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Family-friendly places to visit in London

Discover the top places to visit in and around London with your family. Make memories to treasure as you get active, tackle trails and connect with nature together in the great outdoors, or enjoy immersing into the history inside some famous historic houses.

A family sat outside the Orangery Cafe at Ham House during summer

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Ham House & Garden

Are you ready to compete in the Ham Games? Get into this summer’s sporting spirit with fun play stations dotted around the spectacular gardens at Ham House. Take on friends and family or try and beat your own personal best in our four sport activity zones. Including throwing, ball sports, racing and gymnastics, each zone has a range of different games to test your skills. After all that action, cool off with an ice cream. 25 July - 1 September.

A family playing frisbee in the grounds of Osterley Park and House London

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Osterley Park & House

Get active all summer long with a Summer of Play at Osterley Park & House, featuring football table tennis or cycle hire (Weds-Sun) on the front lawn. Or head into the formal gardens to hone your throwing and catching skills or have a go at target practice on an obstacle course. All activities are self-led so you can play at your own pace. 25 July - 1 September.

Family taking part in a three legged race

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Rainham Hall

Rainham Hall Summer of Games takes you through the years from traditional archery and bowling to ribbon twirling and table tennis. Great for individual play, with friends, or bring a group and see who wins a place on our winner's podium at the end of the day. All throughout the summer holidays for free, bring a picnic or pop into the cafe.

A family group of five people sit on the grass chatting at Morden Hall Park in the summer. Patches of sunshine break through the mature tree canopy.

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Morden Hall Park

Enjoy a picnic in the great outdoors with the whole family this summer, relaxing by the riverside at Morden Hall Park. Pick up some snacks from the Potting Shed café, then wander through the park and choose your spot.

A crowd enjoys watching Mamma Mia at an outdoor cinema screening.

Family theatre and cinema at Osterley Park & House

Let yourself be whisked away on a magical adventure with open air theatre productions of Angela Sprocket's Pockets, by Quentin Blake and the childhood classic Treasure Island. There's open air cinema too, including a Sing-a-long Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia! and Back to the Future.

An outdoor theatre performance taking place in the gardens

Family theatre at Morden Hall Park

Get ready to fly high with the mischievous Peter Pan in a magical tale or join Jemima Puddle-Duck on a big adventure, in a delightful adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s much-loved tale.

A family walking through the vegetable garden at Ham House

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Ham House and Garden

Head to the Outer Courtyard where little people will love getting stuck into the Mud Kitchen, using imaginative play to create culinary masterpieces. The Wilderness is a wonderful place to explore too, with over a mile of Hornbeam hedges arranged in a maze-like pattern.