![]() ![]() There’s normally a huge installation in the main hall that is worth the trip on its own, and multimedia handhelds for adults and kids help navigate the collection.Įxplore the City, London’s Roman heart, easily accessed from the Tate Modern over the gleaming silver 'wobbly’ Millennium Bridge – which, happily, no longer wobbles. In Greenwich itself, explore the World Heritage site of the Royal Observatory, home to Greenwich Mean Time and a state-of-the-art planetarium, the National Maritime Museum, with interactive galleries about the history of seafaring, and the Cutty Sark, the world’s only surviving tea clipper, with a kids' trail and backpacks and lots of family activities. While you're in this part of London, take a scenic flight in one of the gondolas of the Emirates Air Line cable-car between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks.ĭiscover the other family attractions on the stretch of river between the London Eye and the iconic Tower Bridge, known as the South Bank (a great place for a stroll): the Golden Hinde, a replica of the 16th-century ship in which Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe, the HMS Belfast, a World War II cruiser with decks to explore, and the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, with a hands-on exhibition and kids’ workshops.īut if you only have time to see one thing on the South Bank, make it the Tate Modern, a world-class modern art museum in an old power station, with a Family Zone full of books, quizzes and games. Take a boat-trip from the Eye to maritime Greenwich or even the mighty defence system of the Thames Flood Barrier, taking you past many of London’s most famous sights. Right by the Eye in the old County Hall building are family attractions including the London Aquarium, London Dungeon, Shrek's Adventure and Namco Funscape. Start with the London Eye, a must-see and a must-see-from: on a clear day it offers spectacular views over the Thames and many of the landmarks of London, as far as the arch of the new Wembley Stadium and Windsor Castle.
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