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Diana Memorial Playground Kensington
May 2, 2025
Days Out/London with Kids

Princess Diana Memorial Playground, Kensington Gardens

The Diana Memorial Playground is a brilliant playground in Kensington Gardens, a beautiful tribute to Princess Diana located next to her Kensington Palace home. Inspired by the stories of Peter Pan, the Princess Diana playground...
Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace
Days Out/London with Kids

Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace

The Magic Garden is the enchanting outdoor play area of Hampton Court Palace in south-west London. Based on the myths and legends of the Tudor court, the Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace is a...
London Wetland Centre Barnes
May 1, 2025
Days Out/London with Kids

WWT London Wetland Centre Barnes with Kids

WWT London Wetland Centre is a wonderful place for a day out in London with over 105 acres of nature reserve to explore and outdoor activities for kids. In this guide to visiting WWT London...
Lobby at the Four Seasons Hotel Prague
April 17, 2025
Czech Republic/Hotels/Prague/Travel Tips

Four Seasons Prague Hotel Review

One of the highlights of our city break in Prague was staying at the highly recommended Four Seasons Hotel Prague, which is located a short walk away from the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge....
Europe Road Trips with Kids
April 7, 2025
Destinations/Europe/France/Road Trips/Switzerland

Europe Road Trips with Kids

Planning a family road trip to Europe from the UK? Our family has crossed to the continent several times, driving from London for holidays in France, Switzerland and Italy. In this post, I will share...
best family friendly san diego restaurants
April 6, 2025
California/Restaurants/USA

Best Family Friendly San Diego Restaurants

San Diego is a top travel destination with plenty to offer for a fun-packed family holiday, from beautiful beaches and world-renown attractions to a diverse dining scene. In this family dining guide, I will be...
Hike to Lago d'Arpy Italy
March 29, 2025
Courmayeur/Europe/Hiking/Italy/Road Trips

Hike to Lago d’Arpy with Kids

Located in the Aosta Valley, Lago d’Arpy is a picturesque glacial lake and popular hiking destination in the Italian Alps. The hour-long trek to Lago d’Arpy is an easy one to do with kids and...
best restaurant in morzine
March 28, 2025
Destinations/Europe/France/Morzine

Best Restaurants in Morzine

Morzine is one of best alpine towns for families to be based in the French Alps. Along with an extensive range of activities and things to do, Morzine offers an array of restaurants to suit...

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Welcome to Piccolo Explorer. We are an Italian and American family of four living in London, UK. Join us for family travel tips on road trips to continental Europe and ideas for days out in London, Surrey and surrounding areas. Read more

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📍Cenote Jardin del Eden near Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽 P 📍Cenote Jardin del Eden near Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽 Picturesque open cenote in Riviera Maya, popular spot for cliff jumping 🐠 and also a top scuba diving destination - below the diving platform is the entrance to a deep underground network of caves 🤿 

#travelmexico #rivieramayamexico #uktravelblogger #cenotes #takeyourkidseverywhere
Ringing in the New Year in Cancun 🇲🇽 We spent the Ringing in the New Year in Cancun 🇲🇽 We spent the rest of the Christmas break in Mexico and had a wonderful, relaxing stay at the Marriott Cancun All-Inclusive Resort 🐚 Some highlights from the last few days of 2025;

🌅 Sunrise walk along the beach and sunset view of Nichupte Lagoon from Fred’s
💦 The kids having a blast at the resort’s water park and pool
🎇 New Year’s Eve party at Marriott Cancun 

#cancunmexico #travelmexico #marriottcancun #familytravels #takeyourkidseverywhere
Snapshots from Fano 🇮🇹 First part of the Christmas Snapshots from Fano 🇮🇹 First part of the Christmas break with our family in Italy 🎄

✨ Piazza XX Settembre
⛸️ Ice rink in front of Arco di Augusta
🍽️ Dinner at Il Cucinere
☕️ Moretta and biscotti at Caffe del Porto
🥩 Dinner at Orfeo
🍲 Cappalletti in brodo on Christmas Day

#destinazionemarche #fano #browsingitaly #takeyourkidseverywhere #familytravels
Christmas in London 🎄 Snapshots from the past few Christmas in London 🎄 Snapshots from the past few weeks ✨ 

✨ Annabel’s Mayfair
✨ Kingston Christmas Market
✨ Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink
✨ Covent Garden
✨ Clos Maggiore
✨ Ralph Lauren Mayfair
✨ Burlington Arcade
✨ Peggy Porschen Belgravia
✨ Duke of York Square 
✨ Selfridges 
✨ Hedonism Wines
✨ Cartier New Bond Street
✨ Regent Street

#christmasinlondon #londonchristmas #christmascountdown #londonbylondoners #takeyourkidseverywhere
Christmas in London 🎄 It’s beginning to look a lot Christmas in London 🎄 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎵 
✨ New Bond Street
✨ Covent Garden
✨ Liberty
✨ Selfridges
✨ Carnaby Street
✨ Somerset House
✨ Natural History Museum
✨ Fortnum & Mason
✨ Kingston Christmas Market

#christmasmagic #christmasinlondon #londonchristmas #uktravelblogger #takeyourkidseverywhere #londonwithkids #londonbylondoners #becauseimalondoner #letsdolondon #christmastimeishere #christmasseason
Snapshots from Back Bay, Boston 🦞 We stayed at the Snapshots from Back Bay, Boston 🦞 We stayed at the Fairmont Copley Plaza which is conveniently located a short walk from the shops and restaurants of Newbury Street and Copley Place Mall and about 15 minute walk to the Public Gardens and Boston Common 🍁 

🐕 The highlight for the kids was meeting Cori, the hotel’s canine ambassador. The concierge Joe kindly gave the kids the Catie Copley book about the Fairmont Copley Plaza’s first hotel dog, which is also a lovely souvenir from our stay.

🥘 We were offered to upgrade our stay to Fairmont Gold which was 100% worth it for the complimentary breakfast, beverages, snacks and evening canapés at the Lounge.

🍽️ Some highlights of places to eat around Back Bay were: Mexican cuisine at Lupita 🌮 Boston cream pie and muffins at Flour Bakery 🍰 and breakfast burrito and pancakes at the Friendly Toast (book or join waitlist ahead) 🥞

🛍️ Loads of shops between Newbury Street, the Prudential Center and Copley Place Mall. The kids loved going to Newbury Comics and Anime Goods.

💀 Squeezing in one more from Halloween of the brilliant decorations spotted while the kids were out trick-or-treating along Marlborough Street. Such a fun experience! 

#backbay #backbayboston #visitboston #takeyourkidseverywhere #uktravelblogger #familytravelblog #travelfamily #bostonmassachusetts #fairmontcopley #travelwithchildren
📍Boston College 🦅 One of the highlights of our fam 📍Boston College 🦅 One of the highlights of our family trip over half term was visiting Boston College. G holds an MBA from BC Carroll School of Management, and he took us on a tour around the campus, Fulton Hall, Bapst Library and Alumni Stadium 📚 

#bostoncollege #visitboston #chestnuthill #uktravelblogger #familytravelblog #iloveboston #bostonmassachusetts #visitmassachusetts #travellingwithkids #takeyourkidseverywhere
Snapshots from Boston 🍂 First time back in nearly Snapshots from Boston 🍂 First time back in nearly 20 years!

🍁 Autumn colours at the Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, Public Garden, Commonwealth Ave and Newbury Street

🏛️ Old State House and Quincy Market in downtown Boston

#visitboston #bostonmassachusetts #autumncolours #fallfoliage #bostoncommon #travelingwithkids #travelfamily #uktravelblogger #familytravelblog #visitmassachusetts
Autumn colours in Boston, beginning of November 🍂 Autumn colours in Boston, beginning of November 🍂 

#autumnishere #autumncolours #takeyourkidseverywhere #uktravelblogger #familytravelblog #fallfoliage #fallinboston #bostoncommon #visitboston #travelusa #familytravels
Trick-or-treat in Boston’s Beacon Hill and Back Ba Trick-or-treat in Boston’s Beacon Hill and Back Bay 👻 Halloween in Boston 

#halloweeninboston #bostonhalloween #takeyourkidseverywhere #uktravelblogger #familytravelblog #visitboston #bostonbackbay #beaconhill #halloweendecoration
Happy Halloween from Boston 👻 Trick-or-treat and b Happy Halloween from Boston 👻 Trick-or-treat and brilliant spooky house decorations in Beacon Hill🎃 

#halloweeninboston #beaconhill #visitboston #takeyourkidseverywhere #uktravelblogger #familytravelblog #halloweenhomedecor #halloweenishere
Halloween in London 🎃 Have a great October half te Halloween in London 🎃 Have a great October half term everyone! If you’re looking for ideas of things to do over half term, I have the following seasonal guides on the blog ✍🏼

👻 Halloween Activities in London for Kids
🎃 Pumpkin Patches near London
🍂 What’s on this October Half Term in London

Shown in the reel;

🎃 Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch
💀 Halloween Trail at Kew Gardens
🪄 Discover the Dark Arts at WB Studio Tour
👻 Halloween decorations at Holland Park (last year)

#halloweeninlondon #halloweenishere #londonbylondoners #becauseimalondoner #pumpkinpatchfun #pumpkinpatch #londonwithkids #octoberhalfterm #halftermfun #takeyourkidseverywhere #uktravelblogger #familytravelblog
📍Halloween at Kew Gardens 👻 Kicked off half term t 📍Halloween at Kew Gardens 👻 Kicked off half term this week with the spooky trail at Kew Gardens 💀 on until 2 November 🎃 

#takeyourkidseverywhere #uktravelblogger #familytravels #londonwithkids #londonbylondoners #letsdolondon #becauseimalondoner #halloween🎃👻 #halloweeninlondon
Autumn walks in Richmond Park 📍London 🌳 #londonb Autumn walks in Richmond Park 📍London 🌳 

#londonbylondoners #becauseimalondoner #richmondpark #richmondparkphotography #londonwithkids #uktravelblogger #londonblogger #prettycitylondon #autumninlondon #londonautumn
📍Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch, Hounslow 🎃 Brilli 📍Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch, Hounslow 🎃 Brilliant pumpkin patch in West London with autumnal and spooky photo points, a meadow full of pumpkins for picking, street food vendors and seasonal games 👻 

🎟️ Book ahead, tickets from £7.50 per person, free for under 1s. Open until 2 November 

#londonbylondoners #londonwithkids #pumpkinpatchfun #pumpkinseason #halftermfun #becauseimalondoner #uktravelblogger #hobbledownheath #pumpkinpicking #pumpkinpatch #halloweeninlondon
📍Mayfield Secret Lavender Garden, Epsom 💀 Malice i 📍Mayfield Secret Lavender Garden, Epsom 💀 Malice in Lavenderland spooky trail is on now at Mayfield’s Epsom location 🎃 featuring an activity trail through 15 spots with great photo ops along the way. Wheelbarrows at the entrance to pick pumpkins along the rows of lavender plants 🎃 

🎟️ Book ahead - tickets cost £5 for ages 4+, free for under 4s. Pumpkins sold separately

#londonwithkids #surreymums #halloweeninlondon #whatsonsurrey #halftermfun #thingstodoinsurrey #mayfieldlavender #uktravelblogger
📍Garsons Farm Pumpkin Parade, Surrey 🎃 A look insi 📍Garsons Farm Pumpkin Parade, Surrey 🎃 A look inside the new Pumpkin Parade at Garsons Esher, featuring a themed trail with interactive games, storybook scenes and plenty of photo ops 💀

🎃 Toast marshmallows at fire station in the pumpkin patch and pick a pumpkin or gourd from the rows and crates full of various shapes, colours and sizes - all grown locally at Garsons Farm

🎟️ Pumpkin Parade tickets cost £6 per person for adults and children ages 2+. Tickets must be booked online to enter the PYO farm and pumpkin patch

#surreypumpkinpatch #pumpkinpickinguk #garsonsfarm #londonwithkids #surreywithkids #halftermfun #surreyfamilies #takeyourkidseverywhere #thingstodoinsurrey
📍London 🇬🇧 More snapshots from around London the p 📍London 🇬🇧 More snapshots from around London the past few weeks;

🏛️ Ancient Egypt galleries at the British Museum
🏈 NFL London Games at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
⛲️ Sculpture Gallery at the Victoria & Albert Museum
🎡 London Eye and Big Ben views from South Bank
🛍️ New Bond Street, Mayfair 
🦢 Riverside views at Kingston upon Thames
🍜 Ramen at Bone Daddies SoHo
🥩 Dinner at Hawksmoor Mayfair

#londonbylondoners #becauseimalondoner #uktravelblogger #takeyourkidseverywhere #familytravelblog #thelondonlifeinc #prettylittlelondon
📍London 🇬🇧 Moments from the past few weeks; 🍃 Sou 📍London 🇬🇧 Moments from the past few weeks;

🍃 South Bank views towards Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
🦖 Gardens at the Natural History Museum
🦢 Riverside views at Kingston upon Thames
🌺 Free digital art at the Outernet
🏛️ Visiting the Ancient Egypt galleries at the British Museum
🏈 NFL London Games watching Minnesota Vikings vs Cleveland Browns

#takeyourkidseverywhere #uktravelblogger #familytravels #familytravelblog #londonwithkids #londonbylondoners #letsdolondon #travellingwithkids #becauseimalondoner
📍Island Barn, West Molesey ⛵️ Summer in London hig 📍Island Barn, West Molesey ⛵️ Summer in London highlight for T was being back on the water with Keep Sailing Hampton and earning his RYA Stage 4 certificate. I can highly recommend the youth sailing courses at Keep Sailing Surbiton and Hampton. T has had great experiences on courses at both locations through the years over half term breaks and school holidays ⛵️

#londonwithkids #londonbylondoners #whatsonlondon #sailingkids #takeyourkidseverywhere #familytravelblog
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