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The Alligator's Mouth
May 23, 2016
Tucked away on Church Court in Richmond The Alligator’s Mouth is a magical place for young book lovers. It’s a space where children’s imagination is fed and where the array of books is so inviting to the young reader. The name is inspired by a Lemony Snicket quote: 'A book is like an alligator's mouth ...
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Petersham Nurseries
May 22, 2016
Take the train from central London to Richmond Station and follow the high street through town toward the river. Turn left and walk along the river past the cafés and kayak sheds. Cross the pasture filled with buttercups and cowpies, and venture toward Petersham Nurseries. Set within this lovely garden centre is a restaurant that ...
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NORTH LONDON
Niddle Noddle - a charming children's shop in Crouch End
April 28, 2016
Niddle Noddle has long been a favourite London-based online shop -- with a super cute selection of toys, gifts, books and clothing for kids. For the past few years, they've participated in markets around London and have set up temporary pop-up shops in my North London neighbourhood - always with great success. So you can imagine ...
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EAST LONDON
Story Deli
April 21, 2015
We take pizza very seriously in our family and almost always prefer our pizza the way you'd find it in a restaurant in Naples: good, Italian, wood oven-fired pizza with the freshest of ingredients and a nice, fluffy-ish crust from slow-fermented Italian dough. I say almost always because there is an exception, and it's the ...
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Maltby Street Market
April 21, 2015
We love visiting food markets with the kids and have always loved visiting Borough Market on the weekend. In the past couple years, Borough Market has become busier and busier and it can sometimes be overwhelming to walk through the large market with all the kids, especially as we are quite a big group. A couple years ...
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EAST LONDON
Town Hall Hotel
March 31, 2015
This past weekend we enjoyed our very first 'staycation' -- a little weekend holiday in our own city! We stayed at the super cool Town Hall Hotel over in Bethnal Green, East London, and it was so fun to get to know this part of London and to enjoy a weekend out of our home, away from the ...
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Roast Restaurant
January 20, 2015
Roast Restaurant offers a unique bird's eye view of the bustling Borough Market below as well as an up-close view of the towering Shard above. Diners can also see St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance and (kids will love) the overground trains regularly passing by. A wonderful, iconic London experience... and I haven't even mentioned the food! Using ...
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La Coqueta
May 10, 2013
La Coqueta is a wonderfully welcomed new children's boutique in the heart of London's Hampstead village. This charming little shop offers a beautiful selection of timeless and vintage-inspired children's clothing & shoes from Spain. The clothing is beautifully displayed, the shop is full of sweet little details, the shop owner and manager could not be ...
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