London - Children's London guide

Children's London

Attractions with special appeal to children.

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Cutty Sark

Greenwich, London, SE10 9BG Tel: +44 (0)20 8858 3445   The Cutty Sark (963 tons gross) was launched at Dumbarton, Clydeside on 22 November 1869. Her principal objective was to become the fastest back in the annual race to bring home the new season's tea from China, a goal she never achieved due to changing circumstances in the tea trade.

Florence Nightingale Museum

2 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EW Tel: +44 (0)20 7620 0374   Florence Nightingale is famous around the world for her influence on modern nursing. Her reputation is well deserved. Now is your opportunity to find out why.

HMS Belfast

Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, London, SE1 2JH Tel: +44 (0)20 7940 6300 Launched in 1938, HMS Belfast was the Royal Navy's biggest and most powerful warship during the Second World War, with a crew of over 950 officers and men.

Kew Bridge Steam Museum

Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 0EN Tel: +44 (0)20 8568 4757 All the steam engines are powered by REAL steam and can be seen in action every weekend. The 1846 Grand Junction 90 inch engine, described by Charles Dickens as 'a monster', is the world's largest working beam engine.

London Aquarium

County Hall, Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7PB Tel: +44 (0)20 7967 8000 Situated in County Hall on the South Bank of the Thames is the London Aquarium one of Europe's largest and most spectacular displays of aquatic life.

London Brass Rubbing Centre

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JJ Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 9306 Take home one of the six kings and queens from Britain's past, for jubilee year. Discover the simple craft of brass rubbing - using specialist materials with help from friendly staff - and make a family memento of the age of chivalry.

London Wetland Centre

The Lodge, Queen Elizabeth Walk, Barnes, London, SW13 9WT Tel: +44 (0)20 8409 4400 One of Europe's most ambitious and exciting wildlife projects was opened by WWT in the spring of 2000. London Wetland Centre, created out of a disused Victorian reservoir site adjacent to the Thames, is now a haven for wildfowl and other wetland wildlife.

London Zoo

Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY Tel: +44 (0)20 7722 3333 With over 12,000 animals to see why not take a walk on the wild side at London Zoo? Get close to some of the world's most fascinating animals, from Asian Lions and Sloth Bears to giant Seychelles Millipedes.

Pollock's Toy Museum

1 Scala Street, London, W1 Tel: +44 (0)20 7636 3452 Pollock's Toy Museum is named after Benjamin Pollock, a famous printer of toy theatres at the turn of the century. This fascinating museum, opened in 1956, is dedicated to the traditional English toy theatre, and displays the puppets and stages that were used.

Royal Air Force Museum

Grahame Park Way, London, NW9 5LL Tel: +44 (0)20 8205 2266 A world-class collection of over 70 aircraft, artefacts and memorabilia. Don't miss the interactive gallery for hands-on entertainment.

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