London Magical Tours guests enjoying a family visit to Windsor Castle

Seeing London with children should be exciting, easy and full of moments they’ll treasure. Our London tours for children are designed to keep young travellers engaged, while helping parents enjoy a relaxed private sightseeing experience.

A Tour Designed for Children

Add our children’s programme to a private tour and a specialist children’s guide will keep younger visitors involved throughout the day. Kids take part in a series of fun activities, which help bring London’s history and landmarks to life. It can often get very competitive – with adults often also joining in the fun!

There’s also a chance for kids to enter our children’s annual competitions. Winners are announced at the end of the year, with prizes for the fastest code cracker and the most creative designs in the art competitions.

Children enjoying taking part in tour activities and challenges during a private tour of Windsor Castle

Private Tours for the Whole Family

No two families explore London the same way. Our London tours for families can be tailored to match your interests, whether you’re visiting famous landmarks, royal attractions or even quieter parts of the city. Your guide can set the pace to suits your party’s needs, making the day enjoyable for children and adults alike.

Make Family Sightseeing More Enjoyable

Keeping children interested can make all the difference to a day out. Our child friendly London tours combine sightseeing with activities that help younger guests stay involved, making the experience truly enjoyable for everyone.

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Wonderful work by our young artists!

Visiting London with children? There’s no better way than on a private London tour with the family touring experts: London Magical Tours.

Every year, London Magical Tours offers young visitors the opportunity to participate in their annual Children’s Art Competition, a fun and entertaining way for kids to share their best London memories.

Below are some of our favourite entries so far for on this year’s competition for children aged 10 and under.

But hurry – entries are coming in thick and fast! The winners will be published here on the London Magical Tours blog and in addition, receive a special prize in time for Christmas.

Would you like to enter this year’s competition?

Read all about London Magical Tours’ London Tours for children, the best way to enjoy a fun and educational day out with your own expert tour guide and chauffeur.

Earlier this year Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday and London Magical Tours helped mark the special occasion by showing Her Majesty some of the many wonderful examples of art work made on our London tours for children.

Our expert team of family friendly guides love to interact with young visitors, not just teaching them about the history of London and England but also making it a fun and memorable experience. Our specialist children’s program focuses on the use of art and colour to help with learning – many wonderful examples are frequently published on the blog.

We are delighted to share The Queen’s response below:

A big thank you to all our young visitors who submitted entries. We would like to wish Her Majesty continued health and many happy returns from everyone at London Magical Tours.

Let the planning for the 100th birthday celebrations begin!

With Halloween and the Bonfire Night festivities on the way, here is a round up of our favourite upcoming events that should not be missed if you’re visiting London.

Halloween 2016: Monday 31st October 

Get your face paint and fancy dress on – Halloween in London is easily one of the best nights out for kids and adults alike. There are loads of great things to do from:

– Picking your own pumpkin and carving it into a scary face down at Strawberry Farm

– Exploring the witches den and creating your own potions in Hyde Park’s Education Centre at the family-friendly open day.

– Getting make up tips so that you can perfect your ‘scary face’ at the London Dungeon.

Young visitors learning about London on a private tour

Bonfire Night 2016: Saturday 5th November

Bonfire night, otherwise known as “Fireworks Night” or “Guy Fawkes Night”, is the anniversary of the 5th November 1605, when Guy Fawkes’ plot to blow up the House of Parliament came to a spectacular end. In London and throughout the UK, we celebrate the occasion by lighting the night with spectacular firework displays!

London Magical Tours’ London Night Tours are an experience not to be missed and are a great way of viewing London with children this Halloween and Guy Fawkes night.

As night falls over London, the city’s old Victorian lamps become lit. From the bright lights of the West End, to illuminated icons like Waterloo Bridge and the spectacular Houses of Parliament: discover the best of London with your own professional tour team. Come and join us!

Children on London Magical Tours’ trips and excursions are given the chance to enter this fun competition which is run annually, drawing or writing all about their favourite London experience.

Smiling faces! Children with their entries for the 2015 Art Competition

The London Magical Tours judges had a very difficult decision to make given the quality of this year’s entrants: it was no easy feat choosing from the hundred of standout entries. In the end though, they managed to narrow it down to a select group of finalists.

So without further ado, here are the winner and runner up entries for the Children’s Art Competition 2015:

Winner 10 Years and Over: Goes to Joan Matthew age 11, Massachusetts. Written during one of our Magical Christmas Tours in December, Joan tells “Father Christmas” all about her action packed day in London, including when she got to see Her Majesty The Queen. What a lovely letter!

Winner Under 10’s: What an amazing effort from Aiden Zinke from Maryland – aged just 6! His beautiful description of seeing the Cullinan Diamond at the Jewel House inside the Tower of London warmed the hearts of all the judges.

Congratulations are due for all the prize winners. Stand out entries to have also made the final four included:

Claire Robertson age 12, from Texas. The judges loved reading how Claire recalled seeing the horses at the Royal stables (the Royal Mews) and how much of a highlight this was for her personally, as well as this wonderfully colourful piece of art by Claudia Sitjar age 5, from Barcelona, Spain.

A huge thank you to everyone who entered for such great effort and work. Gifts and prizes are on their way to the lucky winners.

Would you like to enter next year’s competition? Read all about our London Tours for children with London Magical Tours for a fun and educational day out.