Music and Theatre

A Tale of Two Cities

Director: Timothy Sheader

Dates: 7 July 2017 - 5 August 2017

Location: Regent Park Open Theatre

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.”

Aladdin

Director: Casey Nicholaw

Dates: 8 May 2017 - 30 September 2017

Location: Prince Edward Theatre

“Breathtaking sets, mind-blowing special effects, over 350 lavish costumes and a fabulous cast and orchestra bring the magic of Disney’s Aladdin to life on the West End stage. Featuring all the songs from the classic Academy Award®-winning film including ‘Friend Like Me’, ‘A Whole New World’ and ‘Arabian Nights’, prepare to experience the unmissable ‘theatrical magic’ (Daily Telegraph) that is Aladdin.”

Nature and parks

Mudchute Farm

Pier Street

London

E14 3HP

“These 32 acres on the Isle of Dogs make up one of London’s biggest farms. Mudchute Farm's main attraction is the Equestrian Centre, a riding school with an all-weather arena and show jumps. Good news is the ever-popular café recently reopened and is still serving brilliant breakfasts.” - TimeOut London

Deen City Farm

39 Windsor Avenue

Merton Abbey

London

SW19 2RR

“This pretty-as-a-picture farm is part of The National Trust’s Morden Hall Park. Deen City Farm's lovely little shop sells second-hand children’s’ books, animal feed and bedding, plus locally sourced jams.” - TimeOut London

Museums

Grant Museum of Zoology

Rockefeller Building, University College London

21 University St

London

WC1E 6DE

“The Grant Museum may have moved in 2011 into new premises – a grand room in a former library in the UCL complex – but it looks as if this zoological museum, the only one of its kind in London, has been here for a century or more.” - TimeOut London

Leighton House

London

W14 8LZ

Opening hours: Wed-Mon 10am-5.30pm.

Transport: Tube: High Street Kensington

In the 1860s the artist Frederic Leighton commissioned his friend, the architect George Aitcheson, to build him a showpiece house in Holland Park, which he filled with classical treasures from all over the world, as well as his own works and those of his contemporaries. The house was a work of art in itself, with every inch decorated in high style inspired by the studios Leighton had seen on his extensive European travels.

Attractions

London Dungeon

No ghosts or ghouls, just gory stories retold with humour, gooey props and gruesomely costumed actors as you tour through London’s nastiest historical moments. From boarding a traitor’s boat ride to the Tower of London, to a dash through the recreated streets of Whitechapel in pursuit of Jack the Ripper, to a glimpse at stinking Plague London, it’s a romp and a scream, but definitely not for the fainthearted.

ClueTrace

One of London's many escape games on offer, following the same sort of vibe: there's a theme, you form a team and use your mind to get out of a locked room. At this east London game a group (minimum two, max five) of you are invited into the mind of a 'white collar criminal' to search his thoughts for a secret code. Within 60 minutes participants will be faced with puzzles, challenges and mysteries, which all need to be solved in order to escape in time

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