Family-friendly museums of London

Science MuseumExhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD
London's Science Museum is known all over the world for its historic collections and inspirational exhibitions. Visit the IMAX 3D Cinema, where you can see stunning 3D adventures like 'Dinosaurs Alive! 3D' and 'Deep Sea 3D'.
The Science Museum has something for all ages, and its fantastic exhibitions - including 'The Science of Spying', 'Inside the Spitfire' and 'The Big Bang' - are sure to keep everyone entertained.Open every day except 24 to 26 December10.00 to 18.00 (last entry 17.15) 

Cartoon Museum35 Little Russell St, WC1
For a more productive artistic outlet than scribbling on the wallpaper, try taking your budding Tony Millionaires to this Bloomsbury museum. The first-floor gallery is the most engaging for children, and includes original artwork loaned by publications like the Beano and the Dandy. There’s a cartoonist in residence and lots to make and do. Visit the museum’s website for details of cartooning and animation workshops.Open Monday – Saturday, 10.30 – 17.30 including Bank Holidays, Sunday 12.00 – 17.30.

Pollock's Toy Museum1 Scala Street (entrance on Whitfield Street) W1
There's plenty of fun to be had at this quirky museum, which houses everything from a 4,000-year-old Egyptian toy mouse to nineteenth-century magic lanterns and, of course, a fantastic toy shop.Open Monday - Saturday, 10.00 - 17.00
Royal ObservatoryGreenwich Park, SE10
It’s well worth a visit to this Greenwich landmark, originally built for Charles II by Wren in 1675. The 120-seater Peter Harrison Planetarium is particularly spectacular, with an advanced laser projector and presentations specifically aimed at children. Most are suitable for kids over six, with special shows for children aged three to six at weekends and during the holidays.Open dayly 10.00-17.00
V&A Museum of ChildhoodCambridge Heath Rd, E2 9PA
Home to one of the world's finest collections of children's toys, dolls' houses, games and costumes, the V&A Museum of Childhood shines bighter than ever after extensive refurbishment, which has given it an impressive entrance. Part of the V&A museum, the museum has been amassing childhood-related objects since 1872 and continues to do so, with 'Incredibles' figures complementing bonkers 1970s puppets, Barbie Dolls and Victorian praxinoscopes. The toys, including stunningly detailed dolls’ houses, historic teddy bears, dolls dating back to 1,300 BC and each new year’s top ten Christmas toys, are still displayed in traditional fashion, in glass cases. But the refit includes new features that encourage hands-on interactivity, including a zoetrope and a new trainset.There are regular exhibitions upstairs and the V&A Museum of Childhood has plenty of hands-on activities for kids and special events at weekends and during school holidays, while the café helps to revive flagging grown-ups.Open every day 10.00 - 17.45