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Childcare
KOOSA Kids Holiday Club at Whitton Sports Centre
Whitton Sports and Fitness Centre, Percy Road, Twickenham TW2 6JW, UK – 01276 21884
My little girl loved it. Nervous to start with, but had a great time and it got better each day.
St Barnabas Playgroup
28 Vine Rd, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9LF, UK – 020 8941 6375
Use to go there! My Mum works there and it an amazing nursery
Bright Horizons Ltd
Bushy Tails Day Nursery, National Physical Laboratory, Queen's Rd, Teddington TW11 0LW, UK – 020 8943 6300
People working at the NPL do a great effort to keep a high research level. Really love when they do an open day event.
Direct Gov, UK-wide site. Search for all types of childcare in your area: primary and secondary schools, childcare, nurseries, Sure Start Children's Centres and out of school care.
Kids Club Network was born out of parents' frustration in searching for clubs and activities for their kids to attend. Really worth a click!
Out of School childcare is now part of the Supernanny site. It has super practical advice for parents!
Nursery Schools
Local Area Pre-school and playgroups with contact details and location maps
Independent Schools Information Service - find local independent preprep, prep and senior schools
Directory listing of LEAs throughout the UK. Includes location and contact details only.
Local Authority Primary and Secondary schools with contact details and location maps
Local leisure centres, sports centres and swimming pools with contact and location details
Paint balling centres nearest to you with contact and location details.
Riding Schools & Equestrian Centres
Barnfield Riding School
Parkfields Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5LL, UK – 020 8546 3616
Love this place, have been riding here for over 4 years now! It is such a friendly small yard with 11 well looked after , happy horses/ponies Can’t fault it! All of the instructors are great if you want to peruse dressage at a high level ( patsy - yard manager is a dressage riding) and they do jump lessons to a small standard. Pony club lessons are great - 2 hours of fun in heaven!🐴❤️ Can’t wait for my ride on Tuesday!
Ham House Stables
Richmond TW10 7RS, UK – 020 8948 6201
Ham House Stables is a top-notch stables where the care of the horses and growth in the riders are the main priorities. I started taking lessons here 2 and a half years ago and the improvement in my position and understanding of classical dressage has improved considerably. My daughter also takes lessons at Ham House and loves it. All the instructors are fabulous and bring different and important strengths to the lessons. The staff are very professional and take great pride in the wonderful care of the horses. In my 38 years of riding and owning horses this is by far one of the best stables I have experienced.
Under the brilliant care of Minette Rice-Edwards, you cannot do better than Ham House on any level. The horses are intelligent, robust and full of fun; the team who work with Minette Rice-Edwards the very best, and the place itself an absolute joy. I have taken several lessons there, each one teaching me something extremely valuable and at the same time, life-affirming. A wonderful place from beginning to end. Thank you to all who have made this possible.
Park Lane Stables
Park Ln, Teddington TW11 0HY, UK – 020 8977 4951
What a little gem! I have not ridden for almost 20 years and am so glad I chose this riding school to get back in to it. First time back in the saddle today and they made it such a lovely, safe experience for me. The stables themselves are so quaint, in an old fire station in a residential street, you would never know they are there! Everyone is so friendly and helpful! You can see the horses are all well looked after and well behaved, and the stables are kept clean and tidy. They are very safety conscious and will not push you to do anything you are not ready to do. Rebecca took us on a walk and trot hack in Bushey Park and was very informative and professional. Would definitely recommend them
Thank you for a great ride out for my daughter and her friends last week. The leaders were very friendly and energetic and put in 110% to make the ride fun and educational and succeeded in every way. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Best wishes and another great experience with Park Lane Stables. Highly recommended for all abilities.
Local swimming pools for leisure or lessons with contact and location details
Squire’s Garden Centre
Squires Garden Centre, Sixth Cross Rd, Twickenham TW2 5PA, UK – 020 8977 9241
I cant really get excited about garden centres. However, this is a pretty good store with lots of garden-related stock, along with other stuff for the home and even some craft materials. My favourite part of it is the cafe, which has a decent range of food and comfortable chairs.
Fab centre, is actually a fun day out with the kids as there's so much to look at in the shop, the outdoor garden centre and aquarium. Have always found plants bought from here are healthy. Cafe is beautiful too as is the food. Service is great!
Michael's
39 Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2NU, UK – 020 8546 6000
Excellent guys, excellent traditional barbers
Great barbers and very reasonably prices, I keep going back.
Local Schools of drama, theatrical studies and performing arts with location and contact details
All kinds of galleries near you e.g. art, photographic, sculpture, pottery.
Your nearest lending libraries with contact and location details
Find local toy libraries. These are rather few and far between so there may not be one within 25 miles of your postcode.
Local amusement parks and arcades with location and contact details
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Your closest wildlife parks and farms with location and contact details
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Elleray Hall
Elleray Rd, Teddington TW11 0HG, UK – 020 8977 0549
Great little antiques fair once a month apart from July and August.
Great quiz every Tuesday! Friendly staff.
Whitton Community Centre
Percy Rd, Twickenham TW2 6JL, UK – 020 8894 4452
Very friendly and welcoming. Good range of activities.
I run the RACC/EMAG ESOL Class at the Centre. The staff are welcoming, well organised and very helpful. The facilities are clean, tidy and the classroom is set up in a timely manner every week. Excellent Community Centre.
Linden Hall Community Centre
Linden Rd, Hampton TW12 2JG, UK – 020 8941 2373
I run puppy classes and also beginner and Rescue Dog Classes at Linden Hall Community Centre and it's a brilliant venue. Friendly, caring staff who make me feel at ease and are always helpful. I love being able to use the garden and it's a very large hall. My clients (both human and canine) love it!
Lovely place. Ideal for family fun hire.
Local party novelty shops and suppliers with contact and location details