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Triceratops skeleton in the dinosaur gallery
Photo: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · Licence CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Dinosaurs in London

Florian Mahrl · As of 6 November 2026 · 4 stops

Dinosaurs in London, planned, with opening hours we checked on 6 November 2026. Entry is free; a free ticket booked ahead gets you in. Our pool has no Christmas market in London yet, so the day ends in South Kensington.

We live in Vienna with two kids. This plan is built from the museums’ own pages, not from a dozen visits.

The Natural History Museum and the Science Museum are next to each other. If the kids still have energy after lunch, you just walk over.

  1. 10:00 Natural History Museum
  2. 12:30 Lunch
  3. 14:30 Science Museum
  4. ☾ In the evening

The day

  1. – · 2 h 30 min (suggested)

    Natural History Museum

    Booking ahead recommended

    Hintze Hall with Hope the blue whale; Dinosaurs gallery with the roaring T. rex; Stegosaurus at the Earth Hall entrance.

    Opening hours
    Open daily 10:00-17:50. Last entry 17:30. Closed 24-26 December. (as published by the museum, checked on 6 November 2026)
    Getting there
    Nearest Tube South Kensington (Piccadilly, District and Circle lines), about a five-minute walk; subway tunnel for step-free access to the Central Entrance; Gloucester Road also nearby
    Pushchair
    no information on pushchairs · step-free · source
    Where
    Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD · Map · nhm.ac.uk

  2. – · 1 h (suggested) same museum

    Lunch

    Natural History Museum

    Picnic area on the lower ground floor for your own food; on term-time weekdays 11:00–14:00 it is reserved for school groups, then use a café.

  3. – · 45 min (suggested) same museum

    Natural History Museum

    Outside in the gardens: Fern the bronze Diplodocus (gardens daylight only, currently until 16:00). Then the earthquake simulator in Volcanoes and Earthquakes.

  4. 3 min on foot (estimate, 182 m as the crow flies)

    – · 1 h 30 min (suggested) If there is time

    Science Museum

    Apollo 10 command module space capsule
    Photo: HalleyStarbun · Licence CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Booking ahead recommended

    Next door: The Garden (ages 3–6) and Pattern Pod (under 9) are free; Wonderlab (7–14) costs extra, book online.

    Opening hours
    Open daily 10.00–18.00 (except for 24-26 December). Last entry is 17.15. (as published by the museum, checked on 6 November 2026)
    Getting there
    The nearest tube station is South Kensington (District, Circle and Piccadilly), a 5-minute walk; Bus routes 14, 49, 70, 74, 345, 360, 414, 430 and C1 stop outside South Kensington Underground Station
    Pushchair
    allowed · source
    Where
    Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD · Map · sciencemuseum.org.uk

  5. In the evening

    Our pool has no Christmas market in this city yet. The day ends at the museum.

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