Weekly Rota of Baby and Toddler Groups in Bloomsbury and Holborn(please ring ahead to confirm times and pricing)
Monday:
Holborn Library, Under 5’s Story Group, 11 - 12, free
Coram Parent Centre, Mecklenburg Sq., Toy Library, 9:30 - noon
Calthorp Project, Parent and Toddler Drop-In, 10:30 - 3, free
Coram’s Field, Peacocks, Under Three Drop-In, 10 - noon, free (intake limited to 8 families)
Coram’s Field, Colonnades, Under Five Drop-In, 1 - 4, free (intake limited to 12 families)
Coram Parent Centre, Mecklenburg Sq., Parent and Toddler Drop-In, 9:30 - noon, free
Tuesday
Drill Hall, Drop-in sessions for under fives, 10:30 - 4:30
Bedford House, Parent and Toddler Drop in for the under 5’s, 10 - noon, free
Coram’s Field, Peacocks, Under Three Drop-In, 10 - noon, free (intake limited to 8 families)
Coram’s Field, Colonnades, Under Five Drop-In, 1 - 4, free (intake limited to 12 families)
Coram Parent Centre, Mecklenburg Sq., Parent and Toddler Drop-In, 9:30 - noon, free
Wednesday
St. George’s Hall, Baby Zone, 10:30 - noon, free
Bedford House, Messy Play, 10 - noon
Calthorp Project, Parent and Toddler Drop-In, 10:30 - 3, free
Coram’s Field, Peacocks, Under Three Drop-In, 10 - noon, free (intake limited to 8 families)
Coram’s Field, Colonnades, Under Five Drop-In, 1 - 4, free (intake limited to 12 families)
Coram Parent Centre, Mecklenburg Sq., Parent and Toddler Drop-In, 9:30 - noon, free
Thursday
St. Pancras Library, Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time, 10:30 - 11:30, free
Bedford House, Parent and Toddler Drop in for the under 5’s, 10 - noon, free
Coram’s Field, Peacocks, Under Three Drop-In, 10 - noon, free (intake limited to 8 families)
Coram’s Field, Colonnades, Under Five Drop-In, 1 - 4, free (intake limited to 12 families)
Coram Parent Centre, Mecklenburg Sq., Parent and Toddler Drop-In, 9:30 - noon, free
Friday
1A Children’s Centre, Drop-in Session, 1 - 3PM
Bedford House, Messy Play, 10 - noon
Coram’s Field, Peacocks, Under Three Drop-In, 10 - noon, free (intake limited to 8 families)
Coram’s Field, Colonnades, Under Five Drop-In, 1 - 4, free (intake limited to 12 families)
Coram Parent Centre, Mecklenburg Sq., Parent and Toddler Drop-In, 9:30 - noon, free
Coram’s Fields
93 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DN, 0207 837 6138, www.coramsfields.org
Coram’s Field s is one of the most historically interesting playgrounds in London. Originally London’s first home for abandoned children and simultaneously of London’s first public art gallery, The Foundling Hospital became London’s first public playground, Coram’s Fields, in 1936.
Coram’s Field is a seven acre playground in the heart of London. This magnificent haven for children is fenced in, with only one gate, making it the perfect place for mums and carers to let their children run off and really play.
The site boasts spacious grassy areas, several climbing frames, sand boxes with climbing apparatus, swings, animals in pens, sports fields and an adventure playground for older children. In the middle of the park is a large paddling pool for hot, summer days.
If a safe, varied playground were not enough, an amazing café, Kipferl www.kipferl.co.uk/, offers Austrian coffees, cakes, sweets, sandwiches and small hot dishes of superior quality at very reasonable prices. With each order you receive a tiny piece of heaven, a complimentary Austrian biscuit! .
Adults are only allowed in Coram’s field if they are accompanied by a child. The park opens daily at 9AM. The sports fields are available for hire from 2PM on, during term time.
While Coram’s Fields is a destination in and of itself, the really nice part about it is its proximity to The Charles Dickens, The Foundling and the British Museums. You can either begin or end museum visits in the playground. Conversely, you can use the museums as back up if it rains when you would like to go to Coram’s Field. Also, some sneaky inside information: there is a limited intake playgroup for the under 3’s from 10 – noon Mondays through Fridays and another group for the under 5’s from 1-4PM Monday through Saturday. If rain spoils your plans, you may luck out and get a place to play indoors.
Coram’s Fields Unde Five’s Services
Coram’s Fields, 93 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DN, 0207 837 6138,
- Nicely resourced and looked after play equipment
- Contained room, good for two toddlers walking
- Coffee, tea, juice ant kitchen facilities
- Great toilets and changing facilities
- Tube: Russell Square, Kings Cross
- Bus: 59, 68, 91, 168, 188, 19, 38, 55, 243, 17, 45, 46
Peacocks, Under 3’s, Mondays – Fridays 10 – noon
Colonnades, Under 5’s, Mondays – Fridays, 1PM – 4PM and Saturdays 11 – 1PM
This is such a treat. Just next to the sandy play areas is an Under 5’s area. It is here that the drop-ins are held daily with the under 3’s gathering in the morning and the under 5’s in the afternoons.
The space is small, but amazingly well laid out. Your buggy is kept outside, but adjacent to the room (you can see it the entire time, but you might not want to leave a baby sleeping out there), and the children play in a well cared for room with different play stations. There is a home corner and dress up clothes, painting, books … a nice room that has nursery type equipment.
The one caveat to this oasis in the city, is that there are only 8 families allowed at a time in the Peacocks group and 12 in t the Colonnades.
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