• The ultimate insider's guide to London for locals and experienced travelers
• Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides
• Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide
• Appeals to both the local market (more than 14 million people call London home)and the tourist market (30 million people visit London every year!)
• Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs
London offers a plethora of fun, interesting things for locals and visitors to do. Aside from the obvious tourist attractions, did you know there’s a man stuck in a clock? Or that dancing on a certain grave can make a beautiful tune? Do you know the best place for making sandcastles along the Thames? Or where to have breakfast with real London bus drivers? Have you ever seen the talking cat? Covering all 32 boroughs of inner and outer London, this book offers an eclectic mix of fun facts with unique things to do; leading you to rediscover London. You may have walked down the same street a hundred times and never noticed a certain something. This book will tell you why it’s there and that just around the corner there is something great for kids! The book will introduce children to art, history, science and much more, which will inspire them and create great family talking points all whilst making invaluable memories. So, whether you are an ‘inny’ or an ‘outy’ Londoner, or visitor to this great city, grab the kids and get exploring!
All Hallows Church
The tower that moved | 10
All Star Lanes
Skittles and shakes | 12
Arches of London Bridge
When it all fell down, where did the arches go? | 14
Babylon Park
Ride an indoor rollercoaster | 16
Barking Park
A mystical unicorn lake | 18
Battersea Power Station
Theyll need a huge chimney sweep! | 20
The Blue House
A cardboard cut-out dwelling | 22
The BMX Track London
Become a world champion! | 24
Bow Street Police Museum
The OG Police Force | 26
Brixton Windmill
A windmill in London? | 28
Brodie Road Post Box
Who reigns? | 30
Bruce Castle
Where the kings buddy lived | 32
Cabmens Shelter
Service through a hatch! | 34
The Centre of London
How many miles from home are you? | 36
Chinatown
The rudest restaurant in London | 38
Church Street Cashpoint
Its a world first | 40
City Dragons
Guarding the boundaries | 42
The Clipper
Hop on, hop off along the river | 44
Coal Drops Yard
From coal to curling! | 46
Crossbones Graveyard
A solemn discovery | 48
Crossness Pumping Station
What do you think about when you are on the loo? | 50
Croydon Airport Visitor Centre
Stand on an aeroplane runway! | 52
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
Step into a Jurassic World | 54
Discover Childrens Story Centre
A magical immersive world | 56
Dr Johnsons House
When your bestie is a cat whos as famous as you | 58
Elephant Springs
Pack your swimmies and a bucket and spade! | 60
Fair Play Barnet
Everyone has the right to play | 62
The Fellowship Inn
Popcorn and a pint | 64
Fitzrovia Mural
The more you look, the more you see | 66
Fortnum and Mason Clock
What to do with a candle stump? | 68
Foundling Tokens
Trinkets to identify children | 70
Gabriels Wharf
Head to the beach! | 72
The Garden Museum
A view from a medieval tower | 74
German Lamppost
A gift from a twin | 76
Go Ape
Exploring Londons treetops | 78
GoBoat Paddington
Self-drive through the London canals | 80
Gods Own Junkyard
The Kings of Neon | 82
The Golden Hinde
A hidden ship | 84
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
A claustrophobics nightmare | 86
Hampstead Hill Garden
An Edwardian sanctuary | 88
Headstone Manor
The people and the place | 90
Hunterian Museum
Your leg bones connected to your knee bone | 92
Imperial Park
Planes, trains and a football squad | 94
Joseph Grimaldi Park
Clowning about on a coffin | 96
The Kentish Drovers
Keeping the cattle fat! | 98
Kidspace Romford
Arrive and go! | 100
Kyoto Garden
A gift from a friend | 102
Leake Street Arches
Look what Banksy started | 104
Leinster Gardens
Its a fake! | 106
Lewis of London
An udder delight | 108
London Museum Docklands
From pirates to financial traders | 110
London Transport Museum
All aboard! | 112
London Zoo
A roaring day out | 114
Londoner Buses
Ride an old Routemaster bus | 116
The Ludoquist
Board games for the whole family | 118
Markfield
A pumphouse and a princess | 120
Mayfield Lavender Farm
Is it really in London? | 122
The Mercers Treasure Walk
Treasures hidden in plain sight | 124
Merton Abbey Mills
A wheel powered wheel! | 126
Michelin House
From tyres to oysters | 128
The Mosaic House
Anarchy through art | 130
Mudchute Park and Farm
In the shadow of Canary Wharf | 132
National Covid Memorial Wall
A wall of love | 134
Neals Yard Clock
Time to water the flowers | 136
Neasden Temple
Gods body is a temple | 138
The Old Operating Theatre Museum
Watch a live surgery, Victorian style! | 140
Parsloes Park Play Area
The Flamboyance of Flamingos | 142
Pepys Park
Sit on a real cannon | 144
The Philpot Lane Mice
A cheesy fight | 146
Police Officer Bollard
Ello ello ello, what do we have ere then? | 148
The Postal Museum
Travel via Mail Rail! | 150
Puppet Theatre Barge
A visit with no strings attached | 152
Queen Elizabeth I Statue
How can a statue make money? | 154
Real Time
A man trapped in a clock | 156
The Royal Exchange
A home for trading stocks | 158
Ruislip Lido Beach
A hidden village under the water | 160
Shepherdess Walk Mosaics
A modern story told in pictures | 162
The Sherriff Centre
Hullabaloo soft play in a church | 164
The Silver Mousetrap
Would you put a mousetrap on your head? | 166
Soho, So Nosey
Can you sniff out the seven hooters? | 168
St Brides Church
Why is a wedding cake tiered? | 170
St Katharine Docks
Charles Dickens would approve | 172
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Is all this brass rubbing off on you? | 174
St Pauls Cathedral
Shhhhhh | 176
Stoke Newington Town Hall
Really good camouflage is hard to find | 178
Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre
Get your skates on! | 180
Swiss Glockenspiel
A chime with charm | 182
Syon House and Park
An exploding king | 184
Tate Britain
Calling all mini artists | 186
Teddington Lock and Weir
Seal of approval | 188
Thames Barrier
Londons flood defence | 190
Thames Cycle Path
Tripcock Ness to Crossness Incinerator | 192
Thames Rockets
Speed along the river like James Bond | 194
The Tin Tabernacle
A battleship party venue | 196
Tobacco Dock
A 1980s retail disaster | 198
Tooting Bec Lido
Jump in for a good time | 200
Tower Bridge
A glass platform over the Thames | 202
Treasure Trails
Calling all secret agents! | 204
Trinity Buoy Wharf
A lighthouse in London | 206
Two Temple Place
Commissioned by one of the worlds richest men | 208
Valentines Mansion
Blooming roses | 210
Vauxhall City Farm
A hidden gem in the shadow of MI6 | 212
The Viktor Wynd Museum
Fun and freaky | 214
Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum
Dining in a tube carriage | 216
Walthamstow Wetlands
London Wildlife Trust | 218
Wellington Arch
Take a peep into the kings back garden | 220
The White Swan
Wading for a drink | 222
Winns Common Playground
Power to the mums | 224
Woolwich Ferry
Forget Staten Island, weve got Woolwich | 226
World Time Linear Clock
Pick a country and see what time it is! | 228
Ye Olde Swiss Cottage
Alpine vibes on a traffic island | 230
Born opposite Big Ben, London has always been Alicia Edwards's home. Spending countless mornings walking the streets of Central with her Grandad, growing up she got to learn every inch of the West End and its secret backstreets and shortcuts. Her love for the capital has never waned as London never remains the same; there is always something new to find and explore. Since having a child of her own, Alicia has rediscovered London in a whole new light and loves it even more!
