One of our post-lockdown local discoveries last summer was the Gruffalo Adventure Trail at Horsenden Hill in Ealing, West London. It’s one of the places around the country where you can follow along a Gruffalo trail through the woods to discover sculptures of the Gruffalo, Mouse, Fox, Snake and Owl. Based on the best-selling children’s…
Established in 1673, Chelsea Physic Garden is the second oldest botanical garden in England (after Oxford) and a beautiful hidden gem tucked away between Royal Hospital Road and the Thames Embankment. The garden is a celebration of the beauty and importance of plants, housing a unique living collection of around 5,000 types, with a focus…
The Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace has been transformed into the White Garden, a memorial garden to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Princess Diana. Over spring and summer 2017, the White Garden will be filled with Princess Diana’s favourite flowers with a design inspired by her life, style and image. The…
Earlier this week, we had a great time with friends seeing dinosaurs come to life in the Jurassic Kingdom event that’s running at Osterley Park, Isleworth, until 17th April. Little T and his friends all brought their binoculars, which was very cute, and had a blast spotting animatronic dinosaurs along the woodland trail behind Osterley…
Kensington Gardens is one of London’s eight Royal Parks and, across its 265 acres to explore, you’ll find Kensington Palace, the Italian Gardens, Albert Memorial, Peter Pan Statue, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground and the Serpentine Galleries. Kensington Gardens is centrally located, close to Kensington, Bayswater, Notting Hill and Lancaster Gate, and a…
We’ve had a couple days of beautiful spring weather in London and are making the most of it while it lasts! Today, while Little T was on a field trip to the Science Museum with his preschool, I headed over to enjoy the sunshine with a walk at St James’s Park and Buckingham Palace. The…
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been on somewhat of a mission to enjoy the autumn foliage while it lasts and National Trust sites have been my go-to for exploring the countryside near London. Last week we visited Winkworth Arboretum in Godalming, Surrey (just under an hour’s drive from west London), a wooded valley…
This morning we went to Osterley House, a National Trust site in Isleworth which is a short drive away from where we live. I’ve brought Little T there a few times since I joined the National Trust, and today was the first time Mr. G joined us for a walk along the play trail on…
Kew Gardens has become one of our favorite places to visit throughout the year. I’ve posted about our previous days out last summer and autumn, and we were last there in February for the stunning Orchid Festival. Returning to Kew Gardens in the springtime was high on my list and with warmer weather in the forecast, I…
The first few days of the New Year were spent mostly getting back into a routine after nearly three weeks in Italy, but with cabin fever quickly setting in for the little one, we started off our new National Trust membership with a winter walk around the gardens of Osterley Park and House, located in…