Every Friday evening. Same routine. You open Google, type "things to do in London this weekend with kids", wade through three listicles written in 2019, and end up going to the same place you went two weeks ago.
There is a better way.
The Daddy London Weekend To-Do Generator
The Daddy London Weekend To-Do Generator is a free tool that gives you a personalised list of things to do in London this weekend -- based on your kids' ages, your area of London and what kind of day you are actually up for.
Not a generic list. Not "visit the Natural History Museum" (yes, it's great, you've been four times). A proper, specific set of suggestions that fits your weekend.
How It Works
You tell it a few things: the ages of your children, roughly where you are in London, whether you want free activities or are happy to spend, and whether you are after something outdoors, indoors or a mix.
It gives you back a list. Takes about thirty seconds.
No account required. No newsletter signup. Just answers.
What Kind of Things Does It Suggest?
Depending on what you put in, it might come back with a free outdoor event happening that weekend in your borough, a playground or park you have not tried yet, a family-friendly pop-up or market, a rainy day backup option, or something specific to the ages of your children that you would not have thought to search for.
It pulls from permanent London attractions and things that are actually on that specific weekend. So it is more useful than a static list.
Why This Beats Googling
Google gives you the same results every time because you are searching the same terms. The generator asks you questions instead of making you phrase a search query. That difference matters -- it means the output is filtered to your actual situation rather than averaged across everyone.
It also saves you the twenty minutes of tab-switching between TimeOut, Mumsnet and three different council websites that you would otherwise spend on a Friday evening when you should be watching something on Netflix.
Try It This Weekend
Head to daddy.london and give it a go before the weekend. Takes thirty seconds and you will have a plan before you finish your coffee.
And if you want more London dad content in the meantime, the beer garden guide and the summer survival guide are both worth a read.