Families & kids
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Hop on a Tube, hop on a bus and spring into the suburbs during the Easter holidays. Doff your spring hat, create a gnome finger puppet or jolly up your jumper at the daily free family fun workshops including story-telling for our littlest visitors.
Spring hat parade
4 - 5 April
Drop in: 12:30-13:30 & 14:00-15:00
Make your very own Easter bonnet with a twist. Find inspiration in the Museum's uniform handling collection. Try on the hats, choose a badge and create a conductor or drivers cap.
Craft workshop suitable for ages 5+
Sing-along Suburbia
6 - 9 April and 12 to16 April
11:00 & 16:30 (sessions last 20 mins)
Listen to transport tales then sing and bounce along with catchy tunes and railway rhymes. These action-packed story telling sessions have all forms of transport covered. Storytelling, suitable for under 5s
Gnome finger puppets
6 - 16 April
Drop in: 13:00-14:00 & 14:30-15:30
How many gnomes can you find in the Suburbia exhibition? Who is your favourite? Join our craft workshop and make your own gnome finger puppet to take home. Choose from a fishing gnome, a rock'n'roll gnome or a gardening gnome. Craft workshop suitable for ages 5+
Funky floral brooches
6 - 16 April
Drop in: 12:00-12:30
Spring has sprung. Make a bright spring flower or plant brooch to jolly up your jumper this Easter.
Craft workshop suitable for ages 5+
Admission to the Museum is free to accompanied children under 16. Adults £10.00; Senior Citizens £8.00; Students £6.00.
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.
Free downloadable trail
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