A great place. I loved the F1 car inside although for some reason you are not allowed to take photos of it. My advise when you get to the science museum is buy some tickets for the rides. They have some great rollercoaster type simulators that you will want to go on more than once. if you want to go without kids, then i would suggest going on weekends rather than during school holidays. A great place to see the evolution of technology before your very eyes. read more

This museum sums up all the things I love about London - it's accessibility, interactivity, and the fact that things like this are available for free! It is a full day out, and you should definately not attempt to see everything- just wander around and spend time on the things you're interested in. I imagine this would be great for kids as it's so interactive and there are big displays everywhere. I took my little brother (not such a kid at 17) who is famous in our family for hating museums, and he loved it. My favourite part is the space section, although the bit about earthquakes is good too. In fact, it's all great - you should definately go. The Imax (which you have to pay for) is also worth a visit. read more

Always worth a visit. Incredible given that it is free and so much to see. There is a Wallace & Grommit based exhibition which you have to pay for but it was not worth it and there is plenty to see without doing this. read more

Great place to visit, have fun and learn. We were mainly interested in planem snd space discovery and also did 360 degreese simulator. Recommended to people in any age. read more

Ever thought Time & Space & Earthquakes where your thing? Then check out the Scicnce Museums' exibitions. They are really good, you can fnd things out that you never knew before.. There are direct links from Kings Cross and Finsburys Park. Easy to get to and Free Admission. What are you waiting for? read more

It's free, fun, interesting and great for all ages. There is mountains and mountains of interactive exhibitions that get you really into the science and show you that science doesn't have to be boring! the price couldn't be better as the government pays for this museum, i used to visit it when it was paid and it was great, now its free its even better.Shops inside too to buy sciency stuff!:) Learn about only historical stuff, modern aviation and try out the simulators (you have to pay), best of all a fantastic interactive kids section on the 2nd floor means kids will be asking how does this work for hours. Great reguar paid exhibitions too. read more

My faveorite museum! There is a lot to see and do here and its never a boring visit. They seem to have something new all the time. great for kids and adults. read more

One of London's finest museum if you are not afraid of geekery. I've been to it plenty of times in the past, the permanent exhibition is hugely informative, however a current highlight must be the Wallace and Gromit exhibition. The shopping is also a lot of funa great place to get your next Secret Santa present. read more

Like perhaps every other person with a child to entertain on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I ended up at the Science Museum. It's a great museum, I was impressed. Prepared with a couple of tweets between myself and the museum before we went, finding out where we should do when we arrived. It helped the visit go smoothly, I knew to go straight to the third floor launchpad area (I went with an 11 year old). It was packed, but good fun. Lots of buttons to press, levers to pull etc. Kept us amused for a good hour or so. Lunch in the ground floor cafe was good too. The rest of the museum didn't get our attention quite so much - it's disappointing to be in a regular museum when you've just come out of launchpad and the boy I was with didn't get why he couldn't touch everything again. But still, enough fun was had at launchpad to make it worth the trip. read more

Love this museum. It is very different from the one in the states. The one in the states are more focused for kids, while this one is for all ages. read more

Probably just about better than I thought it would be, the Science of Spying exhib, which is on till september time. Lot of different things for the kids to do, I took two 9 year olds and they loved it. Also it's timed entry so they get to try out the popular experiements/exhibits without more and more people piling in, very simple but makes all the difference! read more

Great for the kids and adults alike. Lots of free activities for the children in the basement section. Still rebuilding the big playzone they used to have. The interactive areas of the body and the future zone are particularly good for education. Beware that the Imax 3D films sell out early on the weekends with big queues read more

The London Science Museum is great, i took my little brother (14 years old) along with me to have a look. It's a great way to learn about all types of thing. My little brother loved the IMAX the best. read more

I lovethis place, it's free, which is GREAT. and there's a hell of a lot to see. I love the planes. Truly mesmerising!! Agreat place to visit. it is located in south kensington (not far from the history museum- which is also quite cool!!) is open 7 days a week. was founded in 1857 with objects shown at the Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace. Today the Museum is world renowned for its historic collections, awe-inspiring galleries and inspirational exhibitions. Very impressive read more

Great for kids and the best bit is its free also you can learn a lot from it, there are many interactive things to do in one section. its easy to get to and kids under 11 travel free on the tubes. read more

Great fun day out, lots to see and learn and whats more its free :) Lots of activities to do here and lots of interaction with the exhibits.

Free in. OMG the shop has the best toys, you just want to buy EVERYTHING!!

Great value for money, especially since it's free. If you have kids, head downstairs to a place where they will be kept amused, engaged and educated for hours. Even the canteen is good (love those sausage sandwiches). Most people don't seem to venture upstairs, where the greatest fun is to go into a shop that simulates an earthquake in Japan. There are spacecraft, planes and lightning displays too. A great day out. read more

Don't miss this one. London is great having all these free museums and nothing makes a boys day than to see abunch of cars and planes. I liked the small cars of the past. read more

I went to this place as a kid in the 70s. It was great then -- I can still remember the lightning exhibit and the fearful crack of thunder it produced. But after emigrating north after graduating, I've recently been back as a parent. Wow, wow, wow. Why couldn't it have been this good when I was a kid? The amount of interactive stuff there has to be seen to be believed. Our two kids (aged 3 and 5) were utterly transfixed and to be honest I'm surprised we ever managed to leave. If you ever go to London with children in tow, you must go visit. read more

A day out at the Science museum will be one loved by young and old alike. There's so much to see and do and lots of hands on experiments and buttons to push which is a favorite of mine. There's plenty of disabled parking in Exhibition row not far from the museum but get there early as they go quick. Good disabled facilities onsite with total wheelchair access. read more

The most advance bit of technology in the Science Museum was the dyson airblade dryers in the toilets, and even one of those was broken! Perhaps the museum should consider a nominal fee for entrance and then have a refurbishment? The computer area was severely outdated and the interactive areas didn't all work We were very disappointed with the museum on the whole. read more

I am talking mainly about the 'Lates' that go on each month on a Wednesday. It's an adults only session from 7pm-10pm where you get to wander around one of the best museums on the planet (if you are a geek like me that is) with a beer in your hand. You get to go on the Launch Pad stuff without any kids around. Plus they have shows like Punk Science and bands playing in the exhibition space. What a great idea - well executed! read more

I am slightly torn when it comes to reviewing the Science Museum of London. The entry is free, but you are asked to donate £5 on entry, plus, cloak room, gift shop and restaurants have, well, London prices. You can buy a guidebook on entry. So why torn? On the one hand it is absolutely interesting and incredibly fascinating. They show airplanes and locomotives, they have cars and space rockets and the moon lander and computers and an iMax cinema and hands on and interactive stuff about the human brain and future technologies and historical stuff, too, and children really love that. And they have probably everything including the kitchen sink. I only miss the time machine so far, but I guess they'll get it one day, too. aaand. there is the downside: it is absolutely impossible to see more than a tiny fraction of all the goodness on one day. Completely impossible. One might spend the entire vacation there and still won't have been able to see it all. Why is this so? 1. It is huge. Really huge. D-A-M-N H-U-G-E and I mean it 2. There's a gazillion of items, and they are usually arranged in a total labyrinth. Especially the history of medicine nearly killed me, as it is indeed a labyrinth and quite dark, and I had a hard time finding my way out. (Plus, it has not been equipped with modern items, it seems, since it was opened in 1981.) But also the other (and more modern) exhibitions are not linear, thus you can not walk through them with some kind of system, but have to buzz here and there and Which leads to 3. The navigation. The lifts are incredibly, incredibly slow, plus there are two wings which are only connected, it seems, by the ground floor. So after visiting one wing you will have to get to the ground floor again, walk through the whole thing again and go to the second wing. The maps are not that helpful, and in the end you are nothing but exhausted and despite wearing your comfy shoes your feet will kill you I wonder if handicapped people have a chance there? 4. The light! Several areas were very dark to create some space or whatever atmosphere. This is nearly scary, I would seriously prefer a friendlier lighting. (And if it is for the mere reason to find your family members again!) Another downside: the restaurant-café-snack bars. So they serve lots of things there, including cake slices, unpackaged, on some cake buffet. They looked tasty to me, but sadly these buffets are very open and seem unattended, thus I saw several children touch and grab these cakes with their (probably unwashed?) hands, which is not exactly hygienic, in my very humble opinion. The prices for their snacks were in the Pret à Manger range (but as far as I could see the museum food is not organic) thus also not really bargains So what to conclude about it? As a Londoner, the Science Museum is probably a total MUST. You can go there as often as you wish, for free, and will always discover something new. And maybe you're even lucky enough to find a day with not too many other people in there. ;) As a London visitor, it's a MAYBE. Try to find one field of interest you want to discover you won't be able to see more on one day, as there are so extremely many things, it would make your brain explode and your socks burn, too. For both: better pack your own lunch! read more

if your a science bug you will love it. there is an imax cinema showing films daily, cafe and other facilites. there is a section for kids and adults to carry out basic experiments, also every month there is a theme, like DNA, medicine etc. there is an interactive health gallery that even shows you the first medical equiptment. the shop is also very good as you can purchase all kinds of gadgets. pay to get in and some extra charges for certain intereative stuff. no parking unless your disabled, nearest tube south kensington. read more

Science Museum - London Check out the website thoroughly and plan well, before you go with kids, particularly during busy weekend and holiday time. The signage is confusing and when we arrived at 1145 on a damp Sunday they had already run out of maps! Much time was wasted trying to locate the desired exhibits! I had not been there for over twenty years and I seem to remember far more general hands- on activities and experiments. With a 6 to 9 year old in tow it was difficult to find things that they were both allowed to do and enjoyed. The entrance is free, which is amazing but all the most exciting activities, such as the simulators, simex and imax show come with a pretty hefty price tag for a family so be prepared! The Blue Room eatery was efficient and well priced and the food good. However, not too smart to only have Rum and Raisin and Strawberry ice cream available for the children's menu! The shop is excellent with varied assortment of toys and gadgets for under 3 pounds. The kids had a great time selecting their one 'treat'. read more

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Free entry. I took my nearly 3 year old here a few months ago with another little boy and his mum and we had such a good time! The boys were really impressed with the space section with rockets and astronauts and the trains on display were a hit too - definitely one for little boys but even if you are not a bit science fan it is still interesting. There is a fab place for kids downstairs - a play area with water play, climbing a soft hammock area (great for a weary parent to relax in too!). Also cafes and places to leave luggage. Highly recommended and right near the tube station too! read more

I defy you not to like this place. My children beg to go there every year and every year we spent ages in the basement watching them run about and play of everything and then play with the water etc. They can't get enought of it. I would recommend it to every family. read more

I like the science museum, although the kids play area is very noisy. The hands on activities for children are fun but not very educational. The ride stimulator was fun, went on a space rollercoaster I think. They had a sponge bob one, but didnt go to that. There was a exebition about plastic upstairs, was quite fun to look at, but there was a suit that if you stepped too close an alarm went off, and the information was in big chunks with lots of statistics and fugures, hard to take in the information and cant remember much of it. read more

Really fun day out and it's a must-do if you're in London - BUT it's just not as good as the Natural History Museum down the road! I was actually a little disappointed as I remember it being better as a child.. That said, I'm not a child anymore so it's not surprising! Still, it's worth a visit and it's free! read more

My second best museum in london is the science museum purely becuase i love the interaction here due to the fact that it makes learning more interesting and more likly to stick into your mind. A great place for school trips as there is lots of things for children to do i.e. simulators. Definatly a whole days experience. read more

Love the science museum!! Amazing place for school trips - the children at my school really enjoy it!! The launchpad is a definite favourite. Only tiny down side- when I did a pre visit with my boyfriend (in the summer) we found it to be really hot!! It did make me want to get out quicker - especially as the place was packed making it even hotter! read more

I'm a big fan of science museums, with all their interactive installations, and this one never disappoints. I could spend all day in there, fighting 10 year olds for the next go on the games. You can't beat having fun while learning! read more

Great museum with lots to see and do. I would recommend the Natural History Museum over the Science Museum if pressed for time. Still a great museum though read more

Very disappointing aimed at children. This used to be an interesting informative museum but now dumped down. Just lots of coffee shops, massive child orientated shop and extra , add ons that are expensive, lots of empty space.Just really about space flight and those dispalys are too simplistic. Mainly puerile exhibitions that fail to explain scientific principles no mention of chemistry , radiation, radio, computer science. Basement horrendous area for children that serves no purpose at all. Hall of steam ruined from what it used to be like. Would not bother going there again. read more

Tihis is one of the grat attraction of London. The museum is located in south Kensington with less thanh 20 sec walk from the underground station. This is a great palces to vist at any age, with something to capture the imagination of everyone who visits. My favourite part of the museum was on the 4th floor ( ithink) which takes you on a journey of medcine through time from prehistoric man in the caves through roman times , through to victorian times all the way to the most recent of micical achivements. The journey is punctuted with the outstanding achievement in medcine through time. Beware if you don't like childrent then perhaps you should puck your time as the place was 90% children when I visited I would certainly recommend a visit but allow your self more than just a couple of hours - it's an all day b=visit really read more

A brilliant museum for all ages - from the earliest steam engines to moon landers and supercomputers, the exhibits create a compelling history of human innovation. The amazing IMAX 3D cinema is a must-see read more

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The Information Age. Such an interesting subject for all but sadly presented In my view in such a hotchpotch way. Whoever was in charge should have provided first an introduction e.g. Six Networks that Changed Our World - "from cable to cloud", or "the communication explosion" to help the advertising, with a layout of the exhibition detailing the six sections and their contents i.e. a route map, and an encompassing narrative with perhaps an added timescale. A great pity. read more

We came to this after visiting, in my eyes, the far superior Natural History Museum. The geek part of me wanted to love this museum, but after all the interesting things inside NHM, it just didn't cut it.. The nostalgic parts with all the old gadgets and board games did make me think "wow, I remember that!" but the rest of the museum just passed me by. Maybe it's because I already know about most of the stuff in there, maybe I'm a little older now and don't get excited the same.. If you have children they will love the 3rd floor with the "what will you look like when you're older" pods etc. But for me, NHS wins out for sheer amazement. read more