Family activities
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Hop on, hold tight and explore London's transport past, present and future!
There's more than ever for you and your family at London Transport Museum. See a bus so old it was pulled along the street by horses. Get behind the driver's seat of our tube train simulator, experience journeys of a bygone era.. Your only problem will be trying to fit it all in!
Christmas Holidays
20 December 2008 - 4 January 2009
Biggest, Brightest London
20- 23 December and 27 December -4th January
11.30-12.30
13.45-14.45
15.15-16.15
'Brightest London' is one of our favourite posters from the museums collection. Elegant ladies and gents glide up and down on an underground escalator. It's so nice in fact, that we thought we would make a whopping great big version of it! Join us for this art workshop and get in the picture.
Free art workshop, suitable for ages 5+
Step back in time
As you journey around the Museum, don't be surprised if you bump into a Victorian Londoner, a tunnel miner or a wartime Shelter Warden - you haven't travelled back in time, it's one of our actors, bringing our objects and vehicles to life.
All events are free to accompanied children under 16 and Freedom Pass holders. Admission for adults is £10.00 (£8.00 concessions) which allows access to all the Museum galleries
Kipper's birthday party at London Transport Museum
Dates: Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December 2008
Times: 11.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 15.00
Tickets for Kipper's Birthday Party must be booked in advance on 020 7565 7298
To Kipper's Birthday Party: Children: £10.00 per child with one accompanying adult free
To Museum galleries: Children: Free, Adults: Up to two adults per pre-booked children's Kipper Birthday Party ticket can also receive a 50% discount on entry to the Museum galleries
Join Kipper, the lovable puppy with a big personality, at London Transport Museum on 6 and 7 December as he celebrates his birthday. Find out if he prefers to travel by Tube, train or by a big red London bus; enjoy special games and activities; and join story time with children's entertainer, Liz Fost. All children will be given their very own Kipper goodie bag with a copy of Kipper's Birthday, a Kipper poster, Kipper ears and colouring sheets.
Hands-on Galleries
In addition to hands-on exhibits, we have two galleries purpose built for our younger visitors:
Interchange
Gallery supported by the Luke Rees-Pulley Charitable Trust.
Children aged from 7 to 11 can explore the Museum's collection in this interactive hands-on area. They can discover the range of people who have worked on public transport in London over the last 200 years, try on replica costumes and guess the origins of our mystery objects. The highlight of a visit to the gallery is a chance to drive our Optare bus.
All aboard!
Gallery supported by the Luke Rees-Pulley Charitable Trust.
Children under 6 can let their imaginations run wild as they climb aboard our fun versions of a bus, train, Tube and taxi. They can take the wheel, becoming a driver for the day, or bump around with the other passengers in the back. They can also explore our miniature London, taking control of the transport system, moving buses and trains around London's most famous landmarks.
Track it down!
Test your detective skills with our Track it down trail! Amusingly illustrated by Guardian cartoonist Stephen Appleby this free trail helps families track down key exhibits and get the most from a tour of the galleries.
Down load the Track it down trail
Family friendly facilities
- Baby change room
- Baby feeding room
- Picnic area
- Ramp/ lift access to all galleries
Museum floor plan