Hyde Park / Kensington Gardens
Diana Memorial Playground · Photo: The Royal Parks
Three stops and no rush: the Peter Pan pirate ship playground at opening, a lakeside lunch with proper baby changing, and a short pedalo on the Serpentine. Done by early afternoon in time for a nap.
Playground · 10:00–11:30 (1h30m)
Opens 10:00. Sensory trail, sand and the pirate galleon. Adults must be with a child aged 12 or under.
One of London's most famous playgrounds — a huge wooden pirate galleon, a treehouse, an under-3s zone, strong wheelchair-accessible equipment, and a redesigned water-play area with raised water and sand play tables (part of a £3m 2025/26 renewal).
Photo: The Royal Parks
Food stop · 11:50–12:45 (55m)
Early lunch on the lake; baby changing and accessible toilets.
A lakeside cafe-restaurant on the Serpentine next to the Hyde Park boathouse, serving breakfast, wood-fired pizzas, fish and chips and grab-and-go food for picnics. It has baby changing and accessible toilets, so it works as the lunch base for a boating-and-playground day in Hyde Park.
Photo: Oxyman
Water Activities · 12:50–13:20 (30m)
A 30-minute pedalo. Under-3s free; buoyancy kit and accessible boats with a hoist available.
Rowing boats and pedalos for hire on the Serpentine lake in the middle of Hyde Park, with a winter service on Wednesdays to Sundays. Under-3s go free and there are accessible boats with a hoist. A good way to break up a walk between the Diana Memorial Playground and the museums of South Kensington.
Photo: sportsandleisure.royalparks.org.uk
LondonHackney
Pigs, goats and a donkey at a small free city farm, a weekend street-food lunch on Broadway Market, and a flat, buggy-friendly afternoon in Victoria Park with its play areas and boating lake. Three stops, short hops.
Hackney City Farm → Broadway Market → Victoria Park Tower Hamlets
LondonCanary Wharf
Two dry stops a few minutes apart: the free Mudlarks play gallery for under-8s at London Museum Docklands, with lunch in the museum cafe, then a gentle wander under the covered roof garden above the station. Home before nap time.
Museum of London Docklands → Crossrail Place Roof Garden
LondonMorden / Merton
A small city farm with sheep and goats to feed and a wooden playground, then the flat meadows, boardwalks and rose garden of Morden Hall Park beside the River Wandle, with a cafe for lunch. Two stops, a 13-minute hop, and free entry.
Deen City Farm → Morden Hall Park
