7 Ultimate Experiences in London for Teens

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as a teen, you simply need to cover away in your bed room, listening to music with the Don’t Disturb signal on, however generally it’s value opening the door to journey to overseas lands. 

London is NOT the boring vacation spot your dad and mom preserve attempting to take you to. Take it from my teen, who didn’t complain as soon as on our two week journey to London.

She smiled rather a lot, took a number of pictures, laughed and even stated, ‘London is superior!’ a number of occasions and “This has been my favourite household journey” (and she or he has been touring always since start).

And if there’s a tween in your loved ones, they may find it irresistible simply as a lot as our 10 12 months outdated.

London is the right vacation spot for youngsters due to its purchasing areas, well-known film areas, world-class museums, historical historical past (that features royalty), excellent views, excessive teas, and countless issues to do this will go well with any teen curiosity.

Throughout our London trip, we got down to discover one of the best experiences in London for the teenagers in any household. 

There are such a lot of issues to do in London that your teenagers will love – I feel Kensington Palace, Covent Gardens, Tate Trendy, the British Museum and London Parks may make this listing however we’ve narrowed it all the way down to Kalyra’s prime seven suggestions for London with teenagers.

Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour

For all Harry Potter followers, this tour of the Warner Bros Studios is the closest you’ll get to being part of the movies. 

This was our teen’s favourite London expertise. It was additionally our tween’s favourite factor to do. I feel it may have presumably been mine as effectively. 

The Harry Potter tour on the Warner Bros studio provides you a magical shut up look into how the films have been created and filmed.

For an additional payment, you should purchase an audio tour, which guides you thru the studios, supplying you with a number of behind the scenes details about set creation, manufacturing challenges and successes, and tales in regards to the actors.

I used to be the one one who bought that and I actually loved it, particularly the movies which allowed me to see the units come to life in every applicable film scene.

It takes round three to 4 hours to stroll by the entire tour, which options units, costumes, props, and butterbeer from the movies. Plus there are interactive reveals to expertise from inexperienced display broomstick rides to leaping in a number of of the car props.

The tour begins off within the set of the Nice Corridor in Hogwarts, and from there it’s a self guided expertise by the Wizarding World. 

Kalyra’s favourite components have been seeing the costumes on fashions of the characters, and strolling by the Forbidden Forest. 

And weirdly, like I did once I first walked into Hogsmeade in Common Orlando Resort, tears pricked my eyes once I walked into the room displaying the mannequin of Hogwarts Fort. 

There may be simply one thing so magical in regards to the Harry Potter world that can dwell on ceaselessly and throughout all ages. It’s the final expertise in London for teenagers – effectively for youths of all ages.

See our household’s expertise on the Harry Potter Warner Bros Studios right here.

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The London Bridge Expertise

The London Bridge Expertise is an interactive historical past tour that explores the darkish previous of London’s most well-known bridge. Making this expertise extra actual is that this attraction is definitely below the London Bridge!

Reside actors take you and your group by these darkish rooms beneath the bridge which might be full of artifacts and spooky tales in regards to the destiny of traitors, Jack the Ripper, haunted church buildings, and extra. 

Within the traitor room, an actor shows ripped off heads on sticks and a medical desk the place he cuts up physique components of traitors.

However essentially the most enjoyable, and scary, a part of the attraction is the ultimate room of the tour, the place a barman tells the story of Jack the Ripper earlier than main you right into a haunted maze. 

Within the maze, we needed to navigate our means by darkish rooms whereas being chased by actors dressed as pigs and a girl with a chainsaw. 

We laughed and screamed and tumbled out of there saying, “That was a lot enjoyable!” Even Savannah, as soon as she bought over the fear of it, stated she was glad she did it. 

Whereas scary at first it was the most effective sights in London, and is an exciting expertise for older children who love Halloween. 

It was additionally a good way for youths to be taught extra of the historical past (though darker) of London. I feel it gave us a perspective that, though the world feels grim, no less than nobody is being hung, drawn and quartered with their heads left on show as a warning on London Bridge anymore. 

This can be a prime factor to do in London for teenagers with a sinister edge!

The London Eye

One of the vital well-known sights in London, with a few of the greatest views of the town, is the London Eye on the River Thames.

It’s the tallest commentary wheel in Europe and a good way to see totally different viewpoints of the well-known buildings in London, just like the Huge Ben and Home of Parliament. 

The capsule you sit in strikes slowly sufficient that you simply get time to benefit from the expertise and get good pictures.

There may be additionally an choice to get non-public capsules, which is what we did. For the common trip you can be put with one other group of individuals.

It’s a extra enjoyable means to take a look at London’s surroundings as a substitute of going to common viewpoints, and having to climb a number of stairs. We all know most teenagers are afraid of motion!

Youngsters will love this extra enjoyable London expertise. I’m positive their mates again residence can be jealous of their TikToks and pictures.

Covent Backyard

Covent Backyard is a well-liked purchasing vacation spot within the West Finish and so an ideal London expertise for youngsters who love style and sweetness shops. 

There may be additionally a very good variety of eating choices, with meals halls and eating places scattered all through the realm, which makes the backyard a very good place to spend a number of hours of your time if members in your loved ones need to buy groceries.

Shops vary from large identify manufacturers like Apple and Tiffany and Co to native unbiased shops. 

Some shops, experiences, and eats teenagers might love embrace:

• Kick Recreation focuses on uncommon and unique sneakers and attire
• Glossier magnificence provide retailer
• Venchi was our place to cease for ice lotions
• You possibly can even bask in world-famous candies from the likes of Godiva and Lodge Chocolat. 

It may possibly get busy, so attempt to go at a time when individuals could also be at work and faculty, and with some COVID protocols nonetheless solely permitting a sure variety of individuals in shops at a time, there will be strains you’ll have to attend in. 

That being stated, it’s nonetheless a great way to spend your time and may give you a really feel for London’s meals scene and what luxurious style it has to supply. 

It’s also subsequent to different vacationer sights in London, like Trafalgar Sq., Leicester Sq., Soho and the West Finish theater district. 

Don’t overlook to unfold out throughout the central Covent Backyard market space to discover the encircling cobblestone streets and facet alleys for different secret gems! 

We discovered Cecil’s Court docket and Goodwin Court docket each of that are stated to have impressed Diagon Alley. I assumed Goodwin’s Court docket was extra prefer it. Let me know within the feedback what you assume.

E-book Loving teenagers will love Cecil’s Court docket, it’s lined with guide retailers and vintage shops full of magical literature and bric-a-brac, which is one purpose it’s been related to Diagon Alley.

You’ll additionally discover model shops like Doc Martens, City Outfitters, and Brandy Meville that teenagers will love. Kalyra purchased a cute skirt from Brandy. 

Whenever you want a break, head to Lamb & Flag for a household pub lunch within the oldest pub in Covent Backyard. (this was certainly one of our favourite London pubs)

For households with numerous culinary tastes, chances are you’ll need to eat on the Seven Dials road meals market. Nevertheless, I discovered it very missing in gluten free choices so watched my women eat earlier than our present within the West Finish. 

West Finish Theatre / Musicals

London is famend as the most effective locations on this planet for theater.  (Ignoring COVID, there are over 40 theater venues within the West Finish performing to over 14 million yearly. It’s the largest theater scene within the English-speaking world. 

Teenagers will love the number of musicals on provide, a few of the hottest ones being the Lion King, Depraved, Les Miserables, and Hamilton. (I noticed Les Miserables and Saigon when dwelling in London)

On this household trip to London, Kalyra, Savannah and I went to see Matilda within the Cambridge Theater, whereas Craig caught up together with his outdated North Sydney Bears mates. 

Matilda the Musical relies on the Roald Dahl guide and film, which was unbelievable. A lot of the forged is younger youngsters, who’re very proficient. 

It’s a humorous musical directed in direction of youthful children, however I’d suggest it to all ages. I completely liked it. There was a trio of twentysomething males behind us who laughed louder and extra usually than anybody else within the theater.

Kalyra selected this theater manufacturing and did the analysis to seek out one of the best worth tickets and booked it whereas we have been in London. We booked by https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/

I like to recommend reserving as far out as you possibly can, as we bought a few of the final tickets. However, because it was a small theater, all seats had nice views, and we by some means ended up with seats close to the entrance, and for what we thought was an excellent deal. 

Seeing any musical on the West Finish is very advisable to any household that wants a break from the stress of visiting all of the vacationer sights.

I’m glad we added this it our London itinerary within the final minute as our teen stated it was certainly one of her favourite London experiences.

English Excessive Tea

The day we arrived in London we went to the Ampersand Lodge for afternoon excessive tea. For any traveler, particularly teenagers, excited by English tradition this is without doubt one of the greatest issues to do in London, England. 

It’s alleged that afternoon tea started in England in 1840, by Anna Stanhope, the Duchess of Bedford. As dinner was served late within the night, this was a means of satisfying her starvation pains mid-afternoon. It grew to become a modern type of leisure and through the years it grew to become an expertise for extra than simply the rich. 

Some additionally say the French began it. However, let’s not get entangled in that battle. 

For now, we’ll have fun the English custom of excessive tea, named so for the excessive tables it’s served on. 

The Ampersand Lodge has a number of themed excessive tea choices, together with ones for youths and gluten free eaters! We selected the award-winning Science Afternoon Tea within the Drawing Room of the Ampersand Lodge in South Kensington, a unbelievable for teenagers particularly.

This English excessive tea options a number of experiments you possibly can do together with your meals. You may make your personal lemonade, search for fossil biscuits, and benefit from the billowing smoke as a waitress pours water over the dry ice that’s in your dishes. 

It’s a cool interactive model of a excessive tea, and additionally it is very tasty. 

I used to be very impressed with my gluten free variations and the gluten free scones with clotted cream here’s a deliciousness I’ll always remember. 

Simply as spectacular is the elegant inside design of the Drawing Rooms with its scarlet and blue velvet armchairs, floral wall paper, and quirky animal prints cushions and huge Victorian home windows bringing within the afternoon mild. You’ll really feel a part of the British aristocracy who dwell on this space of London.

This was an excellent first London expertise for us and set the tone for the household pleasure that was to return. You possibly can see our Reel right here.

You’ll discover loads of excessive tea alternatives in London and additional afield in England. We LOVED our excessive tea expertise at Victors in Oxford

This expertise was hosted partly by Go to Britain. 

Go to the Home of MinaLima

As you’ve found from this put up to this point, teenagers love Harry Potter – effectively most anyway. Religious Harry Potter followers will need to cease in at The Home of MinaLima.

This gallery and retailer, located within the coronary heart of Soho, showcases the graphic artwork of the Harry Potter and Unbelievable Beasts movies, all of which was completely designed by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima.

We added it in on our final day exploring London metropolis and I’m so glad we did. It was unbelievable!

It’s solely whereas exploring the Wizarding World artwork on show right here that you simply notice simply how a lot these graphic designers are chargeable for the magic of the Harry Potter movies.

The primary flooring is crammed to the brim with the graphic designs from the film which embrace posters, newspaper articles, prepare tickets, insignias and extra.

There are many these magical gadgets obtainable for buy together with prints, notecards, journals, wallpaper and posters. You may also get illustrated copies of Harry Potter and the Thinker’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques. Kalyra actually wished to get the Black Household Tree Tapestry wallpaper, however opted for the Sirius Black wished put up as a substitute (her favourite character).

Downstairs is the gallery, which is able to make you are feeling you’ve been transported to the Wizarding World. The wall is roofed within the Black Household Tapestry wallpaper, the Marauder’s Map covers the gallery flooring, and Hogwarts letters flood out of an ornamental hearth.

I completely liked this retailer! And we had a particular deal with whereas inside, Miraphora Mina was within the retailer. We weren’t courageous sufficient to cease her and say hello – teenagers might not have developed the arrogance for that but!

This can be a utterly FREE London attraction for teenagers – effectively aside from the purchasing they’ll need to do

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