The bus tour is a pretty good bet if the weather is nice. You might like to try the London Eye, but the queues for that can be very long. You could try booking in advance. The British Musuem always has good exhibits, though I would avoid the Michelangelo exhibition (excellent though it is) as it's extremely crowded. Covent Garden Piazza is pleasant to walk around and has plenty of eating places. The nearby Theatre Museum is good. Watch your purse and bag. There's a lot of pickpocketing at popular places.

Duck tours are great fun,here`s a link to there website.
http://www.londonvisions.com/tours_frogtours.htm

Ohhh, I've never been and I am so jealous!! Enjoy! Are you planning to stop into Liberty Yarns?

I definitely recommend the London Eye - it gives an idea of the scope of London, which is probably the hardest thing for a first-time visitor to grasp. It's spectacular and exciting, without being frightening. My boys and most visitors love to combine it with the London Aquarium, which is next door in County Hall, but your eldest might be a bit beyond that so how about the Tate - classic or modern are both reasonably close to the Eye. The stroll down the Embankment to Tate Modern is fun - lots going on with street entertainers and secondhand book stalls and great views of St Pauls etc.

In any event, I hope you have a lovely time in our great city - it will be a real treat for the eldest to have Mum to herself for a while, I'm sure.

I always think the open top buses are a good idea, providing the weather is OK. The Tower of London is horrendously expensive. The South Ken museums are very good and cover a wide range of tastes - the V&A has fabulous costumes and textiles. The London Eye is great if you don't mind heights, but try and book ahead as it is very popular. Covent Garden or one of the markets is great for atmosphere, but watch your purse! Feel free to email me if you want any other tips. Hope you have fun.

I'm not sure how old your daughter is. The tour might be fun, especially the duck tour. In the westminster area you have the choice of seeing Parliament square and whitehall, maybe catching the tube to south ken and seeing the museums, or walking across the bridge to the london eye, then doing the south bank, via globe theatre and tate modern. at london bridge end you have the clink museum, then the london dungeons etc. If she's very old she might want to just do the shopping! Be warned that there's a music event on at hyde park this saturday (foo fighters, motorhead etc) so that area will be crowded!

If it's raining the Science & Natural History museums near South Kensington are fantastic.

I'd second the bus tour & if you have time Covent Garden is a nice treat. Lots of individual shops, a market with stalls of handmade goods & street performers.

oh BUM, i MISSED THIS. Did you have a good time?

Avoid the tube: it keeps breaking down and trapping passengers for hours on end.

Other than that, the South Ken museums are brilliant, the Tower is lovely but expensive, and have tea in the Art Bar Cafe in Liberty's, which is the best place for tea in London - proper tea and cakes!

~x~

I just went in April and I highly recommend the bus tour. In under 2 hours you'll get to see it all. You can then go back for a close-up of anything you want to see closer up. I also LOVED my proper British Tea at Liberty's (where the Rowanettes meet every Thursday for knitting). They have a lovely knitting department in the store, too. Have a wonderful time. The Crown Jewels were my favorite "must see" stop.

HI Anita - the roving was purchased From GEt Knitted - they have Lorna's Laces roving from time to time. It's beautiful, isn't it. I suppose sosme folk might wonder why I am spinning it, when I could buy it - but then, why knit if you can buy!
What wheel do you have?
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Hey I've just been on the Get KNitted site. They don't have any Lorna's LAces fibre, but they do have some nice woolen tops nonetheless ( don't ask me the difference between tops, roving and sliver - I've been told many times but it refuses to stay in my head!).
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Hi - re felt techniques - I can't think of any sites offhand but since using chad alice hagens techniques for laying down the wool mine has been much smoother. I don't know if they have her books in the library? Btw - if you're coming down for mazey day my stall will be outside Burtons I think. Pop by and say hi :)

Your before & after sheep shots remind me of the dogs before & after clipping.

They're always really bouncy & tarty once clipped & Blue loves to prance & show off when she's clean.