London Dungeons for an 8 year old?

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Sometimeswinning · 01/08/2025 19:20

I’ve never been. 8 year old is pretty tough and handled Jurassic park rebirth this weekend. Will it be ok?

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DramaAlpaca · 01/08/2025 19:30

No! Rather embarrassingly I had to ask to be let out a few years ago at the ripe old age of 52! I'd gone on my own and it was much creepier than I expected. I wasn't the only one, a young couple decided to escape with me too. I certainly wouldn't take a young child.

Comedycook · 01/08/2025 19:30

I haven't been for years but found it terrifying 😂disclaimer...I'm a total wimp.

nicolamurrays · 01/08/2025 19:29

I went at 8 and my mum had to take me out after 2 minutes, wasn’t happy about the value for money 😂

JamieFraserskneewarmer · 01/08/2025 19:29

No - I took my eight year old. It is very scary and for hi, the worst part was that there was no warning that it has full size mortuary photos of the Jack the Ripper victims. No eight year old has to see that - he realised that they were photos of real people. The bit in the "Ripper" tavern is terrifying. We had to deal with nightmares for weeks afterwards - 14 is plenty old enough in my view

RantzNotBantz · 01/08/2025 19:27

We had to take 8 or 9 year old Ds out halfway.

I wouldn’t take any child. It isn’t just ‘scary’ it’s downright nasty.

When we went they demonstrated genuine historical torture devices including an instrument for crushing testicles which they explained graphically,

LavenderBlue19 · 01/08/2025 19:27

Nope. It's infamous for being a lot more scary than you'd expect.

TroysMammy · 01/08/2025 19:26

What a cool job to have. "What do you do?". " I'm a scarer at the London Dungeon".

thornbury · 01/08/2025 19:26

I mistakenly took two 7 year olds, we had to leave before the end, which was tricky because its like going round ikea and everyone is in costume so I had to approach a zombie and try and have a rational conversation about finding the exit.

1AnotherOne · 01/08/2025 19:24

We went as kids about 7, 10 and 13 and we all cried. We had to leave early. Still traumatised

Squishymallows · 01/08/2025 19:24

No I went at 12 and it was absolutely terrifying

Hatty65 · 01/08/2025 19:23

I've not been for donkey's years, but the Edinburgh Dungeon is pretty gruesome. I wouldn't take an 8 year old - they tend to have 'actors' gambling about scaring people nowadays. (Freaked me out).

MrsDoubtfire123 · 01/08/2025 19:23

I absolutely wouldn’t take an 8 year old. It is quite scary. There is one part where it’s dark with strobe lighting and people jump out. I wasn't keen and I’m ALOT older than 8 😂. But ,
only you know your child though 🙂

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