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Wheelchair-Accessible Things to Do in London
Planning accessible days out in London? Start here: these attractions indicate wheelchair access, and where owners have added detail you'll find accessibility notes on each attraction's page.
Aquariums
0.5 mi from London
London Aquarium
SEA LIFE London Aquarium is a large underwater attraction spread across three floors in Lambeth, home to over 500 species in 14 themed zones. You can explore Polar Adventure with i...
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Museums & Galleries
0.3 mi from London
Churchill War Rooms
Visit Churchill War Rooms, part of Imperial War Museums, to discover the original Cabinet War Rooms, the wartime bunker which sheltered Churchill and his staff during the Blitz.
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0.5 mi from London
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts is one of Britain's foremost cultural institutions and a major attraction located in the heart of Piccadilly. Established in 1768 and run to this day by e...
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0.5 mi from London
London Transport Museum
The London Transport Museum (LTM) is a transport museum based in Covent Garden, London, England. The museum predominantly hosts exhibits relating to the heritage of London's transp... — Wikipedia
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0.6 mi from London
The Guards Museum
The Guards Museum sits beside Wellington Barracks in Westminster, moments from Buckingham Palace, telling the story of the five Foot Guards regiments through uniforms, medals, diar...
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0.7 mi from London
The Florence Nightingale Museum
The Florence Nightingale Museum celebrates the life and work of the founder of modern nursing. Inside, you can see the actual lamp that earned her the nickname The Lady With The La...
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0.8 mi from London
The King's Gallery
The King's Gallery, previously known as the Queen's Gallery, is a public art gallery at Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British monarch, in London. First opened to... — Wikipedia
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0.8 mi from London
Sir John Soane's Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum is the preserved house and collection of the Regency architect Sir John Soane, kept just as it was at his death in 1837 and filled with antiquities, sculptu...
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0.9 mi from London
Garden Museum
The Garden Museum, set inside the historic former church of St Mary-at-Lambeth next to Lambeth Palace, is Britain's only museum dedicated to the art, history and design of gardens....
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0.9 mi from London
British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the l... — Wikipedia
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1 mi from London
SOAS Gallery
SOAS Gallery is a gallery space in Camden hosting a changing programme of exhibitions from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The current show, 留白 - Beyond Emptiness, explores arc...
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1.1 mi from London
Imperial War Museum London
IWM London tells the story of those whose lives have been shaped by war from the First World War to the present day.
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1.2 mi from London
RIBA Library
RIBA Library is a research collection covering architectural books, periodicals, drawings, photographs, models and archives, with material ranging from illustrated texts published...
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1.2 mi from London
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is a free-to-enter gallery of modern and contemporary art, showing paintings, sculptures and large-scale installations by artists such as Picasso, Kusama and Matisse. Y...
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1.2 mi from London
The Brown Collection
The Brown Collection is home to the art collection and archive of British artist Glenn Brown, found in Marylebone, London. You can currently see the exhibition Fail We May, Sail We...
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1.3 mi from London
Charles Dickens Museum
This is the former London home of Charles Dickens at 48 Doughty Street, where he lived from 1837 to 1839 and wrote Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and finished The Pickwick Papers....
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1.3 mi from London
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library in central London exploring health and human experience through exhibitions, books and events. You can see temporary exhibitions su...
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1.3 mi from London
The Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a national museum in Marylebone, London, housing masterpieces of painting, sculpture, furniture, arms and armour, and porcelain, built up by the Marquesse...
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1.4 mi from London
The Postal Museum
The Postal Museum is a postal museum run by the Postal Heritage Trust. It began in 2004 as The British Postal Museum & Archive and opened in Central London as The Postal Museum on... — Wikipedia
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1.4 mi from London
Mail Rail Museum
The Postal Museum is a postal museum run by the Postal Heritage Trust. It began in 2004 as The British Postal Museum & Archive and opened in Central London as The Postal Museum on... — Wikipedia
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1.4 mi from London
Moco Museum
Museum for modern and contemporary art in Amsterdam, Barcelona and London
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1.4 mi from London
The Museum of Philatelic History
The Museum of Philatelic History at the Royal Philatelic Society London holds a collection of internationally significant objects. The collection of the Museum of Philatelic Histor...
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1.5 mi from London
Museum of the Order of St John
The Museum of the Order of St John sits in Islington, just five minutes from Farringdon station, offering a remarkable range of historic spaces for hire in the heart of Clerkenwell...
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Theme Parks
22.7 mi from London
Legoland Windsor
Legoland Windsor is a LEGO-themed park in Surrey with over 55 rides and attractions, including the duelling coaster Minifigure Speedway, a LEGO City Driving School, and Adventure G...
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27.4 mi from London
Diggerland Kent
Diggerland Kent is located in Medway Valley Leisure Park, where guests of all ages can ride, drive and operate real diggers in a safe and family friendly setting. Alongside the dig...
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Water Parks
Zoos & Wildlife
2.3 mi from London
London Zoo
London Zoo, previously known as ZSL London Zoo or London Zoological Gardens and sometimes called Regent's Park Zoo, is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on... — Wikipedia
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13.1 mi from London
Hobbledown
Hobbledown is a family adventure park and zoo in Epsom, Surrey, combining outdoor play villages, indoor play in The Great Barn, and animal encounters ranging from meerkats and gian...
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15.1 mi from London
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park is a children's animal adventure park in Waltham Abbey, within the wider Lee Valley Country Park. The farm has a big variety of animals which you c...
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16.6 mi from London
Hertfordshire Zoo
Hertfordshire Zoo sits at Brickendon Liberty in East Hertfordshire, set within Broxbourne Woods, and offers a full day out mixing animals with dinosaur attractions. You can watch b...
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23.3 mi from London
British Wildlife Centre
The British Wildlife Centre in Horne, Tandridge, is a wildlife park showcasing over forty species of native British animals, from tiny harvest mice to red deer. Visits include half...
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Itineraries
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Worth knowing before you go
Accessibility varies in the detail — surfaces, accessible toilets, parking distance. Attraction pages show accessibility notes where provided; phoning ahead for specifics is always worthwhile, and attraction owners can claim their listing to keep this information accurate.
See the full things to do in London guide for every attraction in the area. Save your favourites to a free trip planner to build the week day by day.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is the accessibility information?
Access facilities are based on each attraction's own data, and verified owners can keep their notes up to date. For specific needs — accessible toilets, surface types, hoists — we recommend confirming with the attraction directly before your visit.
What else is there to do in London?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include Household Cavalry Museum, British Optical Association Museum and Benjamin Franklin House — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
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