Family day out

Family days out

West-hampstead is a great destination for a family trip offering entertainment for kids of all ages. We’ve picked some of the most popular family-friendly things to do and sorted them into a handy list.

Kilburn Grange Park Kilburn Grange Park is 3.2 hectares open space in Kilburn, north-west London adjacent to Kilburn High Road. It is administered by the London Borough of Camden and includes a children’s playground, basketball court, outdoor gym equipment and tennis courts. Kilburn Grange Park NW6 2JL. 020 7974 4444 www.camden.gov.uk/parks-in-camden

Hampstead Heath A breath-taking green oasis for recreation for all the family, with swimming ponds, woodland, and city views from Parliament Hill. Hampstead Heath Team, Heathfield House, 432 Archway Road, London N6 4JH. 020 7332 3322 www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/ green-spaces/hampstead-heath

Freud Museum London The Freud Museum in London is a museum dedicated to Sigmund Freud, located in the house where Freud lived with his family during the last year of his life. The final home of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, and his daughter Anna Freud, a pioneering child psychoanalyst. 20 Maresfield Gardens, London NW3 5SX. 020 7435 2002 www.freud.org.uk/

Kenwood House On the edge of Hampstead Heath surrounded by tranquil landscaped gardens, Kenwood is one of London’s hidden gems. The breath-taking interiors and stunning world-class art collection, including Rembrandt’s ‘Portrait with Two Circles’, are free for everyone to enjoy. Hampstead Ln, London NW3 7JR. 0370 333 1181 www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenwood

Golders Hill Park Golders Hill Park is a beautiful, landscaped park with plenty to see and do all year round for all the family. Golders Hill Park, North End Way, London NW3 https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/ green-spaces/hampstead-heath Fenton House Fenton House is a 17th-century merchant’s house in Hampstead in North London which belongs to the National Trust, bequeathed to them in 1952 by Lady Binning, its last owner and resident. Fenton House, Hampstead Grove, London NW3 6SP. 020 7435 3471 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fenton-house-and-garden

Keats House Keats House is a writer’s house museum in what was once the home of the Romantic poet John Keats. It is in Keats Grove, Hampstead, toward the edge of inner north London. Maps before about 1915 show the road with one of its earlier names, John Street; the road has also been known as Albion Grove. 10 Keats Grove, London NW3 2RR. 020 7332 3868 https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/ attractions-museums-entertainment/keatshouse