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A Little Tip-Off
Four things worth doing with the family this weekend.
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| Little Ships, a Greedy Crocodile, and Peter Rabbit's Garden |
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| August opens with something genuinely rare: what's billed as the largest UK gathering of Dunkirk's "Little Ships" in years, mooring up at St Katharine Docks for one day only. The forecast's a bit changeable this weekend, so we've kept one pick properly indoors and flagged the ones worth packing a brolly for just in case. Four ways to spend it, one for every age... |
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0 TO 4
Quantum Theatre's open-air Beatrix Potter adaptation lands in the gardens for one afternoon only, gentle and short enough for the youngest theatre-goers, so bring a blanket, a picnic, and a brolly just in case.
Sun 2 Aug · 2pm & 5pm
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5 TO 8
Roald Dahl's greediest villain gets the puppet-and-musical treatment as this new production opens its summer run, oversized jungle creatures doing the heavy lifting, and it's all indoors if the weather turns.
Sat 1 Aug · 12pm & 3:30pm
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9 TO 12
Swap the gift shop for a hard hat: this hour-long tour gets you inside the actual working restoration yard behind the Golden Hinde replica, something most visitors to the ship never see.
Sun 2 Aug · 11am
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WHOLE FAMILY
Nineteen genuine Dunkirk "Little Ships," some of the very boats that crossed the Channel in 1940, moor up for what's billed as the largest UK gathering of them in years, climb aboard and meet the owners.
Sat 1 Aug · 11am–5pm
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