London Toddler

For my son’s 2nd birthday we took him to The Pavillion Leisure Centre in Bromley. Parking was easy as there are two big car parks next to the leisure centre. We went to the Buzz family splash session which takes place on a Wednesday between 18.00 and 21.00. They have family changing rooms which are [...]

Peckham Pulse Soft Play There’s a soft play area for children and toddlers at the Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre. It costs £1.35 for each play session which normally last 50 minutes except for the first session of the day which lasts a bit longer. The times for the sessions are as follows: 9.30am to 10.50am [...]

Soft Play Areas in Surrey Quays Discovery Planet Discovery Planet is a soft play area located in Surrey Quays shopping area for the under 10s. On weekdays it is £3.49 for under 2s and £3.99 for 2 years upwards. On weekends it costs £4.99 for children ages 2-10 and  £4.49 for under 2s. Adults are free. They run a [...]

Soft Play Area in Bromley Adventure Kingdom www.bromleymytime.org.uk/adventure-kingdom.html I went here with my husband and toddler on a Saturday morning. We arrived about 10.30am and it was fairly quiet. The soft play area is divided into two parts. There is a main climbing frame for children between 4 and 11 and underneath this there is [...]

Gambados Gambados is a huge indoor play area. There are two small play areas for the under 3s. There is a huge soft play frame for the older children as well as dodgems, a carousel and trampolines. The best thing about going to Gambados is that adults are are allowed on the big play frame and [...]

Arches Leisure Centre in Greenwich sets up a large area full of soft play equipment for the under fives for hour and a half sessions. The sessions take place nearly every day of the week. Soft Play Areas in Southwark Go to The Arches website The Arches Leisure Centre to get details of the times. The equipment includes small [...]

Here is a round up of some  soft play areas I have heard off  in the London area which are suitable for toddlers and under 5s. This is not an exhaustive list, but I will add to it as I discover more. If you’re not sure whether there is a soft play near you, check your [...]

One of the great things about London is there is always a park or a green space nearby where your toddler can run around, enjoy the playgrounds, watch the wildlife, feed the ducks and let off steam. Here is a round up of all the parks in Central London St James’s Park St James’s Park is [...]

Forget all the attractions sometimes a toddler will love nothing more than enjoying the different modes of transport that London has to offer. I have suggested some ideas below. Boat rides on the river A boat ride along the River Thames is one of my favourite things to do in London with or without a [...]

Many, many restaurants in London are child friendly and so are many of the pubs. You will find many pubs very busy with families at lunchtime enjoying a pub lunch, especially at the weekend and now the smoking ban is in place. Many of them have highchairs and facilites to change your baby so it’s [...]