Hi everyone! I'm headed to London, Bath and Cornwall in two weeks for spring break with my two kids (ages 4 and 7) and husband.
While we have some stops planned, I wanted to check in with my Travel Massive community since your suggestions have been great: what's not to miss in London, Bath, Cornwall, particularly in terms of cafes, restaruants, or hiking experiences/views? When it comes to actual paid tours, which ones are worth paying for (rather than self-guided) Three of us are vegetarians.
Also looking for your recs on where to find the BEST tikka masala. We are Indian by ethnicity, so we are looking for a tikka masala that isn't too sweet.
If yes, then I would definitely go on a walk on the Thames and see all the historical landmarks such as Tower Bridge, Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral and all the water front.
I do all sort of kids-friendly activities with my kids but so far their top activities would be: The Paddington bear experience Legoland in windsor Boats in Hyde Park London Eye Hop on bus Uber boat that goes to Geenwich (there's a foodhall in there but to be honest I don't know much about vegetarian options in there) Lonodn Zoo - i'd say it's a whole day experience Frameless The Shard.
I don't know how much time you'd have but also I'd highly recommend to go to Kew Gardens (good for adult and kids with big sandpit). Right now there's a blossom period so who knows, maybe you will have a chance to see all these stunning flowers.
Excellent, thank you! I am going to look into the Paddington Bear experience. I have been to London once and have seen the main sites, but we will still visit them again because my husband and kids have not seen them.
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You should definitely book The Paddington Bear bus experience (with B Bakery) as Natalia mentioned. I bet your kids will love it. One of my favourite Indian places in London is Aladin Brick Lane and Bahara, also if you're around the neighbourhood, you should try Beigel Bake. The Postal Museum and the Young V&A Museum are fun for kids (at least my 4-year-old niece loved them both). Hope it helps :)
I'd really recommend Natural History and Science Museums as they are close to one another. Kids love them because one has cool dinosaurs and the other has a lot of interactive exhibition pieces that kids can touch and play with. So it's nice for them to learn something and have fun at the same time.
Others have listed the most popular locations so I'll just echo that. Borough Market is great for food too!
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The Coastal Path in Cornwall has some great hiking experiences. Not sure what locations you planned to go to or if you will be driving, but it could be weaved into the trip. www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk.
Some of my favorite places to visit are St. Ives, Zennor, Padstow, St. Michael's Mount (walk from Mariazon but check the tides or you can take boat), Mousehole, (so I pretty much just love it there and would recommend all of it). I think everywhere it is pretty family friendly and you can find something fun for the children.
One spot that I love especially is the Minack Theater which is on the ocean in the cliffs. It is an outdoor theater and well worth the visit. The children may have a long night, but you can bring comfortable cushions for them to sleep/relax on if they needed to as well as food, snacks and drinks. If you did not want to do a show, a guided tour is also an option. Sometimes there are programs for children, but you would have to check that with them.
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Hi everyone! I'm headed to London, Bath and Cornwall in two weeks for spring break with my two kids (ages 4 and 7) and husband.
While we have some stops planned, I wanted to check in with my Travel Massive community since your suggestions have been great: what's not to miss in London, Bath, Cornwall, particularly in terms of cafes, restaruants, or hiking experiences/views? When it comes to actual paid tours, which ones are worth paying for (rather than self-guided) Three of us are vegetarians.
Also looking for your recs on where to find the BEST tikka masala. We are Indian by ethnicity, so we are looking for a tikka masala that isn't too sweet.
Hiya, is it your first time in London?
If yes, then I would definitely go on a walk on the Thames and see all the historical landmarks such as Tower Bridge, Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral and all the water front.
I do all sort of kids-friendly activities with my kids but so far their top activities would be:
The Paddington bear experience
Legoland in windsor
Boats in Hyde Park
London Eye
Hop on bus
Uber boat that goes to Geenwich (there's a foodhall in there but to be honest I don't know much about vegetarian options in there)
Lonodn Zoo - i'd say it's a whole day experience
Frameless
The Shard.
I don't know how much time you'd have but also I'd highly recommend to go to Kew Gardens (good for adult and kids with big sandpit). Right now there's a blossom period so who knows, maybe you will have a chance to see all these stunning flowers.
Enjoy your time in here!
Excellent, thank you! I am going to look into the Paddington Bear experience.
I have been to London once and have seen the main sites, but we will still visit them again because my husband and kids have not seen them.
You should definitely book The Paddington Bear bus experience (with B Bakery) as Natalia mentioned. I bet your kids will love it. One of my favourite Indian places in London is Aladin Brick Lane and Bahara, also if you're around the neighbourhood, you should try Beigel Bake. The Postal Museum and the Young V&A Museum are fun for kids (at least my 4-year-old niece loved them both). Hope it helps :)
Thank you-- You are now the second person to recommend Aladin so I have booked it! I will look into the Paddiington Bear experience.
I'd really recommend Natural History and Science Museums as they are close to one another. Kids love them because one has cool dinosaurs and the other has a lot of interactive exhibition pieces that kids can touch and play with. So it's nice for them to learn something and have fun at the same time.
Others have listed the most popular locations so I'll just echo that. Borough Market is great for food too!
Thank you! ok, yes, we love natural history museums, and my son is really into dinosaurs so this will be perfect.
The Coastal Path in Cornwall has some great hiking experiences. Not sure what locations you planned to go to or if you will be driving, but it could be weaved into the trip. www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk.
Some of my favorite places to visit are St. Ives, Zennor, Padstow, St. Michael's Mount (walk from Mariazon but check the tides or you can take boat), Mousehole, (so I pretty much just love it there and would recommend all of it). I think everywhere it is pretty family friendly and you can find something fun for the children.
One spot that I love especially is the Minack Theater which is on the ocean in the cliffs. It is an outdoor theater and well worth the visit. The children may have a long night, but you can bring comfortable cushions for them to sleep/relax on if they needed to as well as food, snacks and drinks. If you did not want to do a show, a guided tour is also an option. Sometimes there are programs for children, but you would have to check that with them.
Thank you for these these suggestions!!