Maison de l’institut de France à Londres
✓ Located in South Kensington, close to major museums and Hyde Park
🏖️ 0.66 miles from The Serpentine - Hyde Park (Good water quality)
London
Museums & Galleries · London
Science Museum
📍 SW7 2AD
Photo: hugh llewelyn (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Interactive gallery with hands-on experiments and demonstrations
- Gallery about human space travel with iconic spacecraft
- Hands-on gaming experience with video games and consoles
- Big-screen IMAX cinema showing documentaries
- Family show about bubbles for younger children
The Science Museum in South Kensington tells the story of human innovation through award-winning exhibitions, iconic objects and stories of incredible scientific achievement. You can explore hands-on experiments and live demonstrations in Wonderlab, discover iconic spacecraft in the Space gallery, immerse yourself in a hands-on gaming experience in Power Up, or watch incredible documentaries in the IMAX cinema. There's also a fun, interactive show for families about bubbles and seasonal events like World Space Week. It suits families, space enthusiasts and science lovers, and you can book your free admission tickets online. The museum is open daily, 10.00-18.00. West Brompton station is 1.1 miles away, The Serpentine - Hyde Park beach is 0.6 miles away, with 779 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Open daily, 10.00–18.00
- Booking
- Free admission tickets can be booked in advance
- Best for
- Families with young children, via Wonderlab and bubble show
From the attraction's own website on 15 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Baby Changing
- ✓ Gift Shop
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