London - 2 night itinerary with 7yo child

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Can anyone post their 2 night / 3 day itinerary for London please?

Im travelling with my 7yo and definitely want to include the Natural History Museum, London Eye and a show.

Prehistoric Planet looks good too!

Any tips are much appreciated.

I would book Wonderlab at the Science Museum - lots of fun!
We live close by so go all the time…other things we enjoy:
-Hyde Park and Regents Park
Tate Britain
Big Waterstones on Piccadilly or Foyles on Charing Cross Road
Toy department in Selfridges!
Ice-cream at Fortnums
Afternoon tea (somewhere fun-like the Alice one at The Sanderson).

My DS (7) loved the V&A Museum of Childhood (bonus was it was free!), and he loved walking around Camden too.
The Wellcome Collection (also free) was great to pop into and he thought the all-you-can-eay Chinese Buffet was awesome. We walked along Regent's Canal to London Zoo.
You can book The British Museum with timeslots - ask nicely and they'll let kids go to the front of the (very long) queue. And free.
He also loved a ride on a double decker bus.

Boat ride on the thames is nice, you can use the clipper so not mad prices.

Tower of London probably one of the most iconic places to go. I remember my grandparents taking me when I was 7

The London Eye might be nice?

Postal museum is a must!
https://www.postalmuseum.org

Also, if they’re a Paddington bear fan then the Paddington Bear experience is perfect.
paddingtonbearexperience.com

You should definitely go to the Princess Diana Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens. It’s free, you must have a child with you to enter and it’s an excellent playground

I took my 6 and 4yos here at half term and it was pretty underwhelming- there is barely anything aimed at kids so just a lot of signs with tiny writing, nothing interactive.

Fortunately we live in London so not a big deal, but it is also SO expensive. In comparison the museums - National History, Science, V&A etc - are all free and have so much for kids to see and do. V&A is usually a lot quieter than the others but it’s also great.

If youre East then the Museum of the Home and Young V&A are relatively close to each other and also worth a visit.

Natural History Museum gets horribly, horribly busy around the dinosaurs. Get there before opening - or the sleepover is amazing if expensive: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/dino-snores-for-kids.html

For lunch head to the V&A. Much quieter, much nicer café, and kid can rampage in the paddling pool in the middle.

If it's natural history in general rather than dinosaurs: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology

Tiny, hugely atmospheric. Looks like a Harry Potter set basically.

Thank you for the replies!

I have taken note of all over them.

has anyone done the new Tutankhamun exhibition?

thanks again!

Go up the Monument! Also Sky Garden for great views.
Definitely an uber boat up the Thames...great way to see London.
Eaterly for pizza in Liverpool St.

Ditch the London Eye and book either SkyGarden or Horizon 22. Both are free, require tickets which are released just 1-2 weeks prior so you need to be quick.

Museums like National History, British Museum and Science will be packed in the holidays, check the galleries online and make a plan what you want to see.
The British Museum has a space where you can put a bag and eat a packed lunch, the cafe is really expensive. Not sure about the others, it's worth checking out.

I was positiv surprised by the V&A, they have digital trails and activities.

Tower - I have a history mad child and we always enjoyed it, I think not everything needs interactive displays, the Yeoman guides are great to listen to. If you go and want to see them, go to the crown jewels first as the queue can be long, it moves quickly though.

You will find Tescos/M&S/Sainsburys everywhere if you want to stock up on picnic food for lunch. There are plenty of small green spaces everywhere.

The queue for the London Eye can be hours long, so don't bother with that. I agree, going up pretty much any other viewpoint is much better. (The cafe at the top of the Tate Modern is free, except for the cost of a coffee!)

Transport for London museum and HMS Belfast were very enjoyable when my kids were younger. Agree, Tower of London total disappointment, crown jewels good but packed and you are kind of rushed past.
We did do science museum, natural history, V&A etc. Natural History, after a horrifically busy first attempt when we bailed on the dinosaurs we got lucky trying again very late in the day not long before closing, when it was fairly empty. Depends when your visiting but it is open later some eves.
At that age what mine actually enjoyed the most was using London transport, the tube, a double decker, Uber boat up Thames.