The treasure hunt continues at the London Brass Rubbing Centre (image © Phil Ashley)
To accompany Time Out's great London treasure hunt, here are some questions for kids at some of the capital's most popular attractions. Probably best not to try to do them all on one day
The treasure hunt continues at the London Brass Rubbing Centre (image © Phil Ashley)
1 Blackburn Pavilion Garden
The Blackburn Pavilion Garden at London Zoo opens on March 21. There’s a clock outside the building – how many birds are on the front?
Blackburn Pavilion Garden, Regent’s Park, NW1 (020 7722 3333/www.zsl.org) Chalk Farm/Camden Town/Regent’s Park tube.
2 Hackney City Farm
Visit Hackney City Farm, where there are goats, chickens, donkeys and calves. Now find the British Saddleback pig – what two colours is it?
Hackney City Farm, 1 Goldsmiths Row, E2 (020 7729 6381) Bethnal Green tube or 26, 48, 55 bus.
3 Imperial War Museum
In the ‘Children’s War’ exhibition at the Imperial War Museum is a 1940s house. Look at the wartime poster. What will ‘keep you healthy and help you to see in the blackout’?
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Rd, SE1 (020 7416 5320)Waterloo tube/rail.
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4 London Brass Rubbing Centre
At the London Brass Rubbing Centre in the crypt at St Martin-in-the-Fields you can trace casts of historical characters. When was the present church completed?
London Brass Rubbing Centre, Trafalgar Square, WC2 (020 7766 1100) Charing Cross tube/rail.
5 London Transport Museum
The refurbed London Transport Museum boasts everything from steam trains to uniforms. When was the oldest railway engine in the museum built?
London Transport Museum, 39 Wellington St, WC2 (020 7379 6344) Covent Garden tube.
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I suggested last year that there was more to interest the kids - This does not cut it. It involves expensive entry costs for the Zoo and the Transport Museum at least, and appears to have no prize!!