Moving to London with kids

We will be relocating to London from New York due to my husband's job assignment. He will be working in Canary Wharf. We will be moving with our 3-year old twins.

Where is a family-oriented area that is still close to some "action." (By "action" I mean dining out, happy hour, shopping, etc.)

Any words of advice would be helpful.

NY to UK in 2010

seems a lit cold here,few are on line.

The kind of location you are looking for is  Kingston.you will get variety of Restoration and cheap hotel with different cuisine.