The blue whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling of the main hall, above the grand staircase

Reviews from a London family ...

London's best attractions for kids and families

We are parents who both grew up in London, and took our two girls to the same museums, parks and theatres we loved as kids. These are our honest reviews of London’s best attractions for kids and families.

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  • Insider's knowledgeOur parents took us to these attractions when we were kids, then we took our own kids.
  • No freebiesWe paid for our own tickets, and advertising never influences what we write.
  • We tell you what to avoidSome famous attractions aren't worth your time and money.

Our favourite things in London

The animatronic T. rex leaning forward with its mouth open, showing rows of teeth Natural History MuseumMrs T. rex
A presenter in a red shirt holding up a tennis racket covered in a cluster of shimmering bubbles Science MuseumThe Bubble Show
Mummified cat at the British Museum British MuseumMummies
A London Underground worker in an orange hi-vis vest, with a tall red mohican, standing on a platform beside a red and white train Getting aroundRiding the Tube
A boy in swimming trunks wading up through fast-flowing water in the Diana Memorial Fountain, with picnickers on the grass behind Hyde ParkPaddling in the Diana fountain
Alice in a lilac dress lying in the splits with her head through a small door, looking startled Royal Ballet & OperaWorld-class ballet
Old double-decker buses and an old black taxi lined up under the museum's iron and glass roof Transport MuseumOld buses and trains
Children in small wooden boats with white sails going round a ride, some of them with their arms in the air ChessingtonRides and animals
The National Theatre's lit-up name over its entrance at night South BankCulture
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Museums 7 guides → British Museum Cutty Sark London Museum of Water and Steam London Transport Museum Natural History Museum Science Museum Victoria & Albert Museum Theatre 6 guides → Covent Garden Polka Theatre Royal Ballet and Opera South Bank The Royal Albert Hall West End Theatres Outdoors 4 guides → Chessington World of Adventures Deen City Farm Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens London Zoo Castles & Palaces 1 guide → Tower of London Attractions to avoid 3 guides → London Aquarium London Dungeon Madame Tussauds Travel Airports, international trains and the Tube → London City (LCY) London Gatwick (LGW) London Heathrow (LHR) London Luton (LTN) London Southend (SEN) London St Pancras International (STP) London Stansted (STN) Travelling around London Bits & Pieces Food, toilets, baby kit and other useful things → About us Baby and toddler supplies Food, toilets and other necessities Things Londoners with kids never say

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