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Museums in Kingston upon Thames
Museums in Kingston upon Thames: every place written up honestly, with the details parents actually need.
19 places 14 upcoming events 9 free to visit
What's on: museums
WED 7 OCT, 10:00 · +120 MORE DATES
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army
National Army Museum
Free
WED 7 OCT · +120 MORE DATES
V&A South Kensington Schools & Colleges: In-person Workshops Autumn 2026 - Summer 2027
V&A South Kensington
From £150
WED 7 OCT · +24 MORE DATES
The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
Hunterian Museum
Free
WED 7 OCT · +103 MORE DATES
Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament
St. Paul's Cathedral
From £24
WED 7 OCT, 12:00 · +120 MORE DATES
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian
From £7.50
SAT 10 OCT · +16 MORE DATES
Character Encounters at the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian
Free
SUN 11 OCT, 11:00 · +16 MORE DATES
Discover Sundays
Prime Meridian
Free
MON 12 OCT, 14:00 · +16 MORE DATES
National Art Library and Archive talks Monday at 14.00
V&A South Kensington
Free
MON 26 OCT, 10:00
Family Activities in autumn for children with SEND
Hunterian Museum
WED 28 OCT, 11:00
Family Activity in Autumn
Hunterian Museum
Free
SAT 31 OCT
Drawn on the Western Front: Audio-Described Tour
National Army Museum
Free
TUE 3 NOV, 10:00 · +12 MORE DATES
Forgotten India at 80: The Stories You Don't Know
National Army Museum
Free
WED 18 NOV, 11:00
BSL Tours of Hunterian Museum 2026
Hunterian Museum
MON 14 DEC, 10:00
Home Learners Day
Hunterian Museum
Free
Places for museums
Freemasons Hall, London
London
A 55-minute guided tour round an Art Deco Masonic hall and its museum of odd ritual objects.
Accessible toiletToiletsWheelchair accessible
from £9Freud Museum London
London
Step into the room where Freud actually worked, couch and all, with an audio guide included in the ticket.
Card onlyGift shopWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi
Horniman Museum and Gardens
London
Forest Hill museum with aquarium and free gardens - Soft Play N never.
CaféGift shopPicnic areaToilets
FreeHunterian Museum
London · ages 5+
Free anatomy museum with real specimens from John Hunter's collection, better suited to older kids than toddlers.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingDog friendly+3 more
from £10Jack The Ripper Museum
London
A walk through the murder rooms, victim histories and suspect theories of Whitechapel's most notorious cold case.
Leighton House
London
A Victorian artist's house with a jaw-dropping tiled Arab Hall, a new family trail, and a café you can visit without a ticket.
CaféToiletsWheelchair accessible
from £24.35London Bus Museum
Weybridge · ages 4-17
Climb aboard rows of historic double-deckers and, at weekends and holidays, actually ride one on the road.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCard only+3 more
FreeLondon Museum Docklands
London
Free museum with a soft-play family gallery for building tunnels, role-play and trails, right by Canary Wharf.
Baby changeBirthday partiesBottle warmingBreastfeeding friendly+11 more
from £8Museum of Brands
London
A walk through 200 years of adverts, packaging and toys, from Victorian shop shelves to today's digital brands.
Accessible toiletCaféGift shopPublic transport nearby+5 more
FreeMuseum of the Home
London
Free period rooms, a playhouse and a sensory den to explore, with no booking needed and no minimum time limit on your visit.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingDog friendly+7 more
FreeNational Army Museum
London · ages 0-8
Free galleries about army history plus a soft-play zone, Play Base, built for the under-8s.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+7 more
FreeNatural History Museum
London
Dinosaurs, a blue whale and rainy-day halls in South Kensington - free entry, book timed tickets.
Booking requiredGift shopFood on siteWheelchair accessible+3 more
from £18.50Paradox Museum London
London · ages 0+
A walkthrough of 50-plus optical illusions in South Kensington, including a Zero Gravity room made for photos.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings+5 more
FreeRoyal Air Force Museum London
London · ages 4+
Free entry to over 100 real aircraft, plus a Spitfire cockpit to sit in and an outdoor playground shaped like mini planes.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+15 more
from £12Royal Observatory Greenwich
London
Prime Meridian, planetarium and telescopes above Greenwich Park - book ahead for school holidays.
Booking requiredGift shopFood on sitePublic transport nearby+2 more
FreeScience Museum
South Kensington, London
South Kensington free science galleries plus ticketed Wonderlab - Soft Play N never.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredGift shopGroup bookings+1 more
from £8The Clink Prison Museum
London · ages 0-16
A small, dimly lit prison museum where kids can handle real torture devices and hear grim tales of former inmates.
Freethe Design Museum
London
Free permanent collection on Level 2 covering how everyday objects get designed and made, plus school-holiday design camps for the older kids.
CaféGift shopLockers
FreeV&A South Kensington
London
Free design museum in South Kensington - fashion, courtyard picnic and rainy-day galleries.
Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféGift shop+5 more
Good to know: museums in Kingston upon Thames
Are any of them free?
Yes, Hunterian Museum, London Museum Docklands, Museum of the Home, National Army Museum and 5 more are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £8 at Museum of Brands. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find museums in London, Weybridge and South Kensington. Every place we list is in or around Kingston upon Thames, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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