For the Family in London

Victoria and Albert Museum

Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Trees & flowers from around the globe in vast gardens with huge greenhouses & a treetop walkway.

Natural History Museum

Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.

The National Gallery

Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.

SEA LIFE London Aquarium

Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages).

London Zoo

Major city zoo and research centre helping to conserve numerous species in naturalistic habitats.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Bridges, wildland & play parks weaving a latticework around London's 2012 Olympic venues.

Science Museum

A vast treasury of science & invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.

Imperial War Museum

Recreations of WWI trenches and the Blitz, many tanks and planes and revolving military exhibitions.

Richmond Park

Expansive walled park, originally a 17th-century hunting ground and still home to hundreds of deer.

Madame Tussauds London

Museum chain for life-size wax replicas of famous celebrities & historic icons in themed galleries.

The Regent's Park

Modern, glass-clad cafe and sports administrative centre, with pitches and changing rooms.

London Eye

Kensington Gardens

Expansive park containing Kensington Palace & the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground.

Hyde Park

Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.

Battersea Park

Large parkland with woods, boating lake, peace pagoda, adventure playground and children's zoo.

The Green Park

Spacious park with deckchair-scattered lawns, mature trees and views of regal local neighbours.

Cutty Sark

Museum arranged around the eponymous ship that used to speed tea from Asia to Victorian Britain.

Greenwich Park

Large park with expansive views, home to the Royal Observatory, Maritime Museum & Meridian Line.

St James's Park

Green space with a lake with daily pelican feeding, a grass-roofed cafe and ceremonial displays.