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Start off on a high Who’s every child’s biggest hero and hails from Greater London? Harry Potter, of course. Go seek out Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross Station as soon as you arrive and the kids will love you forever. Or at least until you get to the gift shop, a shrine to all things HP. The store also sells a few exclusives, such as Harry’s Hogwarts school trunk and acceptance letter. Memorable meal They’ll be ravenous by now, but you’re itching to see the capital, so jump on a B Bakery bus tour (london.b-bakery. com; depart either from Victoria Station or just off Trafalgar Square). No-one can complain about a vintage Routemaster bus that clocks the city’s greatest sights – Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Royal Albert Hall – while serving you high tea. Alas: under-5s aren’t allowed – if that applies to you, try an Afternoon Tea Cruise on the Thames (citycruises.com). Secretly educational sight The Museum of London is really very clever. Parents view it as the national curriculum brought to life, but the kids only see fun, fun, fun. Watch London burn in the Great Fire (and wear a 17th-century fireman’s hat), then join a garden party in the days of Queen Victoria, before sitting inside a prison cell, its walls scratched with the names of turn-of-the-century debtors (museumoflondon.org.uk). Blow off steam The South Bank is a brilliant legstretcher: under-11s can reboot at Jubilee Playground and Gardens and older kids will get a kick out of Riverside Walk (selfies at the London Eye, street performers and more) – and no child will be able to stop staring at the skateboarders at Skate Space. If it’s raining, duck into Tate Modern (tate. org.uk) and let them run around the gargantuan turbine hall. Sleeping through An underground swimming pool with doughnut inflatables, giant cinema screens, milk and cookies at bedtime, and kiddie certificates that can be cashed in for a mocktail in the bar… Haymarket Hotel, near Leicester and Trafalgar Squares, could have been designed by Kevin from Home Alone, yet it’s just as pleasing for parents – with the buzzy Brumus restaurant and chic interiors they don’t have to keep tidy. Consider, too, that the sister hotel in Soho – Ham Yard – has a bowling alley. Handy. If only I’d known Taxis make most sense for families taking short central journeys, even if it does feel extravagant. Use the Uber app and you’ll pay less to be driven from King’s Cross to the Museum of London than you would on the Tube when travelling with older children or more than two people. If you do take public transport, use your contactless bank card for a 50% discount – you’ll need a different card for each person. 22 worldtravellermagazine.com
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