Covering all 32 boroughs of inner and outer London, this book offers an eclectic mix of fun facts with unique things to do; leading you to rediscover London. You may have walked down the same street a hundred times and never noticed a certain something. This book will tell you why it's there and that just around the corner there is something great for kids! Aside from the obvious tourist attractions, did you know there's a man stuck in a clock? Or that dancing on a certain grave can make a beautiful tune? Do you know the best place for making sandcastles along the Thames? Or where to have breakfast with real London bus drivers?

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Born opposite Big Ben, London has always been Alicia Edwards's home. Spending countless mornings walking the streets of Central with her Grandad, growing up she got to learn every inch of the West End and its secret backstreets and shortcuts. Her love for the capital has never waned as London never remains the same; there is always something new to find and explore. Since having a child of her own, Alicia has rediscovered London in a whole new light and loves it even more!

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All Hallows Church The tower that ‘moved’ | 10 All Star Lanes Skittles and shakes | 12 Arches of London Bridge When it all fell down, where did the arches go? | 14 Babylon Park Ride an indoor rollercoaster | 16 Barking Park A mystical unicorn lake | 18 Battersea Power Station They’ll need a huge chimney sweep! | 20 The Blue House A cardboard cut-out dwelling | 22 The BMX Track London Become a world champion! | 24 Bow Street Police Museum The OG Police Force | 26 Brixton Windmill A windmill in London? | 28 Brodie Road Post Box Who reigns? | 30 Bruce Castle Where the king’s buddy lived | 32 Cabmen’s Shelter Service through a hatch! | 34 The Centre of London How many miles from home are you? | 36 Chinatown The rudest restaurant in London | 38 Church Street Cashpoint It’s a world first | 40 City Dragons Guarding the boundaries | 42 The Clipper Hop on, hop off along the river | 44 Coal Drops Yard From coal to curling! | 46 Crossbones Graveyard A solemn discovery | 48 Crossness Pumping Station What do you think about when you are on the loo? | 50 Croydon Airport Visitor Centre Stand on an aeroplane runway! | 52 Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Step into a Jurassic World | 54 Discover Children’s Story Centre A magical immersive world | 56 Dr Johnson’s House When your bestie is a cat who’s as famous as you | 58 Elephant Springs Pack your swimmies and a bucket and spade! | 60 Fair Play Barnet Everyone has the right to play | 62 The Fellowship Inn Popcorn and a pint | 64 Fitzrovia Mural The more you look, the more you see | 66 Fortnum and Mason Clock What to do with a candle stump? | 68 Foundling Tokens Trinkets to identify children | 70 Gabriel’s Wharf Head to the beach! | 72 The Garden Museum A view from a medieval tower | 74 German Lamppost A gift from a twin | 76 Go Ape Exploring London’s treetops | 78 GoBoat Paddington Self-drive through the London canals | 80 God’s Own Junkyard The Kings of Neon | 82 The Golden Hinde A hidden ship | 84 Greenwich Foot Tunnel A claustrophobic’s nightmare | 86 Hampstead Hill Garden An Edwardian sanctuary | 88 Headstone Manor The people and the place | 90 Hunterian Museum Your leg bone’s connected to your knee bone… | 92 Imperial Park Planes, trains and a football squad | 94 Joseph Grimaldi Park Clowning about on a coffin | 96 The Kentish Drovers Keeping the cattle fat! | 98 Kidspace Romford Arrive and go! | 100 Kyoto Garden A gift from a friend | 102 Leake Street Arches Look what Banksy started | 104 Leinster Gardens It’s a fake! | 106 Lewis of London An udder delight | 108 London Museum Docklands From pirates to financial traders | 110 London Transport Museum All aboard! | 112 London Zoo A roaring day out | 114 Londoner Buses Ride an old Routemaster bus | 116 The Ludoquist Board games for the whole family | 118 Markfield A pumphouse and a princess | 120 Mayfield Lavender Farm Is it really in London? | 122 The Mercers Treasure Walk Treasures hidden in plain sight | 124 Merton Abbey Mills A wheel powered… wheel! | 126 Michelin House From tyres to oysters | 128 The Mosaic House Anarchy through art | 130 Mudchute Park and Farm In the shadow of Canary Wharf | 132 National Covid Memorial Wall A wall of love | 134 Neal’s Yard Clock Time to water the flowers | 136 Neasden Temple God’s body is a temple | 138 The Old Operating Theatre Museum Watch a live surgery, Victorian style! | 140 Parsloes Park Play Area ‘The Flamboyance of Flamingos’ | 142 Pepys Park Sit on a real cannon | 144 The Philpot Lane Mice A cheesy fight | 146 Police Officer Bollard ‘Ello ‘ello ‘ello, what do we have ‘ere then? | 148 The Postal Museum Travel via Mail Rail! | 150 Puppet Theatre Barge A visit with no strings attached | 152 Queen Elizabeth I Statue How can a statue make money? | 154 Real Time A man trapped in a clock | 156 The Royal Exchange A home for trading stocks | 158 Ruislip Lido Beach A hidden village under the water | 160 Shepherdess Walk Mosaics A modern story told in pictures | 162 The Sherriff Centre Hullabaloo – soft play in a church | 164 The Silver Mousetrap Would you put a mousetrap on your head? | 166 Soho, So Nosey Can you sniff out the seven hooters? | 168 St Bride’s Church Why is a wedding cake tiered? | 170 St Katharine Docks Charles Dickens would approve | 172 St Martin-in-the-Fields Is all this brass rubbing off on you? | 174 St Paul’s Cathedral Shhhhhh | 176 Stoke Newington Town Hall Really good camouflage is hard to find | 178 Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre Get your skates on! | 180 Swiss Glockenspiel A chime with charm | 182 Syon House and Park An exploding king | 184 Tate Britain Calling all mini artists | 186 Teddington Lock and Weir Seal of approval | 188 Thames Barrier London’s flood defence | 190 Thames Cycle Path Tripcock Ness to Crossness Incinerator | 192 Thames Rockets Speed along the river like James Bond | 194 The Tin Tabernacle A battleship party venue | 196 Tobacco Dock A 1980s retail disaster | 198 Tooting Bec Lido Jump in for a good time | 200 Tower Bridge A glass platform over the Thames | 202 Treasure Trails Calling all secret agents! | 204 Trinity Buoy Wharf A lighthouse in London | 206 Two Temple Place Commissioned by one of the world’s richest men | 208 Valentines Mansion Blooming roses | 210 Vauxhall City Farm A hidden gem in the shadow of MI6 | 212 The Viktor Wynd Museum Fun and freaky | 214 Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum Dining in a tube carriage | 216 Walthamstow Wetlands London Wildlife Trust | 218 Wellington Arch Take a peep into the king’s back garden | 220 The White Swan Wading for a drink | 222 Winn’s Common Playground Power to the mums | 224 Woolwich Ferry Forget Staten Island, we’ve got Woolwich | 226 World Time Linear Clock Pick a country and see what time it is! | 228 Ye Olde Swiss Cottage Alpine vibes on a traffic island | 230