This small county museum is a real gem. The permanent collections address only the history and…read morenatural history of Buckinghamshire. The small complex of buildings in which it is housed is itself worth further investigation as it is located in the last remaining area that exudes the atmosphere of Aylesbury when it was a small but vibrant market town. Staff are very helpful and approachable (not only the attendants but curators too) If you visit, don't miss the Lenborough hoard and, for a provincial museum, the remarkable collection of modern studio ceramics (The only bit of the collection that extends its interest beyond Buckinghamshire) . Although if you have a real interest in ceramics a visit to the reserve collection at Halton might be on the cards! The museum also houses the archive of the Bucks Archaeological Society available for research on Wednesday. Special exhibitions are staged regularly and it is with anticipation that I await the Elizabeth Frink exhibition scheduled for February. Finally, the small café is the ideal place to relax for a coffee away from the plethora of coffee houses close by.

Baesd in Aylesbury town centre, it is conveniently located. There isn't any on site parking, so you…read morehave to park in one of the town's public car parks and walk through. It is not very well sign posted, so do take directions with you when you go. We took our 2 and 3 year old girls along during the holographics exhibition, and it was very good. They have plenty of things to see there, and laso run free exhibitions regularly. Our girls aren't the best behaved or quietest people in the world, but we didn't get a bad response from the staff or other visitors, despite the youngest being completely terrified of the holograms and screaming the place down. The museum was clean and airy, and well set out, and it wasn't too busy either which is nice. Don't expect it to be a whole day worth of activity, but it will keep them entertained for a couple of hours. The museum is next door to the Roald Dahl museum (not free unfortunately) which is great for kids between 5 and 11 years old ish, I wouldn't bother if they're any younger really as they won't get it.

This Ferris Wheel was fun! This is the only place in London we've visited so far that doesn't have…read morea long wait line. We came, bought tickets, and got on right away. This made it enjoyable for my toddler. The ride is fun but it isn't anything like the London Eye. The view isn't very impressive. I liked the little "garden space" where we get on because it's all fenced in. It makes it less stressful when you have kids. There are these big green (fake grass) chairs and benches to sit on. There are two trailers that sell burgers and ice cream (not sure what else). It's also located right next to Oxford street and Hyde Park, so there is plenty to do in the area! In sum, it's a good activity to do if you want a break from the crazy busy crowds (at least when we went on Monday!)

More free entertainment, Coin Street Festival is held on the South Bank between the National…read moreTheatre and Tate Modern over a series of weekends in the summer. Advertisement follows that I found and copied. Obviously I can't say what is on this year better than them but I went to The Mayor's Festival last year and loved it. Lots of stalls and music plus the Globe was open for free and impromptu performances took place. We got the throw tennis balls at the actors. There was an illuminated Mardi Gras Parade at night along the Embankment and spectacular fireworks. Galleries open for free too including the OXO. Anyway the Mayors Festival is around Sept. and others are from now I think. Worth checking out. I am sure that there is a web site with details of each event. Through a superb line-up of world music, street theatre, children's workshops and information stalls from the Co-operative Group of businesses, these festival events add a further dimension to an already lively area. Fun family events include art and craft workshops for children with mask making and instrument making, while roving street theatre performances provide impromptu entertainment. The food and drink stalls place an emphasis on fair trade. This year's culturally-themed events include the Holland House event with a Dutch market and clog painting, Turkish Fest featuring the best in Turkish food and drink with a Grand Bazaar, Pulse; an Eastern European music festival and The Mayor's Thames Festival. I figure that it is good free entertainment and a good day or half day (or even evening) out.

Not sure how often this massive venue is open or what normally goes on here, but ... it seemed the…read moreideal location for the recent opening of Sickboy (http://www.thesickboy.com/) 's Stay Free (http://londonist.com/2008/12/stay_free_with_street_artist_sickbo.php) exhibition. It's a huge Victorian Grade II listed building, originally used as a tram shed (hince the name). It's in the heart of Shoreditch just off of hipster Rivington Street. If you're planning a major exhibition or event that'll need a big space in a cool setting - or if you're hoping to catch a big-time event in a happening part of town - keep this place in mind.

This museum opened back in October 2016, so my visit today was my first, and what a sweet place it…read moreis. Located on the lovely Pinner Memorial Park, the setting couldn't be nicer. It's an easy walk from Pinner station. It's currently only open Friday-Sunday, but I booked in a group tour and took along 15 people. You enter through the ubiquitous gift shop, which isn't large but has a changing range of items by local artists, as well as books and other little things that I totally wanted. There are 3 rooms - an activity studio, a temporary exhibition, and a permanent exhibition. We couldn't go into the activity studio as it was being used for a half-term activity - glass painting. But there was a sign saying that on a Friday, they have an artist who uses the room to sketch and you are welcome to go in and watch and ask questions. The permanent exhibition is chronological and it was really interesting to see the variety of work that Heath Robinson did - but as ever, having a tour makes a big difference as you get a lot of context and little stories that bring it all to life. The temporary exhibition is currently on the brothers Robinson, and had a great breadth of work from the three Robinsons, including items on loan from the family, things that haven't ever been seen before. The group I brought (all over 60s) were fascinated by the whole thing. Even though I went along knowing very little about Heath Robinson, I enjoyed my visit, too. Our group tour was £5 per person, and another £30 for the steward to do the tour. Normal tickets are £6-ish.

A painful experience but an experience all the same. This company offer paint balling all over the…read moreUK and the one located close to Croydon is a decent one. The area for the paint balling to take part is quite adventurous but I am sure there are better layouts in other locations. This is a fun thing to do with your friends or family but it isn't for the faint hearted! Prepare to be bruised!

This is a great place for young people to go on mondays and thursdays, instead of making trouble…read moreand going on the streets.It helps you keep fit and healthy and is a way of making friends. Different activities happen there too like; sports, camps, flying, gliding, trips to the fire station as part of the Duke of Edinbourgh award and also can help you with GCSE grades. Its for 13+ and at the age of 21 you can become a cadet instructor. I highly reccomend this place to everyone because its just an excellent organisation.

This is a great organisation to join. There is so much you can learn from cadets which can help…read morewith your future. 16F have their own band, which parades through London on common events like Rememberance Sunday. This is a great place to send your children to keep them off the streets. It also helps them learn self discipline and great leadership skills. Definatley lets your Kids try it.

The review here below relates to a ticket seller Thearte Tickets Direct who the Peacock Thearte…read moreallow to sell show tickets on their behalf for their shows. We contacted the Peacock Theatre to explain our utter disapointment with 'agents' of their company who they allow to sell tickets on their behalf. The response from the Peacock Thearte was 'we are sorry but there is nothing we can do'. ADVCE: Other than stop companies like Theatre Tickets Direct selling tickets to your shows might be something you could consider? Whilst we are going to watch the show, we will never attend the Peacock Thearte again. It is rather ironic that the Theartes here in London have been pleading for Government funding to help them survive the pandemic, and then allow companies like Theatre Tickets Direct sell their shows and treat consumers unfairly in their name. HERE BELOW IS OUR THEARTE TICKETS DIRECT REVIEW ON GOOGLE AND TRUSTPILOT BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY AND BEFORE YOU EVEN CONSIDER USING THEM CHECK THEIR ONE STAR REVIEWS. So, my Wife tried to book two tickets for Saturday Night Fever at the Peacock Thearte for the performance on the evening of the 20 February 2022. Upon visiting their site she notice a block of three front row seats available so she proceeded to book two of the three seats available. She booked one of the two seats but when she tried to book the seat next to the one she had booked she found that system was not letting her do so. Frustrated with this she when out of the booking system and refreshed her browser. Upon going back into the booking system she clicked on the first seat she had booked it and was not showing as available any longer. She then thought well that seat has now gone and successfully booked the other two remaining seats. She went to the secure checkout and paid for the tickets. Within minutes of making the booking she received notification from her bank that Thearte Tickets Direct had debited the cost of all three tickets from her account. She immediately emailed Thearte Tickets Direct advising them of the error within tens minutes of receiving the notification of debit from her bank. She received a very abrupt email the next day from a Nandeep Vyas advising that it was now 'impossible' to issue a refund for the third ticket even though it was probably a glitch in their booking system. We have perused the one star reviews here and would tend to agree with the consensus of opinion expressed therein that the customer service is appalling and that they are potentially scamming consumers. We are consumer lawyers and we will not let this matter rest. We fully intend to drag the matter through the Small Claims Court for a princely sum of £35 to issue on these people, and have them explain their T&Cs to the court is well worth it, and we will publish the outcome here, win or lose. We have also written to the Chief Executive of the Peacock Theatre outlining our dissapointment in the way in which this company represent the theatres who allow them to sell tickets for their shows on their behalf.

A very centrally located and super comfortable theatre. It feels more like a plush cinema hall than…read morethe regular London theatres (live productions) Comfortable seats, with good cushioning and gasp! Plenty of leg room! We were down in the stalls and there are no pillars or other such construction in the middle of the hall, so none of the seats were "restricted view" I'd bought discounted tickets on Time Out and that is always a risk, since you do not know until you've picked up your tickets in the day of the show, what seats are going to be allocated to you. But at the Peacock, that risk is minimised - due to the afore mentioned absence of "restricted view" seats. Temperatures were comfortable throughout. There were cafeterias on both floors (stalls and circle), but we had just had dinner before the show, so we didn't brave the crowds milling around to check it out. They do have a lift for the disabled to use, so access is not an issue, even though the elevator is very slow. I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think they have some kind of tie-up with Sadler Wells as they seem to have a lot of their shows coming up.