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Tag Archives: playground
The Dish and the Spoon -20/09/13
Once again I’m blogging to you from the hour beyond midnight, where I’ve given up on any immediate sleepy notions and plonked my toddler in front of some strange gibbering creatures. And by a remarkable coincidence, a strange gibbering creature … Continue reading →
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Tagged cafes, cake, coffee, music, parks, playground, slides, swings, Toddler-Friendly Cafe Awards
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An Afternoon in Brixton
So let me tell you a story, all about my day. It’ll have some interesting bits, honest. We’ve been in rural Hampshire for a week, so decided to go for maximum contrast by spending our first day back in Brixton. … Continue reading →
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Tagged cinema, ice-cream, parks, playground, seesaw, slides, South London, swings
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Some Playground News….
This is the update I actually meant to post yesterday, instead of getting a bit of a rant on. But yes, I do feel better for it. Thanks for asking. Yesterday’s post contained a lot of words and almost no … Continue reading →
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Tagged parks, playground, sandpits, slides, swings, water play
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Things to do over May half term in London
This is a guest post by Angus Carbarns, blogger and travel writer. He’s previewing some of London’s half-term activities because we are skipping off to countrysideshire again. Yes, you read that right. Two trips to the country in one month. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Central London, East London, half term, museums, playground, South London, West London
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Ladywell Fields – 27/04/13
I have a couple of previous connections with Ladywell Fields. The first is that I used it as the name of a 1930s transvestite in a choose-your-own-adventure-poirot-spoof I wrote for a friend of ours. Along with her friend Victoria Busstation. … Continue reading →
Posted in Token attempts at fresh air (parks)
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Tagged nature (really?!), parks, playground, river, slides, South London, swings, water play
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Sunday News…
I seem to be doing a lot of these kind of updates at the moment. If you’re an infrequent visitor to London, it probably isn’t interesting and please accept my apologies. If you’re a resident of SE11, it probably is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Central London, parks, playground, slides, soft play, South London, swings, water play
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Burgess Park – 19/03/13
The All-new Burgess Park! Last time I came here it was a complete building site and I wasn’t in the best mood. It was the day before Reuben’s 3rd birthday party, we were on our way back from Norfolk and … Continue reading →
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Tagged cafes, cake, coffee, parks, playground, slide, South London, swings
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Brunswick Park – 01/11/12
Last week had a theme running through it. Friday saw us mooching around the Brunswick Centre, prior to our trip to Coram’s. Thursday was a jaunt to Camberwell to Brunswick Park. Who is this Mr Brunswick who’s splattered his name … Continue reading →
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Tagged parks, playground, slides, South London, swings
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Lucas Gardens – 17/10/12
Ah, Camberwell. Ah, the memories. We lived there for 5 years as newlyweds (as in that time before children….seems a long time ago, doesn’t it?) and it was what Time Out would describe as “buzzy”. Lots of cheap bars and … Continue reading →
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Tagged horses, parks, playground, slides, South London, swings
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100 things to do with a toddler in London
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 →
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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
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