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A Little Tip-Off
Four things worth doing with the family this weekend.
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| WEEKEND OF 11/12TH JULY |
| Submarines, Poetry, and a Palace First Look |
| The heatwave breaks on Sunday, but Saturday's still a scorcher, amber heat alert and all. So we've leaned indoors this week: a cool art studio at Tate Modern, a new submarine exhibition at the Horniman, and a first look at Buckingham Palace's just-reopened Picture Gallery. Plus a genuinely good find for the older kids, a teenage poetry showdown at Southbank that's flying well under most people's radar. Four ways to spend it, sorted by age so you can skip straight to yours. |
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0 TO 4
Make Studio: Memory, Tate Modern
A free drop-in art studio where toddlers explore memory through paint, clay and play, indoors and out of the sun while the heat lingers. Open to under-5s, free, Bankside. Ends 22 July.
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jul · 10:30am-6pm
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5 TO 8
Voyage to the Deep, Horniman Museum
Board a life-size Nautilus submarine, come face to face with a giant squid, and hunt for Octonauts clues in this new underwater exhibition. Ages 5-8, child tickets from £6.20, Forest Hill.
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jul · 10am-5:30pm
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9 TO 12
WordCup Showcase Final, Southbank Centre
Seven teams of young poets go head-to-head in a fast, funny spoken-word play-off, the finale of a project that's been touring the country since April. Free, indoor, Southbank Centre, great from age 9 up.
Sun 12 Jul · 1-3pm
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WHOLE FAMILY
Summer Opening, Buckingham Palace
The Picture Gallery has just reopened after a once-in-a-generation refit, almost doubling its paintings to 120, alongside a new portrait study of the King in fiery red by Jonathan Yeo, on show for the first time. Adults £33, children from £16.50 (under 5s free), Westminster.
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jul · 9:30am-7:30pm
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