giggirl Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I'm taking a 14 year old out for a day this week and she's a terrific girl so I want to give her a day with real wow factor. I'm racking my brains and I'm getting nowhere. Has anyone done anything amazing with their teenagers this summer that they can share with me? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraferJack Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 How London-literate is she? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellenden Belle Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Is she a Londonder giggirl?I remember entertaining a teenager a few years back and people watching in Soho proved a highlight - she went back to Cheshire and wrote a book based on the area!Lunch at Duck and Waffle at the top of the Heron tower is also great fun - great views and a really fun menu.If she's a girly girl then I imagine a day of pampering and a visit to TopShop with someone as thoroughly glamourous as yourself would also be ace, Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggirl Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 She's not that London-literate - she's a suburban girl. She loves the hustle and bustleShe's not that girly. She's a bit EMO and she doesn't own a single dress (except for school uniform). She's very bright and quite sensitive so she isn't blase about things - everything has a big impact. I've taken her to see The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Nighttime and she loved that. I've got my eye on this....http://hinthunt.co.uk/#hh-faqwhich looks great fun but I can't find a free slot for a few weeks so I'd need to book ahead. It's a team game where you're locked in a room and you need to solve clues to get out. Businesses use it for team-building but it is also suitable for kids over age 9. Lunch at the top of Heron Tower sounds like fun.I'm sure she'd enjoy the Harry Potter tour but it's a long way to go so that puts me off.I would like to see the new Monsters Inc film but I think she would think she was too old for it! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pibe Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 If she's a bit EMO and loves hustle and bustle then it has to be Camden surely?I used to go there alot at that age and always loved it.Glamourous auntie could then take her to somewhere like Gilgamesh so she can be wowed by sushi on dry ice!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareC Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 There is a company that do Rib rides on the Thames from Blackfriars that is great fun - you get to see quite a few sights too. Could do that and the Eye, maybe Madam Tussauds. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_carnell Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Afternoon tea at Sketch is pretty cool.Is she's a bit EMO then Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors in Hackney is amazing...though you won't buy much at their prices it's an amazing place to window shop.Some street food at Kings Cross perhaps - something the 'burbs don't have.A walk, people watching, along the South Bank inc. Tate Modern? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TillieTrotter Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 My teenage visitor is going to Camden for a piercing tomorrow!! eek. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggirl Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Great suggestions so thank you.I'm Godmother to various kids and for presents and treats I rarely buy them "things" as I prefer to take them somewhere and give them a good day out. Sometimes I run out of ideas. I'm taking a friend's 7 year old boy on the Rib ride at the beginning of September (it's his birthday present) so I can't take Megan on that because she'll steal his thunder.I'm liking the Viktor Wynd shop idea.She's very familiar with the South Bank because her train goes into London Bridge and I meet her off it and we walk.Another thought is I wonder if there are any cookery lessons for teenagers. I know she bakes and her mother would love me forever if I could get her cooking. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggirl Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 TillieTrotter Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> My teenage visitor is going to Camden for a> piercing tomorrow!! eek.Piercing what? Can you say or is it not decent. I darsen't send her home pierced or tattoed! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TillieTrotter Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Well I'm hoping my one has permission from her parents! She's having one in the ear vicinity, it's not the first one so it's probably fine. Do you know anyone else with a teen her age or a little older that would enjoy hanging out in Camden with her for the day? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Buy an all day ticket for the catamarans that fly up and down the Thames, its pretty cheap and you can hop on and off easy. You get a great view of London that is pretty fekkin cool no matter how old you are. It also links up to places like the South bank with the Tubes etc.And there's a coffee shop on boardhttp://www.thamesclippers.com/our-fleet/our-fleet.html Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Street food is a good idea - Kerb at the Gherkin or Kings Cross (depending on the day of week). Whitecross Street near Barbican is OK too (and while you're there you can check out http://hackthebarbican.org/)The "Memory Palace" exhibition at the V&A is a sort of graphic novel installation, pretty cool (and a good friend of mine is one of the featured illustrators!)I'm sure Camden would keep her occupied for a while. If she's actually into emo (i.e. the punk subgenre and not just the modern meaning of the word) she might like looking in All Ages records. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 My niece and her BF came up from Bristol for the day and were happy enough with the statue of Gromit at Paddington station. I think it's a Bristol thing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiepanda Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 If Harry Potter is of interest, if it happens to be a Monday or at the weekend, London Walks do guided tours which visit some of the locations used in the City / Westminster:-http://www.walks.com/London_Walks_Home/Harry_Potter/default.aspx Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_carnell Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 If you want a cooking idea you could go to Books for Cooks in Notting Hill.They do cookery demos at lunchtime where you get a great feed for not much money. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
titch juicy Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Camden it has to be- we took my gf's 15 year old cousin last year and she couldn't have been more wowed! The stables market these days is really quite impressive, even for a 39 yr old! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 If you get any vacancies for godchildren giggirl, mine would love you! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanita Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 If the Sanderson are still doing their Mad Hatter's tea (and it looks like they are http://www.sandersonlondon.com/en-us/#/explore/?id=/sanderson-london-mad-hatters-tea/) that's an interesting experience, and tasty. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-671926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewWave Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 If she's EMO the Camden for sure, then jump on the overground and get off at Shorditch High st so she can check out the vintage shops round Brick Lane, Rough trade records on Dray Walk, and Lunch at Pizza East which is always buzzing, good grub and inexpensive. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-672033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmora Man Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I finally made it to see Warhorse last weekend - with two, somewhat cynical 20 something sons. Everyone was wowed by it and I'm sure a sensitive teenage girl would find it WOW too - I'm sure know it anyway Giggirl but a second trip?The groupon vouchers often offer cookery courses for Atelier Des Chefs (www.atelierdeschefs.co.uk) which are great fun and good value for money with a voucher. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/35475-day-out-with-a-wow-factor/#findComment-672259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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