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Help London Trip - N History Musuem & Battersea

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NorthLion · 03/08/2025 08:08

Hello, I’m hoping for some advice please for a day trip to London.
We’d like to do the Natural History Museum and also the Jurassic World exhibition in Battersea Power Station.
I’d like advice please on how to travel around? 1) We’re driving in to London and I’m wondering if we park closer to NHM or Battersea? And any ideas on good places to park that’ll likely have spaces?
2) what’s the best way to travel between NHM and Battersea? I’ll have one child in a pram and two children of walking age.
thank you so so much for any advice!

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FloraBotticelli · 03/08/2025 08:24

if you don’t mind a 25 min walk from the NHM to Cadogan Pier, I’d get an Uber boat from there to Battersea power station

Map of the boat routes here - https://www.uber.com/gb/en/u/uberboat/

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NorthLion · 03/08/2025 08:32

FloraBotticelli · 03/08/2025 08:24

if you don’t mind a 25 min walk from the NHM to Cadogan Pier, I’d get an Uber boat from there to Battersea power station

Map of the boat routes here - https://www.uber.com/gb/en/u/uberboat/

Wow thank you, had no idea this existed!

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Blackcountryexile · 03/08/2025 08:38

Whilst the boat journey is a good experience there are drawbacks. The boats get very busy at peak times and space is limited. Limited space for prams.If a boat is full then it's 20 to 30 minutes wait for the next one. The queuing system is chaotic. For some reason staff insist on the same queue for both directions so you may have to push past people in a hurry to get on the boat.
You might be better on the 360 bus from museum to Vauxhall bus station and then the 156 to the Power Station..

Xiaoxiong · 03/08/2025 08:38

You can also take the 345 bus from the NHM to about 5 mins walk from the pier, if that is easier.

Or walk 5 mins from the NHM to the Royal Marsden Hospital, the 211 bus will take you from there to Battersea power station.

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NorthLion · 03/08/2025 08:40

Thank you so much!
@Blackcountryexile @Xiaoxiong is it easy to get prams on London buses? Thanks xx

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Mulledjuice · 03/08/2025 08:43

It's not difficult (I do it all the time) but there is space for no more than 3 and wheelchairs take priority. So plan for not being able to get the first bus that arrives just in case. Obviously traffic around NHM is more pram- heavy.

Download city mapper for the best travel routes.

Are you just coming for the day? Have you sussed out ulez etc?

Westfacing · 03/08/2025 08:44

I agree with the 211 bus from Fulham Road direct to Battersea Power Station.

Prams are easy on the bus - it's the designated wheelchair space officially but prams are allowed there.

ApplesinmyPocket · 03/08/2025 08:46

I was going to suggest the Uber clippers, too. Such a lovely way to travel in London. Hop on, hop off. Stunning views (we were commuting from Woolwich Arsenal at the eastern end of the route) and passed most of London's major landmarks en route for Battersea PS (Thames Barrier, Eye, H o P, Big Ben, etc.)

I know you likely won't be doing such a long trip on this occasion but it's so much nicer than the tube.

Eeek the only thing is..... just saw this on Clipper site: "All our boats and piers are wheelchair and pram accessible except for Cadogan, London Bridge City and Wandsworth Riverside Quarter piers. "

cardboard33 · 03/08/2025 08:57

NorthLion · 03/08/2025 08:40

Thank you so much!
@Blackcountryexile @Xiaoxiong is it easy to get prams on London buses? Thanks xx

Depends on the bus route, the size of your pram and the time of day. I'm assuming you won't be travelling during peak though. You need to get on with the pram (and 2 kids) through the middle doors, park up then go and touch on for the bus at the front (contact less card, £1.75 for you, kids are free) which can be challenging if you're not used to doing it and/or the other passengers are being difficult/the driver leaves before you're all ready. You also get off through the same doors and you dont need to touch out on buses.

But yes, its honestly fine and people do it every day. What is your pram like? Most parents I know have a travel one for public transport which is easier to manouver plus their normal one. If you've got a massive one (some of the larger Uppababy, Bugaboo, Oyster etc) then you will struggle more but it will still be fine. Or can you use a sling for baby?

As the other poster said, you might be asked to fold it up or get off to make space for a wheelchair user. If you get off then ask for a ticket from the original driver otherwise you'll have to pay again (if it's gone over the time you're allowed to change buses)

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NorthLion · 03/08/2025 11:02

Thank you all so so much! This is amazing. The finer details and bus numbers are super helpful! My pram isn’t huge, nor is it small. So a great idea to borrow a buggy or get my DH to do the sling!
Can prams get in black cabs at all would anyone know? I think my daughter may love to go in one for the experience. Or, can you wear the baby in a sling in a black cabs? Do they need a car seat? Xx

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allgrownupnow · 03/08/2025 17:43

Yes a buggy can go in a black cab and no car seat needed. As you are driving and thinking of parking near either location (expensive but doable), you could just drive from one to the other… and take the scenic route past Buckingham palace, up the mall to trafalgar sq, down to Westminster n Big Ben etc and along the river to Battersea.
you will be happy for a traffic jam as you’ll be sightseeing!

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