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title: "March Tour: Paddington Bear Around London"
description: "Have you heard of Paddington? If not, let me introduce you:"
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# March Tour: Paddington Bear Around London

Have you heard of Paddington? If not, let me introduce you:

*Published March 20, 2026*

![Paddington Mural at Waterloo](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/4elnij88/production/0e6c9060882acee3b39fb04a1a8bf5f3cca1d7e7-3611x3024.jpg?rect=0,609,3611,1806&w=960&h=480&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)

Paddington Bear has been a beloved character in England for longer than Ms. C has been alive! Now, he’s famous all over the world. Have you heard of Paddington? If not, let me introduce you: 

- Paddington made his first book appearance in 1958 (over 67 years ago!) in a book named *A Bear Called Paddington, *written by Michael Bond. 

- Michael Bond ended up writing 28 Paddington books, and the series was so popular that other authors decided to help out — now there are 70 books, plus several films starring the lovable bear!

- Paddington stuffed toys became popular around the time I was a baby… and children still love them today.



![Paddington book](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/4elnij88/production/fcc0f7c4deaae3e4aca13cc2bbb06c8e60e2e519-3024x4032.jpg?w=960&q=75&auto=format)

In the stories, Paddington lives in London with a human family called the Browns, who first found him sitting on his suitcase at a train station. He was all alone, with a note attached to his coat that said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you." Paddington LOVES marmalade (orange jam) sandwiches and takes many excursions around London. Let’s take a little tour in his footsteps — you may even catch a glimpse of the bear himself… I walked for MILES capturing some of his favorite spots! 



[Google Drive video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kE40jxImf0HwnFprkEVZ10xxD_0WE7nj/view)

What did you think?!  Here’s a list of the spots we visited in the video:

- Paddington Station (Bronze statue, bear shop, painted bench)

- Mr. Gruber’s antique shop (aka: Alice’s Toys) in Notting Hill

- Kensington Palace

- St Paul's Cathedral

- Theatreland marquee

- Marmalade wall at Fortnum & Mason

- Paddington enjoying a marmalade sandwich at Leister Square

- Mural on Sutton Walk beside Waterloo bridge



Of course, there are many more. Read his books (or watch the films) to find out more. Here’s a fun [mini-film](https://tinyurl.com/QueenwPadd) that Queen Elizabeth made with him to celebrate her Jubilee! I’ll update this post if I come across Paddington or more of his favorite spots, too!



![Ms. C with Paddington at his station](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/4elnij88/production/57c0b086eedddb5b373d52e37f246658b7a90baa-3024x4032.jpg?w=960&q=75&auto=format)

Cheeri-o!  ~Ms. C
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