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[quote=Anonymous]We took our 5 yr old twins to London and England this past summer and had a fantastic time.   While in London we pretty much walked a lot, all over the city, and took the Tube or double decker bus and our kids never complained - just went with the flow and turned out to be great travelers.  I did do some research and mapped out the public playgrounds in the city before we went, so we could take  short breaks as we walked from attraction to attraction to let the kids have fun change of pace.  I highly recommend the Princess Diana Playground!

We did rent a car in London - automatic - which my DH drove - and went to Bath, Stonehenge, the Cotswalds and spent a day at Warwick Castle which was a lot of fun for the kids and DH and me.  It's owned by the same folks who own Madam Toussauds and is a touristy place, but is actually a real castle with all sorts of castle and knight and princess related activities and shows for kids.

We stayed in hotels because we didn't stay in one area as long as 7 nights, or we would have looked into renting a weekly apt.  Be aware, that if you are looking for hotels, it's very challenging in England to find hotel rooms that fit 4 or more people unless you pay for 2 rooms.  We ended in staying in several locations of the Premiere Inn chain because they had affordable family hotel rooms.

I'd have to say that the highlights of our trip for my kids were the double decker buses, the Princess Diana playground, Warwick Castle, Windsor Legoland (I could have easily skipped this), and the museums that had kid audio guides - Windsor Castle and the Roman ruins in Bath.  As for me - as much as I loved London - I could have spent a whole week in and around Bath.  There is a neolithic site near Stonehenge and Bath in Avebury that is supposed to be as or more dramatic than Stonehenge that I am disapointed that we didn't have time to see.

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