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Top Ten Family Attractions
London is a fascinating and enchanting city, its historical sights and attractions will inspire and engage the younger generations, enticing them to discover the city as well as filling them with wonderful moments.
Corrado, the Concierge team and its partners are ready to offer you the very best and unusual recommendations to make your visit to the Connaught and London a truly interactive and memorable experiences.
Natural History Museum
This beautiful Gothic building is home to one of the world’s largest dinosaur skeleton collections and many more exciting things to do and see for the kids. The entry to the museum is free; charges apply to special exhibitions.
Open daily from 10.00am; Last admission at 5.50pm
Location: Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge; Distance by taxi: 7 minutes
London Eye
Explore London from the world’s tallest observation wheel, offering wonderful panoramic views over our exciting city. Book your Fast Track tickets via the Concierge desk.
Open daily from 10.00am – 8.00pm (Winter)
Location: South Bank; Distance by taxi: 10 minutes
Science Museum
Enjoy learning about science in this highly interactive, hands-on museum housing the Apollo 10 Command Model that journeyed to the moon in 1969. The entry to the museum is free; charges apply to the IMAX 3D Cinema, simulators and special exhibitions.
Open daily from 10.00am - 6.00pm
Location: Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge; Distance by taxi: 7 minutes
Madame Tussauds
You can literally rub shoulders with your heroes of sport, stage and screen. New additions to the museum include Lewis Hamilton as well as a brand new figure of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. Book your Fast Track tickets via the Concierge desk
Open daily from 9.30am – 5.30pm
Location: Marylebone; Distance by taxi: 7 minutes
Tower of London
A former fort, armoury, prison and place of execution the Tower is now best known as the home of the Crown Jewels. We recommend our guests to go there early in the morning to avoid long queues and to allow at least 2-3 hours for your visit.
Open daily from 10.00am; Last admission at 5.00pm (Winter 4.00pm)
Location: Tower Hill; Distance by taxi: 20 minutes
Changing the Guard
Arrive at Buckingham Palace early to see this spectacular military pageant for free. The spectacle can best be admired from the Victoria Memorial. Please keep your belongings secure.
The ceremony will take place at 11.30 am on even days in September and October 2009
Location: Buckingham Palace; Distance by taxi: 5 minutes
London Zoo
Visit over 750 different species and more than 14,000 animals at the London Zoo. The new children’s zoo, Animal Adventure, lets kids immerse themselves in sights, sounds and smells of the animal kingdom. It’s is a great day out for children of all ages.
Open daily from 10.00am – 4.00pm (5.30pm until 24th October);
Location: Regent’s Park; Distance by taxi: 13 minutes
London Aquarium
This is an excellent all-weather attraction housing one of Europe’s largest collections of global marine life. A spectacular ocean tunnel houses the largest, most famous and dangerous residents which you can hear a lot about in Ocean Talks taking place daily at 11.00am, 2.30pm and 4.30pm.
Open daily from 10.00am; Last admission at 4.00pm (5.00pm on weekends)
Location: South Bank; Distance by taxi: 10 minutes
London Dungeon
This popular family attraction is waiting to scare the life out of willing visitors. You’ll be guided through the history’s most horrific scences of torture, murder, plague and death in the old London. This is serious gruesome fun for older children.
Open daily from 10.00am; Last admission 5.00pm (later on some nights)
Location: London Bridge; Distance by taxi: 17 minutes
Imperial War Museum
This is much more than a comprehensive collection of war vehicles, aircrafts and other artefacts. It is also an informative and thoughtful look at the social effects of the two world wars. At the Terrible Trenches exhibition kids of all ages can test their survival skills, find out how soldiers coped with foul food, legions of lice and gruesome gas, sickness and sores. Kids can even visit the Museum Café for your Rotten Rations.
Open daily from 10.00am - 6.00pm
Location: Lambeth Road; Distance by taxi: 10 minutes
Big Bus Tours - Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus Tour
Visit all the city’s main sights from an open-top bus. Sit at the front and let the kids pretend that they are driving.
Daily from 8.30am
Closest stops to the hotel: Marble Arch and Green Park
Hamleys
The 7-storey toy store with over 250 years’ experience. Go to Hamleys for all manner of toys ranging from the traditional to the very latest.
Open Mon-Fri 10.00am - 8.00pm; Sat 9.00am - 8.00pm; Sun 12.00pm - 6.00pm
Please note that there may be seasonal variations to opening hours and dates, such as 25th and 26th December, when venues are closed. It is advisable to check with our Concierge team before you go.
