London with Teens questions

[Anonymous]

Notting Hill is great for shopping with teens.
We saw Six and my history buffs killed a whole day in the British Museum

[Anonymous]

todaytix is good for tickets. Big Mamma restaurant Circolo Populare is a sure hit.

[Anonymous]

We loved this restaurant named Kish. It is a family owned Persian restaurant but it was so delicious and the juice was freshly squeezed. Their breakfast was insanely delicious .

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gotten the half price theater tickets? When/where do you buy and how good were the tickets?

I went last week and got £25 Rush tickets to Book of Mormon. My seat was 3rd row and great. Just download the Today Tix app and favorite the shows you are looking at. It will tell you what time to buy the tickets (10 am for mine). Very easy!

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Anonymous wrote:We had tea at the Royal Palace Theater Drury Lane and it was really good. Very traditional, beautiful decor and the food was really tasty. Not as expensive as some places and easier to get a reservation. My teen found it reviewed on some site.
https://thelane.co.uk/eat-and-drink-venues/grand-saloon-afternoon-tea

We also really liked Hyde Park -- we rented bikes and rode around and had a picnic and ice cream. There is a flower garden there where you can take really beautiful pictures. Some of my favorite pictures of my kids are in that flower garden.

I'll also recommend the Rick Steve's 90 minute audio tour of the British Museum. It was a perfect length for teens, and we could stop it to look at different things as we pleased. There is a nice pub across the street called the Tavern Pub and I thought the food was really good -- it's a very old pub so gives you that classic Victorian England pub experience. I think the kitchen closes late afternoon though, after lunch and before dinner, so you have to get your orders in before the kitchen closes.

Just wondering how the bike rentals work? Do you need other reserve in advance?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had tea at the Royal Palace Theater Drury Lane and it was really good. Very traditional, beautiful decor and the food was really tasty. Not as expensive as some places and easier to get a reservation. My teen found it reviewed on some site.
https://thelane.co.uk/eat-and-drink-venues/grand-saloon-afternoon-tea

We also really liked Hyde Park -- we rented bikes and rode around and had a picnic and ice cream. There is a flower garden there where you can take really beautiful pictures. Some of my favorite pictures of my kids are in that flower garden.

I'll also recommend the Rick Steve's 90 minute audio tour of the British Museum. It was a perfect length for teens, and we could stop it to look at different things as we pleased. There is a nice pub across the street called the Tavern Pub and I thought the food was really good -- it's a very old pub so gives you that classic Victorian England pub experience. I think the kitchen closes late afternoon though, after lunch and before dinner, so you have to get your orders in before the kitchen closes.

Just wondering how the bike rentals work? Do you need other reserve in advance?

Not sure if PP did this, but they have a very large public bikeshare system in London, the same as Capital Bikeshare in DC.

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles

[Anonymous]

Did anyone do any tours they specifically enjoyed with teens?

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone do any tours they specifically enjoyed with teens?

Mine are not that into museums but we all really enjoyed Westminster Abbey with audio guides. I could have stayed even longer but we had an afternoon activity scheduled. We also loved the Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio tour.