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We always suggest you ring beforehand if visiting with disabled children as all attractions within the place you are visiting may not be accessible, depending on disablement, and whether or not if you have a helper.
Our guide is popular with families and as a school resource for educational trips.
For opening times click through to website or telephone attraction. Some attractions close during the winter.

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Doing What

Wheelchair friendly

London Wetland Centre, The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Barnes, London SW13 9WT,
Tel 020 8409 4400
www.wwt.org.uk
The 42 hectare London Wetland Centre is the best urban site in Europe to watch wildlife, Nature trails. Ducks, birds, bats, dragonflies and more. Lakeside café. Heated viewing observatory,  Children's adventure area, shop.

Excellent facilities

Snakes and Ladders Indoor & Outdoor Play Area, Syon Park, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 8JF.
Tel: 020 8847 0946
www.snakes-and-ladders.co.uk
3 tier adventure indoor play area, 2 to 5s area, separate toddlers areas, electric motor bikes, coffee shop overlooking play area, birthday party packages, group bookings available.

Yes - Some activities depending on disablement

Activ Camps, Emanuel School, Battersea SW11 1HS
(also at Oxted School, RH8 0AB)
Tel 07896 546067
www.activcamps.com 
Fun-packed multi-activity Easter & Summer camps for kids aged 4-14. Activities include indoor rock climbing, swimming, obstacle courses, quad biking, water slides, team games, orienteering and much much more... call to check
Super Camps 
Tel 01235 832222
www.supercamps.co.uk
Activity day camps for children aged 4-14 at Putney High School; Wimbledon High School; Blackheath High School, Streatham & Clapham High School. call to check 
Royal Air Force Museum, Grahame Park Way, London, NW9 5LL
Tel 020 8205 2266
www.rafmuseum.org
Make discovering history by using interactive displays, visiting our interactive centre, having a ride on a simulator and participating in our special holiday activities. Over 100 aircraft on display. Free entry

Yes

 

Streatham Kart Raceway
390 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6HX
Tel: 020 8677 8677 
www.playscape.co.uk
Go Karting - Kids Parties, Practice Sessions available to Children aged 8 to 16. Develop and improving your driving skills with computerised timing encouraging your efforts: must be booked in advance. Summer School. 

yes; can go on Karts. Ring for details

Activity Land, Vale Farm, Watford Road, Wembley, HA0 3HG,
Tel 0208 904 9044
www.wherekidsplay.co.uk 
All-year indoor & outdoor activity centre, 25' rock-climbing wall, Driving school, Tractors & diggers, Multi-level play frame, Woodland trail, Dinosaur dig, Gold-panning, Toddler area, Shop, Restaurant, Party packages

Please ring

 
Ceramics Cafe, 6, Argyle Road, West Ealing, London,  W13 8AB, 
Tel: 020 8810 4422
www.ceramicscafe.com
Children will love painting pottery. Ceramics Café, the venue for painting your own ceramics in Ealing,  London and the South East. Paint your design, we fire it and your piece is ready in 2-4 days. Kids Parties

Yes

 

All Fired Up Ceramics Cafe, 34 East Dulwich Road, London, SE22 9AX, 
Tel:020 7732 6688
Website 
Children love painting pottery. All Fired Up Ceramics Café offers a wide range of ceramic items that can be hand painted, ranging from plates, mugs, piggy banks and flower pots. First footprints - for all time!  - All Fired Up! Yes - telephone to check
ZSL London Zoo, Outer Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY,
Tel 0207 7722 3333
www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo
Visit the new exhibit Gorilla Kingdom to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the rainforest. many animal magical moments, including feeds and keeper talks, make London Zoo a great day out for all. Restaurant Yes .

Ceramics Cafe, 1A Mortlake Terrace, Kew Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DT.
Tel: 020 8332 6661
www.ceramicscafe.com

Another Ceramics Café, the venue for painting your own ceramics in Richmond,  London and the South East. Paint your design, we fire it and your piece is ready in 2-4 days. Kids Parties Yes
Kidspace Adventures, Kidspace, The Colonnades, 619 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4RQ
Tel 0208 686 0040
www.kidspaceadventures.com 
The very best playcentre  activities  in new breed of centre. Kidspace alters the perception of an indoor adventure park with its huge range of play equipment, activity zones and unique party offerings. Cafe. Ages up to 13. Yes
Science Museum, South Kensington, SW7 2DD, 
Tel
0870 8704868
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
The Science Museum is world-renowned for its awe-inspiring collections, family activities and exhibitions including the all-new Launchpad gallery - it's a FREE fun day out for the whole family! Restaurant, Cafe. Yes
The Household Cavalry Museum, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AX
Tel 020 7930 3070
www.householdcavalrymuseum.org.uk 
Have fun dressing up in combat jackets and helmets as you go behind the scenes at this living museum. Watch troopers working with their horses.  Craft activities and story-telling sessions over the summer.  Gift shop. Yes
Smarty Paints Ceramics & Pottery Café, 85, Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth, SW12 8NX
Tel 0208 772 8702
www.smartypaints.co.uk 
Fun place to paint ceramics and pottery. We do parties, foot and hand prints, kids activities and classes People of any age welcome, no artistic skills needed. Birthday parties: ceramics or T-shirt painting yes
Shadwell Basin Outdoor AC, Outdoor Activity Centre, 3-4 Shadwell Pierhead, Glamis Road, London E1W 3TD
Tel 020 7481 4210
www.shadwell-basin.org.uk 
Outdoor activities for young people aged 9-18 next to the Thames in Central London: kayaking, canoeing, climbing, sailing, high ropes, bell boats & team challenges.

Centre fully accessible, & some activities. Call for more details. 

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A Passion For... Hendon Preparatory School, 20 Tenterden Grove, Hendon, London NW4 1TD
Tel 01235 833030
www.apassionfor.co.uk
Holiday Workshops For Children aged 6-16! Offering week-long specialised activity courses in topics such as Cookery, Invention, Street Dance, Being in a Band and many more!

Call to check

CBBC Interactive Tours, BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, W12 7RJ
Tel 0370 901 1227

www.bbc.co.uk/tours
Fantastic for kids aged  7 & 11, the CBBC Interactive Tour takes you into the magic of CBBC. Truly interactive, giving the kids the chance to have a go at making  their very own TV. Tours of Television Centre for 9yrs+. 

Yes

 

Royal Armouries, White Tower, Tower of London, EC3N 4AB 
Tel 020 3166 6660
www.royalarmouries.org 
Where better to experience history than the world-famous White Tower within the Tower of London? This iconic site showcases the Royal Armouries’ glittering collection of arms, armour and historical artefacts

Limited access: call to check

The London Bridge Experience & The London Tombs, 2 - 4 Tooley Street, Southwark, SE1 2SY
Tel 0800 043 4666
www.thelondonbridgeexperience.com 
The London Bridge Experience and the London Tombs are set in the historic surroundings of the tombs under the London Bridge

Yes

Biscuit, 3-4 Nelson Road, Greenwich SE10 9JB
Tel 0208 853 8588
www.biscuit-biscuit.com 
Ceramic/pottery painting cafe in Greenwich Town Centre. Huge range. Also fantastic food, home-made cakes and organic ice-cream. Children's Parties, hen do's and office/team building events.

Yes

Roller Party 
Tel 07786 166609
www.rollerparty.co.uk

 

Mobile private indoor or outdoor "Roller Discos" for any event in your local area. We provide the skates, you provide the mates. All ages and abilities from ages 6 upwards. Book your party now!

Is possible

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Diana, Princess of Wales' Memorial Playground, Kensington Gardens, 
W2 UH. 
Tel 020 7298 2141
Website
A huge wooden Pirate ship is the amazing centrepiece of the Diana, Princess of Wales' Memorial Playground. This children's wonderland opened on the 30th June 2000, in memory of the late Princess.

Yes

London Aquarium, County Hall, Riverside Building, London, SE1 7PB, 
Tel 020 79678000
www.londonaquarium.co.uk 
Underwater Life. See one of Europe's largest displays of underwater life.

Yes

 

Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NR
Tel 020 7486 7905
Open air theatre (end of May to early September); lunchtime and evening concerts at the bandstands; lake-side theatre; puppet shows, boating lake

Yes

Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, Tel 0207 9425000 Superb museum with Dinosaurs, exhibitions, interactive displays, not to be missed.

Yes

 

Battersea Park Childrens Zoo, Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ, 
Tel 020 7924 5826.
Plenty of animals and birds to see including Monkeys, Otters, Meerkats, Lemurs as well as your farmyard favourites. Cafe, shop and a well equipped play area.

Yes

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Holland Park, Kensington, London, W8. 
Tel 020 7361 3003

The Royal Borough’s largest park, children’s play areas, including an under eights' area, sports facilities, cafeteria

Yes

Kensington Memorial Park, St Mark's Road, London, W10
Tel 020 7361 3003
 
Pleasant formal areas, children’s playground, seasonal paddling pool, One O’Clock, Club tennis, football and junior cricket facilities, kiosk during the summer.

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