We were recently invited to spend a day out in London with the team from Garfunkles. They had a full itinerary planned and it sounded too good to be true, so of course we took them up on their offer.
Living in Essex means we are only a 1 hour drive from London, more if we are heading to central London. We usually drive to the east, park at a tube stop (which costs £3 all day FYI) and grab a tube to our destination.
After chatting with the the lovely Emma, Donna and Charlotte who were also heading to the event, I was informed that parking on a Sunday was free in a lot of areas so we decided to take the risk and drive – so glad we did! No horrible tube journeys with a toddler!
We began the day meeting in the first Garfunkles for breakfast. I got to chat with some familiar faces and meet some new bloggers.
Lamb enjoyed playing with his favourite Fireman Sam truck, as did most of the other kids, and I got to have plenty of cuddles with the beautiful Charlotte (a kid from Me, The Man, and the Kids).
Breakfast was a little manic as the restaurant was surprisingly busy, but after refuelling on bacon & pancakes, eggs benedict and coffee we jumped in the taxis and headed to our first activitiy – Madamme Tussauds!
Madamme Tussauds was amazing. Lamb absolutely loved it, especially the black cab ride! Since his visit he has developed a huge obsession with The Hulk and has asked for him many times for Christmas.
If you have a superhero fan in your family, then the Marvel Superhero 4D show is really worth watching. Lamb was so impressed when he was squirted with water!
After the 4D show was the Star Wars exhibition, this is part of the premium ticket so will cost a little more. Lamb sort of knows what Star Wars is as his Uncle and cousin are seriously obsessed. He was a little scared of Darth Vader though!
I ended up paying £15 for a framed photo but how could I resist this! Look at his little face! I love how he’s gently resting his hand on Yodas arm! 🙂
After Madamme Tussauds we headed to another Garfunkles restaurant for lunch. The staff at this particular branch were super friendly and very accommodating to our sleeping toddler!
Unfortunately I completely forgot to take photos of our lunch! I was so hungry I devoured every last bit of my Spag Bol before I realised! Lunch was delicious and we were well rested for the next part of our #LondonLegend day out.
As much as I’ve been to London, I’ve never been on a bus tour. The Original Tour was really good. They took us all around London and the tour guide pointed out amazing landmarks, including things like Pudding Lane where the great fire of London started.
This was a really great activity for Lamb, which at the age of 2 1/2 is really into vehicles, so loved driving around on a big red bus.
The Original Tour are currently offering 48 hours for the price of 24, meaning you can spend 2 days seeing London, as lets face it, it’s a big place and you can’t see everything in one day!
After the bus tour we stopped off for a ride on the London Eye. I’ve been on this once before, on my babymoon before Lamb was born! It’s such a beautiful view of London from all angles and well worth going on if you like to sightsee.
We ended our fantastic day out in London with dinner at a final branch of Garfunkles. We were al a little exhausted, and to be honest quite full from all the fabulous food we had been eating, but we couldn’t resist another delicious meal.
Our evening meal was delicious. I opted for Spaghetti Carbonara and it was amazing. One of the best I’ve had. We ordered chicken goujons and fries for Lamb, but as most of you probably know, he’s an extremely fussy eater so didn’t touch his meal. I can safely say it was also delicious 😉
Our day out in London with Garfunkles was amazing. We all had so much fun, even the hubby who doesn’t really like group activities! Even though I’ve been to London many times, I’ve never eaten at a Garfunkles restaurant. We thoroughly enjoyed every course and will definitely be going back next time we are in London. If there was one local to me I’d become a regular!
I’d like to say a huge thank you to Garfunkles for providing us with this incredible day out and opportunity to review a #LondonLegend day.
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I remember following you guys on instagram that day and I am still just as jealous now reading your post haha. That carbonara looks amazing!! The Marvel’s and Star Wars would have been right up the OH’s street! x
What a great day out. I would never have thought about taking Monkey to the wax works but think this will be finding our way onto our bucket list soon. I’ve not eaten in Garfunkels either but the food looks yum X
I think you’re right, you do need two days to see everything. London is amazing! I haven’t been on the London yet though, it’s on my bucket list for next year 😀 The Marvel Superhero 4D show sounds awesome, my boys would love that! 🙂 xx
Sounds like you attended an awesome event, I have been on one london tour bus and I love all the sightseeing but unfortunately never been to madam tussauds though.
I would love to go to an event like this is would be so much fun especially when you are getting food!
What was your favourite part of it?
See we have a tube and train obsessed toddler so the tube is a must every time we head to London! This post has made me really miss London we lived there before we emigrated and tried to do something touristy once a month, be it the London Eye or simply strolling through Borough Market. I never made it to Madame Tussaurds but it’s on my list!
That looks like such a great event! I love playing tourists and you crammed so much in! Don’t think I’ve seen a photo of your other half before – you’re such a gorgeous couple! x