The Florence, Herne Hill - getting new baby play room

[Belle]

Thought I'd pass on this info as a while back we were all lamenting the lack of places to go and have a drink/lunch/coffee w hilst letting our kids have a play. Was in the Florence in Herne Hill yesterday (sister pub of the Bishop) and loads of work was going on at the back, in the conservatory. The manager explained that they are creating a big playroom for babies/kids, with soft play and a screen for cbeebies etc, meanwhile there'll be an adjacent bit for mums to enjoy a drink and keep an eye on babies. I quite often walk over there to meet friends so am thrilled and both pubs do a 'mums the word' card which entitles you to various discounts, which change each month. I think he's going to email me about suggestions for what they might include in the room so if anyone has any ideas, I can post the details here for who to send it to.

Note - I don't have any connection to these pubs! Just really pleased to hear about somewhere suitable for crawlers and up...

[lorraineliyanage]

Sounds great, wil definitely check it out. When will it be up and running? Am in dire need of places to go that my toddler can rampage around without having to chase after her too much!

[Belle]

He said quite soon - will pass on the details when I get the email he promised. Def something we need around here!

[phillyboy]

wow - wonder if ceebeebies on a 40" screen will put off any of the Dulwich mummies and daddies

[theflorence]

Hi Belle,

The email should be winging its way to you today, but to save you the trouble, I thought that I would post it here also.

This month sees work begin on the long awaited Children?s Play Room at The Florence.

This room has been designed and built to provide a secure environment for your children to play in, while you can chat with friends, or even keep an eye on them from the garden with a glass of wine through the glass windows.

We have a few ideas of what we think would be good to put in the room, but you are the experts, so we need your help.

Does anyone have any ideas of things they would like to have in the room? Are there any groups who might like to book to use the room on a regular basis? Would you be interested in holding kids parties in there?

All comments and suggestions are welcomed, in helping us to make the most of the great space which we are building.

The work should take about 8 weeks to complete, but we will keep you posted as to when the grand opening will be.

Anyone can get hold of a "mums the word" card by popping into the Bishop or the Florence with a child in tow (preferably your own). If you have any suggestions for the kids play room, or for more details, please email [email protected]

Look forward to seeing you all. Notifications about the status of the build, and its grand opening will be emailed to all members and posted on this site.

[theflorence]

Phillyboy,

Had Cbeebies playing on the 42" plasma in the conservatory today. Dulwich mummies and Daddies loved it.

[theflorence]

Our new Kids play room opens today! Come down from 11:30 to have a look around.

[Fuschia]

My god, a nursery IN A PUB! What a brilliant idea!!

[Belle]

hurrah - really excited about this and also about similar happening to the wishing well by the same people, having been moaning about the lack of such places it's great we're getting two nearby.

[ryedalema]

What's it like - do you have any photos?

[snowboarder]

Hoping for endless supply of highchairs, unlike at the Bishop where we've had to depart 3 times in as many weeks as the all they have were occupied!!

[theflorence]

A couple of photos attached in previous post. More to follow. Keep an eye out on our twitter feed: twitter.com/theflorencepub if you are so inclined.

[Sanne Panne]

Fuschia Wrote:

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> My god, a nursery IN A PUB! What a brilliant

> idea!!

Heaven!

[Pickle]

This looks amazing, we'll definitely be checking it out! Maybe we should arrange a weekday meetup there ladies?

[Fuschia]

Pickle Wrote:

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> This looks amazing, we'll definitely be checking

> it out! Maybe we should arrange a weekday meetup

> there ladies?

yes, weds good for me or maybe fri pm

[Sanne Panne]

I'd be there on Fridays pm! (can do Thurs/Fri am/pm).

[Belle]

maybe it'd be a good venue for the witching hour - afer afternoon nap, before tea?

[Fuschia]

I am going to post to this old thread and watch to see if it's lounged or deleted as posts I made earlier today seem to have been!

Had a very very salty meal at the Florence today, and oru complaint was met with indifference. I would't recommend the food there for children at all, if it's typical. Ours wouldn't eat it, yet we still got charged ?4 per meal, in one case it had only started as a mushroom and a bit of toast in the first place!

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