That's when the Science Museum opens, so it makes sense. The queue doesn't get too long there, so just meeting outside the front door seems plausible; I think we mostly recognise each other by now.

There's the usual flexibility in when to end the Gathering; we'll probably have to duck out early once the kids get cranky, but anyone who needs to go can go when they need to (if that makes sense).

On past evidence, we'll probably spend the whole day in the Science Museum; it has a range of options for buying food, from burgers to salads to milkshakes, plus a couple of nice 'picnic areas'. There are various things you can pay to access (a practical science area called the Wonderlab, an IMAX screen running space shows, I think there's a flight simulator too), but it seems unlikely we would.

hS

The main reason I was thinking of going to MCM was because someone had said about a couple of PPCers (you included) coming down for it. So it's not like I was planning on going to it anyway, it was just a side bonus of a potential mini/improntu Gathering that doesn't matter as much anymore.