Tag Archives: South London

Splish splash! Swimming with a toddler in South London

Posted on August 3, 2011 by katese11

Another generic post but a nice one for a hot day, no? We’ve done a fair bit of swimming around the South London area (not literally swimming around South London…unless you believe that made-for -TV movie “Flood”. “Sir, if we … Continue reading →

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The rest of Battersea Park

Posted on July 31, 2011 by katese11

There’s nothing like a bit of controversy and Battersea Park is nothing if not controversial. It’s home to the Adventure Playground that made it into the national news for charging £2.50 per person. Britain truly was Disgusted of SW11. But … Continue reading →

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Ben & Jerry’s Festival – 24/07/11

Posted on July 25, 2011 by katese11

So, it turns out that Ben & Jerry’s Festival is another one of those things which is actually less fun with a toddler. Another shocker! The lazing around on picnic blankets becomes charging around other people’s picnic blankets. The 8 … Continue reading →

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A round-up of South London soft plays

Posted on July 16, 2011 by katese11

You know what a soft play is. They’re the things that knacker your toddler out but you as well, they make your hair static and if your toddler is wearing Primark trousers, it makes them static too. I have learnt … Continue reading →

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Royal Festival Hall

Posted on July 16, 2011 by katese11

This is another London-Mother staple. It’s fairly central, easy to get to and they don’t mind you sitting there for hours without buying anything. But they also have a cafe (and a bar!) selling tea and coffee, a soup and … Continue reading →

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New Cross in the rain 16/07/11

Posted on July 16, 2011 by katese11

Not the most promising title, I know…. We have some friends that live in New Cross and they were having a BBQ today (in the rain…cause we’re British). Roo was getting restless inside, so we took him to the park … Continue reading →

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Vauxhall City Farm – 01/07/11

Posted on July 16, 2011 by katese11

Just a quick one this, as  it’s only little. Shockingly, considering how local the farm is to us, we’ve only been there once. It’s nice. There are animals – rabbits, ducks, cows etc and even a couple of alpacas (we’re … Continue reading →

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Battersea Park Children’s Zoo – 03/06/11

Posted on July 13, 2011 by katese11

So, as you can see from the state of the boy in the photo above, it was an insanely hot day when we visited. And don’t be misled by his t-shirt and shorts – there are neither lions nor dinosaurs … Continue reading →

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Imperial War Museum

Posted on July 13, 2011 by katese11

War HUH! What is it good for? Rainy afternoons, yeah…! This is another one of our frequent, local fixes. Considering I am broadly a pacificist, this child is going to grow up knowing a lot about the glory of war. … Continue reading →

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Peddlar’s Park, Vauxhall

Posted on July 13, 2011 by katese11

This is just a standard local park for us but it has a special feature. Let me break this down for you. There is a train in the park, and it is next to the train line into Waterloo. So, … Continue reading →

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