Musicals these days are really incredibly entertaining. The balance between compelling storytelling and special effects is just perfect and a great example of that is WICKED, the multi award-winning musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, shown at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre. For discounted tickets, check this site…
Tickets for In the Night Garden Live 2014 are on sale now – book early for the best prices.
Join Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy at In the Night Garden Live.
Step into the magical world of In the Night Garden and see Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka brought to life before your eyes with beautiful costumes, magical puppets, enchanting music and breathtaking projections.
In the Night…
If you are looking for half term activities for children in London we suggest heading to the London Aquarium to see the new crustaceans that have arrived.
A ten strong team of aquarists from the SEA LIFE London Aquarium have recently welcomed a 15 new crustacean residents including a pair of gigantic but very delicate Japanese Spider Crabs and an army of small, brightly coloured but incredibly…
X Factor child star has recently launched a new attraction at the historic toy shop on Regent Street. Hamleys London invited X Factor finalist Luke Friend to busk as it opened its doors to customers and fans on Regent Street at 10am this morning, to celebrate the launch of Hamleys Underground.
Luke Friend, known as the ‘busker from Devon’ is a seventeen year old acoustic…
A few days ago an expert team of aquarists at the London Aquarium kicked off the new year with a full clean up of all 63 displays. It is fascinating to see how they did it. And some of the images are simply amazing. Check it out!
The team began by diving inside the shark display and first polishing the five metre long glass walkway, situated above the million litre display which is home to 22…
How much do your kids know about the stars and the planets? Reading about the wondrous solar system at school ignites the imagination but not as much as looking directly at the night sky itself. Interest in stargazing in the UK is rocketing with some local councils even turning off street lighting in some areas to minimise light pollution and promote darker skies.
With the BBC focusing on…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas….. London is truly magical over Christmas. Thousands of trees across the Capital are decorated, lots of Santas are everywhere and shops filled with glitter and Christmas lights! After 15 years leaving in this amazing city I decided to take a BIG BUS tour ride in the evening to see the lights in Central London and absolutely enjoyed it.
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Perhaps I just had a particularly nasty encounter with the UK’s largest Christmas destination, however it was just so horrific that I felt compelled to write about it and warn others of my rather interesting trip to ‘Winter Wonderland’.
Having actually worked at the event the first year it was established, I naively thought that I would have a good understanding of what to…
Like every year one of the most relaxing and charming areas of London during the Christmas time is Greenwich with its eclectic mix of local designer-maker shops and stalls. It is one of the most appealing corners of London.
Greenwich Market will become a twinkling festive haven from 27 November when the children’s handmade Lantern Parade and Christmas Lights Switch On takes place. A visit…
Each year, 70 million sharks are slaughtered for their fins – a rate at which they simply cannot survive – and shark charity Bite Back estimate that unless action is taken, 20 species could be extinct by 2017. So a few days ago, a courageous group of 55 cub scouts – all just 8-10 years old – took a stand and staged a ‘sleep-in’ at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium, sleeping with 15 sharks…