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London with kids: days out, clubs and events
London has more free museums than anywhere else in the UK, including the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, and big parks with play areas in every borough. Weekdays outside the school holidays are the calmest time for the big attractions.
On the map within about 30 km:
📅 What’s on in London this weekend
Find by type
- Baby and toddler groups 106
- Scouts, Guides and youth groups 78
- Sports clubs 3
- Arts, crafts and learning 4
- Outdoor and forest school groups 67
- Soft plays 58
- Trampoline and inflatable parks 18
- Play parks 3914
- Farms 54
- Zoos and wildlife parks 10
- Parks and walks 2971
- Museums and attractions 598
- Pools 176
- Beaches 9
- Cinemas 109
- Libraries and classes 459
- Cafés and restaurants 7275
- Other places to stay 32
Free to get into
- National Gallery Museum & attraction · London · Free
- Museum of Freemasonry Museum & attraction · Covent Garden · Free
- Faraday Museum Museum & attraction · Mayfair · Free
- Hunterian Museum Museum & attraction · Holborn · Free
- Visionary BritMuseum Museum & attraction · Bloomsbury · Free
- Sir John Soane's Museum Museum & attraction · Holborn · Free
For a rainy day
- National Portrait Gallery Museum & attraction · London
- Household Cavalry Museum Museum & attraction · London
- London Transport Museum Museum & attraction · Covent Garden
- Bow Street Police Museum Museum & attraction · Covent Garden
- The Courtauld Gallery Museum & attraction · Covent Garden
- Hayward Gallery Museum & attraction · London
Out in the fresh air
- Vauxhall City Farm Farm & animals · Vauxhall
- St. James's Park Park & nature walk · London · Free
- The Green Park Park & nature walk · London · Free
- Lambeth Palace Garden Park & nature walk · Lambeth
- Channel 4 Park Park & nature walk · City of Westminster · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- 4th London Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · London · Anchors (5–8) Tuesdays 17:30–18:30; Juniors (8–11) Tuesdays 18:15–19:45; Company (11–15) Tuesdays 19:30–21:00; Seniors (15–18) Tuesdays 19:30–21:00
- 30th Southwark Scout Group Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Walworth, Southwark · Beavers Monday evenings; Cubs Monday evenings; Scouts Monday evenings
- Kennington Park junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · London · Every Sunday at 9am
- Under-5s story, rhyme and play sessions at Walworth Library Baby & toddler groups · Walworth · Wednesdays Rhymetime 10:30-11am (term time); Fridays baby and toddler session 2:15-3pm
- Under-5s story, rhyme and play sessions at Brandon Library Baby & toddler groups · Kennington · Mondays Bookstart 2-3:30pm (term time); Fridays baby and toddler session 11-11:45am
- Under-5s story, rhyme and play sessions at John Harvard Library Baby & toddler groups · Borough · Mondays Rhymetime 10:30-11am; Thursdays Bookstart 10:30-11:30am (term time)
- Caledonian junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · London · Every Sunday at 9am
- Chelsea Chess Club for 5-8s (Chess Rising Stars) Arts, crafts & learning · Chelsea · Saturdays 2-3pm (term time)
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Glide at Battersea Power Station Santa & Christmas · Nine Elms, Wandsworth · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Christmas Lights at Polka Theatre Shows, theatre & panto · Wimbledon, Merton · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 22 Nov
- Skate at Somerset House Santa & Christmas · Strand, Westminster · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 10 Jan
- Christmas at Kew Santa & Christmas · Kew, Richmond · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Cinderella (panto) Shows, theatre & panto · Hammersmith · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Santa's First Christmas Shows, theatre & panto · London Bridge · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Santa's Grotto at the Queen's House Character meet & greets · Greenwich · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Peter Pan at Polka Theatre Shows, theatre & panto · Wimbledon, Merton · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 24 Jan