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Every place in Kingston upon Thames
Family days out in and around Kingston upon Thames, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.
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from £8Riverside Studios
London
A riverside arts venue near Hammersmith Broadway with cinema screens, live shows and a parent-and-baby film slot.
Accessible toiletBike parkingCaféDog friendly+7 more

Roundhouse
London
Creative workshops, animation clubs and live gigs for older kids and teens, plus step-free access throughout.
Accessible toiletCaféHearing loopIndoor seating+2 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

Ruislip Lido Beach
Ruislip
A sandy stretch by a lake with woodland walks and craft sessions, though the splash pad and fishing are both closed for now.
ParkingPublic transport nearbyToilets
from £32SAW - The Ride
Chertsey · ages 1+
A horror-film rollercoaster with a 100-degree drop, plus 25-odd other rides in the same park.
Booking required
from £28SEA LIFE London Aquarium
London
South Bank aquarium by the London Eye - sharks, penguins, turtles and an ocean tunnel indoors.
ToiletsAccessible toiletBaby changeGift shop+6 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

See Your City
London
Themed walking tours around London, from Jack the Ripper to Harry Potter, led by a local guide in a small group.
FreeSerpentine South Gallery
London
Free contemporary art exhibitions in Kensington Gardens, with a digital guide that does a lot of the explaining for you.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingBlue badge parking+9 more
from £3.50Severndroog Castle and Tearoom
London
A woodland climb up to an octagonal tower, with 86 spiral steps to a viewing platform that shows off London on a clear day.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBreastfeeding friendlyCafé+5 more
from £14Shakespeare's Globe
London · ages 0+
Open-air Tudor theatre where kids can try on costumes, get their faces painted and watch a proper Shakespeare production.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBooking requiredCafé+8 more
from £16Shrek's Adventure London
London · ages 6-15
A 70-minute walk-through with a 4D flying bus ride, DreamWorks characters and nine live shows along the way.
Accessible toiletBaby changeCard onlyGift shop+2 more
from £35Singing Nest
Richmond
A three-hour singing workshop where you learn three-part harmony across everything from Beyoncé to Vivaldi.
Booking required
FreeSky Garden
London · ages 0-16
Free glasshouse gardens 35 floors up the City, with wraparound views you get for the price of booking ahead.
Accessible toiletBooking requiredCaféDog friendly+3 more
from £5.10Snakes & Ladders
Brentford · ages 0-12
A big indoor-outdoor play centre with a climbing wall, electric motorbikes and a role play village, plus an outdoor jumping pillow and zipwire.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking required+11 more

Somerset House
London
A grand courtyard with dancing fountains to run through, plus riverside terraces and galleries if you fancy some art after.
Baby changeCaféDog friendlyRestaurant+3 more

Sondheim Theatre
London · ages 7+
A full West End staging of Les Misérables, nearly three hours long, best suited to kids seven and up who can sit still.
Booking required

Southwark Playhouse Borough
London
A theatre near Elephant and Castle with a bar for the grown-ups while the family show is on.
FreeSpitalfields City Farm
London · ages 0+
Free Spitalfields city farm with goats, sheep, hens and tea hut - Tue-Sun, donations welcome.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesDog friendlyGift shop+6 more
FreeSquire's Garden Centre
Stanmore
A free-to-enter garden centre with an aquatics room of tanks and reptiles, plus pottery painting and a café that stops hot food at 3.30pm.
CaféDog friendlyFree parkingIndoor seating+4 more
FreeSt James's Park
London
Free park by the lake where kids can spot pelicans and watch soldiers march down The Mall.
from £19.50St. Martin's Theatre
London · ages 7+
Take your seven-plus-year-old to see if they can spot the killer in the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap.
Card onlyGift shopFood on siteWi-Fi
from £3St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Climb 528 steps to the top of the Dome for a proper view over London, then explore the Crypt and a family history trail below.
Bike parkingBlue badge parkingPublic transport nearbyWheelchair accessible
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