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Tag Archives: North London
The Bucket and Spade List Part 10 – The Met Line
The first thing I need to warn you about the Met line is how much concentration it requires to actually catch it. Any Met line platform on Central London is probably moonlighting as a Circle line platform as well. And … Continue reading
The Bucket and Spade List Part 9 – RAF Museum
We are 75% of the way through this list. And summer’s not over yet, no no. Just because it was dark this morning and Roo’s back at school and I’ve just written a post about Christmas…none of that means I … Continue reading
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Tagged aeroplanes, cafes, coffee, museums, North London
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The Bucket and Spade List Part 5 – Clissold Park
Yes, it’s the last week of the holidays and we’re not even halfway through the list. I’m OK with that. The list will go on. But we ticked off another item yesterday, with a trip to Clissold Park with Tammy … Continue reading
Posted in Token attempts at fresh air (parks), Uncategorized
Tagged animals, cafes, North London, parks, playground, sandpits, trains
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The Bucket and Spade List Part 1
You’ve heard of the Bucket List, right? Starting off as a list of things to do before you die, it’s become a generic term for a list of cool stuff you want to do. So, we’ve hijacked that for our … Continue reading
Posted in Facts! And facts are important!
Tagged Central London, East London, eating out, museums, North London, parks, summer holidays
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IKEA With a Toddler – 21/04/14
There are two ways to approach the IKEA experience, especially when you’re trying to do it with a child or two in tow. One is to treat it like a fun day out – forget about buying anything specific, just … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, eating out, North London, play, playground, shopping
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Kids’ Adventure Zone
It was a rainy day in Wood Green and Eva and I were off to meet T’sMum and T. In fact, this is the third time we’ve been to Wood Green to meet T’sMum and every time it’s been … Continue reading
Big Fish Little Fish Tufnell Park – 24/11/13
Last time we went to Big Fish Little Fish, it was a 30C day in July and we were fresh from the paddling pool. Today was a bit of a stark contrast. Firstly, it was in North London not South. … Continue reading
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Tagged disco, music, North London
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Little Dinosaurs – 23/10/13
Yesterday was a busy day. A 6-tube, 3-bus, uphill-downhill kind of day. And our first destination was Little Dinosaurs at Alexandra Palace. We caught the Victoria Line as far as Finsbury Park and made a very easy change onto the … Continue reading
Chips and Changing Tables – Eating Out With a Toddler Part 1 Zillion….
Cause, yknow we’ve done a lot of this eating out with a toddler thing now. Newborns, weaners, toddler, preschoolers, schoolkids…we’ve dropped ketchup on them all, in restaurants all over London. But here are some that have been more fun than … Continue reading