Control Room B
BEST FOR
Ages 0-16
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
London
What it’s like
A Power Station bar with an escape room twist, kids' drinks and colouring before the 21+ crowd take over after 5pm.
This is Battersea Power Station's Turbine Hall B, done up as a control room bar, with a proper kids angle bolted on before evening. There's a kids' menu of Power Station-themed drinks, colouring-in to keep smaller ones occupied at the table, and Escape the Power Cut, which sounds like the bit an eight or ten-year-old will bang on about afterwards. It's an odd but workable mix of grown-up bar and family activity, and it only works in that window before 5pm.
That's the catch, really. Kids are welcome up to 5pm with an adult, then it flips to a strict 21+ crowd for the evening. If you're planning a day out that drifts into late afternoon, you need to have left by then, or you're the one heading home while the venue gears up for cocktails. Table time is capped too: an hour and a half if there's five of you or fewer, two hours for bigger groups, which is fine for food and colouring but tight if the queue for Escape the Power Cut is long.
Food is bar snacks, toasted sandwiches and sweet treats, available all day, so lunch or an afternoon bite both work. Walk-ins are fine, though weekends and anything billed as a special event get busy enough that booking ahead is the sensible move. Wheelchair access covers the bar itself, but not the Escape the Power Cut experience, which is a shame given it's the headline activity for kids.
Getting there is straightforward if you're on the Northern Line, since the tube stop is Battersea Power Station itself. Drivers can park underneath the building via Pump House Lane, at a price the site doesn't spell out, so budget for it being a proper London car park rate.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- 4 to 12, before the 5pm adults-only switch kicks in
- Booking
- Recommended for weekends and special events, but walk-ins welcome
- Parking
- Paid parking underneath Power Station accessed via Pump House Lane
- Food
- Bar snacks, toasted sandwiches and sweet treats available throughout the day
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair accessible bar, but Escape the Power Cut experience not suitable for wheelchair users
- Getting there by bus or train
- Battersea Power Station tube station on Northern Line
- The 5pm cutoff is firm, plan your visit to finish well before then
- River entrance shuts at 10pm, use the South entrance if you're arriving later
- Bigger groups get an extra half hour at the table than small ones
- Parking's underneath the building on Pump House Lane, no price given so expect central London rates
Plan your visit
Can we bring the kids?
Yes, any day of the week, but only before 5pm and with an adult over 21 in charge. After that it's a 21+ venue, no exceptions.
Do we need to book?
Walk-ins are welcome, but weekends and special events fill up, so booking ahead saves you turning up to a full house.
How long do we get at the table?
An hour and a half for a small table, two hours if there's six or more of you. That's workable for food and colouring, less so if you're queuing for the escape room too.
What's there to eat?
Bar snacks, toasted sandwiches and sweet treats, served all day, so it covers lunch or a mid-afternoon stop.
Is Escape the Power Cut suitable for younger kids?
It's listed as one of the things kids do here, though the site doesn't spell out an age cut-off, so use your own judgement on whether yours will get it.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
The bar area is, but Escape the Power Cut isn't set up for wheelchair users, which is a real gap given it's the main draw for kids.
How do we get there?
Battersea Power Station tube on the Northern Line is the easy route. There's paid parking underneath the building via Pump House Lane if you're driving.
What time does it open?
Midday every day. It runs until 8pm Monday, Tuesday and Sunday, 10pm Wednesday and Thursday, and midnight on Friday and Saturday, though that late stretch is the 21+ crowd only.
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