House swap

[bubbachumps]

We are doing a house swap with a family from Hungary who have 3 children aged between 8 and 16. I am writing them a guide to the local area with some family-friendly activities both locally and in London generally. Our son is much younger so I'm worried my ideas may be a bit too young for the older kids. If anyone has any tips for things to do with older children I'd be really grateful for any ideas!

[alieh]

Great idea as we are doing the same with a family with similar aged children!

All I could think of was the skate park in Peckham Rye park and maybe the adventure playground there? The cinema in Peckham near Peckham Rye station?

I started to wonder what pre-teens/teenagers do on weekends in East Dulwich actually as I realised I don't often see many of them around?!

[alieh]

Just wondering if you should change the title a bit to be about "things to do in ED for older children and teenagers" or something like that? Because I assumed it would be someone looking for a house swap from your title.

[RenF]

Hi

for the older kid/s I would recommend putting some info in about markets they can wander around... Possible the whole family might enjoy but I know my teenaged sister's favourite thing about coming to visit us in London is wandering around markets like Spitalfields, Brick Lane, Portobello etc. Greenwich might be a good one too.

The Southbank also springs to mind, especially over the summer with so much going on.

Enjoy your swap- sounds like a great idea!

[bubbachumps]

Thank you for the suggestions, I hadn't thought of the markets - good idea for teens! Alieh, enjoy your swap too! Am slightly nervous, but it's an adventure!