Trip to London
 

I am planning to spend one week in London early March 2008 with my 3 teenagers (14, 15 and 17). Any ideas that would be of interest for my teenagers?

Thanks!

Sort of hard to give advice w/o knowing what sorts of things they enjoy.

It will be their first time in London. They like to discover, see new things. They like being outside, in the nature.

Maybe one of the London Walks walking tours would be of interest? www.walks.com

Great idea. However, we will be in London from March 1st to March 8. As per the calendar of this year, those walks are starting only mid-March... too bad...

I meant more along the lines of -- do they like history? Museums? Shopping -Funky kids clothing or more conservative? Art - classic or modern? Music - what sorts? Theatre? Shakespeare? Harry Potter? Are they girls or boys/both?

Give us <u>something</u> to work with.

London Walks does offer walks in early March. But the websits says they've been late this year posting the winter schedule and to check back in a week or two.

I'll state the obvious but I can't imagine teenagers of either sex not enjoying the Tower of London. Also Covent Garden.

Get a couple of London guide books from the library and have them start planning this trip.

Do a search on London + teenager and I'm sure a lot of information will come up.

Eventually, put each of them in charge of a day.

If you have sons, you must go to the Imperial War Museum. Actually, this mom enjoyed it as much as the boys.

Covent Garden, Camden Market and Leichster Sq. on a Friday night would all be popular with Kids that age.

My teens have liked: Tower of London, Westminster Abbey - all the famous people buried or memorialized there (i.e. Poet's corner) - we have spent more than a few hours just wandering. The London Eye of course. My son (16) liked the London Dungeon but he was the only one. We ALL liked Madame Tussaud's -even my husband who thought it would be a waste. Not really nature but a great physical activity is climbing to the top of St. Paul's. We also found the Dali Universe to be fascinating - though others review it as not worth the money. It was not something we expected to see, just happened upon it while waiting for the Eye so our expectations were not very high. Loved the walk across the Thames from St. Pauls to the Tate Modern. The view from there is fabulous and the Modern art was &quot;interesting&quot;.

And I'd never want to visit London without seeing some theatre.

Some things they might enjoy:

Tower of London
London Eye
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
Thames River Cruise to Greenwich
Day trip to Windsor or Dover (my 15 yr old daughter liked both of these day trips)
A London Walk (get their brochure they have walks for every interest)
Covent Garden
Theater
Picadilly Circus
Shopping?? (if you have a daughter who likes fashion she'll have a blast.)

Your kids will have a blast! My daughter convinced a couple of bobbies at Trafalgar Sq to let her sit in their car while I took pics of her. They even drove her around a bit.

London Walks operates 12 months a year. You may be looking at the summer program. the winter program is also great!!! go to the website after 10/31 for the winter brochure.

I recommend taking the Hop On Hop Off bus tour to get a feel for the city. It's also a great way to see most of the city. I especially enjoyed shopping at Camden Town or Covent Garden, and hanging out at Trafalgar Square (great street performers &amp; it's right by the National Gallery Museum). I do not recommend Madame Tussaud--- my friend and I stood in line for the longest time and we decided not to pay the crazy entrance fee just to see wax (no matter how interesting it may be!). I also recommend watching a play at the National Theatre or the Globe Theatre. When I go back, I would also defintely check out the London eye.