Museum of Brands
ENTRY
from £8
WHERE
London
What it’s like
A walk through 200 years of adverts, packaging and toys, from Victorian shop shelves to today's digital brands.
The main event here is the Time Tunnel, a long trail through consumer history that takes you from Victorian shopfronts right up to the branding you'd recognise off your own kitchen shelf. It's less a "touch everything" museum and more a look-and-spot one, so it suits kids who like picking out the packaging their grandparents used, or the toy adverts that make you feel old. There are temporary exhibitions too, including one on packaging and branding, though check what's running when you go since these change and sometimes need their own timeslot.
Tickets aren't cheap for a family day out, £36 for two adults and two children, but from January 2026 that ticket becomes a year-long pass, so if you're nearby it's worth treating as an annual thing rather than a one-off. There's a café and gift shop on site if you need a pit stop, and the whole place is step-free with an accessible toilet and a wheelchair to borrow.
If you're coming with a child who finds busy museums overwhelming, sensory bags are available at reception with tools, toys and PECS symbol trails, and you can ask ahead for a quieter visit with the music turned down. That's a nice touch and worth knowing about before you turn up rather than discovering it on the day.
The catch is getting there. There's no visitor parking nearby. Buses run from the same stop if that suits you better.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- No visitor parking nearby. Blue Badge parking available nearby
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair available to borrow on site
- Getting there by bus or train
- 5 minute walk from Ladbroke Grove tube (Circle, Hammersmith & City lines)
- Worth knowing
- From 1 January 2026 your ticket lets you explore the Museum, including any temporary exhibitions, for a whole year
- The Branding Britain exhibition has specific closure and reopening times in September, so it's not always running.
- Under-6s go free as part of the Universal Credit ticket scheme.
- Ask via the contact form ahead of your visit if you'd like the music turned down.
- Wifi is available on site if you need to keep older kids occupied between exhibits.
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
£14 for an adult, £8 for a child aged 7 to 16, and £36 for a family of two adults and two children. There's also a £1 ticket scheme for Universal Credit and other benefit recipients.
Do we need to book ahead?
Walk-up tickets are available every day, but you can book in advance if you'd rather. Popular temporary exhibitions sometimes need a free timeslot booked separately.
What are the opening hours?
Monday to Saturday it's 10am to 5pm, and Sunday it opens a bit later at 11am, closing at 5pm.
Is there parking?
No visitor parking nearby and none for disabled visitors on site either, though there's Blue Badge parking close by. Public transport is the easier option.
How do we get there without a car?
It's a five minute walk from Ladbroke Grove tube on the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines, or several bus routes stop nearby. Worth knowing the tube station itself has stairs and no lift.
Is it OK for a wheelchair or buggy?
The museum itself is step-free with accessible toilets and a wheelchair to borrow on site. Getting there is the harder part, given the tube station has no lift.
Is there support for sensory needs?
Sensory bags with tools, toys and PECS symbol trails are available at reception. You can also ask in advance for a quieter visit with the music turned down.
Is there food on site?
There's a café at the museum, plus a gift shop for the obligatory pocket money purchase on the way out.
Does the ticket cover more than one visit?
From January 2026, tickets become a year-long pass, letting you come back as many times as you like within 12 months.
Is the museum ever closed?
It shuts for Notting Hill Carnival at the end of August and over Christmas on the 24th, 25th and 26th of December.
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