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Museum of technology from the steam engine to the Apollo capsule, with plenty of hands-on exhibits.
On the ground floor stand steam engines from the Industrial Revolution, while higher up come aircraft, rockets and the Apollo 10 command module. Many hands-on exhibits invite you to try things out, which makes the museum particularly appealing for families. Wonderlab, with experiments and shows, is aimed mainly at children. It’s busiest in the early afternoon and quieter in the morning or late afternoon.
The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 2,817,852 visitors in 2025. Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, the Science Museum does not charge visitors for admission, although visitors are requested to make a donation if they are able. Temporary exhibitions may incur an admission fee. It is one of the five museums in the Science Museum Group. The group changed its name from the National Museum of Science and Industry to Science Museum Group in 2012.
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Three places nearby, in walking order.
Daily 10 am–5.50 pm, last entry 5.30 pm
Natural history museum in a Romanesque terracotta cathedral, with a blue whale skeleton in the Hintze Hall.
Free entry. A free timed ticket online guarantees entry. Queues form at weekends and in the school holidays.
Daily 10 am–5.45 pm, Fridays until 10 pm
The world's largest museum of design and the decorative arts, from fashion and jewellery to plaster casts.
Free, only special exhibitions charge. Open until 10 pm on Fridays. The courtyard garden is a good place for a break.
According to the programme
Round concert hall of 1871 in South Kensington; the BBC Proms in summer, otherwise classical, pop and films with live orchestra.
During the Proms there are cheap standing places in the arena every day.
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