Attractions

  The much anticipated Lumiere London will return from 18-21 January 2018. Lumiere is London’s largest arts festival. The Mayor has just provided a sneak preview into some of the featured artists and installations, with both Westminster Abbey and the National Theatre amongst the first iconic locations to be released. Building upon the incredibly successful 2016 Lumiere London programme…

Pirates and Smugglers is a family event at Arundel Castle this September. The crew of The Mermaid and The Yarnsmith of Norwich Story Teller will return to the Castle demonstrating crafts, fashion and combat from the 18th century. A great way to find out about the real smugglers of Sussex, and what the historical pirates were really like and did. Tickets From £10 for a child (5-16…

The Knights, Squires, and Men-at-Arms of Raven Tor Living History Group will meet in a Medieval Foot Tournament on the upper lawns of Arundel Castle. With competitions using a variety of weapons, the free-style fighting of the combatants will be the nearest reproduction of tournament combat seen outside of the 15th century. With Story Teller, falconry display, have-a-go-archery and a…

Join the Octonauts on a brand new deep-sea adventure and see the ocean in a whole new light this summer at Sea Life Brighton’s Octonaut Octo-Glow Octo-Glow Explorers event from 22 July – 01 September 2017. CBeebies’ most intrepid ocean explorers will be inviting younger children and their families to become honorary recruits of the Octonauts crew and join their special…

The musical Rain is a Tribute to the Beatles celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the release of The Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. The celebration Begins on the 1st of October 2017 with Nationwide theatre tour dates, culminating with 3 nights at the London Palladium. Read my interview with band leader Paul Curatolo who interprets Paul McCartney 🙂 …

Arundel Castle in West Sussex is set to play host to the world’s longest international jousting competition, with top challengers from across the globe taking part in its spectacular Jousting and Medieval Tournament Week. Destrier Pro HE Ltd will be returning for an exciting and thrilling six-day jousting tournament at Arundel Castle – the longest competition of its kind in the world.

  One of my favourite attractions in Great Britain is Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. From London it is only one hour drive away and makes it the perfect day out on the British coast for the whole family. It is one of those attractions that require at least a full day to be able to visit everything. But you can return again and again and always find new artifacts and new fun activities to…

  This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed promises something for every member of the family when it kicks off this weekend (29 June – 2 July 2017). When you live in a predominantly male-dominated family you have to probably watch Top Gear, Wheeler Dealers over and over again and also go to Goodwood once a year. This year at the Festival of Speed there will be a bumper line-up of family…

  This June NINJAGO World, a new world of ninjas, has opened at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, featuring the UK’s first ever 4D, hand gesture enabled ride and a group of London Mums and kids have checked it out and sent us their comments and images. Take a look! London Mum Ranjeet and her kids were some of the first guests to experience the 4D ride with hand-gesture technology, have…

Ahead of Father’s Day, a team of London Mums, dads and the kids club attended an exclusive dad’s day out at The View from The Shard, London’s most exciting attraction enjoying exclusive access to the city’s highest viewing platform.   While the parents indulged in a luxury champagne breakfast 800ft above the capital, the children were enjoying the sweeping panoramic views. London Mum…