Entertainment for teenagers?
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A good friend of mine is coming next week to stay with me for about 3 weeks. She is coming with her son who is 17. I am completely out of touch with teenage entertainment. Are there any events in the area (or even in town) that would entertain a 17 year old?
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Bowling? A 17 year old boy will have no interest in doing anything with adults. take him to a big branch of HMV or the Apple Store. The Imperial War Museum is pretty good for boys.
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Camden Market Skateboarding at Cantelowes Park If there's anything good on: the i-Max cinema at Waterloo
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What's wrong with sticking him in front of the Internet and popping out to the pub?
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Can you ask your friend what sorts of things her son likes? Not every teenager is into Laser Quest and skateboarding. I used to mentor a 14-year-old boy from Peckham. We went to the theatre.
Find out what he likes, and we can give you more specific recommendations. -
Thank you for all the suggestions, some very good ones there, I will definitely recommend him some of those.
Misscara, yes you are right, 3 weeks is a long time and I was more after activities where the boy can meet others to hang out with, so that I don’t have to think on a daily basis what to suggest for the next day... meeting up with local teenagers would definitely be good. He is a very good boy, that’s why his mum couldn’t say “no” when he asked to come to London with her ☺.
@ r_c Good idea, theatre for sure... but that would probably be an occasion for all of us... Yes, I should find out what he is into, I’ve just tried calling them, but no luck... I will post more info as soon as I get it.
Thanks again. I really appreciate your contributions.
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If he's a geek, there are lots of really neat little museums around town, like the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons. Most are very cheap or even free. And he can go on his own.
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Send him for an day on the East London line. He can check out the wonderful Geffrye Museum in Hoxton, the Whitechapel Gallery, explore the riverside at Wapping and Rotherhithe, take in the views from Crystal Palace and - if he's lucky - lose his virginity in Shoreditch on the way home.
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I’ve managed to get more info.
The boy plays the guitar well and loves rock music. He is also very much into sport - mainly basketball and swimming. It’s not really so much about doing the sport during these 3 weeks, I’m sure he could live without it while here, but making friends with people of similar age and interests would be brilliant...
Are there any basketball or swimming clubs for teenagers in the area? -
@miss annie, thanks for the links, I normally search the previous threads to avoid repetition, but I'm a new member and there are so many
threads ☺... thanks very much for pointing me to the relevant ones, I appreciate.
@tosscat, this is a great idea, thanks!
@Sevlow, he is not that kind of a boy, ∴ no worries -
In view of the robust discussion on another recent thread, are there any parents here who don't let their teenagers out in the evening? Ours certainly do go out with friends, but they are careful where they go & who they mix with and we have never experienced problems. On the other hand a lovely 17-year-old we know has just been beaten to a pulp in Weston Park, probably because he didn't hand over his iPod on demand.
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