From interesting museums and child-friendly art exhibits to fun-filled parks and exciting landmarks, there are a lot of free things to do with kids on a family journey to London.
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5. Family-friendly museums
- Meet a roaring T-Rex and feel the ground shake on the Nature Museum's earthquake simulator.
- See what life was like for the destitute and poor kids of London's East End throughout the late 1800s at the Ragged School Museum.
- Stir the boiler of a steamship in the AHOY! Children's gallery at the National Maritime Museum.
- Be wowed by the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies at the British Museum.
- Walk through the streets of Victorian London at the Museum of London.
- Goggle space rockets and huge steam engines at the Science Museum.
- Check Out the V&A Museum of Childhood's collection of childhood items and participate in everyday activities, consisting of storytelling and crafting.
- Enter Sailor town, a restoration of 19th-century London at the Museum of London Docklands.
- Take older kids to see Napoleon's toothbrush and Darwin's strolling stick at the Welcome Collection.
4. Top London fountains and parks
- Splash about in the fountains and let loose in the playgrounds at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
- Climb the wood pirate ship or commandeer a teepee at the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Playground.
- Meet life-size dinosaurs constructed by the Victorians in Crystal Palace Park, where you'll likewise discover a children's farm, playground, and maze.
- Take pleasure in an afternoon of fun at Coram's Fields, a park and playground with a little animal area, cafe, and paddling swimming pool.
- Cool down on a hot day under the fountains at the traffic-free Granary Square in King's Cross, where crowd-pleasing jets alter colour and squirt in patterns.
3. Animal tourist attractions in London
- Satisfy the massive overstuffed walrus at the Horniman Museum and Gardens.
- Feed the cows at Mud Chute Farm and Park, London's largest city park.
- Marvel at the funky hairstyles of Vauxhall City Farm's three famous alpacas, Tom, Jerry, and Ben.
- Take home some farm produce from Deen City Farm and Riding School after the kids have had fun with the animals.
- View the pelicans being fed every day in St James's Park while keeping your eyes peeled for water birds, bats, pelicans, and owls too.
- Go pond dipping at Camley Street Natural Park in King's Cross, where you can also spot butterflies and birds.
2. Theatre and art.
- Take a trip in the singing elevator-- likewise called the JCB lift-- at the Royal Celebration Hall.
- Take pleasure in totally free children's theatre and inspiring author-led occasions at Envision Kid's Festival at the Southbank Centre (February half-term).
- Get unpleasant with clay or engage in a drawing session at one of Tate Modern's many complimentary workshops.
- Fly away on a magic carpet with the National Gallery's storytelling sessions for households with under-fives.
- Encourage budding young artists to get innovative with a free Art Investigators load from the Royal Academy of Arts.
1. Remarkable London landmarks.
- Watch the street entertainers in Covent Garden, where human statues, magicians, and acrobats charm the crowds.
- Area London landmarks from the river on a City Cruises trip. Kids under 5 go free or purchase a family ticket, which enables open the door to up to 3 kids (5 to 15 years of age) when spending for two grownups.
- See a few of London's leading sights illuminated for Christmas. Huge light switch-on events generally consist of complimentary home entertainment.
- View the brightly dressed guards charm the kids at the Altering the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace.
- Press a trolley through Harry Potter's magical world at the wall marked Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross.
- Watch Tower Bridge open from the river Thames banks or check out our live video feed.
