the River Thames featuring a newly updated children's playground, tennis courts, open grass fields, and a popular community café.
Youth clubs · Brixton, Lambeth
A Brixton youth centre with a well-being room, music recording studio and sports teams, part of the Mayor's Youth Lates late-night safe-space programme.
Parks & playgrounds · Holloway, Islington
Martin Luther King Adventure Playground is a staffed outdoor playground with high climbing frames, slides, zip lines, and sports pitches. It offers kids materials to build their own structures, and hosts regular art and cooking sessions.
Animals & farms · Charlton, Greenwich
A hidden woodland zoo inside Maryon Wilson Park. Families can see deer, goats, pigs, sheep, ducks, and chickens, and join ranger-led feeding tours.
Parks & playgrounds · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A large park featuring two children's playgrounds, sports pitches, a renovated sports hub, an outdoor gym, and two scenic lakes.
Parks & playgrounds · Mile End, Tower Hamlets
An inclusive adventure playground in Mile End Park. Features climbing castle frames, a sand pit, zip lines, and interactive water play nozzles.
Nature & outdoors · Hayes, Hillingdon
A 90-acre country park featuring cycling circuits, children's play area, ponds, wildlife meadows, and walking paths.
Parks & playgrounds · Borough, Southwark
A staffed adventure playground near Borough with an indoor climbing wall, a floodlit sports pitch, basketball hoops and free cooking and craft sessions.
Parks & playgrounds · St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames
A popular park in St Margarets featuring a fenced children's playground, cricket and football pitches, tennis courts, and space for running around.
Story time & libraries · Morden, Merton
A large central library featuring a children's library section, homework helper clubs, computer access, and weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times.
Parks & playgrounds · Morden, Merton
A National Trust country estate. Features rose gardens, water meadows, walking trails, and a modern adventure playground with timber climbing structures.
Animals & farms · Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets
A massive 32-acre city farm on the Isle of Dogs. Features horses, sheep, llamas, cows, pigs, a duck pond, and a lovely café.
Museums & culture · Croydon, Croydon
A local history museum inside Croydon Clocktower. Features interactive displays showing local heritage, art galleries, and holiday craft workshops.
Museums & culture · Enfield Town, Enfield
Enfield's local museum with 20,000+ objects, from Ice Age mammoth bones to a Roman coffin, plus family activities.
Museums & culture · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
A local museum inside the historic Old Town Hall. Features interactive exhibits, children's activity packs, history dressing-up, and holiday craft workshops.
Museums & culture · Hoxton, Hackney
Museum of the Home explores domestic life from the 1600s to today. It features highly engaging family trails, interactive room exhibits, beautiful historic gardens, free holiday workshops, and activity packs for children to complete as they explore.
Parks & playgrounds · Camberwell, Lambeth
A Victorian park near Loughborough Junction with a bandstand, playground, community greenhouse and nature gardens.
Museums & culture · Greenwich, Greenwich
A world-class museum. Features the interactive "AHOY!" gallery for under-7s, the "Great Map" play space, family events, and historic ship displays.
Museums & culture · South Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea
A world-famous museum featuring massive dinosaur galleries, the blue whale model hall, interactive earth science galleries, and holiday family trails.
Youth clubs · Chingford, Waltham Forest
A free Chingford youth club with regular evening sessions run by the Waltham Forest Community Hub.
Youth clubs · West Hampstead, Camden
A youth hub for ages 12–19 (up to 25 for SEND) with DJing, filmmaking, cooking, boxing, martial arts and CV support.
Nature & outdoors · Canonbury, Islington
A pretty waterside path following the old New River through Canonbury — ducks, planting and a gentle stroll.
Parks & playgrounds · Wood Green, Haringey
Nightingale Gardens is a tranquil green corridor in Wood Green. It features open walking paths, bench seating, landscaped flower borders, and hosts volunteer-led wellness walks.
Parks & playgrounds · North Finchley, Barnet
A North Finchley rec ground with an enclosed playground, zip lines, climbing walls and sensory toddler equipment.
Parks & playgrounds · Northolt, Ealing
Features four iconic grassy mounds offering panoramic views of London, two children's playgrounds, fishing lakes, and a lakeside café.
Nature & outdoors · West Norwood, Lambeth
A hilltop West Norwood park and Local Nature Reserve with a country walk, wildlife pond, playground, outdoor gym and skatepark.
Parks & playgrounds · Wood Green, Haringey
O.R. Tambo Recreation Ground is an active community park in Muswell Hill. It is equipped with tennis and mini-tennis courts, basketball courts, a modern children's playground, sports pitches, and a welcoming pavilion café hosting community events.
Parks & playgrounds · Carshalton, Sutton
A historic park featuring woodlands, nature trails, a dog-free picnic area with natural play structures, and a popular café.
Nature & outdoors · Stockwell, Lambeth
A staffed inclusive nature garden in Stockwell with a wildlife pond, mud kitchen, accessible treehouse and Forest School after-school sessions.
Parks & playgrounds · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A community park featuring an inclusive play area, climbing structures, a zip line, tennis courts, a basketball court, and open lawns for sports.
Sports & active · Stratford, Newham
A free outdoor bouldering and traversing wall built into a repurposed Olympic bridge, for older children and teenagers.
Story time & libraries · Orpington, Bromley
A modern library offering a kids' book corner, reading groups, craft clubs, and weekly story times for under-5s.
Nature & outdoors · Isleworth, Hounslow
A spectacular National Trust country estate. Offers massive parkland walks, ornamental lakes, forest play trails, cycle hire, and historic house tours.
Parks & playgrounds · South Tottenham, Haringey
Paignton Park in South Tottenham features a grassy field, a children's playground, public table tennis, and outdoor chess tables. It is located next to the Triangle Community Centre which offers family support drop-ins.
Parks & playgrounds · East Sheen, Richmond upon Thames
A large common in East Sheen featuring a well-equipped children's play area, tennis courts, football pitches, outdoor table tennis, and woodland trails.
Story time & libraries · King's Cross, Camden
A bright modern library at King's Cross with rhymetime, storytime and reading circles for little ones, plus homework support for older children.
Parks & playgrounds · Holloway, Islington
A bright Holloway park with a well-loved playground and an under-5s area, right next to Freightliners City Farm.
Parks & playgrounds · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A large green space featuring updated children's playgrounds, sports courts, a lake, walking paths, and an outdoor gym.
Parks & playgrounds · Hoxton, Hackney
Pearson Street Adventure Playground is a staffed outdoor playground in Hoxton for children aged 5 to 15. It features giant wooden towers, climbing ropes, zip lines, tyre swings, sandpits, and an indoor space for cooking, art classes, and youth games.
Sports & active · Camberwell, Southwark
A national-standard floodlit BMX track in Burgess Park with free coached sessions and free bike and kit hire, including a session for disabled children.
Nature & outdoors · Peckham, Southwark
A big Peckham park and common with a Japanese garden, a lake, an adventure playground and a summer water-play area.
Story time & libraries · Pimlico, Westminster
A Pimlico library with Baby Rhyme Time, a Saturday Lego Club and Sensory Stay & Play sessions for children with SEND.
Parks & playgrounds · Pinner, Harrow
A beautiful park featuring a duck pond, an aviary with exotic birds, fenced children's play areas, a bowling green, and a café.
Parks & playgrounds · Ealing, Ealing
A large park featuring children's play areas, tennis courts, football pitches, a café, and scenic walks along the River Brent.
Parks & playgrounds · Stratford, Newham
High-energy play zones in the south of the Olympic Park with giant red climbing rocks, big slides, oversized swings and a giant sandpit.
Youth clubs · Ponders End, Enfield
A Ponders End youth centre with free drop-in sports, arts, drama and baking sessions for local teenagers.
Parks & playgrounds · Primrose Hill, Camden
Natural-materials playground at the foot of Primrose Hill with tree logs, scramble nets, sand and water play, and separate zones for younger and older children.
Youth clubs · Chingford, Waltham Forest
A free Chingford youth project for ages 11–25 focused on social inclusion and steering young people away from violence.
Parks & playgrounds · Purley Way, Croydon
Massive playing fields offering football pitches, an outdoor gym, children's play areas, and space for kite flying.
Sports & active · Purley Way, Croydon
A concrete skate park featuring ramps, pipes, and boxes for skateboard, BMX, and scooter riders.
Parks & playgrounds · Edmonton, Enfield
A historic Edmonton park with walled gardens and a wildlife area where children can spot local bats.
Sports & active · Queen's Park, Brent
A free, timed 2k run for ages 4–14 every Sunday morning at Queen's Park.
Animals & farms · Queen's Park, Westminster
A Victorian animal enclosure in Queen's Park with geese, ducks, rabbits and goats to see and sometimes feed under keeper supervision.
Museums & culture · Hendon, Barnet
A free aviation museum in Hendon with 100+ historic aircraft, flight simulators, a 4D cinema, an aviation-themed playground and AeroPlay soft play; autism-friendly resources available.
Parks & playgrounds · Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames
A charming riverside park in Twickenham featuring a fenced children's play area, bowling greens, a sensory garden, a historic summerhouse, and a café.
Nature & outdoors · Harringay, Haringey
Railway Fields is a tranquil, two-acre local nature reserve in Harringay. Housed in a former railway goods yard, it is home to over 200 plant species and runs hands-on environmental education sessions, pond dipping, and weekend family nature festivals.
Parks & playgrounds · Romford, Havering
A beautiful historic park featuring an ornamental lake, a children's play area, tennis courts, sports fields, and a café.
Parks & playgrounds · Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham
A flagship park in Hammersmith featuring multiple playgrounds (toddler and teen zones), sandpits, a scenic duck lake, tennis courts, and a café.
Story time & libraries · Ilford, Redbridge
Free weekly library sessions for babies and toddlers. Filled with interactive singing, popular nursery rhymes, action songs, and simple stories.
Museums & culture · Ilford, Redbridge
A local history museum inside the central library. Features interactive children's displays, historic room recreations, local history trails, and holiday workshops.
Nature & outdoors · Camden Town, Camden
A flat waterside walking and cycling route from Camden Lock to King's Cross, with narrowboats, seasonal paddle-boat hire and canal scavenger hunts.
Nature & outdoors · Regent's Park, Camden
Huge open lawns for frisbee, kite-flying and running around, plus formal gardens, a boating lake and the famous Primrose Hill view across London.
Story time & libraries · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
Offers a large children's book section, family reading spaces, weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times, and toddler story sessions.
Animals & farms · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
A free family activity. Explore the massive Royal Park to spot the herds of red and fallow deer that roam freely. Keep a safe distance of 50m.
Parks & playgrounds · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
A lovely fenced playground specifically designed for younger children and toddlers. Features soft sand, swings, low slides, and timber play structures.
Parks & playgrounds · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
A nature-inspired playground featuring water play pumps, a sandpit, climbing logs, slides, swings, and accessible play equipment. Situated near the Petersham Gate.
Sports & active · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
A free, timed 2km run for children aged 4 to 14 every Sunday morning. A fun, non-competitive outdoor run through Richmond Park.
Parks & playgrounds · Chingford, Waltham Forest
A Chingford park with junior play areas, a games area, tennis courts, a putting green and a miniature railway.
Story time & libraries · Romford, Havering
A large library featuring a dedicated children's section, computer rooms, homework support, and weekly rhyme bounce sessions.
Swimming & water play · Streatham, Lambeth
A historic community-run paddling pool on Streatham Common with a shallow pool and natural shade, open in summer.
Parks & playgrounds · Islington, Islington
A relaxed neighbourhood park with a playground and open lawns — good for a gentle afternoon out with little ones.
Parks & playgrounds · Harlesden, Brent
A Grade II-listed Victorian park in Harlesden with formal gardens, a refurbished multi-age playground, an aviary, a bandstand and a café.
Youth clubs · Harlesden, Brent
A Harlesden youth hub for ages 13–19 with sports, cooking, creative arts and youth leadership.
Nature & outdoors · Pinner, Harrow
A large park featuring children's playgrounds, sports fields, a nature reserve, and miniature passenger-carrying train rides run by volunteers.
Swimming & water play · Royal Docks, Newham
A seasonal open-air lido built over Royal Victoria Dock with a shallow splash end, huge sandpits, free dock swimming and family events.
Swimming & water play · Ruislip, Hillingdon
A 60-acre lake featuring sandy play beaches, a splash pad area, a miniature passenger railway, woodland walks, and a massive wooden pirate ship playground.
Parks & playgrounds · Wood Green, Haringey
Russell Park is an essential community park located in the historic Noel Park Estate. It features a children's playground, a basketball court, an outdoor gym, and Russell's Hub—a community kiosk hosting family reading sessions and local festivals.
Indoor & soft play · Clapton, Hackney
SEND Sensory Play & Toy Library is a dedicated resource centre for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It features a therapeutic sensory play room with soft play, lighting, and bubble tubes, and a toy library where parents can borrow specialist toys.
Youth clubs · Bermondsey, Southwark
A large Bermondsey youth centre for ages 6–25 with a sports hall, climbing wall, trampoline room and music studio, plus after-school meals, homework support and a club for autistic youth.
Youth clubs · Somers Town, Camden
A youth centre near Regent's Park with dodgeball, basketball, a gym, music recording, a cyber café and creative arts including screenprinting and jewellery-making.
Nature & outdoors · Chislehurst, Bromley
A large nature reserve featuring woodland walks, trail loops, the historic ruins of Scadbury Manor, wildlife ponds, and family geocaching.
Museums & culture · South Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea
An interactive, hands-on gallery specifically designed for young children to explore light, sound, water, textures, and construction shapes.
Parks & playgrounds · Seven Kings, Redbridge
A popular local park featuring a newly updated adventure playground, tennis courts, a skate park, a multi-use games area, and open grassy fields for sports.
Parks & playgrounds · Stoke Newington, Hackney
Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground is a staffed community playground in Stoke Newington for ages 5 to 15. It offers kids a safe space to build wooden forts, climb tall structures, ride zip lines, gather around campfires, and participate in arts, crafts, and cooking.
Youth clubs · Custom House, Newham
A free Custom House youth zone with drop-in recreation — snooker, table tennis and a computer suite — plus structured youth work and mentoring for ages 11–19.
Story time & libraries · Sidcup, Bexley
A modern library space offering a kids' book corner, reading groups, craft clubs, and weekly story times for toddlers.
Parks & playgrounds · Stockwell, Lambeth
A staffed adventure playground in Stockwell with outdoor play structures, an under-5s building, a mud kitchen and summer holiday clubs with free lunches.
Youth clubs · Somers Town, Camden
A council youth centre for ages 12–19 (up to 25 for SEND) with boxing, football, moped training, girls-only groups and a weekly community kitchen.
Nature & outdoors · South Norwood, Croydon
A 125-acre park featuring wetland habitats, wildflower meadows, self-guided nature trails, a children's play area, and a visitor centre.
Museums & culture · Walworth, Southwark
A Walworth heritage centre and library with the borough's historical collections, exhibitions and family workshops.
Performing arts · Elephant & Castle, Southwark
A free, audition-free youth theatre for ages 8–18 at Southwark Playhouse, split into three age groups.
Parks & playgrounds · Clerkenwell, Islington
A lively Clerkenwell park with a playground and a big open lawn — a popular green break in the heart of the city.
Parks & playgrounds · Upper Clapton, Hackney
Springfield Park in Upper Clapton offers beautiful green slopes, a large children's playground, and duck ponds. Families can enjoy walks down to the River Lee, play tennis, and visit the park's historic mansion café which features outdoor seating and kids' menus.
Youth clubs · Westminster, Westminster
The world's oldest youth club (1866), in south Westminster, offering archery, karate, cookery, chess, photography and screen printing for ages 5+.
Parks & playgrounds · St James's, Westminster
A royal park by Buckingham Palace with a lake, resident pelicans, a children's playground and famous views — lovely for a family stroll.
Parks & playgrounds · St Paul's, City of London
Leafy public gardens surrounding the iconic cathedral, featuring lawn areas for resting, walking paths, and beautiful flowers.
Nature & outdoors · Stanmore, Harrow
A 120-acre local nature reserve featuring wild heathlands, ancient woodlands, ponds, walking trails, and nature-spotting opportunities.
Parks & playgrounds · Crouch End, Haringey
Stationers Park is a community hub in Crouch End. It features tennis and basketball courts, a children's playground, an open-air classroom, a cozy café, and hosts popular open-air family cinema nights.
Animals & farms · Stepney, Tower Hamlets
A 3-acre working farm in Stepney. Kids can meet goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, ferrets, and chickens, and visit the family farm café.
Sports & active · Stockwell, Lambeth
London's oldest skatepark ("Brixton Beach"), a free concrete bowl-and-transitions landscape refurbished in 2022.
Story time & libraries · Stoke Newington, Hackney
Stoke Newington Library Story Time is a weekly program for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers. Staff read popular children's books, lead nursery rhymes, and run action songs to foster early speech development, socialization, and a love for reading from a young age.
Youth clubs · Stoke Newington, Hackney
Stoke Newington Youth Hub (based at Milton Garden Estate) offers constructive and creative activities for young people aged 7 to 19. It specializes in IT and media training, music production, digital art, sports tournaments, and personal mentoring.
Story time & libraries · Stratford, Newham
Newham's central library with Rhyme Time and Storytime for under-5s, plus code, Lego and craft clubs for older children.
Animals & farms · Rotherhithe, Southwark
A free riverside city farm in Rotherhithe with goats, sheep, cows, pigs and donkeys, plus after-school and holiday farm clubs and Forest School.
Nature & outdoors · Carshalton, Sutton
A nature reserve and educational centre featuring sensory gardens, woodlands, wildlife ponds, insect habitats, and family nature trails.
Story time & libraries · Teddington, Richmond upon Thames
A charming library with a dedicated children's reading section, homework help sessions, and weekly rhyme times for babies and toddlers.
Parks & playgrounds · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
Beautiful landscaped gardens on Richmond Hill featuring lawns for picnics, walking paths, a glasshouse café, and spectacular views overlooking the River Thames.
Parks & playgrounds · Silvertown, Newham
A striking landscaped park in Silvertown with lawns, fountains, a play area and views of the Thames Barrier.
Youth clubs · Queen's Park, Westminster
An award-winning Queen's Park youth centre for ages 8–18 with a sports hall, dance and music studios, a radio room and an art studio; free, with meals provided.
Nature & outdoors · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A nature reserve adjacent to Eastbrookend. Offers rich wetland habitats, birdwatching hides, wild horses grazing, and woodland paths for walks.
Parks & playgrounds · Greenwich, Greenwich
A massive outdoor adventure playground located at the National Maritime Museum, featuring a giant wooden ship, sea-monster tentacles, and climbing logs.
Parks & playgrounds · Bellingham, Lewisham
A staffed, supervised adventure playground for ages 6 to 15. Features wooden climbing structures, zip lines, swings, and indoor creative arts workshops.
Youth clubs · Woodberry Down, Hackney
The Edge Youth Hub is a modern community youth facility in Woodberry Down. It runs structured evening and holiday programs for young people, offering dance classes, a music recording studio, sports tournaments, cooking classes, and creative art workshops.
Nature & outdoors · Hyde Park, Westminster
An eco learning centre in Hyde Park running free drop-in Discovery Days in the holidays — pond dipping, bug hunts, den building and storytelling for ages 3–11.
Nature & outdoors · Tottenham Hale, Haringey
The Paddock is a rewilded community nature park in Tottenham Hale. It offers kids and families a natural oasis with young woodlands, wildflower meadows, and custom viewing decks over the River Lea, alongside weekly family conservation and wildlife monitoring programs.
Story time & libraries · Thornton Heath, Croydon
Offers children's books, homework helper sessions, and weekly rhyme times for babies and toddlers in Thornton Heath.
Parks & playgrounds · Clerkenwell, Islington
Three Corners Adventure Playground is a staffed play space featuring wooden climbing towers, cargo nets, slides, and indoor youth facilities. It offers kids a safe, active environment for outdoor sports, campfires, and arts.
Parks & playgrounds · Archway, Islington
Timbuktu Adventure Playground is a staffed community playground featuring giant wooden structures, bridges, swings, and climbing ropes. It encourages outdoor free-play, gardening, fire pit cooking, and indoor craft workshops.
Arts & crafts · Rotherhithe, Southwark
A Rotherhithe community centre with free craft workshops, playgroups and holiday activity clubs for children and families.
Parks & playgrounds · St Luke's, Islington
Toffee Park Adventure Playground is a staffed green oasis offering climbing frames, zip lines, slides, and a wildlife garden. Children can plant vegetables, build forts, cook around campfires, and participate in arts and crafts.
Nature & outdoors · Tottenham, Haringey
Tottenham Marshes comprise a vast open space of grass meadows and wetlands along the River Lee. It is a fantastic spot for family bike rides, birdwatching, and nature walks, featuring direct trail connections and a café at Stonebridge Lock.
Nature & outdoors · Cockfosters, Enfield
A 413-acre country park at Cockfosters with woodland trails, open meadows and a café — a big day out in the northern green belt.
Youth clubs · Vauxhall, Lambeth
A staffed adventure playground near Oval with a giant trampoline, zip-wire, treehouse slide, tool-use construction and a Nature Club, plus an evening youth club for ages 11–17.
Parks & playgrounds · Stratford, Newham
An award-winning natural playground in the north of the Olympic Park with treehouses, rope bridges, zip lines, sand, rock pools and summer water play; fully accessible.
Story time & libraries · Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames
Features a welcoming children's department, coding clubs, creative crafts, and regular weekly story times for under-5s.
Youth clubs · Edmonton, Enfield
A council youth hub at Craig Park with free weekly rock climbing, boxing, cooking, art and drama for ages 11–19.
Story time & libraries · Uxbridge, Hillingdon
A massive library occupying 6 floors. Features a dedicated children's department, computer rooms, study spaces, homework clubs, and weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times.
Museums & culture · Stratford, Newham
A vast free museum store in the Olympic Park where families can explore thousands of V&A objects up close.
Museums & culture · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A 15th-century timber-framed manor house. Kids can explore interactive galleries showing local history, search the herb gardens, and see the historic moat.
Story time & libraries · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A local branch library with a cozy children's section, book trails, and weekly rhyme bounce sessions for toddlers.
Parks & playgrounds · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Surrounding the historic Valence House, this park features a children's play area, tree-lined walking paths, and expansive lawns for family picnics.
Museums & culture · Ilford, Redbridge
A beautiful 300-year-old historic house with period rooms, interactive games for kids, art studios, and beautiful formal gardens featuring a wishing well.
Parks & playgrounds · Ilford, Redbridge
A beautiful historic park in Ilford featuring multiple children's playgrounds, ornamental lakes with rowboats, duck ponds, flower gardens, an outdoor gym, and a cozy café.
Animals & farms · Vauxhall, Lambeth
A free 1.5-acre city farm near the London Eye with pigs, alpacas, goats, sheep and rabbits, plus animal meet-and-greets and nature workshops.
Story time & libraries · Victoria, Westminster
A Westminster library near Victoria with Rhyme Time for under-5s twice a week and family events.
Parks & playgrounds · Finchley, Barnet
A Finchley park (est. 1902) with an inclusive playground, an outdoor gym, tennis and basketball courts and a historic wisteria walk.
Parks & playgrounds · Bow, Tower Hamlets
A massive historic park featuring two adventure playgrounds (including the V&A playground), a seasonal splash pool, a boating lake, and a pagoda.
Swimming & water play · Victoria Park, Hackney
Victoria Park features outstanding facilities for families, including the massive V&A Adventure Playground, a summer splash pool with water jets, a boating lake, a Chinese Pagoda trail, and family cafes next to the duck ponds.
Parks & playgrounds · Ealing Central, Ealing
A central park in Ealing featuring two children's playgrounds, duck ponds, formal flower gardens, and open lawns next to Pitzhanger Manor.
Story time & libraries · Walthamstow, Waltham Forest
Walthamstow's central library with daily under-5s rhyme and story times, a 5–9s Story Corner and a weekly junior film club.
Nature & outdoors · Walthamstow, Waltham Forest
Europe's largest urban wetland nature reserve, with easy trails, birdwatching and family pond-dipping and forest-school sessions.
Parks & playgrounds · Croydon, Croydon
Features a children's play area, water pump play, a concrete skate park, a bandstand, tennis courts, and paths along the restored River Wandle.
Sports & active · Croydon, Croydon
A weekly, free 2km timed outdoor run for kids aged 4 to 14 years. A great way to get kids running in a supportive, friendly atmosphere.
Parks & playgrounds · Wandsworth, Wandsworth
A large common featuring multi-age playgrounds, duck ponds, walking paths, tennis courts, and the Lady Allen SEND adventure playground.
Parks & playgrounds · Putney, Wandsworth
A riverside park featuring a children's play area, tree-lined walking paths, and the popular "Putt in the Park" adventure mini-golf.
Nature & outdoors · Manor Park, Newham
The largest open space in Epping Forest, its southern grassland reaching into Manor Park — acid grassland, scrub and woodland to roam, Jubilee Pond with an easy-access path to a children's play area, 44 football pitches and a marked-out area for flying model aeroplanes.
Nature & outdoors · Wanstead, Redbridge
A historic parkland forming part of Epping Forest. Offers beautiful lakes, ancient woodland trails for walking and cycling, a children's play area, and the Temple visitor centre.
Parks & playgrounds · Highgate, Camden
A pretty 26-acre hillside park with ornamental ponds, two children's playgrounds, an activity trail, tennis and netball courts, and Lauderdale House hosting family events.
Parks & playgrounds · Islington, Islington
Waterside Adventure Playground is a staffed outdoor play space located near the canal. It features tall wooden climbing frames, tyre swings, slides, and fort-building materials, alongside indoor spaces for creative crafts and cooking.
Story time & libraries · Welling, Bexley
A welcoming library with a dedicated children's reading section, homework help sessions, and weekly rhyme times for babies and toddlers.
Nature & outdoors · Kingsbury, Brent
A reservoir and open space with an outdoor-learning centre running pond-dipping, wetland nature and Brent Goes Wild science sessions for children.
Story time & libraries · Wembley, Brent
A modern library at Brent Civic Centre with Rhyme Time, homework clubs and children's coding and craft sessions.
Parks & playgrounds · Forest Gate, Newham
Newham's largest park at 77 acres, with a big newly renovated supervised playground, dedicated sand and water play, a circular paddling pool, plus tennis courts, cricket, football pitches and a running track.
Story time & libraries · West Norwood, Lambeth
A West Norwood library (co-located with a cinema) running SEND-friendly Wriggle and Rhyme, homework clubs and sensory Bag Books.
Parks & playgrounds · Tottenham, Haringey
White Hart Lane Recreation Ground features a popular model boating lake, sports pitches, and a play park. The park hosts community events like the Grenadian Cultural Festival, and runs youth rugby and football sessions.
Story time & libraries · Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets
A large modern library space featuring a dedicated children's floor, computer access, homework clubs, and weekly Baby Bounce rhyme times.
Parks & playgrounds · Upper Holloway, Islington
A friendly Upper Holloway park with a playground, ball courts, a community centre and open green for kicking a ball about.
Museums & culture · Willesden, Brent
Willesden's library and cultural centre, home to Brent Museum and Archives with family heritage exhibitions, plus homework clubs, Rhyme Time and coding sessions.
Museums & culture · Walthamstow, Waltham Forest
The designer's former home in Lloyd Park — a free museum with family trails, sensory resources and school-holiday craft workshops.
Museums & culture · Wimbledon Common, Merton
A massive expanse of common land for exploring. Features woodland walks, nature trails, and a historic windmill museum with hands-on displays.
Parks & playgrounds · Wimbledon, Merton
A large park featuring two play areas, a seasonal paddling pool, a crazy golf course, tennis courts, and watersports on the lake.
Nature & outdoors · Winchmore Hill, Enfield
A volunteer-run nature reserve in Winchmore Hill with grasslands, a sensory garden, a pond and beehives, running pond-dipping and minibeast hunts.
Parks & playgrounds · South Kilburn, Camden
A neighbourhood park in South Kilburn with wooden play structures, a clatter bridge, swings and a slide — handy for a quick outdoor break.
Parks & playgrounds · Wood Green, Haringey
Woodside Park in Wood Green features the Woodside Children's Centre, a picnic area, and a unique sensory Braille Garden with aromatic planting. It is also home to the listed historic Mushroom House.
Story time & libraries · Woolwich, Greenwich
A large modern library space offering a kids' book corner, reading groups, computer access, homework clubs, and weekly under-5 rhyme times.
Parks & playgrounds · Finsbury Park, Islington
An open green near Finsbury Park with sports pitches and room to run, kick a ball or fly a kite.
Youth clubs · Walthamstow, Waltham Forest
A free YMCA youth space in Walthamstow with sports, creative arts, podcasting kit and mentoring — drop-in, no referral needed.
Museums & culture · Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets
A world-class interactive museum designed for children and teens. Features sensory rooms, toy galleries, interactive build structures, and design zones.
Swimming & water play · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
Modern swimming facility in Barking offering a main 25m pool, a learner pool, and children's swim development courses.
Indoor & soft play · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
A modern indoor soft play zone located inside the leisure centre, featuring slides, climbing blocks, and soft shapes for toddlers and young children.
Swimming & water play · Acton, Ealing
A modern leisure facility in Acton offering a 25m swimming pool, learner pool, and developmental children's swim lessons.
Performing arts · Hackney Wick, Hackney
Adore Dance London is a friendly and professional dance studio offering classes for children of all ages. They specialize in ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary dance. Sessions for toddlers and young children focus on developing coordination, confidence, rhythm, and motor skills in a fun and encouraging environment.
Indoor & soft play · Enfield, Enfield
A big trampoline park with a dodgeball court, battle beams and inflatable courses, plus a separate toddler soft-play area for under-6s.
Performing arts · Islington, Islington
Angelina Jandolo Dance School specializes in creative and classical dance classes for children. They teach ballet, tap, contemporary, and musical theatre, providing children with a structured, inspiring space to develop dance techniques and perform on stage.
Youth clubs · Canning Town, Newham
An inclusive Canning Town youth hub with an adventure playground, sports courts and indoor rooms, running sports, music, drama, cooking and SEND projects for ages 11–21.
Arts & crafts · Stockwell, Lambeth
A Stockwell community arts studio for mosaic, ceramics and textiles, with creative therapeutic sessions and children's parties that fund free workshops for families in need.
Indoor & soft play · Camden Town, Camden
A three-storey space-themed indoor amusement park with an indoor roller coaster, bumper cars, a drop tower, VR, arcades and a toddler soft-play mezzanine. Rides need 105cm height.
Performing arts · Upper Street, Islington
Ballet North offers high-quality classical ballet and dance classes for children of all ages. From creative movement classes for toddlers to advanced training for teenagers, they focus on building core strength, elegant posture, musicality, and a love for dance.
Museums & culture · Whitehall, Westminster
A Whitehall palace room with a famous Rubens ceiling; families can bring up to three children for £1 each.
Sports & active · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
A miniature passenger-carrying railway running through Barking Park. Kids love the ride from the park gates down to the boating lake.
Swimming & water play · Hendon, Barnet
An Olympic-standard pool complex in Hendon with swim lessons and a quieter, sensory-managed SEND family session on Sundays.
Performing arts · Battersea, Wandsworth
A historic arts centre hosting children's stage plays, Saturday morning creative workshops, and youth performing arts projects.
Museums & culture · Uxbridge, Hillingdon
The historic underground operations room from WW2. Features a state-of-the-art interactive visitor centre, aircraft displays, and family trails.
Swimming & water play · Beckenham, Lewisham
A purpose-built outdoor swimming lake inside the park. Offers supervised open-water swim sessions for families and children over 8.
Swimming & water play · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Offers a large 25m swimming pool, a warm learner pool, junior swimming classes, and family swim sessions.
Indoor & soft play · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Fenced play frame located inside the sports hub, with climbing platforms, slides, and sensory pads for children.
Indoor & soft play · Bellingham, Lewisham
A soft play centre with three slides, a football-pitch feature, a log ramp, a tunnel and rope bridges, plus a separate area for under-4s.
Animals & farms · Mill Hill, Barnet
One of London's largest children's farms, in Mill Hill, with 30+ species including wallabies and reindeer, tractor rides, milking demos and a soft-play barn. Terrain is uneven — not buggy or wheelchair friendly.
Sports & active · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
A newly refurbished Multi-Zone Activity Area inside Barking Sporthouse with a trampoline zone, inflatable and crawl zones, ninja-style obstacles and an airbag slide, plus separate soft play upstairs for under-5s. Minimum age 18 months; dedicated toddler and SEND sessions run in term time.
Animals & farms · Hanwell, Ealing
A family-friendly park featuring a hedge maze, playgrounds, and a small zoo (Hanwell Zoo) with meerkats, monkeys, birds, and goats.
Swimming & water play · Brentford, Hounslow
Features a leisure pool with water slides, a beach area, and family swim sessions.
Swimming & water play · Hoxton, Hackney
Britannia Leisure Centre features state-of-the-art swimming facilities perfect for families. It offers dedicated family swim times, a leisure pool with interactive water slides, a splash pad area with water features for toddlers, and structured swimming lessons for babies, children, and teens.
Performing arts · Brixton, Lambeth
A Brixton theatre with a youth theatre company for ages 11–17 (text-based and devised theatre), school workshops and family-friendly shows.
Indoor & soft play · Brixton, Lambeth
A Brixton leisure centre with a Family Leisure Zone — soft play, an agility course and a clip 'n climb bouldering wall — plus pools and a junior gym.
Swimming & water play · Herne Hill, Lambeth
A 50m Art Deco outdoor lido at Brockwell Park with a free summer wet-play area — paddling pool, sandpit, fountains and water pumps.
Indoor & soft play · Orpington, Bromley
Multi-level soft play facility inside Orpington Walnuts Leisure Centre, with slides, ball pits, climbing ropes, and toddler soft play area.
Arts & crafts · Finchley Road, Camden
Artist-led family workshops and drop-in art clubs at Camden Art Centre, with a garden and café to relax in afterwards.
Arts & crafts · Camden Town, Camden
Pop-up kids' zones around Camden Lock with DIY craft and slime-making sessions and family-friendly street performers.
Swimming & water play · Mitcham, Merton
A leisure facility in Mitcham offering a 25m swimming pool, learner pool, and children swim development classes.
Indoor & soft play · Mitcham, Merton
A three-zone council soft play centre with a ball pit and multiple slides, plus a dedicated sensory area for under-2s. A modest, standard leisure-centre soft play rather than a large dedicated attraction — the best currently-open option in Merton after a nearby climbing centre closed in 2025.
Animals & farms · Forty Hill, Enfield
30 acres of themed gardens with a mini zoo of 75+ species — wildcats, wallabies, lemurs, meerkats and owls — plus animal sessions like goat feeding and alpaca walks.
Sports & active · Chessington, Kingston upon Thames
A massive theme park, zoo, and SEA LIFE aquarium. Offers rollercoaster rides, animal encounters, and seasonal family activities.
Performing arts · Southgate, Enfield
A pioneering inclusive theatre in Southgate where children of all abilities make and perform original productions, with age-tiered children's and youth groups.
Museums & culture · Chislehurst, Bromley
A massive labyrinth of dark, man-made tunnels dug over 8,000 years. Families can take an exciting 45-minute guided lamp-lit tour to hear stories of Roman mines and air-raid shelters.
Museums & culture · Chislehurst, Bromley
An exciting guided tour through the dark, lamp-lit tunnels of Chislehurst Caves, explaining history and mystery (a big hit for teenagers).
Performing arts · Bromley, Bromley
A large touring theatre in Bromley High Street hosting major family stage shows, adaptations of popular kids' books, dance shows, and pantomimes.
Cinema · Bexleyheath, Bexley
Multi-screen cinema offering the "Cineworld Juniors" programme, showing popular family and kids' movies at discounted prices on weekend mornings.
Cinema · Enfield, Enfield
A multiplex with IMAX and 4DX screens, weekend family films and regular autism-friendly screenings; CEA Card accepted.
Cinema · Ilford, Redbridge
Multi-screen cinema offering the "Cineworld Juniors" programme, showing popular family and kids' movies at discounted prices on weekend mornings.
Arts & crafts · Highbury, Islington
Clay Time Pottery Place is a creative pottery studio where kids and families can learn clay modeling and pottery wheel throwing. They host children's workshops and paint-your-own-pottery sessions, helping children explore their artistic side with clay and glazes.
Indoor & soft play · North Finchley, Barnet
A North Finchley indoor play centre with multi-level frames, racing slides and toddler zones, with family discounts.
Swimming & water play · Bexleyheath, Bexley
Features a main 25m pool, a learning pool, family swim sessions, and children's swim classes.
Indoor & soft play · Bexleyheath, Bexley
Fenced play frame located inside the leisure centre, featuring slides, climbing nets, and soft shapes for younger children.
Sports & active · South Norwood, Croydon
Offers athletics training, youth sports groups, and holiday active camps on the running track.
Cinema · Bloomsbury, Camden
A boutique cinema in the Brunswick Centre with family screenings and relaxed, sensory-friendly showings for neurodiverse children.
Cinema · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
A cozy, historic cinema showing independent and family films. Hosts dedicated family screenings and weekend kids' film clubs.
Performing arts · Barnsbury, Islington
Dani Grant School of Dance offers a wide range of dance classes for children, including ballet, tap, jazz, and street dance. They host fun weekly classes and show performances, focusing on fitness, coordination, and building self-confidence in a warm environment.
Sports & active · Bexleyheath, Bexley
Sailing, kayaking, canoeing, and rowing courses and boat hire on the 25-acre Danson Park lake. Great for teenagers and active families.
Story time & libraries · Stratford, Newham
A magical story and play centre in Stratford for ages 0–11 with indoor Story Worlds, an outdoor Story Garden with ship and castle play, a baby sensory space and daily storytelling.
Museums & culture · Orpington, Bromley
The home of Charles Darwin. Features an interactive family exhibition, Darwin's original study, family activity trails, and massive gardens with a children's play area.
Arts & crafts · Enfield Town, Enfield
Enfield Town's arts centre with children's craft workshops, holiday design camps, a cinema and the Museum of Enfield inside.
Swimming & water play · Edmonton, Enfield
An Edmonton pool with a main and teaching pool, youth swim lessons and women-only swimming sessions.
Museums & culture · Eltham, Greenwich
A medieval palace merged with an Art Deco mansion. Kids love the large adventure playground, family trails through the gardens, and dressing up in period clothes.
Swimming & water play · Erith, Bexley
A modern leisure facility in Erith offering a 25m pool, learner pool, and junior swimming lessons.
Performing arts · Erith, Bexley
The largest community theatre in Bexley, hosting professional-grade family plays, children's theatre tours, and an annual Christmas pantomime.
Cinema · Barnet, Barnet
A boutique sofa-seat cinema in Barnet with Baby Club, Toddler Club and relaxed screenings, plus free rear parking.
Performing arts · Croydon, Croydon
A major arts centre hosting touring children's theatre shows, musical stage adaptations, youth music ensembles, and pantomimes.
Swimming & water play · Barkingside, Redbridge
A seasonal, giant inflatable obstacle course floating on the lake. Kids and teenagers can jump, slide, bounce, and climb over various wet obstacles.
Animals & farms · Hadley Wood, Enfield
A family-run farm in the northern hills with a summer maize maze, a farm shop and a tea room.
Performing arts · Golders Green, Barnet
A long-running children's choir (est. 1958) for ages 4–18, from non-auditioned beginner choirs to senior choirs performing with major orchestras; bursaries available.
Swimming & water play · North Finchley, Barnet
A multi-pool leisure centre at Finchley with a developmental swim curriculum; under-8s swim free and 8–15s for £1 in the holidays with a FAB card.
Sports & active · North Finchley, Barnet
An inclusive North Finchley rugby club with Rugby Tots (age 2+) through junior and senior age groups.
Indoor & soft play · Staples Corner, Brent
A big trampoline park at Staples Corner with a stunt zone, donut slide, inflatable course and battle arena; under-5s need an adult.
Sports & active · Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets
An 11-attraction indoor adventure park under one admission — bumper cars, roller skating, laser quest, drift trikes, interactive football and a ninja-style obstacle course, plus a dedicated soft-play area. Note: despite the trampoline-park branding, this branch has no trampolines. SEND sessions available.
Indoor & soft play · Croydon Town Centre, Croydon
A massive indoor adventure trampoline park featuring a stunt zone, inflatable obstacle course, laser maze, ninja warrior runs, and mini-golf.
Sports & active · Hounslow, Hounslow
A large indoor adventure centre with mini golf, bumper cars, laser quest, soft play, inflatables, arcade games and 5D VR — like the Canary Wharf branch, this one has no trampolines despite the name.
Indoor & soft play · East Ham, Newham
The borough's biggest indoor adventure park in East Ham, over three floors — wall-to-wall trampolines, a ninja course, a 30ft slide, ten climbing walls, caving and toddler soft play.
Museums & culture · Bloomsbury, Camden
The story of the UK's first children's charity, with family trails, interactive exhibits and drawing workshops. Free entry for everyone 21 and under.
Swimming & water play · Barkingside, Redbridge
A leisure pool offering family swim sessions, dedicated swimming lessons for all ages, and seasonal inflatable pool parties.
Swimming & water play · Archway, Islington
GLL Better Swim School provides structured swimming lessons for children of all ages and abilities at leisure pools across Islington. Led by certified coaches, classes range from baby water confidence to advanced stroke techniques and water safety.
Indoor & soft play · Sands End, Hammersmith and Fulham
A large indoor soft-play and party venue with multi-level play frames and a dodgems/carousel ride, with age-segmented zones from babies up including a dedicated under-4s area with a sensory room for under-2s.
Indoor & soft play · North Finchley, Barnet
Themed escape rooms at the Coppetts Centre for players 10+, focused on teamwork and puzzle-solving.
Museums & culture · Lambeth, Lambeth
A museum in a restored medieval church by Lambeth Palace with family workshops teaching cooking, nutrition and plant science in its learning kitchen.
Sports & active · Bromley, Bromley
A modern tenpin bowling alley located inside the Glades shopping centre. Great for family games, teen groups, and birthday parties.
Swimming & water play · Lewisham, Lewisham
A modern leisure facility in Lewisham offering a 25m swimming pool, a warm learner pool, and children swim development classes.
Nature & outdoors · Cockfosters, Enfield
High-ropes tree-top adventure in Trent Country Park with cargo nets, Tarzan swings and London's longest zip wire (125m).
Swimming & water play · Barbican, City of London
A family-friendly swimming facility in the heart of the City, offering a main indoor pool and swim lessons.
Sports & active · Regent's Park, Westminster
Summer flying-trapeze classes in Regent's Park for ages 8+, from ground warm-ups to trapeze tricks.
Swimming & water play · Greenwich, Greenwich
A modern leisure facility in Greenwich offering a main 25m pool, learner pool, and children swim development classes.
Performing arts · Greenwich, Greenwich
A local theatre hosting touring children's stage shows, adaptations of popular kids' books, puppet theatre, and annual Christmas pantomimes.
Sports & active · Upper Street, Islington
GymLab is a gymnastics and fitness training program designed specifically for children. They provide specialized classes focusing on coordination, gymnastics strength, agility, and motor skills, using custom-designed soft play and safety gym equipment.
Swimming & water play · Tufnell Park, Islington
Hackney Anaconda Swim School offers expert swimming lessons for babies, children, and competitive youth swimmers. They focus on water safety, building swimming confidence, and refining technique in small, supportive group classes.
Performing arts · Hackney Central, Hackney
Hackney Empire is a historic East London theatre offering a diverse range of family-friendly entertainment. They host children's theatre tours, musical stage adaptations of popular kids' books, family variety shows, and their legendary annual Christmas pantomime.
Cinema · Hackney Central, Hackney
Hackney Picturehouse Kids' Club offers weekly weekend cinema screenings of children's movies at family-friendly prices. They also run 'Toddler Time' screenings with dimmed lighting and lower volume, and 'Big Scream' sessions enabling parents with babies under a year old to watch movies comfortably.
Performing arts · Hackney, Hackney
Hackney Shed is an inclusive performing arts group offering drama and theatre workshops for children and young people of all abilities. They run creative weekly drama sessions, summer holiday projects, and showcase performances where young people can build confidence and express themselves.
Museums & culture · Bexley, Bexley
A historic Tudor mansion with period rooms. Features regular interactive children's galleries, local history exhibitions, and family event days.
Animals & farms · Bexley, Bexley
A small animal collection inside Hall Place gardens. Kids can see meerkats, rabbits, owls, exotic birds, and reptiles.
Museums & culture · Ham, Richmond upon Thames
A 17th-century National Trust mansion with beautiful gardens. Families can enjoy the hedge maze, children's garden trails, family board games, and historic toy displays.
Parks & playgrounds · Hampton Court, Richmond upon Thames
An award-winning adventure playground based on Tudor history, featuring castle turrets, climbing frames, sand pits, and a fire-breathing dragon.
Sports & active · Harrow, Harrow
The UK's largest bouldering (ropeless climbing) centre, roughly 40,000 sq ft, with graded walls for all abilities plus a dedicated caving/play area for younger children not yet climbing. General bouldering from age 6 with an approved supervising adult; formal courses are 14+.
Swimming & water play · Harrow, Harrow
Features a main 33m swimming pool, a learner pool, family swim sessions, and children swim development classes.
Swimming & water play · Hornchurch, Havering
A modern leisure facility offering a 25m swimming pool, a warm learner pool, and children's swim lessons.
Performing arts · Islington, Islington
Hartbeeps Islington offers highly interactive music, baby, and toddler classes. Using sensory play, lighting effects, puppet characters, and original songs, these sessions take infants on magical sound journeys designed to support confidence and early development.
Sports & active · Herne Hill, Southwark
A historic velodrome at Herne Hill with holiday track and mountain-biking camps, kids' Learn to Cycle sessions and a youth cycling club.
Swimming & water play · Heston, Hounslow
A modern leisure facility in Heston offering a 25m swimming pool, a warm learner pool, and children swim development classes.
Swimming & water play · Uxbridge, Hillingdon
A major sports centre in Uxbridge featuring a main indoor 25m pool, a learning pool, and a beautiful outdoor 50m lido open in the summer.
Sports & active · City Road Basin, Islington
Islington Boat Club is a community water sports club based at City Road Basin. They offer kayaking, canoeing, powerboating, and narrowboat trips for young people and families, providing qualified instruction and building water safety confidence.
Nature & outdoors · City Road Basin, Islington
Islington Boat Club Family Cruises offers relaxed canal boat trips for families along the Regent's Canal. Children can experience traveling through historic locks, spot canal wildlife, and learn about the history of London's waterways.
Indoor & soft play · Hoxton, Hackney
Ivy Street Family Centre is a warm, welcoming community hub in Hoxton for parents and children under 5. It offers a spacious play hall filled with toys, a sensory room, outdoor play spaces, and 'Stay and Play' groups designed to support early learning and help parents connect.
Swimming & water play · Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham
A modern leisure facility in Shepherd's Bush offering a 25m swimming pool, family swim sessions, and children's swim lessons.
Sports & active · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
An athletics stadium offering children's sports courses, running groups, and holiday active camps to learn track and field sports.
Performing arts · Ilford, Redbridge
A community theatre hosting professional family shows, puppet theatre, Christmas pantomimes, and local youth theatre drama classes.
Swimming & water play · Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea
A modern leisure facility in Kensington offering a 25m swimming pool, learner pool, and developmental children's swim lessons.
Nature & outdoors · Kew, Richmond upon Thames
A massive, interactive outdoor play space designed around what plants need to grow: earth, air, sun, and water. Features wooden climbing structures, giant slides, and water play.
Indoor & soft play · Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham
An indoor role-play city for children aged 4 to 14. Kids can learn to be a pilot, firefighter, doctor, or actor in a realistic city environment.
Indoor & soft play · Waddon, Croydon
One of the UK's biggest indoor adventure play centres (30,000+ sq ft) with a multi-level wooden play frame, a giant soft-ball arena ("Thunderdome City") and go-karts, plus a separate area for under-5s. Suits ages roughly 0-12; over-13s aren't admitted to the play equipment.
Indoor & soft play · Romford, Havering
A massive indoor adventure soft play and activity centre featuring multi-level play frames, climbing walls, giant slides, and toddler play zones.
Performing arts · Kilburn, Brent
A major theatre and cinema on Kilburn High Road with youth theatre projects, community productions and family film screenings.
Sports & active · Haggerston, Hackney
Laburnum Boat Club is a community watersports club located on the Regent's Canal in Hackney. It offers supervised canoeing, kayaking, climbing, narrowboat trips, and outdoor activities for children and families, building water confidence and team skills.
Sports & active · Bromley, Bromley
An immersive indoor laser tag arena with multisensory lighting, fog, and music. Offers sci-fi shooting games and a VR arcade zone (great for teenagers).
Swimming & water play · Battersea, Wandsworth
Features an indoor leisure pool with a wave machine, water slides, a warm learner pool, and family swim sessions.
Indoor & soft play · Battersea, Wandsworth
A two-storey soft play centre with tiger rollers, "bish-bash" punch bags and spider-web climbers, attached to the leisure centre cafe — a modest option for ages up to 8, the best currently-open find in Wandsworth after the local Flip Out branch closed.
Performing arts · Highgate, Camden
A historic house in Waterlow Park running children's classes (story-and-song, music, drawing) plus family-friendly free piano recitals and events.
Sports & active · Edmonton, Enfield
London's largest indoor and outdoor athletics centre, a hub for track-and-field for competitive and recreational young athletes.
Sports & active · Clapton, Hackney
Lee Valley Riding Centre offers horse and pony riding lessons for children of all skill levels. They run special 'Pony Club' sessions, stable management and care courses, and school holiday riding camps where kids can learn to ride and care for ponies.
Animals & farms · Leyton, Waltham Forest
A riding centre in Leyton offering lessons and holiday "own a pony" days teaching stable management and riding for ages 5+.
Swimming & water play · Leytonstone, Waltham Forest
A Leytonstone pool with a 25m main pool, a shallow teaching pool, swim school and women-only sessions.
Performing arts · Islington, Islington
Little Angel Theatre is a famous puppet theatre offering magical puppet shows and creative puppet-making workshops for children and families. They run weekly clubs, holiday activities, and community workshops that inspire children to design, build, and perform with their own puppets.
Indoor & soft play · Dalston, Hackney
Little Explorers Soft Play is a vibrant indoor play area designed for babies, toddlers, and young children. It features safe climbing structures, slides, ball pits, sensory play equipment, and a designated seating area with refreshments for parents and carers.
Sports & active · Upper Street, Islington
Little Kickers North & East London provides fun football-themed play classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years. The sessions focus on teaching basic football skills like kicking and dribbling, alongside developmental skills like color recognition and teamwork.
Arts & crafts · South Woodford, Redbridge
A friendly craft cafe where kids and parents can choose from a wide range of ceramic items (plates, mugs, animals) to paint, which are then glazed and fired.
Swimming & water play · Hackney Wick, Hackney
London Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park offers premium swimming for families. It features dedicated family swimming pools, the fun 'Extreme Aqua Splash' inflatable obstacle course (for older kids), and lessons in swimming and Olympic diving.
Museums & culture · King's Cross, Islington
London Canal Museum tells the fascinating history of London's canals and the ice industry. Families can climb inside a historic narrowboat cabin, peer down into a huge Victorian ice well, and join interactive family workshop days.
Museums & culture · Brentford, Hounslow
An interactive steam museum featuring historic engines, hands-on splash-and-steam play tables for children, family events, and a diesel train ride.
Performing arts · Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham
A major theatre offering drama, dance, and music classes for children and youth, Saturday morning family theatre, and pantomimes.
Swimming & water play · New Malden, Kingston upon Thames
A leisure facility in New Malden offering a 25m swimming pool, learner pool, and children swim development classes.
Swimming & water play · Mile End, Tower Hamlets
Leisure facility in Mile End offering a 25m swimming pool, a warm learner pool, and children swim development classes.
Performing arts · Upper Street, Islington
Monkey Music Islington & Highbury runs award-winning music classes for babies and toddlers. Using bubble machines, colorful percussion instruments, and puppets, the age-specific curriculum helps develop language, coordination, and social skills through fun interactive singing.
Sports & active · Holloway, Islington
Namixx Gymnastics offers fun and energetic gymnastics classes for toddlers and older children. Sessions focus on learning core gymnastics skills—including vault, beam, floor work, and bars—which help children develop agility, balance, and physical fitness.
Nature & outdoors · Stoke Newington, Hackney
Nature Tots at Woodberry Wetlands is a weekly outdoor learning and play session for children aged 18 months to 4 years. Led by wildlife experts, activities include pond dipping, bug hunting, mud kitchen play, storytime, and nature crafts in a beautiful reservoir reserve.
Swimming & water play · Plaistow, Newham
A Plaistow leisure centre with a 25m pool, a teaching pool, disability swim sessions and a three-level indoor soft play with a dedicated under-2s sensory area.
Sports & active · Highbury, Islington
North London Gymnastics (NLG) offers top-tier gymnastics coaching for children, from beginners to competitive squad training. They utilize professional apparatus to teach floor gymnastics, trampoline, vault, and beam in a structured and highly motivating environment.
Cinema · Edmonton, Enfield
A reclining-seat cinema at Lee Valley with sensory-friendly morning screenings and toddler sessions.
Cinema · South Woodford, Redbridge
Historic Art Deco cinema showing family blockbusters, with special "Odeon Kids" screenings on weekends and school holidays at discounted family prices.
Cinema · Swiss Cottage, Camden
A multiscreen cinema in Swiss Cottage with weekend Kids' Club showings at lower prices and relaxed, autism-friendly screenings.
Performing arts · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
An independent theatre producing children's theatre shows and running weekly drama classes and creative workshops for children and youth.
Sports & active · Canning Town, Newham
A high-adventure outdoor centre run by the Community Links charity at Canning Town Recreation Ground, giving inner-city children a climbing wall, abseiling, archery and bushcraft.
Indoor & soft play · Barkingside, Redbridge
A large indoor soft play facility featuring multi-level play frames, giant slides, obstacle courses, and dedicated safe play zones for toddlers and babies.
Sports & active · Acton, Ealing
A massive indoor trampoline park featuring interconnected trampolines, a ninja warrior obstacle course, dodgeball, and a giant airbag jump.
Sports & active · Purley Way, Croydon
A large indoor trampoline park featuring wall-to-wall trampolines, dodgeball courts, giant airbag jumps, and dedicated toddler soft play sessions.
Sports & active · Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich
A two-floor, 9-zone trampoline park by North Greenwich tube, with dedicated "Little Os" toddler sessions for ages 5 and under alongside general freejump for age 5+.
Arts & crafts · Maida Vale, Westminster
A Maida Vale youth arts organisation with dance, drama, steelpan, karate and a digital media suite for film, animation and design.
Arts & crafts · Southgate, Enfield
A paint-your-own-pottery studio in Southgate with after-school art clubs and workshops in canvas painting, clay and textiles.
Swimming & water play · Bromley, Bromley
Features a leisure pool with water slides, a wave machine, a toddler splash zone, and regular structured swimming lessons.
Indoor & soft play · Bromley, Bromley
A large indoor soft play facility featuring multi-level play frames, giant slides, obstacle courses, and dedicated safe play zones for toddlers and babies.
Indoor & soft play · Peckham, Southwark
A Peckham leisure centre with a multi-level children's soft-play zone, a warm hydrotherapy pool and swimming.
Cinema · East Finchley, Barnet
A historic community cinema in East Finchley with a £2 Saturday Kids' Club combining a hands-on craft workshop and a film.
Cinema · Bromley, Bromley
Multi-screen cinema offering weekly weekend family screenings (Kids' Club) and Toddler Time screenings at discounted family prices.
Museums & culture · Ealing Central, Ealing
The historic country home of architect Sir John Soane. Features art gallery spaces, children's trail sheets, and holiday art workshops.
Swimming & water play · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
A swimming complex located in Old Deer Park. Features a main indoor pool, a teaching pool, and a popular heated outdoor pool open in the summer months.
Performing arts · Ealing Central, Ealing
A renowned community theatre offering drama classes, musical theatre, and creative workshops for children and youth, plus family performances.
Nature & outdoors · Rainham, Havering
A wetland nature reserve with wooden boardwalks. Offers family pond-dipping, wildlife spotting hides, children's play area, and café.
Sports & active · Hainault, Redbridge
A world-class cycling facility featuring a 2km purpose-built road circuit, BMX track, mountain bike trails, and a cycle hire shop with bikes for kids and teens.
Performing arts · South Woodford, Redbridge
A dedicated centre for youth drama, dance, and music education. Runs term-time classes for all ages, holiday theatre clubs, and regular family theatre performances.
Sports & active · Barkingside, Redbridge
A major sports complex offering kids' sports courses, badminton, squash courts, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, gymnastics classes, and holiday activity camps.
Cinema · Fitzrovia, Westminster
A historic cinema (the birthplace of British cinema) near Oxford Circus with weekend kids' clubs and family screenings.
Performing arts · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames
A beautiful historic theatre on Richmond Green. Hosts touring children's productions, adaptations of popular kids' books, family shows, and pantomimes.
Cinema · Dalston, Hackney
Rio Cinema is a classic independent Art Deco cinema running family screenings. They host the 'Rio Kids Club' every Saturday morning with discounted tickets, and regular 'Classic Carers' screenings where parents can watch new releases with their babies.
Sports & active · Canning Town, Newham
An independent bouldering and training gym in Canning Town with expert-led holiday climbing sessions for ages 7–16 and supervised climbing slots for children as young as 3.
Sports & active · Beckton, Newham
An indoor padel venue in Beckton with five premium courts and dedicated junior coaching in the school holidays, split into age groups 3–5, 5–8 and 9–11.
Performing arts · Chalk Farm, Camden
Low-cost workshops for young people in music recording, dance, theatre and digital video production at the iconic Roundhouse.
Museums & culture · Greenwich, Greenwich
Home of the Greenwich Meridian Line. Features the Peter Harrison Planetarium hosting spectacular star-gazing shows specifically designed for kids.
Sports & active · Romford, Havering
A state-of-the-art facility in Romford featuring an Olympic-sized indoor ice skating rink, swimming pools, and family skate sessions.
Nature & outdoors · Bounds Green, Haringey
Scout Park is a secure 8-acre educational wilderness center in Bounds Green. Reserved for youth groups and schools, it features grass camping fields, a nature reserve, and staff-led adventure activities like archery, climbing, and orienteering.
Cinema · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
A large multiplex cinema offering special "Baby Pictures" screenings for parents and babies, and discounted family tickets for morning screenings.
Sports & active · Holloway, Islington
Sobell Leisure Centre offers structured junior gymnastics classes and squash coaching for kids. The center features specialized gymnastics halls with soft mats and trampolines, alongside squash courts with youth-friendly coaching programs.
Sports & active · Finsbury Park, Islington
A four-zone indoor active-play arena at the rebuilt Sobell Leisure Centre — trampolines, an inflatable zone, a "strike challenge" obstacle course and an optional zip line add-on. Run by the council's leisure operator (Better/GLL) rather than a commercial chain; currently open weekends only in term time.
Indoor & soft play · North Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea
A council-run soft play centre with a four-way wavy slide, a ball-pit "whirlpool infinity deck", a swing-ring challenge and a crawl tube — a dedicated under-2s area plus a main zone for ages 3-10.
Swimming & water play · Enfield, Enfield
A leisure centre with a 25m pool, a warm teaching pool and weekend Aqua Splash inflatable sessions, plus a gym and soft play.
Performing arts · De Beauvoir, Islington
Stage Academy N1 is a performing arts school teaching singing, acting, and dancing to children aged 4 to 18. Through weekly workshops and regular stage productions, they help students build confidence and public speaking skills while learning from industry professionals.
Museums & culture · Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames
A striking Gothic Revival villa. Kids can explore the castle-like architecture, complete family garden trail sheets, and join seasonal family craft events.
Indoor & soft play · Streatham, Lambeth
A Streatham centre with an Olympic-sized ice rink and two tiered indoor soft-play zones for ages 0–8, plus teen fitness.
Sports & active · Sutton, Sutton
A large jump arena (slide, high tower, airbag, foam pit, battle beams) with a minimum trampoline age of 18 months, plus a separate soft play area designed for ages 7 and under.
Swimming & water play · Swiss Cottage, Camden
A big leisure centre with a 25m pool, a warm teaching pool for beginners, a three-storey soft play area and a sports hall. Under-16s swim for £1 before 10am at weekends and daily in the school holidays.
Swimming & water play · Teddington, Richmond upon Thames
A family-friendly swimming facility in Teddington offering a main 25m pool, a warm learner pool, baby swim groups, and kids swimming courses.
Indoor & soft play · Teddington, Richmond upon Thames
"Toddler Fun Time" — soft climbing equipment and inflatables for under-5s, parent-supervised rather than instructor-led, at £5 per child (adults free).
Sports & active · Highbury, Islington
Tennis on Highbury Fields offers youth tennis coaching programs, holiday camps, and court bookings for families. Certified coaches teach tennis fundamentals, hand-eye coordination, and match play to children of all ages in a scenic park setting.
Performing arts · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
A performing arts venue hosting touring children's theatre shows, musical stage adaptations, youth dance groups, and annual Christmas pantomimes.
Sports & active · Stoke Newington, Hackney
The Castle Climbing Centre is a premier indoor climbing facility housed in a spectacular Victorian water pumping station. It offers kids' climbing clubs, family bouldering sessions, holiday camps, and courses where parents and children can learn to rope-climb together under professional supervision.
Swimming & water play · Elephant & Castle, Southwark
An Elephant & Castle leisure centre with a 25m pool and a teaching pool, plus supported accessible swim sessions.
Cinema · Kensal Rise, Brent
A much-loved independent community cinema in Kensal Rise with regular family screenings; profits go to charity.
Arts & crafts · Croydon, Croydon
A popular board game café featuring a massive library of over 1,400 games. A fun, interactive spot for family games or teenager groups.
Cinema · Barnes, Richmond upon Thames
A famous independent cinema in Barnes (former recording studio). Offers weekly family screenings and children's club cinema events.
Sports & active · Camden Town, Camden
Youth kayaking and canoeing on the Regent's Canal led by qualified coaches — a girls-only club, a mixed youth club and weekend sessions, from just £3.
Performing arts · Peckham, Southwark
A Peckham learning theatre with affordable classes in ballet, tap, street dance, drama and musical theatre for ages 3–16.
Performing arts · Stratford, Newham
A historic Stratford theatre with fully-funded youth programmes — a Young Ensemble for ages 15–19 and a Young Technicians pathway in lighting, sound and stage management.
Swimming & water play · Tooting, Wandsworth
The UK's largest open-air freshwater swimming pool (90m long). Features a children's paddling pool, sunbathing lawns, and family swim sessions.
Indoor & soft play · North Finchley, Barnet
A big indoor play centre near the North Circular with a multi-tier play frame, drop slides, ball pits and Make-A-Bear workshops for kids up to 11.
Youth clubs · Edgware, Barnet
North London's largest youth zone, open 7 days, with a climbing wall, boxing gym, dance and music studios and 20+ activities; £1 hot meals.
Swimming & water play · Wembley, Brent
A Wembley sports centre with a 25m pool, developmental swim lessons and junior swim training.
Sports & active · Vauxhall, Lambeth
An indoor bouldering centre near Vauxhall with junior climbing clubs and NICAS award classes for ages 7–17; step-free access.
Nature & outdoors · Barnes, Richmond upon Thames
A 105-acre urban wetland oasis with lakes, ponds, and marshlands. Families can enjoy wildlife hides, family adventure playgrounds (WildPlay), pond-dipping, and meeting otters.
Swimming & water play · Walthamstow, Waltham Forest
A Walthamstow leisure centre with swimming and holiday swim camps, plus an indoor Play Park with trampolines, a ninja course and four-storey soft play.
Indoor & soft play · Walthamstow, Waltham Forest
A charity toy library and play centre in Walthamstow with a sensory room, soft play and a secure outdoor playground.
Cinema · West Norwood, Lambeth
A four-screen cinema at West Norwood library with £3 kids' tickets, Kids' Club, Toddler Time, Watch with Baby and relaxed screenings.
Sports & active · Woodberry Down, Hackney
West Reservoir Water Sports Centre offers exciting water activities on a scenic reservoir. They run youth sailing clubs, kayaking and canoeing courses for kids, family paddleboarding, and school holiday water sports activity weeks.
Swimming & water play · Carshalton, Sutton
A modern leisure facility in Carshalton offering a 25m swimming pool, learner pool, and children swim development classes.
Swimming & water play · Pimlico, Westminster
A Pimlico charity teaching sailing, kayaking and powerboating on the tidal Thames for ages 10–23; £15/year youth membership, waived for disadvantaged young people.
Museums & culture · Enfield, Enfield
A transport museum in a Victorian pumping station with classic cars, commercial vehicles and memorabilia.
Swimming & water play · Willesden, Brent
A Willesden leisure centre with a main pool and a learning pool, part of the Kids Swim Free scheme, plus Friday Night Family Fun sessions.
Performing arts · Wimbledon, Merton
A world-class theatre specifically for children. Hosts professional plays, sensory performances, an indoor play space, and creative drama workshops.
Arts & crafts · Victoria Park, Hackney
Wonderland Ceramics Studio is a friendly paint-your-own-pottery studio in Stoke Newington. Children and parents can choose from ceramic mugs, plates, bowls, or animal figurines, paint them with colorful glazes, and collect them after they are kiln-fired.
Performing arts · Barnsbury, Islington
Young Actors Theatre Islington (YATI) is a renowned community drama school offering acting, singing, and dance classes for children and young people. They run creative workshops and produce showcase plays, helping students develop confidence, public speaking, and theatrical skills.
Animals & farms · Regent's Park, Camden
London's famous zoo in Regent's Park, home to tigers, gorillas, penguins, meerkats and Komodo dragons, with interactive water play and daily animal talks.
Arts & crafts · Angel, Islington
art-K Angel is an art studio offering structured art classes for children aged 6 to 16. Using a wide variety of mediums—including clay, acrylics, watercolors, and pastels—students learn drawing, painting, and sculpting techniques in a supportive and creative club environment.
Arts & crafts · North Finchley, Barnet
North Finchley's arts centre with children's art classes, a youth theatre, dance and drama studios and family shows.
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