Best things to do in London with kids
The top 3 according to 79 votes from people: Round Pond, Kensington Gardens · The Postal Museum and Mail Rail · Natural History Museum. (Updated Mar 23, 2026.)
Dinosaurs, hands-on science, a mail train and wizarding sets: the London activities families recommend most.
Top 10
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Round Pond, Kensington Gardens
Feed the swans by Kensington Palace.
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The Postal Museum and Mail Rail
Ride the old underground mail train.
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Natural History Museum
Free museum with dinosaurs and a blue whale skeleton.
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Coram's Fields
Park where adults can only enter with a child.
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5
Science Museum and Wonderlab
Interactive science gallery for curious kids.
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ZSL London Zoo
Zoo in Regent's Park with gorillas, penguins and tigers.
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Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter
Original sets and props outside London.
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Diana Memorial Playground
Pirate-ship playground in Kensington Gardens.
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Tower of London
Crown Jewels, ravens and Beefeater tours.
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
Aquarium, butterfly house and an overstuffed walrus.
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Cutty Sark
Walk beneath the hull of a famous tea clipper in Greenwich.
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SEA LIFE London Aquarium
Sharks and penguins on the South Bank.
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Mail Rail at the Postal Museum, my kids still talk about it.