Natural
History Museum - Free Day Out in London
The Natural History Museum promotes the discovery, understanding,
enjoyment, and responsible use of the natural world. Explore the
world-class collections, fantastic exhibitions and cutting-edge
research online. The Natural History Museum is in easy reach of
public transport systems so is very accessible for anyone traveling
in to the capital.
A
trip around the Natural History Museum will certainly get those
knowledge cells buzzing. The scale of number of well prepared
exhibits is mindblowing.
The
latest exhibition is the Ice Station Antartica exhibition (open
until 20th April 2008). Have you got what it takes to survive
the coldest, windiest and more remote place on Earth? The Natural
History Museum is looking for young ice recruits willing to brave
freezing temperatures, 24-hour darkness, a scary snowmobile ride
and life in a stinking penguin colony. Are you up for the challenge?
Visit the exhibition to find out.
Many
of the exhibitions are free but some temporary exhibitions (like
the Ice Station Antartica) carry a fee. It is quite easy to spend
a good day in the Natural History Museum seeing lots of wonderful,
thought provoking and educational exhibits without needing to
pay.
There
are restaurants, cafes, alfresco bar, sandwich bar, snack bar,
picnic area and coffee bar. So no shortages of options!
The
Natural History Museum offers great advice for parents as a survival
guide! Here's a small selection of them (more can be found on
the website)
1.
The visit involves plenty of walking so wear comfortable footwear
2.
The pushchair friendly entrance is the Exhibition Road entrance
3.
There are unisex babycare facilities around the museum
Entry
to the Natural History Museum is FREE (with a small charge for
temporary exhibitions) and open Monday - Sunday between 10am and
5:50pm. The museum is open every day except the 24th, 25th and
26th December. Last admission is at 5:30pm.
To
contact the Natural History Museum, or to visit their website,
please check out the Family Day Out listing for the Natural
History Museum for a map and more information.
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a FREE copy of our 50 FREE Days Out report please click
here