Notting Hill
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Weekly Rota of Baby and Toddler Groups in Notting Hill:
(please ring ahead to confirm times and pricing)
Monday –
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Courtneys Jungle Gym (1 – 8 yrs) ring to confirm availability.
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Teaching Pool open swim (ring to confirm)
Tuesday –
The Music House for Children, Hill Babies (0 – 2 yrs), Tuesdays 9:45 – 10:20, £7
The Music House for Children Hill Tots (2 – 3yrs) Tuesdays 10:30 – 11:05, £7
St. Peter’s Under 3, St. Peter’s Church (0-3) Tuesdays - Fridays 9:45 - noon, £2
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Courtneys Jungle Gym (1 – 8 yrs) ring to confirm availability.
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Teaching Pool open swim (ring to confirm)
Wednesday-
St. Peter’s Under 3, St. Peter’s Church (0-3) Tuesdays - Fridays 9:45 - noon, £2
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Courtneys Jungle Gym (1 – 8 yrs) ring to confirm availability.
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Teaching Pool open swim (ring to confirm)
Thursday –
St. Peter’s Under 3, St. Peter’s Church (0-3) Tuesdays - Fridays 9:45 - noon, £2
St. Mary’s of the Angels, Drop in Playgroup, Thursdays 10 - noon
St. Peter’s Church, Bumps and Babies, 2:30 - 4:30pm, http://www.nct.org.uk/branches/kensington-chelsea/parent-support/bumps-babies-st-peters-notting-hill
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Courtneys Jungle Gym (1 – 8 yrs) ring to confirm availability.
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Teaching Pool open swim (ring to confirm)
Friday-
Notting Hill Library, Baby Rhyme Time, 10:30 am (temporarily suspended)
St. Peter’s Under 3, St. Peter’s Church (0-3) Tuesdays - Fridays 9:45 - noon, £2
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Courtneys Jungle Gym (1 – 8 yrs) ring to confirm availability.
Kensington Leisure Centre, Walmer Road, Teaching Pool open swim (ring to confirm)
Music House for Children,
Tuesdays 9:45 – 10:20 for 0-2 year olds, 10:30 – 11:05 for 2 – 3 year olds, St. Stephen’s Church, Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QT T: 020 8932 2652
http://www.musichouseforchildren.co.uk/index.htm
- Small, close space, where your toddler is easily contained, but not a space for running around
- No stairs
- Buggies parked next to the door, outside
- Toilet available
- Tube: Paddington and Royal Oak
- Bus: 436, 36, 46, 27, 7, 23, 15, 352, 205, 18, 36, 23, 7, 27
This is an expensive, but delightful music class. Music House’s philosophy is to allow children to explore and enjoy music. They use several different instruments to lead the singing. Depending on the expertise of the instructor, they can range from piano, guitar, violin, recorder to trumpet and flute. They children are given instruments to play during the session. It’s a frenetic, really lovely time, especially with the groovy Notting Hill set.
Kensington Gardens:
As tribute to Princess Diana, the gardens of her former home are a dream for children. They are some of the most amazing space in London for little ones.
Princess Diana Memorial Playground
First and foremost, “the pirate ship park,” as the locals call it, is just a perfect children’s place. There is a giant, monitored gate around the entire park, you must have a child to enter and children are not allowed to enter unattended. For the very small, there are baby swings, sand areas with structures to cruise along, tiny houses clustered over woodchips and a lovely grass area to put a blanket down. For the bigger kids, there is a giant pirate ship with ropey bridges, ladders, sandy gallows (definitely NOT where you would take two toddlers by yourself). There is a fountain with shallow puddles in the summer, a giant climbing frame with bridges, slides and catwalks. There is a sensory garden with instruments and other tactile areas to explore.
The Memorial Playground has a refreshment stand serving fresh baked flat bread pizza, neighbourhood favourite, along with coffee, tea, juice, fresh fruit and sandwiches.
The toilets are tricky to get a wide buggy into, but are family friendly.
The Sunken Garden
The gardens surrounding Kensington Palace are a great place to take little ones for a wander. They are somewhat fenced in, free from dogs, cyclists and roller bladders and there are lots of beautiful flower beds and trees to look at. Inside the sunken garden is a fountain.
