LISTINGS
KIDS
LONDON ZOO
Outer Circle, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY.
Camden Town/Baker Street
T: 020 7722 3333. www.zsl.org
Visit gorillas, colourful birds, komodo
dragons, giraffes, hippos and much more.
Step into the various enclosures to get up
close to tiny monkeys, with the children’s
petting area featuring chickens and sheep.
Muggles can visit the reptile house to see
where Harry Potter once stood.
MADAME TUSSAUDS
Marylebone Road, NW1 5LR.
Baker Street
T: 0870 999 0046.
www.madame-tussauds.co.uk
World-famous waxwork museum with as many
celebs as you can shake a stick at. Stand in
the hull of the Black Pearl with Captain Jack
Sparrow, get up close to sound and stage
stars or take a photo of the royal family.
NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM
Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4HT.
Sloane Square
T: 020 7730 0717.
www.national-army-museum.ac.uk
Find anything you want to know about British
military history among model battlefi elds,
galleries and equipment.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD.
South Kensington
T: 020 7942 5000.
www.nhm.ac.uk
The dinosaurs are a favourite, with huge
reconstructions of these ancient creatures,
fossils and a brilliant animatronics display.
ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
Grahame Park Way, NW9 5LL.
Colindale
T: 020 8205 2266.
www.rafmuseum.com
With more than 100 displays of aircraft
from around the world, including some
very early aircraft designs, warplanes right
through to the latest modern-day jets and
military aircraft, there is plenty to occupy the
museum’s young visitors. They can even try a
cockpit for size.
SCIENCE MUSEUM
Exhibition Road, SW7 2DD.
South Kensington
T: 020 7942 4000.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
A feast of educational activities wrapped
up in colourful and interactive displays,
including recycling, games consoles,
astronauts and farm machinery. And the
museum is free to visit, too.
THORPE PARK
Staines Road, Chertsey, Surrey,
KT16 8PN.
Staines
T: 0870 444 4466. www.thorpepark.com
A large theme park 20 miles outside London
with plenty of new rides. The park has spent
�13.5 million on a new horror roller-coaster
called SAW — The Ride, a sure-fi re way to
keep the kids enthralled for hours.
TOWER OF LONDON
Tower Hill, EC3N 4AB.
Tower Hill
T: 0844 482 7777. www.hrp.org.uk
The Tower of London has a brutal history,
with the dispatch of two of Henry VIII’s wives
and brave young queen, Lady Jane Grey.
It’s the Crown Jewels that captivate tourists
now, along with the Family Trail and the
lively, uniformed Beefeaters, who inform and
entertain along the way.
TROCADERO CENTRE
1 Piccadilly Circus, W1D 7DH.
Piccadilly Circus
T: 020 7439 1791. www.troc.co.uk
If noisy, screaming funfairs are your cup of
tea, then Funland is perfect with electronic
dance fl oors, tenpin bowling, dodgems, and
computer and simulator games.
V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA.
/ Bethnal Green
T: 020 8983 5200. www.vam.ac.uk/moc
Part of the V&A family of museums, it
includes the national childhood collection
and encourages visitors to explore the
themes of childhood past and present.
VAUXHALL CITY FARM
165 Tyers Street, SE11 5HS.
Vauxhall
T: 020 7582 4204.
www.vauxhallcityfarm.info
Pony and donkey rides are the favourites
among the farm’s collection of pigs, sheep,
chickens, guinea pigs and other delightful
critters. Open Wednesday to Sunday.
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM
Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL.
South Kensington
T: 020 7942 2000. www.vam.ac.uk
Less child-oriented than other museums in
the area, but great for learning about
artefacts and fashion throughout the years.
Nemesis Inferno at Thorpe Park
W2L choice:
City farms
1. DEEN CITY FARM
Pigs, sheep, cows and poultry all reside at this South London city farm.
www.deencityfarm.co.uk
2. SPITALFIELDS CITY FARM
Community farm a stone’s throw from the City with over 18,000 visitors
a year. www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org
3. FREIGHTLINERS FARM
A taste of country life in the heart of Islington, Freightliners has been running
for over 30 years. www.freightlinersfarm.org.uk
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