45 FREE Family Days Out In London

Great FREE family days out in London!

 

Like many mums I love a bargain and I love a family day out even more, so what is there not to like about a free day out. We visit our beautiful capital regularly and here are some of the amazing FREE places I have discovered....

 

Parks and Open Spaces

London is full of beautiful parks my favourite is CORAMS FIELD, which is seven acres of playgrounds & park, highlights include a city farm, brilliant climbing frames, zip wire and café. Adults can only enter with a child. I highly recommend it, a wonderful day out.

There are many Royal Parks in London, HYDE PARK, KENSINGTON GARDENS, RICHMOND PARK, BUSHY PARK, ST.JAMES'S PARK, GREEN PARK,  REGENTS PARK and GREENWICH PARK. There is lots to do and see at each, whether you want to see the pelicans at St. James's Park or visit the Princess Diana Playground in Kensington Gardens, there is something for everyone.

A very unique and fun playground is TUMBLING BAY  at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

A must for dinosaur fans is CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, with amazing iconic dinosaur statues built in Victorian times. 

 

Museums

A wonderful hidden gem I found is the BANK OF ENGLAND MUSEUM, educational and fun, where you can test you strength attempting to lift a gold bar.

THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, with 36 free galleries full of amazing exhibits, including most kids favourite the dinosaur skeletons.

A great place to visit is THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, which has an excellent hands on interactive area.

For all those interested in the war, both the RAF MUSEUM and IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, both are great if you have a little aeroplane fan.

One of our favourite place to visit is V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD, this museum of toys is a brilliant day out. My Tweedles all love it, there's lots of little interactive areas and activities.

Learn all about the Thames and much more at MUSEUM OF LONDON DOCKLANDS

A unique place to visit is the HORNIMAN MUSEUM

At the GEFFRYE MUSEUM, you can explore how homes have changed over the past 400 years.

To learn all about the capital itself visit the MUSEUM OF LONDON

If art and design is your families interest then visit the V&A MUSEUM

At the BRITISH MUSEUM Egyptian Mummies are among the things to see from around the world.

For Hetty Feather fans visit the FOUNDLING MUSEUM

At Greenwich, you can visit the NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, THE QUEENS HOUSE and THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

  

Farms

Always a family favourite there are a lot of city farms in and around London.

HACKNEY CITY FARM

VAUXHALL CITY FARM

MUDCHUTE PARK & FARM

STEPNEY CITY FARM

KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM

 

Art Galleries

 Monet, Cezanne, Picasso, Da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Turner, see amazing artwork in London for FREE!

Visit the NATIONAL GALLERY to see masterpieces including Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers.

TATE BRITAIN houses amongst many other things the shortlisted Turner Prize nominations.

For the more unusual and up to date art visit the TATE MODERN

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY has more than 200,000 portraits from 16th century until present day.

 

Other Interesting Places

Located in Leicester Square, M&M WORLD is a great place to visit.

For all the Harry Potter fans out there visit PLATFORM 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Train Station for a unique photo experience.

HAMLEYS the world famous toyshop is a wonderful place, even if you are just window shopping. My Tweedles love the 'toy testing' areas.

Film Premieres at Leicester Square ODEON CINEMA, are a magical experience. Great for autograph hunters & celeb spotters.

Hyde Parks famous SPEAKERS CORNER is always an education and extremely entertaining.

Free tickets available for filming of TV shows is a brilliant day or evening out. There is a large variety available including entertainment shows like The X factor, Britain's Got Talent, game shows such as The Chase and The Cube, plus a music, sport and comedy. I use a few different companies to book tickets, the best are BBC, SRO AUDIENCES, HATTRICK PRODUCTIONS, and APPLAUSE STORE

A great experience is watching the CHANGING OF THE GUARDS at Buckingham Palace.

The place my Tweedles ask to go back to again and again, is Covent Garden to watch the STREET ENTERTAINMENT.

Situated next to the Thames, THE SCOOP, is a sunken amphitheatre that hosts free theatre, opera, music and dance.

Last but not least, site seeing in London doesn't have to cost a penny. I love discovering London by foot. Its great to plan out some routes or just wander & see what we can find, believe me you always come across something you didn't know was there. The capital has so much to offer.... Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Oxo Tower (which is my personal favourite building), The Shard, The Gherkin, The Tower of London, London Bridge, St. Pauls Cathedral, The O2, Nelsons Column, Shakespeare's Globe, Millennium Bridge, The Monument, Marble Arch, BBC Centre, Royal Albert Hall, City Hall, the list is endless. All of these are iconic and inspirational, my children love site seeing, I'm sure yours will too. There are so many opportunities to make this into a treasure hunt game, who can take best landmark photo competition,  etc, depending on your children's ages and interests as well.  

 

 

 If you are planning on visiting any of these great London attractions, please check out their websites as most of them have FREE activities and events running at different times, lots aimed at families. So look up what's on before you visit so you don't miss out on something exciting.