Family Activities
What family activites are available at the site?
Which English Heritage properties are nearby?
What other family-based activities and places of interest are nearby?
What family activites are available at the site?
House
Suggested time needed: 20 minutes
Entertain the children with the 'Wellington Boot' activity pack, for children aged 5-11, which is filled with activity sheets and puzzles and is guaranteed to occupy.
Events
Waterloo Weekend, designed for all the family, is held every June. See www.english-heritage.org.uk/events
Facilities
Suggested time needed: 20 minutes
Family learning resources
Which English Heritage properties are nearby?
Jewel Tower
Distance: 1.9 miles
See where the King used to store his treasure. The Jewel Tower, or 'King's Privy Wardrobe', was built c. 1365 to house Edward III's treasures. One of only two buildings of the original Palace of Westminster to survive the fire of 1834, the tower features a 14th-century ribbed vault. In the shadows of the Houses of Parliament and with a panelled display on the history of Parliament plus a gift shop, this will entertain all ages.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/jeweltower
What other family-based activities and places of interest are nearby?
Pollock’s Toy Museum
Distance: 2 miles
Pollock's Toy Museum occupies two houses joined together; the rooms are small and connected by narrow winding staircases. The whole place exudes atmosphere and evocations of those special times of childhood. Every corner is filled with visual delights from teddy bears to puppets and dolls houses.
http://www.pollockstoymuseum.com/
The Mall
Distance to Buckingham Palace: approximately 800 metres
Take a walk from Apsley House down the Mall to Buckingham Palace. See the Queen Victoria Memorial before the gates of the Palace or relax in St James's Park on the south side of the Mall. Time your visit correctly and you may spot the Horse Guards Parade where the Trooping the Colour happens.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page555.asp
Piccadilly Circus
Distance: 1 mile
Dazzle the children with the bright neon lights of Piccadilly Square. Admire Eros - the bronze fountain topped by a winged archer and take your pick from one of the many eateries and restaurants in the area.
http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets/piccadilly_circus_8a9.html
