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Regent's Park – Drop by the Open Air Theatre to see
what's playing. Often there are plays and musicals tailored to kids. And
during the day, there are playgrounds and a lake for boating, and a canal
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Zoo – A trip to the London Zoo has always been fun, but now your
kids can walk in Harry Potter’s footsteps, remembering his one happy
day with those Muggles the Dursleys. Check out the great owl exhibit, but
don’t miss the reptile room, where Harry realized he could talk to
a boa constrictor. (Tip: Free with the London
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Boat ride on Regent's Canal – Canals were once a main source
of industrial transporation into London, and it's fun to take a ride on
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To pick up the boat, take the underground to Warwick Ave.
and walk over to Little Venice, a lovely part of London where the canal
is lined with green trees, ducks glide around on the water, and there's
lots of colorful narrowboats, permanently moored along the canal. Spend
some time walking around Little Venice, stop into a cafe for a bite to eat,
then take the London Waterbus that goes along Regent's Canal to Camden Lock. |
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The ride lasts about 45 min., and passes through tunnels,
under bridges, and goes along the back section of Regent's Park. At Camden
Lock, watch the locks in action, narrowboats going up and down the canal.
The canal boat trips run year round, but more frequently in summer. (The
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Tip: The London Waterbus is the perfect way to get
to the London Zoo. Buy a combinating boat ride and zoo entrance ticket,
and there's a stop for the zoo along the way. |
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Madame Tussaud's – It's tacky and wonderful and
if you're going to see any of Madame Tussaud museums, London is the place
to do it. Madame Tussaud's is a way into English history. Queen Victoria
is especially lifelike. And how could you fail to miss Henry VIII and his
wives. |
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Sherlock Holmes Museum – London and Sherlock Holmes
are almost synonymous. Sherlock Holmes was a fictional character created
by Conan Doyle, but he seems real to kids and adults alike. So real that
when you visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221b Baker Street, there's
a recreation of Holmes' study where his solved his famous cases. If you
take the underground, the Baker Street station has a statue of Sherlock
Holmes. |
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Kids can read
for themselves three classic Sherlock Holmes stories – "The
Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Red-headed League,"
and "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." (Easy reader)
Also for new readers, the abridged version of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Imagine
if Sherlock Holmes had a younger sister, and here she is, Enola
Holmes, a spirited, independent teenager, hot on the trail of Viscount
Tewksbury, as well as her mother, who's also disappeared. Enola
solves the ciphers, disguises herself as a widow and embarks on
a London adventure. (Chapter book)
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Sherlock Holmes
couldn't solve his cases without the Baker Street Irregulars,
homeless children in London. In the first adventure, Holmes sends the Irregulars to the circus to investigate a famous tightrope team, the Zalindas. In the next adventure, the Irregulars scour London to find Watson and search for an ancient lost treasure. (Chapter books)
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(More children's
books on other London and England pages) |
