An absolutely lovely place with gardens and an arboretum to walk through - the trees are lovely in summer but downright gorgeous in the autumn. There's a lovely cafe to relax in afterwards and since there's over eight miles of woodland [more...]

Possibly Notting Hill's most surprising secret - riding stables under the Westway. Whether you're young or old, an experienced rider or just starting out, you can learn and improve at Westway Stables. Or [more...]

Crane Park Island Nature Reserve is a haven for all kinds of rare and common wildlife in meadows, scrubland and reedbeds. There are marked paths round [more...]

Let the sounds of city life fade away as you visit Freightliners Farm in the heart of Islington. This is the UK's only urban farm with a completely [more...]

At Deen City Farm you'll find many rare breeds of familiar farm animals like cows, goats, pigs and sheep - but you'll also find more unusual animals, such as [more...]

Brooks Farm is inside Skeltons Lane Park in Leyton. It's a semi-working farm, so what's going on changes with the time of year - but with traditional breeds of [more...]

Mudchute Park & Farm is not just the biggest city farm in London - it's the biggest in the whole of Europe. Here, you'll find 31 acres of open space. In addition [more...]

This city farm has everything you'd expect in the way of animals, but also runs healthy cooking and dairying workshops, has three themed gardens and is participating in a project about endangered antelopes from Russia. You can help to [more...]

Stepney is home to Stepping Stones Farm, where you'll find a wonderful mixture of animals - everything from pigs and sheep to ducks, geese and chickens, [more...]

...and a moo moo there - in this case, the moo moo is Jessie the Jersey cow and the 'there' is Wellgate Community Farm where she lives with Jasmine [more...]

A museum of steam engines and waterworks history, based in a Victorian water pumping station. You can see the engines working at the weekends, and on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays, there's a working steam railway. Also, check the [more...]

If you can imagine it, they can build it. Mostly for kids, but conceivably fun for adults too... and if you're tired of little bricks, there are fun rides and attractions too.

Legoland.

Go on! Win your date a giant teddy! So much more fun than a dying goldfish. You can find funfairs all over London on many Bank Holidays - try Hampstead Heath, Alexandra Palace and Battersea Park for starters. There's also a one in [more...]

On Parliament Hill Fields - where it's high, and windy!

Possibly one of the weirdest things in London - an oak tree carved with elves. Or possibly fairies. It's in Hyde Park, on the side nearest Bayswater Road. If elf-spotting loses its attraction, there's a kids' playground near it. You [more...]

At the London Wetland Centre you can watch an astonishing range of birds and animals. You can do it the hard way, by walking the paths through the centre and by waiting in one of the specially designed hides - or the easy way, by [more...]