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Reading Fairy (10m-4yrs) – Whitton
2025-12-05 09:30 - 12:25 (Europe/London) | Whitton Youth Zone, 1 Britannia Lane, Whitton, TW2 7JX
A musical adventure that will have your little ones singing, playing and bopping along to some very catchy beats. From classic, much-loved nursery rhymes to modern children’s songs with interactive elements, expect tunes about pirates, a hungry boa constrictor, sleeping bunnies and more. During the class there will be live music from the guitar, djembe, a tiny steel drum and occasionally ukulele.
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM: 10 months to 2 years 5 months
10:30 AM – 11:10 PM: 2 years to 3 years 8 months
11:45 PM – 12:25 PM: 3 years to 4 years 5 months
Pre-Booked single sessions area available in classes with spaces. £13.50 per session (please check Facebook & Instagram for spaces or contact Kayleight on 07729 699361). Classes are £10.60 per session when booked as a termly block.
https://www.readingfairy.com/isleworth/home

Cheeky Chops Play Cafe (0-5yrs) – Twickenham
2025-12-05 09:30 - 17:00, 2025-12-08 09:30 - 17:00 | Cheeky Chops Play Cafe, 37-39 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3LP, United Kingdom
A family-run play café designed to provide a quality experience for the whole family – with modern, stimulating and challenging play for children aged 0-5 years as well as a clean and comfortable café area for adults serving high quality coffee and cakes.
There are three play sessions available to book on weekdays and two on a Saturday morning. Each session allows 90 minutes for families to enjoy the play facilities as well as the food and drink on offer, while the 30 minutes in between will give staff the opportunity to clean and tidy the facilities to ensure that we provide the best possible customer experience.
The maximum capacity for each slot is 25 children. They encourage you to book online as places for each session fill up fast. If you arrive without a booking you can pay to enter at the front desk, but only if there are spaces available for that session. You can book via the link below.
Prices
0-6 months – FREE
7-11 month – £5.50
1+ years – £9.00
​Adults – FREE
Session Times
Monday – Friday
Slot 1: 9.30am – 11am
Slot 2: 11.30am – 3pm (stay for 90 minutes at any time within these times)
Slot 3: 3.30pm – 5pm
Saturday Mornings
Slot 1: 9am – 10.30am
Slot 2: 11am – 12.30am
https://www.cheekychopsplaycafe.co.uk

Ways To Play Today (4m-4yrs) – Teddington
2025-12-05 10:00 - 12:00 | St Peter & St Paul Church Hall, 4 Church Road, Teddington, TW11 8PB, United Kingdom
Ways To Play Today classes are designed for babies and toddlers from sitting to pre-school stages to be able to explore and have fun and of course, learn through their play adventures! Through a range of fun sensory and messy play activities based on a changing weekly theme, as well as gross and fine motor play and of course, stories and songs, your little one will develop loads of skills to last a lifetime while having a tonne of fun.
Fridays are in Teddington at the Peter and Paul Centre.
Little Learners is at 10.00am for first steps up to preschoolers (50 mins)
Busy Babies is at 11.10am for sitting to crawling babies (50 mins)
£12/session or a discount available for booking the term.
https://bookwhen.com/waystoplaytoday

Festive Fayre – Hampton Court Palace
2025-12-05 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-06 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Way, East Molesey, KT8 9AU, United Kingdom
Indulge in festive shopping with 100+ artisan producers at Henry VIII’s iconic palace. Experience a truly magical day at this much-loved Christmas shopping event which is back for two unforgettable weekends. There is no better way to kick off a festive season to remember! Don’t miss an unforgettable festive day out with your loved ones. Eat, shop and be merry! Visit on Fridays to save on entry. Visit on the second weekend to discover even more independent stallholders.
https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/whats-on/hampton-court-palace-festive-fayre/

Kingston Christmas Market
2025-12-05 10:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-06 10:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-07 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-08 10:00 - 18:00 | Kingston Ancient Market Place, Market Place, Kingston, KT1 1JT, United Kingdom
Enjoy a European-style Christmas market in a traditional British setting. Get into the festive spirit at Kingston Christmas Market, one of the most magical Christmas markets in London. Wander around under twinkling fairy lights, enjoy a mug of mulled wine and choose from an assortment of delicious food to get you in the Christmas spirit. Fill your stocking with gifts from the festive market – with a selection of unique retailers and delicious food, it’s the perfect experience for finding the presents you’re looking for. From continental bratwurst to hog roasts and street food from across the globe, there’s all the festive fayre you could ask for.
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https://www.kingstonchristmasmarket.co.uk

Barnes Christmas Fair
2025-12-05 15:00 - 20:00 | Barnes Village, Barnes, SW13
Barnes Village will be filled with festive cheer for the BCA annual Christmas Fair. Local choirs and musicians will perform around the village, and there will be late-night shopping, funfair rides on Barnes Green, and festive stalls. Visit Father Christmas at BCA’s beautiful Grotto at Rose House, open from 4.30-7.00pm.
https://www.barnes-ca.org/bca-events/barnes-christmas-festival

Kew Sparkle Christmas Fair
2025-12-05 16:00 - 20:00 | Kew Village Centre, TW9, United Kingdom
An evening full of festive cheer! upported by local schools, businesses and residents, Kew Sparkle offers shopping from local craft stalls, family entertainment at the stage, funfair rides and an array of street food.
https://www.kewsparkle.org

Barnes Farmers Market
2025-12-06 08:30 - 14:00 | Essex House Surgery, Station Road (opposite the pond), Barnes, SW13 0LW
A Food Lover’s Haven…
Barnes farmers Market is one of the oldest farmers markets in London situated in the picturesque town of Barnes (the village of London).
Essex House Surgery, Barnes, London.
Everything from award winning organic and free range meats, fresh fish, fruit and veg, fine bakery products, luxury cheeses and homemade apple juices to name but a few of the offerings available each week.
https://www.facebook.com/freshwholsomefoods/

Cheeky Chops Play Cafe (0-5yrs) – Twickenham
2025-12-06 09:00 - 12:30, 2025-12-07 09:00 - 12:30 | Cheeky Chops Play Cafe, 37-39 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3LP, United Kingdom
A family-run play café designed to provide a quality experience for the whole family – with modern, stimulating and challenging play for children aged 0-5 years as well as a clean and comfortable café area for adults serving high quality coffee and cakes.
There are three play sessions available to book on weekdays and two on a Saturday morning. Each session allows 90 minutes for families to enjoy the play facilities as well as the food and drink on offer, while the 30 minutes in between will give staff the opportunity to clean and tidy the facilities to ensure that we provide the best possible customer experience.
The maximum capacity for each slot is 25 children. They encourage you to book online as places for each session fill up fast. If you arrive without a booking you can pay to enter at the front desk, but only if there are spaces available for that session. You can book via the link below.
Prices
0-6 months – FREE
7-11 months – £5.50
1+ years – £9.00
​Adults – FREE
Session Times
Monday – Friday
Slot 1: 9.30am – 11am
Slot 2: 11.30am – 3pm (stay for 90 minutes at any time within these times)
Slot 3: 3.30pm – 5pm
Saturday Mornings
Slot 1: 9am – 10.30am
Slot 2: 11am – 12.30am
https://www.cheekychopsplaycafe.co.uk

Twickenhma Farmers Market
2025-12-06 09:00 - 13:00 | Holly Road Car Park, Holly Road, Twickenham, TW1 4HF
Twickenham has a wonderful community atmosphere, as befits this long-established farmers’ market. Shoppers not only get to catch up with their friends and neighbours, the stall holders are old friends too. Some of the stars of the market include Grant at Lee House Farm for his organic eggs and meat, March House Farm rare breed meat, unpasteurised milk and cream (and beef) from Midgham Farm, great vegetables from Manor Farm, free range poultry from Laycroft, plus pies, cakes, bread, pasta and much more.
Root veg in January, wild garlic in March, asparagus and strawberries in May, peas in June, cherries in July, apples and plums from August, corn in September, game in October, celery in November, turkeys in December!
Please take your own bags and food containers to market to save using new plastic. Help to REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
https://www.lfm.org.uk/markets/twickenham/

Ham Parade Market
2025-12-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Ham Parade, Ham Parade, Ham, KT2 5PU, United Kingdom
First Saturday of the month

10am-2pm

Stalls gallery

Ham Parade Market is run by the community, for the community. Run by volunteers who live locally and the profits from the Market go back into improving Ham Parade and making the local high street a success.

https://www.hamparademarket.org/

BCA Christmas Market – Barnes
2025-12-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Holy Trinity Church, Barnes, 162 Castelnau, Barnes, SW13 9ET
The BCA is once again collaborating with Holy Trinity Church and Barnes Collectables Market to bring a Christmassy event to the Castelnau Parade. Enjoy carols from Lowther Primary School at 10:30am and Barnes Community Choir at 11.00am..
https://www.barnes-ca.org/bca-events/barnes-christmas-festival

Duck Pond Market – Richmond
2025-12-06 10:30 - 16:00, 2025-12-07 10:30 - 16:00 | Heron Square, Heron Square, Richmond, TW9 1EP
ARTISAN FOOD & CRAFT MARKET
ALL WEEKEND, EVERY WEEKEND
11AM-4:30PM SUMMER
10:30AM-4PM WINTER

In the centre of Richmond, tucked between Hill Street, Bridge Street and the riverside is the elegant Heron Square, home to Richmond Duck Pond Markets every weekend since 2010.
On sunny days the atmosphere is amazing, the riverside is packed with people, all enjoying the beautiful setting right on the Thames! You can rent a bike, a row boat or take a cruise down to Hampton Court or Kingston. People-watching is a favourite pastime in Richmond, and you’re almost certain to get some celeb spotting in if you keep your eyes peeled!

https://duckpondmarket.com/richmond

Junior Parkrun (4-14yrs) – Bushy Park
2025-12-07 09:00 - 10:00 | Bushy Park, United Kingdom
A 2k event for juniors only (4 to 14 year olds). ​
It is held on the first Sunday of every month at 9:00am.
The event takes place in Bushy Park, Hampton Court Road, East Molesey, Ricmond, TW11 0EQ. See Course page for more details.
Starting on the grass near the Diana Fountain, the runners will head towards Teddington Gate for 1km keeping a line of trees on their left, before making the turn and heading back keeping the line of trees on their left again, to the finish which is in the same place as the start.
It’s free! but please register before your first visit. Only ever register with parkrun once. Don’t forget to take a printed copy of your barcode.
How fast do you have to be? The aim is to have fun. Please go along and join in whatever your pace!
Every week they grab a post parkrun coffee in one of the two cafes in Bushy park. A van in the Diana Fountain carpark or the Pheasantry Welcome centre about 400m from the start point – please go and join them!
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/bushy-juniors/

Kew Village Market
2025-12-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Kew Village Centre, TW9, United Kingdom
What makes Kew Village Market so special? Is it the lovely leafy setting? The particular mix of stalls selling quality food and beautiful crafts? The great live music from local bands? All these and more add up to a monthly community event which residents, visitors and stallholders alike say is absolutely their favourite market – the very best.
With the village streets closed to traffic, on the first Sunday of every month (except January), around 45 independent traders set up their stalls, many of them award-winning and all of them loving what they sell, whether it’s craft beer or charcuterie, hand-knits or herbal infusions, perfect pies or pottery… And with great street food on hand the market has become quite the place to hang out for lunch, listening to the bands in the sunshine-yellow music marquee and meeting friends and neighbours.
Two-thirds of the stallholders sell food and most are there every month while the craft stalls tend to be more occasional. To help you plan your shopping, a week before each market here you can find a list of the month’s stalls.
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Hampton Village Christmas
2025-12-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Hampton Village, Hampton Village, TW12
Christmas in Hampton Village to kick off the festive season! Enjoy lots of things like tribute acts, Santa’s Grotto, local schools and choirs, charities and an marquee for crafts.
https://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/events/hampton-village-christmas-p2054291

Little Castles Stay & Play (0-5yrs) – Barnes
2025-12-08 09:30 - 12:00 | Castlenau Communiy Centre, 7 Stillingfleet Road, Barnes, SW13 9AQ, United Kingdom
Stay and play sessions on term time Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings for parents, grandparents and carers of 0–5 year olds. The large, sunny hall is full of toys, ride-ons, slides, trampolines, dressing up, colouring, books and art activities There is a dedicated area with mats and toys suitable for babies and very young children.
Doesn’t run every Friday – please check their website using the link below for latest information.
It’s a great way to relax with a drink (please take a travel mug) and make friends whilst your child plays in a safe environment. They offer a discount for siblings or on a discretionary basis for families on income support.
https://www.castelnaucentreproject.co.uk/groups/little-castles/

The Ark Playgroup – Hampton Hill
2025-12-08 10:00 - 12:00 | St James’s Church, 46 St James's Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1DQ, United Kingdom
St James’s Ark is a playgroup for carers and under fives which is Christian based and non-educational. It is an important Christian outreach to the children and adults alike. It takes place in church on Monday mornings during term time from 10am – 12 noon. The group provides a fun morning for the children and a chance for the adults to chat with friends old and new in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There is a large regular clientele, some occasional visitors and new people are always welcome. About twenty five children usually attend per week with a maximum of thirty families being accommodated. As there is a limit to the number of people come early to avoid disappointment. The cost is £3 each week for the first child, £1 for any others. Any surplus money is donated to one of St James’s charities.
There are two separate play areas, for babies and toddlers, with lots of toys and equipment, much of it donated. There is an art and craft table and Coryn goes in twice a term to do a flower-based activity. Later in the morning the children can take part in singing and action rhymes and listen to a story. Refreshments for both adults and children are available at no extra cost throughout the morning with Fairtrade goods being used. There is access to the toilets in the west porch. There is always a fun filled Christmas Party and a picnic in Bushy Park on the last session before the summer holidays.
https://www.stjames-hamptonhill.org.uk/children/the-ark/

Ways To Play Today (4m-4yrs) – Richmond
2025-12-08 10:00 - 12:00 | St John The Divine, Kew Road (by Richmond Circus), Richmond, TW9 2NA
Ways To Play Today classes are designed for babies and toddlers from sitting to pre-school stages to be able to explore and have fun and of course, learn through their play adventures! Through a range of fun sensory and messy play activities based on a changing weekly theme, as well as gross and fine motor play and of course, stories and songs, your little one will develop loads of skills to last a lifetime while having a tonne of fun.
Mondays we are in Richmond at St John the Divine Church.
Little Learners is at 10.00am for first steps up to preschoolers (50 mins)
Busy Babies is at 11.10am for sitting to crawling babies (50 mins)
£12/session or a discount available for booking the term.
https://bookwhen.com/waystoplaytoday

Baby Sensory (0-13m) – Twickenham
2025-12-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Heatham House, Whitton Road, Twickenham, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Suitable from newborn to 13 months
Baby Sensory provides ideas for creative play, massage, tummy time, movement, visual development, textures, scents and music in simple practical ways that can be easily repeated at home. They also use a combination of original and traditional songs and rhymes to develop early speech and language skills, and sensory signing activities to help you and your baby communicate from birth.
Classes are usually booked by the term but PAYG/Drop in is also possible where available @ £13 per session. Please text 07494036282 for availability.
https://www.babysensory.com/isleworth/home

Bring Your Baby Pub Quiz – St Margarets
2025-12-08 12:00 - 14:30 | The Turk’s Head, 28 Winchester Road, St Margarets, TW1 1LF
‘Bring Your Baby Pub Quizzes’ are fun, brain-stimulating daytime parent socials.
Quizzes take a slower pace than traditional ones. The organisers understand juggling a ‘baby brain’ with baby distractions!
There are two breaks to feed, change and chat, and questions are always repeated.
Settle in with the picture round from 12pm, with a further five quiz rounds (including general knowledge, music, connection and themed) starting at 12.30pm until 2.30pm. Don’t panic if you’re a bit late – questions are repeated.
A lunch menu including vegan and gluten-free options is available.
Baby change and high chairs are provided, plus there is a now-legendary mobile baby change with Gilded Bird wedge change mats and sanitary items so you don’t need to leave the quiz to change baby!
Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places include items such as fizz, luxury chocolate boxes and beauty boxes.
Complimentary sweet treats for each table (sealed in packaging).
https://bringyourbaby.org/book-a-quiz

Baby Gospel Christmas Family Concert – Hammersmith
2025-12-08 16:00 - 16:45 | Riverside Studios, 101 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, W6 9BN, United Kingdom
Baby Gospel returns for a Christmas special! An uplifting family concert of soul, gospel and festive music, featuring the astonishing vocal talents of CK Gospel Choir, a professional gospel choir based in London.
The whole family can enjoy singing and clapping along to Christmas favourites such as ‘Winter Wonderland’, ‘Jingle Bells’ and carols like ‘Hark the Herald Angel Sing’. Plus the usual soul & motown hits, Gospel songs, nursery rhymes and bubbles!
This concert is baby-friendly and open to all ages from newborns to school age to grandparents.
CK Gospel Choir are a versatile professional group from London who are united by their love of gospel music and have provided backing for artists such as Beverley Knight, Peter Andre and Alfie Boe.
TICKET INFORMATION
All ticket enquiries are handled by the venue Box Office: boxoffice@riversidestudios.co.uk / 020 8237 1010.
Adults – £15
Children over 12m – £5
Babies – FREE
A £2 booking fee applies to each ticket
AGE RECOMMENDATION
Open to all ages but recommended for ages 0–8yrs. Great fun for parents/carers and grandparents too!
FURTHER INFORMATION
Doors open 15 minutes before start time. Concert lasts approximately 45 minutes. Seating is unallocated.
Adults and children with additional needs are welcome. Please contact Baby Gospel for more information.
https://babybroadway.co.uk/find-a-show-baby-gospel/
