Outdoors

4 guides

Riders with their arms in the air on a rollercoaster that hangs below its track

Chessington World of Adventures

Kiddie rides as well as thrill rides, plus a zoo and an aquarium. Book ahead to halve the price.

Three young white lambs lying together in a bed of straw beside a wooden post, with grass behind

Deen City Farm

Farm animals, riding-school horses, a good playground and pony rides for small children.

A hand in a fingerless woollen glove trailing in the clear water running over the granite bed of the Diana Memorial Fountain

Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens

Paddle in the Diana Memorial Fountain and climb the wooden galleon in the fenced Diana Memorial Playground.

A Sumatran tiger looking straight at the camera, with green leaves and a tree trunk behind

London Zoo

See giraffes, lions and a penguin show, but the entrance fee is high, so book online or look for an offer first.

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