We were lucky enough to have a friend with a pass that got myself and my 2 kids 9 and 7 in for free. If we had to pay I would rate it 3-4 stars depending on the price.
The interactive area is great for young children. Maybe 9-10 is the limit here, but my 9 year old enjoyed it.
The aquarium is small but really worth a look. Some weird fish and amphibians from around the world.
The butterfly house, which we had a booked timeslot for was small again, but still really fabulous, especially if your little ones haven't done that before.
I thought the music garden was a nice touch. If it were a nice day you can see views of London towers.
There's a small petting zoo and stuffed animals - taxidermy room too.
Quite a variety of different things to see and do. Very educational for kids and maybe adults.
I thought it was a fun way to spend a day.
I suppose London museums are free and pretty wonderful, but if you don't want to venture into the centre, this place is a good alternative.
Absolutely loved this place. Local to where we were staying, beautiful gardens and a great cafe! It's not as big as the Natural History Museum but I felt it was perfect for small kids who easily get too tired in the big one and never see everything anyway. I felt that was a great combination of Natural History and London Aquarium and perfect for our group with kids age 4 to 10. There also have a small animals farm but we run out of time, and we were there from 11.30am. Had a game of crazy golf too!
Would definitely recommend this place for families.
I went to Horniman Museum as a child many times as I lived just down the road. Visited yesterday with my Daughter and 3year old Granddaughter, who absolutely loved it! We visited the butterfly house, she was very excited when one landed on her coat. She stroked a goat outside in the little farm area. She enjoyed playing in the music area and looking around the gardens. We had lunch outside, although the cafe was very busy we found a table quickly. She enjoyed the , 'colour room' we also watched a little film. The museum itself was very interesting too, I remembered lots of things from my childhood. Although the aquarium is fairly small it's very good, we went round twice! We visited the gift shop too. A fun day was had by all!!
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