Tag Archives: animals

Deli Nene, Beckenham – 19/10/13

Posted on October 19, 2013 by katese11

Hello, all you cave-dwelling hermits! Yes, I’m addressing you, the people who just have crawled out of the cave for the first time since 1968 and have just discovered this thing we call The Internet. Because you are probably the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cake and the finest wines known to humanity (eating out) | Tagged animals, cake, carousel, eating out, play, South London, Toddler-Friendly Cafe Awards | Leave a comment

Dulwich Park – 27/09/13

Posted on September 29, 2013 by katese11

The first time we visited Dulwich Park it didn’t go well. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but here goes with a tale of what is possibly Nathan’s worst birthday ever. The year was 2004. The birthday was … Continue reading →

Posted in Token attempts at fresh air (parks) | Tagged animals, cafes, coffee, ice-cream, nature (really?!), parks, playgrounds, slides, South London, swings, Toddler-Friendly Cafe Awards | 2 Comments

Some Playground Love

Posted on August 16, 2013 by katese11

It’s been a busy week. To quote “Walking Through the Jungle” we have been around the world and back. As long as you take “world” to mean South London. And look what we have seen… Yes, it’s some goat-on-goat action … Continue reading →

Posted in Token attempts at fresh air (parks) | Tagged animals, Central London, LolliBop, parks, playgrounds, South London | 2 Comments

Mudchute Farm – a Guest Post by Kerrie of Bear With Me

Posted on June 20, 2013 by katese11

This is a Guest Post from Kerrie of Bear With Me. Kerrie is the mother of Oliver, and avid trekker around London. As usual, Londonwithatoddler accepts no responsibility for the contents of this post, and views expressed represent the author’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in cages! Walking around! Or maybe some alpacas! (Farms and zoos) | Tagged animals, cafes, East London, farms | Leave a comment

London Zoo – 23/02/13

Posted on February 25, 2013 by katese11

I’ve got to admit, this didn’t seem like the luckiest expedition ever. There was a flurry of snow as we left, with everything that we needed for the day piled on the buggy. And then I crashed the buggy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in cages! Walking around! Or maybe some alpacas! (Farms and zoos) | Tagged animals, cafes, carousel, Central London, fish, giraffes, monkeys, penguins | Leave a comment

The Ragged Canteen (Beaconsfield Gallery) and Vauxhall City Farm revisited

Posted on February 6, 2013 by katese11

It’s been a funny coupla weeks on the blog – rants against the media at large, sponsored posts, shameless pleas for votes. Let’s get back to the important stuff in life – toasties and alpacas. That’s an alpaca there. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cake and the finest wines known to humanity (eating out), Food in cages! Walking around! Or maybe some alpacas! (Farms and zoos) | Tagged animals, art, cafes, coffee, South London | 2 Comments

Pets in Pants – a book review

Posted on December 14, 2012 by katese11

This may be a little off-topic for my blog, but I was asked to review this book and I couldn’t say no. It features lots of pets. Wearing pants. What’s not to love? Turns out it was a good day … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animals, books, pants, review | 2 Comments

100 things to do with a toddler in London

Posted on October 6, 2012 by katese11

Well, this is quite a moment. In case you hadn’t realised, this is my 100th post. Most blogs I’ve started have stalled around post#11, so this is quite an achievement. Thanks to everyone who’s come along for the ride so … Continue reading →

Posted in What I suppose you'd call "tips"....? | Tagged animals, cafes, Central London, choo-choo!, dinosaurs, East London, fire engines, ice-cream, London, museums, nature (really?!), North London, paddling pools, parks, playground, sandpits, shopping, slides, soft play, South London, swimming pools, swings, trains, West London, zoos | 11 Comments

Greenwich Park, take 2 – 29/09/12

Posted on September 29, 2012 by katese11

Hi Greenwich, we’ve met before. Last time, I got a *little* confused and entirely missed the playground. This time we had a native guide, so we found it. Woo-hoo! But let’s begin at the beginning. We were there to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Token attempts at fresh air (parks) | Tagged animals, parks, playground, sandpits, slides, South London, swings | 1 Comment

Dinosaur Adventure – An LWAT field trip

Posted on June 23, 2012 by katese11

Norfolk. Very flat. But there are dinosaurs there. We went on holiday! To Norfolk! It wasn’t actually flat at all, especially not the Neanderthal walk at Dinosaur Adventure. But we’ll get there later. Let’s begin at the beginning. Dinosaur Adventure … Continue reading →