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Claridge's

London, Greater London

Few things beat watching your child pipe icing alongside Claridge's pastry chefs. Add morning family swims, the children's afternoon tea and a connecting room thrown in, and it's the ultimate special-occasion London weekend. Save it for a birthday or Christmas treat and book the pastry class early.

For the children

  • Kids' activities
  • Pool
  • Children's menu
  • Family rooms
  • Interconnecting rooms
  • Spa
Best for
City break with kids of any age
Ages
Baby, Toddler, 4–7, 8–12, Teen
Pool
Spa pool, family swims 8–10am
Family rooms
Free connecting/nearby room for under-16s with a one-bedroom suite
Outdoors
Royal parks, museums

We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.

Days out nearby

  • Science Museum ↗

    ~2 miles · ~15 mins

    Science centre · rainy day option

    Free to enter and packed with real rockets, engines and interactive galleries; the paid Wonderlab lets children experiment with friction, light and electricity. An ideal rainy-day anchor for a London weekend.

  • ZSL London Zoo ↗

    ~2 miles · ~15 mins

    Zoo · nearby attraction

    The world's oldest scientific zoo, right in Regent's Park: walk-through lemur and bird enclosures, a big gorilla kingdom and tigers seen through floor-to-ceiling glass. Easy to fit into a London weekend, and the children's zoo lets younger ones meet animals properly.

  • Natural History Museum ↗

    ~2 miles · ~15 mins

    Children's museum · rainy day option

    Dinosaur skeletons, a moving T. rex and a blue whale hanging overhead make this a must for most children, and it is free. Pair it with the Science Museum next door for a full South Kensington day.

  • Nature / outdoors · nearby attraction

    Beyond the glasshouses, Kew has a big children's garden with climbing nets and play areas, a treetop walkway and a badger sett to crawl through. Wonderful for a sunny day on a London break.

  • Hobbledown Epsom ↗

    ~17 miles · ~30 mins

    Farm park · excellent toddler activity

    A storybook-themed farm and adventure park with animals to meet, a big indoor play barn, rope bridges and treehouse-style climbing frames. Children happily spend hours here and it is minutes from the M25.

  • Theme park · nearby attraction

    Half theme park, half zoo: children ride a dragon coaster in the morning and watch lions and gorillas after lunch. The mix of gentle family rides and bigger thrills means siblings of different ages all find something, and it is barely 12 miles from central London.

  • Indoor play / activity · rainy day option

    Walk through the Great Hall, Diagon Alley and the Hogwarts Express platform where the films were made, and try broomstick flying. A big hit with older children and teens, and easy from London or the Chilterns.

  • Bocketts Farm Park ↗

    ~23 miles · ~30 mins

    Farm park · excellent toddler activity

    A working family farm with daily animal feeding, pig races in season, indoor play barn and a long astro slide. Under the North Downs, it is easy to pair with a Surrey Hills stay.

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