If you search for “Richmond England” you will be taken to information about Richmond London, in the borough of Richmond Upon Thames. But there are two places in England called Richmond and both are towns not cities. The other Richmond England is in North Yorkshire near Catterick, that’s in the North of England. There’s also …
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Borough Market is in Central London, just south of The River Thames at London Bridge. It’s an easy walk to Borough Market along the South Bank, past many famous attractions, or you can cross from North of the river, on foot, at London Bridge, or any of London’s bridges. Borough Market is close to The …
Heathrow Airport is to the west of Central London, About 16 miles (26 km) from the centre. It is easy to travel between London Heathrow and your destination in London, by train, bus, taxi, or Uber. Transport connections are very good. We tell you how to travel between terminals, how to get into Central London, …
England with kids. Is England a good travel or vacation destination with kids or for families and where should you go with your kids in England? England has plenty of family-friendly attractions including beaches, hikes, castles, cities, stately homes, villages and amusement parks. In this post we give you some must-see places in England to …
London, the beating heart of England. A city drenched in history, home to royalty and some of the most incredible landmarks on the planet. Enjoy London’s magnificent parks, fine dining, museums and theatre scene while giving your family a vacation to remember. London is a fabulous place to vacation with your children. When it comes …
London is a place where you can have so much fun with your family. When you’re done playing, shopping, and exploring, be sure to check out some of London’s best museums. London’s family-friendly museums with kids can be a joy, but kids need fun things to do. Luckily London England has world-class museums hosting many …
South London, is, obviously maybe, the south part of London England, the capital city of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther Ireland. It comprises the portion of London that is south of the River Thames. As such, the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Merton, part of Richmond, Southwark, Sutton and …
You will probably only see a collection of art this incredible, free, in London. If you know of any other art gallery like this please else let me know, we’d love to go. We were visiting London with kids, so we took them along to London’s National Gallery of Art to see if this art …
You asked for tips on what to do in London at Christmas time, so I did a bit of hunting around to see what I could find. This year is going to be different, so I’ve tried to find out what’s open, what’s closed in London for this Christmas 2023. I’ve spent 8 Christmases in …
Would you like to grab your wand and tour all the Harry Potter sites in London? That’s exactly what we did. We visited some lesser-known London sites and Harry Potter movie locations while being entertained by our charismatic guide and discovering diverse trivia about movie making, London herself, and everything Potter. Sites included Death Eater Bridge, Gringotts …
London has a fairly well-deserved reputation for being an expensive city to visit. If you don’t have some insider know-how and few like-a-local tips, your London trip could be anything but cheap. We are Londoners, at times, we’ve lived and worked in London, our kids were born there, we’ve slow travelled in London and we’ve …
We took the chance to tour the HMY Royal Yacht Britannia as part of our UK (Scotland) road trip. A few photos and words on what’s inside the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh. I loved it, it took some persuading to get the kids on there, but once on they enjoyed it. If you, like …
We visited Go Ape at Chessington UK with Where the Jones. Lots of fun! A review of Go Ape will come but for now, a video of our Go Ape tribe swinging through the trees near London. If you’re visiting England with kids (older kids) these GoApe centres are a lot of fun! Our treetop …
Freshly back from a Scotland road trip, what were our highlights, and what did we do up there? Which Scottish places and attractions do we recommend and which weren’t best? Everything we saw and did on our early summer trip to Scotland with kids (a teen and a tween) is going on this Scotland travel …
We just got back from a 10 day UK road trip, mostly in Scotland, but we flew into the UK in London and so started from and returned to Luton airport. We hired a car at around 11 UK Pounds per day (we have separate annual excess insurance) and had a really lovely time exploring …
Richmond London, in England, is a pretty Thames-side town with stately architecture, passing rowers, great shops and dining, along with easy access to central London. It is a place well worth visiting or staying and its village feel and waterside setting make it a good place to live. Living in Richmond Upon Thames, UK, on …
It may surprise you to know that we are actually a UK family travel blog. I am British, I was born and raised in Wales and my kids were born in London. We left the UK to travel and have returned for long trips and visits many times. This is our UK travel blog, guide, …
In this post we share the some of the cheaper family accommodation in London that we’ve used over the years. We include cheap hotels for families, hostels in London with family rooms, apartment style hotels, rentals and a few suggestions to save you money on accommodation in London with your family. London is expensive and …
Before we went to Scotland and created our full Scotland Travel Blog and Guide, Emily of Borders and Burpees wrote this post on hidden gems of Scotland for us. We now have more Scotland content. Our Scotland road trip costs page is here also. Hidden Gems of Scotland Emily writes that Scotland is a country …
This post is about The Grant Museum of Zoology, one of London’s smaller museums but a fascinating place to fisit for an hour or two. You could spend a lifetime exploring London’s free museums, particularly if, like me, you have kids to educate. I’ve already posted about London’s biggest and best free museums, The Science …
The British Museum is billed as a place to see the world without leaving London, and it’s true. The museum is a treasure house of amazing art and ancient artefacts spanning all of human history and every culture, housed in a visually spectacular and historic building in Bloomsbury, Central London. I’ve lost count of the …
Is it worth visiting the Tate Modern with kids? We find out. Having an enjoyable and worthwhile visit to a modern art museum with kids is probably one of the harder tricks to pull off. I’ve only got my kids to go by. I don’t know yours, sorry, but mine have zero interest in looking …
London is an amazing travel destination, one of the best in the world. Every family should try to take their kids to London for a vacation, holiday, or even a short trip. On this London travel blog page we give you a guide to visiting London as a family. London is a great choice as …
Here at World Travel Family we’re converts to Ripley’s Believe it or Not and Ripley’s London was a big hit with us all. You can book your Ripley’s London tickets and find out more about their dozens of global sites here. (link opens in new tab) We ventured into our first Ripley’s Odditorium in freezing New …
Admittedly, Greenwich is a little way out of central London and if time is tight you may have to skip her, but if you possibly can fit in just one day in this historic area, you’ll reap rich rewards. Greenwich has certainly been one of the highlights of our time in London and I wish …
London is an expensive city, but luckily there are a lot of free things to do in London with kids, in this post we’ll cover the best free things to do and free places to visit, to give you some great ideas for free things to do during your time in London. My name is …
We’ve known for a while that Platform 9 3/4, the secret platform accessible only to wizarding folk departing for Hogwarts, really does exist in London, but it’s taken us 6 months to actually get there. Why? My elder son is as big a Harry Potter fan as you could possibly imagine, claiming to have read …
Housing and holiday accommodation in London is pretty high up on the global price chart, nobody is arguing with that. So how on earth are we managing to live short-term ( or, enjoy a very long vacation, what they call slow travel ) in a beautiful and desirable area of outer London, on the tube line, …
We’ve spent 3 fabulous days down on the Thames at Greenwich. It’s a little bit of a hike for us to get there from Richmond, but it’s so worth it for the attractions, history and general ambiance of the place. There are a whole heap of free experiences, just strolling around the area is lovely …
We love British food at World Travel Family. We love most food, to be honest. We have a passion for Thai and a fixation with Indian, my husband loves food so much he’s made a career out of it. He’s a chef, busy now in a 5-star kitchen on Park Lane. Right now we’re in …
Life has gone full circle and here we are living in Twickenham again, on the outskirts of London. It’s where our kids were born and where we bought our first homes before emigrating to tropical North Queensland. I have to say I’m quite happy with that, it’s a nice place to call home and within …
On the days we venture out into London to see a new attraction, or just wander and explore, we usually end up outside The Tate Modern on the South Bank of the Thames. No, not for the art, but we will make it inside soon ( it’s free), instead we take advantage of an amazing …
We were, we were in the clink a few days ago. The original Clink, the medieval prison that gave its name to all other prisons, and it was a lot of fun! A review of The Clink London and some background history. We were visiting London with kids and this museum is great for them …
If you’re in London and want to discover what British food is all about, you need to visit Borough Market! This classic London Market, nestled beneath London Bridge, is very much worth visiting for all travellers interested in quality British produce and classic dishes. Food at Borough Market Since we’ve been back in the UK …
I know London pretty well, I’ve lived here for over 8 years on and off and I’m able to navigate my way around the city easily by foot, by car and by tube. Buses are a bit of a mystery to me, although my various travel passes (currently Oyster card) have included buses, I’ve very …
The London Eyeis a major tourist attraction on the bank of The Thames in London. Enjoy spectacular views of The Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and Central London. London Eye review, is the London Eye worth visiting? Things to do near The London Eye and hotels near The London Eye. The answer to is the …
If you think of visiting London you probably don’t immediately think fish, unless they are in batter, but London does have a world-class aquarium right on the banks of the iconic River Thames. We took the kids along to The Sea Life Centre London Aquarium to test it out and create this review. At the …
London has some of the best museums in the world and the completely fabulous thing about them is, they’re free. The Museum of Childhood, London, also known as Young V&A is perhaps a lesser-known museum, it doesn’t stand up against the South Kensington giants, but it’s well worth a visit if you have time when …
Today was declared computer free day, we’ve all been wired up to the internet far too much lately. I’ve been catching up on work after our Italy trip, the kids have been blissed out on endless Minecraft and You Tube. No screens today, that was the rule. So before the boys woke up I checked …
The London Science Museum is one of the very best museums in London and is perfect with kids and interesting for adults. It is a short distance west of Central London at South Kensington, and is easy to get to for most visitors to London. Our post covers, admission, tickets, how to get to the …