British Museum
Great for children of all ages, with interesting objects for them to see, arts and crafts activities, puzzles, games, and discovery trails for kids 3yrs+. Older children will love learning about ancient egypt, ancient greece, dragons and much more through the hands-on exhibits.
There are cafes and a restaurant on site, all with highchairs, the most family-friendly is the Gallery Cafe on the ground floor, serving hot meals, pasta, sandwiches, snacks, and more.
There is also a picnic area on the lower floor where you can enjoy your packed lunch. There is also a dedicated area for feeding your baby at the Ford Centre for Young Visitors. Admission is free.
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Interesting, child friendly rainy day santuary in central London.
Not an obvious place perhaps for a visit with 2 toddlers, we chose the British Musuem for sanctuary on a rainy day and it turned out to be brilliant. The huge covered atrium surrounding the famous reading room, has loads of space for the kids to run around and there are plenty of picnic tables with high chairs for eating either your own food or something from their cafe which is pretty reasonably priced. Changing facilities are easily accessible in this area and it has a busy but not crowded outdoor feel.
Two things really stood out for me. Firstly, the British Museum has some amazing artifacts “acquired” from around the world, however crucially with little kids, a lot of things are big, solid and impressive or in robust glass cases – you can let your toddlers wander without fear they are going to trash the first thing they touch or bump into. A free treasure hunt quiz kept my 2 and a half year old occupied for a good half hour. Secondly, this place has loads of space and quiet areas to escape to for those all important down-time moments! They have an education centre for schools on the lower level, but it is open even at weekends meaning you can decamp there to use tables for your picnic, lockers and kids toilets. And the basement has an area with lecture theatres and exhibition space but brilliantly, loads of sofas – ideal for bottle feeding and and some relaxation away from the main crowd.
A good child friendly excursion and because it’s free, you could pop in for an hour or so as a diversion whilst in central London, or make a day of it and really explore the place.
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