London for children - ideas to visit for 7yo

[Chaiandchocolate]

We are already going to the Excel for the Dinosaur show in the late afternoon so we will be visiting other places beforehand.

I am looking for some ideas for places to take a 7yo please. We have already visited the following but can go again of course:

Transport Museum
Science & Natural History Museums
Tower of London
London Eye
Shrek’s Adventure
Sea Life
Hyde Park

Was there anywhere that your DC of a similar age really loved? (I’d like to avoid Hamleys though!). I used to live in London pre-DC but I’ve drawn a blank with what kids would really enjoy.

My 7 year old loved the tower bridge experience, river cruise (we took the tube and dlr to Greenwich, had lunch, then the river cruise back up to Westminster).
Other visits we have just been on the Thames clipper.
Sky garden was good and free of charge, just had to book in advance.
The Emirates airline is great too.

Get a Clipper to Greenwich for the Maritime Museum?

I love the Tate Modern if they like arty things - even if they don't, it's an experience

Hi there, I have an 8 (and 10/20 year olds!) and apart from the ones already mentioned, mine love:

The Postal Museum
Wonderlab at Science Museum
Thames Rockets RIB tour
Greenwich - Cutty Sark, Old Naval College and playground
HMS Belfast was a hit recently!

Usually it depends on what's on as to where's the best place to take them - I share regular what's on guides over on instagram.com/museummum, and you can scroll through and see what else we get up to. I share lots of smaller and lesser known places too, and always happy to answer DMs. Hope that helps!

I usually do more non-attraction type things when we go. Clipper trip to Greenwich and mooch about the market. Chinatown for some shopping and dinner. We went to Covent Garden one evening to watch street performers and have come coffee/hot chocolate. Harrod's food hall for some lunch for a picnic.

I had afternoon tea with a 7 year and that was very popular, still talk about it now.