Family days out near London

226 things to do with kids within 20 miles of London, Greater London, 105 of them free. Nearest first, with prices, opening times, parking and the quietest days to go on each page. Distances are straight-line miles from the town centre.

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Closest to London

The National Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
National Portrait Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Household Cavalry Museum under 1 mile · Adult £10 · Child £7 · Family £31
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers under 1 mile · Adult £9 · Child £4.50 · Family £24
Churchill War Rooms under 1 mile · Adult £34 · Child £17 · Family £102
Covent Garden under 1 mile · Free entry
St James's Park under 1 mile · Free entry
London Transport Museum under 1 mile · Adult £27 · Child £0 · Family £54
The London Eye under 1 mile · Adult £29 · Child £29 · Family £116
Southbank Centre and Queen's Walk under 1 mile · Free entry
The London Dungeon under 1 mile · Adult £30 · Child £25 · Family £99
Somerset House under 1 mile · Free entry

Free things to do with kids near London (105)

The National Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
National Portrait Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Covent Garden under 1 mile · Free entry
St James's Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Southbank Centre and Queen's Walk under 1 mile · Free entry
Somerset House under 1 mile · Free entry
Changing the Guard, Buckingham Palace under 1 mile · Free entry
Sir John Soane's Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
The British Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
Tate Britain 1 miles · Free entry
Imperial War Museum London 1 miles · Free entry
Grant Museum of Zoology 1 miles · Free entry
Coram's Fields 1 miles · Free entry
Tate Modern 1 miles · Free entry
The Wallace Collection 1 miles · Free entry

National Museum & Exhibition (61)

The National Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
National Portrait Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Household Cavalry Museum under 1 mile · Adult £10 · Child £7 · Family £31
Churchill War Rooms under 1 mile · Adult £34 · Child £17 · Family £102
London Transport Museum under 1 mile · Adult £27 · Child £0 · Family £54
The London Eye under 1 mile · Adult £29 · Child £29 · Family £116
The London Dungeon under 1 mile · Adult £30 · Child £25 · Family £99
Florence Nightingale Museum under 1 mile · Adult £10 · Child £5 · Family £27
Sir John Soane's Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
The British Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
Cartoon Museum under 1 mile · Adult £9 · Child £0 · Family £16
Royal Mews under 1 mile · Adult £18 · Child £9 · Family £54
Tate Britain 1 miles · Free entry
Imperial War Museum London 1 miles · Free entry
Grant Museum of Zoology 1 miles · Free entry
Charles Dickens Museum 1 miles · Adult £14 · Child £8 · Family £44
Tate Modern 1 miles · Free entry
The Wallace Collection 1 miles · Free entry
Wellcome Collection 1 miles · Free entry
The Postal Museum and Mail Rail 1 miles · Adult £18.50 · Child £11 · Family £59
Madame Tussauds London 2 miles · Adult £27 · Child £27 · Family £108
Golden Hinde 2 miles · Adult £10 · Child £7 · Family £31
London Mithraeum 2 miles · Free entry
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheatre 2 miles · Free entry
The Sherlock Holmes Museum 2 miles · Adult £16 · Child £11 · Family £49
Bank of England Museum 2 miles · Free entry
HMS Belfast 2 miles · Adult £26.80 · Child £13.40 · Family £80.40
National Army Museum 2 miles · Free entry
The Victoria and Albert Museum 2 miles · Free entry
The Science Museum 2 miles · Free entry
The Natural History Museum 2 miles · Free entry
Tower Bridge Exhibition 2 miles · Adult £16 · Child £8 · Family £28.80
Lord's Cricket Ground Tour 2 miles · Adult £32.95 · Child £22.95 · Family £111.80
Museum of the Home 3 miles · Free entry
Design Museum 3 miles · Free entry
Brunel Museum 3 miles · Adult £10 · Child £0 · Family £20
Emirates Stadium Tour 3 miles · Adult £17.50 · Child £9 · Family £53
Young V&A 3 miles · Free entry
Ragged School Museum 4 miles · Free entry
Museum of London Docklands 4 miles · Free entry
Dulwich Picture Gallery 5 miles · Free entry
Horniman Museum and Gardens 5 miles · Free entry
Cutty Sark 5 miles · Adult £22 · Child £11 · Family £66
National Maritime Museum 6 miles · Free entry
Royal Observatory Greenwich 6 miles · Adult £24 · Child £12 · Family £72
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum 6 miles · Adult £15 · Child £10 · Family £50
Gunnersbury Park and Museum 7 miles · Free entry
London Museum of Water and Steam 7 miles · Adult £18 · Child £9 · Family £49
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Tour 7 miles · Adult £30 · Child £20 · Family £90
Wembley Stadium Tour 7 miles · Adult £28 · Child £18 · Family £83
Royal Air Force Museum London 8 miles · Free entry
World Rugby Museum, Twickenham 10 miles · Adult £25 · Child £15 · Family £72
Headstone Manor and Museum 12 miles · Free entry
Royal Gunpowder Mills 14 miles · Adult £10 · Child £6 · Family £29
de Havilland Aircraft Museum 15 miles · Adult £13 · Child £7 · Family £36
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter 18 miles · Adult £55 · Child £45 · Family £195
Mill Green Museum and Mill 18 miles · Free entry
Brooklands Museum 18 miles · Adult £24.35–£27.10 · Child £10.15–£11.25 · Family £69
Verulamium Museum and Park 20 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3 · Family £16
Chiltern Open Air Museum 20 miles · Adult £13 · Child £8 · Family £38
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker 20 miles · Adult £10 · Child £8 · Family £32

Garden, Park & Outdoor (58)

Covent Garden under 1 mile · Free entry
St James's Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Southbank Centre and Queen's Walk under 1 mile · Free entry
Changing the Guard, Buckingham Palace under 1 mile · Free entry
Coram's Fields 1 miles · Free entry
Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens 2 miles · Free entry
The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill 2 miles · Free entry
The View from The Shard 2 miles · Adult £32 · Child £26 · Family £104
Battersea Power Station and Lift 109 2 miles · Adult £15 · Child £10 · Family £45
Camley Street Natural Park 2 miles · Free entry
Sky Garden 2 miles · Free entry
Battersea Park 2 miles · Free entry
Burgess Park 2 miles · Free entry
Little Venice and Regent's Canal 3 miles · Free entry
Diana Memorial Playground 3 miles · Free entry
Southwark Park 3 miles · Free entry
Holland Park and Kyoto Garden 3 miles · Free entry
Hampstead Heath and Parliament Hill 4 miles · Free entry
Brockwell Park 4 miles · Free entry
Mile End Park 4 miles · Free entry
Clissold Park 4 miles · Free entry
Victoria Park, Hackney 5 miles · Free entry
Dulwich Park 5 miles · Free entry
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 5 miles · Free entry
Greenwich Park 6 miles · Free entry
Alexandra Palace Park 6 miles · Free entry
Walthamstow Wetlands 6 miles · Free entry
Crystal Palace Park 6 miles · Free entry
Wimbledon Common and Windmill 7 miles · Free entry
Thames Barrier Park 7 miles · Free entry
Kew Gardens 8 miles · Adult £17–£28 · Child £2 · Family £54
Morden Hall Park 8 miles · Free entry
Beckenham Place Park 8 miles · Free entry
Richmond Park 8 miles · Free entry
Trent Park 10 miles · Free entry
Bushy Park 11 miles · Free entry
Danson Park 11 miles · Free entry
Nonsuch Park 11 miles · Free entry
Lesnes Abbey Woods 11 miles · Free entry
Capel Manor Gardens 12 miles · Adult £11 · Child £5 · Family £29
Aldenham Country Park 13 miles · Free entry
Lee Valley White Water Centre 13 miles · Free entry
Epping Forest (High Beach) 14 miles · Free entry
River Lee Country Park 14 miles · Free entry
Ruislip Lido 14 miles · Free entry
Claremont Landscape Garden 15 miles · Adult £10 · Child £5 · Family £27
Cassiobury Park 16 miles · Free entry
Lullingstone Country Park 17 miles · Free entry
Painshill 18 miles · Adult £13 · Child £7 · Family £36
Langley Park 18 miles · Free entry
Black Park Country Park 18 miles · Free entry
Weald Country Park 19 miles · Free entry
Runnymede 19 miles · Free entry
Priory Park, Reigate 19 miles · Free entry
Box Hill 20 miles · Free entry
Stanborough Park 20 miles · Free entry
Thorndon Country Park 20 miles · Free entry
Grays Beach Riverside Park 20 miles · Free entry

Castle & Historic Landmark (40)

Somerset House under 1 mile · Free entry
Westminster Abbey under 1 mile · Adult £32 · Child £14 · Family £64
Jewel Tower under 1 mile · Adult £6 · Child £3.50 · Family £17
Buckingham Palace State Rooms under 1 mile · Adult £33 · Child £17 · Family £90
Wellington Arch 1 miles · Adult £7 · Child £4 · Family £20
Apsley House 1 miles · Adult £15 · Child £9 · Family £43
Shakespeare's Globe tours 1 miles · Adult £26 · Child £15 · Family £74
St Paul's Cathedral 1 miles · Adult £27 · Child £10.50 · Family £75
The Monument 2 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3 · Family £16
The Tower of London 2 miles · Adult £38 · Child £19 · Family £114
Carlyle's House 2 miles · Adult £9 · Child £4.50 · Family £24
Kensington Palace 3 miles · Adult £19 · Child £9.50 · Family £57
2 Willow Road 4 miles · Adult £9 · Child £4.50 · Family £24
Fenton House 4 miles · Adult £11 · Child £5.50 · Family £30
Sutton House 4 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4 · Family £22
Kenwood 5 miles · Free entry
Old Royal Naval College 5 miles · Free entry
Chiswick House and Gardens 6 miles · Adult £11 · Child £0 · Family £20
Ranger's House 6 miles · Adult £11 · Child £6.50 · Family £32
Pitzhanger Manor 8 miles · Adult £9 · Child £0 · Family £16
Syon House and Park 8 miles · Adult £15 · Child £7 · Family £40
Eltham Palace and Gardens 9 miles · Adult £17 · Child £10 · Family £49
Marble Hill 9 miles · Free entry
Ham House and Garden 9 miles · Adult £14 · Child £7 · Family £38
Osterley Park and House 10 miles · Adult £14 · Child £7 · Family £38
Eastbury Manor House 10 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3 · Family £16
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge 11 miles · Free entry
Forty Hall 11 miles · Free entry
Hampton Court Palace 12 miles · Adult £30 · Child £15 · Family £90
Red House, Bexleyheath 12 miles · Adult £10 · Child £5 · Family £27
Hall Place and Gardens 13 miles · Free entry
Waltham Abbey Gatehouse 14 miles · Free entry
Rainham Hall 14 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4 · Family £22
Down House, home of Charles Darwin 14 miles · Adult £15 · Child £9 · Family £43
Harmondsworth Great Barn 15 miles · Free entry
Lullingstone Roman Villa 17 miles · Adult £9 · Child £5.50 · Family £26
Eynsford Castle 17 miles · Free entry
Hatfield House 18 miles · Adult £22 · Child £10 · Family £58
Quebec House 19 miles · Adult £9 · Child £4.50 · Family £24
St Albans Cathedral 19 miles · Free entry

Play & Activity Centre (37)

Go Ape Battersea Park 2 miles · Adult £39.95 · Child £28.95 · Family £137.80
Clip 'n Climb Chelsea 3 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Parliament Hill Lido 4 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3 · Family £16
Brockwell Lido 4 miles · Adult £7 · Child £4 · Family £20
KidZania London 4 miles · Adult £15 · Child £30 · Family £81
Clip 'n Climb Wandsworth 4 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Flip Out Canary Wharf 5 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Tooting Bec Lido 5 miles · Adult £7 · Child £4 · Family £20
Lee Valley Ice Centre 5 miles · Adult £16 · Child £13 · Family £58
Zip World London (ArcelorMittal Orbit) 5 miles · Adult £9–£17 · Child £9–£17 · Family £68
TeamSport Go Karting Acton 5 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre 5 miles · Adult £12 · Child £10 · Family £44
London Aquatics Centre 6 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3.50 · Family £17
Activate The O2 6 miles · Adult £26 · Child £26 · Family £104
Clip 'n Climb at The O2 6 miles · Adult £19.50 · Child £19.50 · Family £78
Up at The O2 6 miles · Adult £40 · Child £30 · Family £126
Hollywood Bowl London at The O2 6 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Lee Valley VeloPark 6 miles · Free entry
Alexandra Palace Ice Rink 6 miles · Adult £11.75–£12.75 · Child £10.50–£11.50 · Family £48.50
Flip Out Brent Cross 6 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Go Ape Alexandra Palace 6 miles · Adult £39.95 · Child £23.95 · Family £127.80
TeamSport Go Karting Brent Cross 6 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
TeamSport Go Karting Mitcham 7 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
TeamSport Go Karting Docklands 7 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
Flip Out London E6 8 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Clip 'n Climb Colindale 8 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
TeamSport Go Karting Edmonton 8 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
Clip 'n Climb Croydon 9 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Flip Out Croydon 9 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Go Ape Cockfosters 10 miles · Adult £39.95 · Child £39.95 · Family £159.80
Flip Out Hounslow 10 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Sapphire Ice and Leisure, Romford 14 miles · Adult £11 · Child £9 · Family £38
TeamSport Go Karting Watford 15 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
Clip 'n Climb Uxbridge 15 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Flip Out Watford 15 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Flip Out Lakeside 18 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Go Ape Black Park 18 miles · Adult £36.95 · Child £20.95 · Family £115.80

Zoo & Safari Park (23)

Vauxhall City Farm 1 miles · Free entry
Battersea Park Children's Zoo 2 miles · Adult £17.50 · Child £13.95 · Family £53.95
ZSL London Zoo 2 miles · Adult £29.70 · Child £20.80 · Family £101
Spitalfields City Farm 3 miles · Free entry
Freightliners City Farm 3 miles · Free entry
Hackney City Farm 3 miles · Free entry
Kentish Town City Farm 3 miles · Free entry
Stepney City Farm 4 miles · Free entry
Surrey Docks Farm 4 miles · Free entry
Golders Hill Park 5 miles · Free entry
WWT London Wetland Centre 5 miles · Adult £18.10 · Child £11.75 · Family £50.90
Mudchute Farm 5 miles · Free entry
Deen City Farm 7 miles · Free entry
Woodlands Farm Trust 9 miles · Free entry
Hainault Forest Country Park 13 miles · Free entry
Hounslow Urban Farm 13 miles · Adult £6 · Child £5 · Family £20
Lee Valley Park Farms 13 miles · Adult £12 · Child £12 · Family £43
Horton Park Farm 13 miles · Adult £12 · Child £12 · Family £43
Paradise Wildlife Park 16 miles · Adult £25 · Child £20 · Family £85
Bocketts Farm 17 miles · Adult £16.50–£21.50 · Child £17.50–£23 · Family £68
Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation 17 miles · Adult £15 · Child £11 · Family £47
Old MacDonald's Farm 18 miles · Adult £14 · Child £14 · Family £50
Godstone Farm 19 miles · Adult £16.95 · Child £16.95 · Family £67.80

Theme Park (4)

Hobbledown Epsom 13 miles · Adult £22 · Child £22 · Family £72
Chessington World of Adventures 14 miles · Adult £32 · Child £32 · Family £128
Willows Farm Village 16 miles · Adult £17 · Child £17 · Family £60
Thorpe Park Resort 18 miles · Adult £32 · Child £32 · Family £128

Heritage Railway & Transport (2)

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers under 1 mile · Adult £9 · Child £4.50 · Family £24
IFS Cloud Cable Car 6 miles · Adult £7 · Child £4 · Family £20

Aquarium & Marine Centre (1)

SEA LIFE London Aquarium under 1 mile · Adult £28 · Child £28 · Family £112