DO
Get the children back to nature at Kew Gardens which has a range of nature-themed activities for summer from woodland walks to tree climbing.
Children can meet bugs at the insect adventure camp, join in pollination animation workshops and visit the outdoor family theatre for The Dream Fairies: An Adventure Through Bubble Wood.
Entry costs from £32 for a family of four. See kew.org.
VISIT
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SEE
Tony Award-nominated musical Miss Saigon tells the heartrending tale of 17-year-old Kim and her GI lover Chris, torn apart in the fall of Saigon.
Set against the backdrop of the Vietnamese War, Kim makes an epic journey of survival to find Chris, who has no idea he has a son.
The show starts at Birmingham Hippodrome on Wednesday. See miss-saigon.com.
GO TO
The recently opened Dickie’s Bar at Corrigan’s Mayfair restaurant is the place to head for this summer, with seasonal ingredients from chef Richard Corrigan’s country garden in Ireland and a drinks list that reads like a storybook.
Each cocktail has a tale behind it and among the offerings are Convent School Chorus Girl, with vodka, celery, apple and lemon, and Champion Of The Fairy Ring, which has tequila, Aperol and a spicy kick of Scotch Bonnet. The menu has been designed in tandem with experts from New York’s Dead Rabbit, which won last year’s World’s Best Bar title.
For more information go to corrigansmayfair.co.uk.
