Best family attractions to visit in London: Top 10 things to do with kids in London
London is a brilliant place to visit with a family. There are a multitude of things to do in London with kids and lots of them are free.
All the top museums and galleries in London are extremely child-friendly with interactive exhibits pluscool trails, events and packs for children. Entry to all London’s best museums and galleries is free.
London has a huge number of well-equipped, interesting parks with all sorts of things to do and see. There’s also London Zoo, Hamley’s toy shop, Kensington Palace, the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour and a wide range of other exciting attractions for the whole family to enjoy.
Use this handy guide to help you plan your stay so you can ensure everyone has a fantastic trip to treasure forever.
Best family attractions to visit in London: Top 10 things to do with kids in London
1.Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour: From Diagon Alley to the Great Hall, your children will be amazed when they tour the sets at the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio.
Located on the outskirts of London, the Harry Potter Studio Tour is a brilliant opportunity to see the sets from the film, discover how lots of the magic was made and more.
2.Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park: Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park are top London theme parks that sit just outside London. Both are guaranteed to provide epic family day’s out which the whole family will remember.
3.The Science Museum & The Natural History Museum: The Science Museum and The Natural History Museum are two of London’s best museums for families. Both museums are huge, with lots of floors of really impressive, interactive exhibits that deliver the wow factor you want when you take your children to a museum.
Both are completely designed to entertain children as well as adults all day and you’ll find your children won’t want to leave!
The Science Museum and The Natural History Museum are next door to each other whilst the Victoria and Albert Museumis across the road.
The Science Museum is home to all things scientific, covering everything from space to robots and aviation. Meanwhile, the Natural History Museum has exhibits exploring the history of the natural world so if your children love dinosaur bones, meteorites and earthquakes – this is the place to come!
Other must-do museums for children in London are The London Transport Museum and The Museum of London.
4.Children’s art workshops at The National Portrait Gallery: If you want to visit the National Gallery and are not sure how the children will fare, book them into one of the fantastic children’s art workshops in the studios of The National Portrait Gallery next door.
You’ll have to stay with them but the workshops are absolutely brilliant and very professional – you’ll find yourself having a go too! Everyone leaves with their own piece of artwork and you’ll find you can look around both galleries in peace if you schedule the workshop in between!
Workshops fill quickly so book ahead. If you can’t get into one, both galleries have lots trails and other children’s events on different floors where they can create mini artworks.
5.Hamley’s: Just up the road from The National Gallery, on Regent’s Street is Hamley’s. Hamley’s is the UK’s biggest toy shop.
Inside you can look forward to five floors filled with every kind of toy plus stands with things for children to do. Children are free to pick up the toys and play with them for as long as they want.
Best of all, Oxford Street is adjacent to Regent Street and the whole area delivers the UK’s best shops so there’s something for everyone.
6.London Zoo: At the other end of Regent’s Street, beyond Regent’s Park is London Zoo where you can see over 700 species of animals and enjoy fun, animal-centred activities for children.
7.The London Aquarium: If you plan a visit to the London Aquarium, you can include a range of iconic sights and keep the children happy.
The London Aquarium sits along the south side of the River Thames. The London Eye is positioned just outside the London Aquarium whilst Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square are across the road on the other side of the river.
So if you sandwich a visit to the London Aquarium in between the London Eye and the iconic sights on the other side of the water, you’ll have a great time without any complaints from the kids!
8.Kensington Gardens and Kensington Palace: If you’re visiting London with a family and want to see one of the royal palaces, Kensington Palace is the perfect choice.
Kensington Palace is surrounded by Kensington Gardens which is a huge beautiful park. Hyde Park runs seamlessly into Kensington Gardens so it is an absolutely enormous space.
Kensington Palace is a great museum which shows how Queen Victoria lived as a child as well as other royal histories. The museum adjoins the parts of the palace where Prince William, Princess Kate and other members of the royal family live.
Next door to the museum you’ll find the Princess Diana Children’s Memorial Play Park, the Princess Diana statue commissioned by Prince William and Prince Harry and further up the park is the Princess Diana Water Memorial.
9.Hampton Court: If you have children over the age of 8 who are interested in history, they’ll also enjoy Hampton Court which was Henry VIII’s favourite palace. All the rooms are just as they were in Tudor or historical periods and there are lots of things to do as well as re-enactments. Kew Botanical Gardens is also just down the road.
10.Royal Greenwich Park & museums: Royal Greenwich Park in south London is a brilliant family day out.
Greenwich Park was once King Henry the VIII’s back garden so it’s a massive, picturesque park. The Royal Observatory is at the top, a huge children’s play park and boating lake are in the middle and The National Maritime Museum is at the bottom.
A little further down the road is the Cutty Sark and lots of family-friendly restaurants. It’s a beautiful area, right by the river that the whole family will enjoy.
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