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Weekend in London at the Mandarin Oriental – Podcast 06

In Podcast Episode 6 in my travel podcast series, I’m in London for a winter weekend meeting up with friends and staying at the fabulous Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park Hotel in Knightsbridge. As I travelled with my teenage daughter you’ll hear some recommendations from friends who live in London on the things that children will enjoy, as well as suggestions from the Concierge at the Mandarin Oriental on London attractions that his guests enjoy close to the hotel.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hyde Park in London
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hyde Park in London

I’ll be telling you about our Asian style dinner at the Park restaurant, the luxurious suite in which we stayed overlooking the park and our experiences shopping with teenagers in London. If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe to my podcast series on Itunes to be updated with new podcasts. If you are a subscriber to the blog you’ll already receive podcast updates as well as all my other articles.

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Dinner in the Park Restaurant
Dinner in the Park Restaurant
Orangery at Kensington Palace
Orangery at Kensington Palace

Show Notes

In the podcast today you’ll hear;

  • Recommendations from Daisy (aged 10) and Lola (aged 8) who live in London on things that children will enjoy. They love the Tate Modern gallery , The Sea-life Aquarium on the South Bank , The Science Museum in South Kensington, Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, the Princess Diana Memorial Playground in Hyde Park and seeing shows like Sister Act, War Horse, Hairspray, Billy Elliot and Mary Poppins.
  • About our Prince of Wales suite in the Mandarin Oriental which was extremely luxurious in classical English style, overlooking Hyde Park.
  • Shopping for teenagers in the huge fashion store, Top Shop, at Oxford Circus.
  • Admiring the hampers at the food emporium Fortnum and Masons, with a hamper for every occasion from a gift of English produce to Graduation hampers to tuck boxes to send to your children at boarding school.
  • Eating in the Park Restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, where they serve top class Asian food and I ate Crab Cakes and Thai Green Curry and finished with African Amber tea.
  • A chat with Senior Concierge, Mike Selcuk at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel, about the things that he recommends for his international guests from the Middle East, US and the UK. He suggests the following activities;
  • In Hyde Park behind the hotel you can find many activities for families, such as boating on the Serpentine lake, horse riding, feeding the ducks and the Princess Diana Memorial Playground and the Memorial Fountain.
  • Across the park you’ll find Kensington Palace where some of Princess Diana’s dresses are on display and you can take tea in the Orangery.
  • For shopping there’s Harrods and Harvey Nichols and further on are the three museums of South Kensington, as well as the Royal Albert Hall where you can have a tour or attend a concert.
  • In the other direction is Buckingham Palace which is open in the summer when the Queen is on holiday, and where the Changing of the Guards takes place daily in summer.
  • Families may enjoy the London Eye, the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London and Madame Tussauds and taking the hop on hop off bus around the sights of London.
  • There is a Duck Tour which is a combination of bus and boat that goes on the river that you can take by the river near Waterloo Station and the Cabinet War rooms used by Winston Churchill in the war.
  • Miko also often makes reservations for his quests to see popular shows like Oliver, Lion King, Mama Mia, Billy Elliot and the new show Legally Blonde as well as getting reservations to the top London restaurants.
  • The music on the podcast today was Venus as a girl by Andy McKee and Travelogue by George Wood on MusicAlley.com
  • Read my review of the Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park, London here.

I received a complimentary* stay at the Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park Hotel, in order to write an article for Kiwi Collection.com

* More info on my policies page

This article is originally published at Heatheronhertravels.com

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Robert Etison

Friday 21st of June 2013

Fabulous images, the colors and details are excellent. I really enjoyed reading this post and following the guide on all the things that can be done in a day in London. I can’t wait to visit London and see them all!

Heather Cowper

Saturday 22nd of June 2013

@Robert Thanks - there's so much that you could be weeks and months in London and not see it all

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