Where do you take a train, plane, bus and car mad three-year-old for his birthday in London? Why, The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, of course! This was Boy #2's treat of choice last week. Admittedly, they don't have airplanes there, but as a place where you can spot practically every other mode of transport in London, it ticked all his boxes.
The Transport Museum is tucked away in the South East corner of the Covent Garden Piazza, and is easily reachable by tube. As a family-friendly destination, they don't come much better than the Piazza, with it's host of shops and stalls on the galleries in the restored old Covent Garden vegetable market, the street entertainment on offer in and around it, the (admittedly pricey) restaurants and bars when you need refuelling, and the simple pleasure of being outdoors in what I personally find an exciting, buzzy and vibrant part of town. Add the Opera House, the local theatre, and the Transport Museum to the mix and this are becomes one of the top tourist attractions in London.
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