Looking for something to do with the kids in London this summer? Not keen to spend a mint or fight the T. rex crowds at the Natural History Museum? Here are 10 FREE things to do across the city—whether you want the kids to be edified or simply entertained, these activities won’t break the bank.
Feel miles from the city as you wander the meadows and wetlands
Morden Hall Road, Morden, SM4 5JD
Princess Diana Memorial Fountain
Chill your feet after a walk through the park
Hyde Park, W2
Mudlarks Children’s Gallery at the Museum of London Docklands
Gloriously hands-on activities for kids up to age 8
Museum of London Docklands, No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, E14 4AL
Featuring a Spanish Garden, Tudor Garden and English Woodland (call ahead to be sure it’s open)
99 Kensington High Street, W8 5SA (entry is via Derry Street)
Can their beak really hold more than their belly can? Watch them being fed between 2:30 and 3pm daily
St James’s Park
British Museum’s kid-friendly trail
Prevent museum fatigue by checking out their 12 objects to see with children, from a turquoise serpent to a mummified bull
Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG
A do-it-yourself adventure trail through an architectural landmark
Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
Southbank Centre’s Festival of Love
Featuring the copaCABANA Beach, inventive benches and an unpredictable fountain
Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
See the skull and antlers of an Ice Age-era giant deer, compare the preserved brains of various mammals or marvel at the creepy jar of moles
Rockefeller Building, UCL, 21 University Street, WC1E 6DE
Climb up those conical earth mounds you see from the A40—there are playgrounds and fishing lakes too
Kensington Rd, Northolt, UB5
Have Fun!
