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Practical London guides tagged Kids.

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The World of Jumanji entrance arch at Chessington, with riders of Mandrill Mayhem upside down on the green coaster track above the sign

Day trips

Chessington World of Adventures from London: Tickets, Trains and Rides

Chessington tickets are from £32 online and £68 at the gate, with the zoo and SEA LIFE included and under-90cm children free. It is in Zone 6, 36 minutes from Waterloo on Oyster. Every ride's height limit, Fastrack prices, and the days it is shut.

  • Day trips
  • Theme parks
  • Chessington
  • Zoo
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London built in LEGO bricks in Miniland at LEGOLAND Windsor, with the BT Tower rising over rows of model buildings and visitors watching from the path behind

Day trips

LEGOLAND Windsor from London: Tickets, Trains, Height Limits and Queues

LEGOLAND Windsor costs from £32 booked online at least a day ahead and £68 on the day. The train-and-bus route from Paddington or Waterloo, the 702 bus from Victoria, every height limit, Fastrack prices and the 2026–27 closed dates.

  • Day trips
  • Windsor
  • LEGOLAND
  • Theme parks
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Peppa Pig World at Paultons Park from above, Peppa's Big Balloon Ride turning in the centre with its striped balloons and a Peppa figure on top, families walking the paths around it

Day trips

Paultons Park from London: Peppa Pig World, Tickets, Trains and Height Limits

Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, is £29 a person booked ahead on its November weekends and £41 on Christmas days, with under-1m children free and parking free. The train and bus from Waterloo, every height limit, the new Valgard coasters and the closed dates.

  • Day trips
  • Hampshire
  • New Forest
  • Peppa Pig
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A Colossus train full of riders upside down at the top of the vertical loop at Thorpe Park, under a blue sky

Day trips

Theme Parks Near London: Every Day Trip Compared

Thorpe Park, Chessington, LEGOLAND Windsor, Paultons Park and four smaller parks compared: the train from London, the cheapest ticket, who each one suits, and the dates each is shut in autumn and winter 2026.

  • Day trips
  • Theme parks
  • Family
  • Kids
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A father reading a red picture book to two young children on a double bed, seen through an open bedroom door

Stay

The Best Family Hotels in London, Cross-Referenced Across Every Major List

The family hotels London's parents, bloggers and the travel press actually agree on: which room sleeps two adults and two children, what it costs to add a cot, and whether there's a pool. Prices are for one room for two adults and two children on a November weekday.

  • Where to stay
  • Hotels
  • Family
  • Planning
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