HMS Belfast just keeps getting better! After opening up its operations room earlier in the year, the ship has now added an exciting installation allowing you to experience the atmosphere and conditions of a cramped gun turret. Guest blogger Mark …
Read more...The 22 roaring residents of The O2′s Dinosaurs Unleashed exhibition are getting a make-over in time for the summer holidays. The animatronic dinosaurs are more lifelike than ever thanks to a lick of paint on their claws, a thorough polish …
Read more...BBC bosses struck TV gold when they commissioned In The Night Garden for CBeebies. Aimed at pre-schoolers, the award-winning show was devised by the team behind The Teletubbies. Like that phenomenally successful global brand, In The Night Garden speaks to …
Read more...Avast ye landlubbers, there be pirates in town! Hot on the heels of the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Museum of London Docklands opens its new exhibition about pirates this week. I went to this morning’s press view to find …
Read more...HMS Belfast is now even more interactive with the opening up of its operations room. If climbing ladders, witnessing gruesome surgery and smelling what’s cooking in the ship’s kitchen weren’t exciting enough, you can now take control of the ship …
Read more...Check out these cute new arrivals at Lee Valley Park Farms. Two meerkats and 23 ex-battery hens are now settling into their new home on the farm. The hens arrived from the British Hen Welfare Trust and are recovering with …
Read more...Two London museums have been nominated for this year’s Guardian Family-Friendly Museum Award. Congratulations to the Horniman Museum and Geffrye Museum, both of which made the long list for the national award. (The same two museums were up for the …
Read more...This morning I went to see the Imperial War Museum’s new exhibition, Once Upon a Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children which opens tomorrow. The exhibition is split into five sections – one for each of the books it explores: War …
Read more...How cute are these cheeky Christmas monkeys? And today, you can win a festive day out at ZSL London Zoo this Christmas, for you and up to four friends! Christmas Journeys at London Zoo is a brand new experience for …
Read more...The ice rink at Hampton Court Palace opened this weekend and I was lucky enough to attend the launch on Friday evening. It was a bitterly cold night but as I left the train station and saw the palace colourfully …
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