Honest guides for London parents, from a London parent
London is one of the best cities in the world to raise kids — if you know where to look. These guides cut through the tourist noise and give you the genuinely good stuff: free museums that don't feel like a punishment, parks that'll actually tire them out, and enough indoor options to survive the British weather with your sanity mostly intact.
From the whale-ceilinged Natural History Museum to the delightfully weird Grant Museum of Zoology — 12 museums ranked honestly, with ages, costs, and parent tips.
Read the guide → 🌳No hidden costs, no "free entry but the good bit is £12". Just genuinely free days out — museums, parks, playgrounds, walks, and markets worth your time.
Read the guide → 🌧️London in the rain + restless children = a challenge. Here are 15+ genuinely fun indoor options — soft play, trampolining, cinema, crafts, escape rooms, and more.
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