Story time & libraries · Marylebone
Church Street Library
A library near Church Street market with a weekly Lego Club for ages 6–11 and children's events.
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Youth clubs · Marylebone
Four Feathers Youth Club
A Marylebone youth club near Regent's Park with boxing, an IT suite, a music studio, dance and creative arts for ages 8–19.
Parks & playgrounds · Westminster
Horseferry Playground
A riverside playground beside Parliament with a wide slide, tyre swings, wooden climbing structures, musical dance chimes and Thames-themed water play, plus a refreshments kiosk.
Youth clubs · Maida Vale
London Tigers (Amberley Hub)
Youth clubs at the Amberley and Churchill Gardens estates with sports coaching, mentoring, girls-only days and holiday camps.
Story time & libraries · Pimlico
Pimlico Library
A Pimlico library with Baby Rhyme Time, a Saturday Lego Club and Sensory Stay & Play sessions for children with SEND.
Animals & farms · Queen's Park
Queen's Park Pet's Corner
A Victorian animal enclosure in Queen's Park with geese, ducks, rabbits and goats to see and sometimes feed under keeper supervision.
Youth clubs · Westminster
St Andrew's Club
The world's oldest youth club (1866), in south Westminster, offering archery, karate, cookery, chess, photography and screen printing for ages 5+.
Parks & playgrounds · St James's
St James's Park
A royal park by Buckingham Palace with a lake, resident pelicans, a children's playground and famous views — lovely for a family stroll.
Youth clubs · Queen's Park
The Avenues Youth Project
An award-winning Queen's Park youth centre for ages 8–18 with a sports hall, dance and music studios, a radio room and an art studio; free, with meals provided.
Nature & outdoors · Hyde Park
The LookOut, Hyde Park
An eco learning centre in Hyde Park running free drop-in Discovery Days in the holidays — pond dipping, bug hunts, den building and storytelling for ages 3–11.
Story time & libraries · Victoria
Victoria Library
A Westminster library near Victoria with Rhyme Time for under-5s twice a week and family events.
Museums & culture · Whitehall
Banqueting House
A Whitehall palace room with a famous Rubens ceiling; families can bring up to three children for £1 each.
Sports & active · Regent's Park
Gorilla Circus Flying Trapeze
Summer flying-trapeze classes in Regent's Park for ages 8+, from ground warm-ups to trapeze tricks.
Arts & crafts · Maida Vale
Paddington Arts
A Maida Vale youth arts organisation with dance, drama, steelpan, karate and a digital media suite for film, animation and design.
Cinema · Fitzrovia
Regent Street Cinema
A historic cinema (the birthplace of British cinema) near Oxford Circus with weekend kids' clubs and family screenings.
Swimming & water play · Pimlico
Westminster Boating Base
A Pimlico charity teaching sailing, kayaking and powerboating on the tidal Thames for ages 10–23; £15/year youth membership, waived for disadvantaged young people.
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