Lots of London's museums will appeal to children. Below are those that are primarily geared towards entertaining and/or educating children - some are covered in the main part of our guide, and are cross-referenced accordingly. Most offer child-oriented programs of workshops, educational story trails, special shows and suchlike during the school holidays. Time Out has listings of kids' events, and also produces Kids Out, a monthly listings magazine for those with children.

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood

Cambridge Heath Rd, E2 tel 020/8983 5200; www.vam.ac.uk. Tube: Bethnal Green. Daily except Fri 10am-5.50pm; free.

Best known for its collection of historic dolls' houses, the museum also has a few buttons to press, and lots of weekend/holiday events and activities.

Horniman Museum

London Rd, SE23 tel 020/8699 1872; www.horniman.ac.uk. Tube: Forest Hill train station, from Victoria or London Bridge. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm, Sun 2-5.30pm; free.

An ethnographic museum, but with lots to interest kids, including an aquarium, a natural history section and lovely grounds.

Kew Bridge Steam Museum

Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, TW8. tel 020/8568 4757; www.kbsm.org.uk. Kew Bridge train station from Waterloo, or bus #237 or #267 from Gunnersbury tube station. Daily 11am-5pm; Mon-Fri adults £3, children £1; Sat & Sun adults £4, children £2.

Best visited at weekends, when the beam engines are in steam and the miniature steam railway is in operation.

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