Watchout for the weather and have an indoor day in reserve incase it chucks it down. BBC weather is pretty good but even so

You might find this a useful link https://findthatlocation.com/blog/pa...around-britain if the kids want to visit where a film was shot.

Two good things that helped us with younger visitors in London:

1. Most museums are free. You can just stop in for an hour or so to see one or two things and leave without feeling bad. Also, many have free guided docent tours on different subjects. For example some highlights of the British Museum were the Egyptian collection and the Roman Britain collection. Check out the museum websites and subscribe to their email newsletters for details and special events.

2. Time Out London online magazine. https://www.timeout.com/london. It shows special events and has a kids section. Includes lesser known theaters which can be creative, accessible and cheap.

Enjoy the planning!

We stayed at the Gore Hotel in south Kensington many years ago. I loved the interiors although there was a heat wave and my memory was that there was no AC. More recently we’ve stayed at the Hoxton near Bloomsbury-if they were late teens I might say they would like it’s hipster vibe but probably not great for their age group. Sounds like you’ve gotten wonderful suggestions. I second the V and A museum-be sure to take them for lunch or tea in their beautiful cafe. We took our kids on the red bus tour on our first day there and unfortunately because of severe jet lag they promptly fell asleep, so wait at least a day before you do that! A matinee in the theatre district also sounds perfect. We saw a wonderful production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda that everyone enjoyed and maybe afternoon tea at one of the iconic places would be fun-Harrods, Fortum and Mason, the Goring Hotel (fave of the royals). And when I was their age the mummies at the British museum left a deep and lasting impression and a fascination with Egypt that lasted for years…

My daughter (now 17) said her favourite memories from last London trip at 14 include; Harrod’s, afternoon tea somewhere nice (Hotel in Kensington & Kensington palace orangerie) and seeing Matilda.

My son (now 13) is looking forward to going back to art galleries (loved National and the V&A), Sky garden, Kew gardens, Tower of London and Harry Potter studios.

My kids are good example of how very different kids tastes and priorities can be ;-)