Mr & Mrs Smith

You might think it's the preserve of Japanese tourists, but hey, a pic of you and yours channelling the Beatles on their iconic Abbey Road LP cover could be a fun one for the family album. Head to the original recording studios just up the road in St John's Wood. Or if cricket is your dream day out, your mothership is around the corner at Lords (www.lords.org; +44(0)20 7616 8500). Also in that direction is London Zoo in Regent's Park (www.zsl.org; 020 7722 3333). In this neck of the woods too is Regents Park open-air theatre (openairtheatre.org; +44 (0)844 826 4242) where thesps declare their undying love, hate and who knows what else, outdoors. Productions have included 'Much Ado About Nothing', 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and 'Hello Dolly!' The New Shakespeare Company Ltd, The Ironworks, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4NR.

Reluctant land-lubbers should hop on the Jasons Canal Boat Trip and take the original Regents Park canal boat tour which runs between Jason's Wharf in Little Venice and Café Crema in Camden. You’ll be experiencing a piece of nautical history; the Jason is an authentic 100-year-old canal boat originally used as a cargo-vessel. The trip takes an hour and a half, or forty-five minutes each way. Boat departs opposite number 42 Blomfield Road just beside the Westbourne Terrace Road Bridge. (www.jasons.co.uk; +44(0)20 7286 3428) Or see the city by bike (and make the mayor happy); hire some wheels from the London bicycle tour company. Along with your steed, a trusty guide will escort you on a three-hour tour. You’ll whiz past Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, St Paul’s, the Law Courts, Shakespeare’s Globe theatre and dungeons and docks. The London Bicycle Tour Company at 1a Gabriels Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PP. (www.londonbicycle.com; +44 (0)20 7928 6838)