Natural History Museum (London)

Advantages: Knowledge, understanding, fun and of course history
Disadvantages: Sore feet and aching legs

...largest Museums in Europe: The Natural History Museum. Rather than bore you with the full details of my journey I will just briefly say Mum and I decided we would go for a day out to the nations Capital on one of Midland Mainline special deals of £15 each return without any idea where we would visit it was a case of pot luck until we got there, so arriving in London we bought a travel guide, opened it up and picked a Museum at random. South Kensington ...
...building's function, a Museum of Natural History. When the Natural History Department of the British Museum grew too large to remain in its home in Bloomsbury the prominent palaeontologist Professor Richard Owen had a vision. The man who gave us the word ‘Dinosaur’ envisage a grand building with huge galleries designed and constructed purposely to house the largest and tallest of skeleton specimens. Taking 12 years to design and construct, ... Read review

Advantages: Free, accessible for all ages, located next to 2 other museums, lots to see
Disadvantages: School holidays are VERY busy ; shops & eateries somewhat pricey

...and impressive history of the natural world in the UK. Exhibitions cover all aspects of life past and present including the animal kingdom, plant life, human life and its development, sociology and psychology, fossils, rocks, materials, natural phenomena and plenty more. Don't be fooled into thinking there are just a few old and dusty dinosaur bones lurking inside…far from it! Firstly, getting there is relatively straight forward. The closest underground ...
...steps) leads straight into the natural world section, whereas the Exhibition road entrance just round the corner (step free) leads into the earth history section. Both these sections are accessible from each other inside. Free maps are available at the entrance to help plan your way round the exhibits, and a very helpful colour-coding system splits the museum into specific zones, which are explained below. Blue zone: This particular zone contains ... Read review

Advantages: Interactive displays | Free | Educational | My children love it
Disadvantages: Sad that the only way we can see some (now extinct) animals

...their favourite museums is the Natural History Museum, which is fairly conveniently situated a short walk from South Kensington tube station and open 10am-5.50pm Monday to Saturday and 11am-5.50pm Sunday (closed 24-26 December). As I said, getting there is a fairly painless process, although you should consider that if you're pushing a buggy or wheelchair, there are a number of stairs to manoeuvre (thank goodness for those kind souls that help with ...
...station (District, Circle and Piccadilly), although it should be noted that there are still severe restrictions on these services. If you prefer not to travel by tube, there are a number of buses that stop nearby, along with cycle parking facilities. The one method of transport not recommended is by car, as there is very limited parking available, and what there is, is very expensive. Once you get to the museum, it's worth taking time (if you're ... Read review

Advantages: A variety of things to see/ Educational & Fun / Value 4 money
Disadvantages: Crowds/May need more than a day to view all exhibits on offer

...very first visit to the Natural History Museum was way back in primary school, the only problem is I can’t remember much about what I saw & so I had to visit this place again. Since then I have been twice, last year & three weeks ago. I’m on a London tour at the moment & I feel like a real tourist, two of my Spanish friends from Barcelona are here on vacation & so I thought the natural history museum would be an ideal place to start. So here goes ...
...South Kensington, Cromwell road the Natural History Museum first opened in 1881 & was designed by Alfred Waterhouse using Victorian building techniques. It is built on an iron and steel framework, this masterpiece building exhibits millions of years of evolution by combining the latest technology techniques as well as the old traditional displays that we are all so familiar with when visiting your typical museum. Looks & Style ••••••••••••• One ... Read review

Advantages: A full day out, something to interest absolutely everyone.
Disadvantages: Lots of groups of annoying schoolchildren get in your way during term time, quite expensive

...class from college to the Natural History Museum, for the human biology exhibit they have there. Of course, once we'd done all that boring grown-up stuff, I was allowed to go do what I really wanted to - look at Dinosaurs... Just last month I found myself in London for a couple of days, and having no plans until the evening, decided to relive my youth and go back to the Museum. Of course, I'm older now, more mature, so thistime what I really wanted ...
...you have your ticket, you can go in and out as many times as you want during the day. Situated in Kensington, near Knightsbridge, and within walking distance of various underground stations, the Natural History Museum will captivate young and old alike. Just make sure you don't break anything... ... Read review

Advantages: Free, Child friendly, Amazing exhibits, lots to do
Disadvantages: Can be quite crowded

...If anyone ever thought that museums are boring then there would be one place I would send them to. That place would be the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London. I recently went to London for a weekend to go sightseeing and this place was top of my list of priorities. Back when I was a small child my dad took me to this museum, however except for seeing all the amazing things I never took much in, however now I am old enough to read I was astounded at the origin of the fossils and exhibits I was looking at. Not living in London I imagined it would be hard to find this museum. But with a trusty A to Z I found where it was and got the tube. It has it’s own tube exit, which leads you practically to the front door of the museum. Excellent, if like me, you don’t know where you are going. I was also amazed... Read review

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Advantages: Very impressive exhibitions - check out the dinosaurs!
Disadvantages: Lots of walking to do (very large museum)

...The Natural History Museum is, in my opinion, one of the best days out in London. I went there about 3 months ago with my girlfriend. She had only been to London a couple of times since she lives abroad so we did the tourist thing and headed to the city. I was hoping to look round both the NHM (Natural History Museum) and the science museum next door, however when I got there I realised that the museum was so vast that I could have easily spent a couple of days looking around there! The museum is split into two areas - 'life' and 'earth'. Within these areas there are several different galleries. For example in 'life' you have the dinosaur gallery. My advice would be to look at the guide once you get inside, and pick the galleries you want to go to, then do those first. Otherwise you might find you've run out of time... Read review

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Advantages: Ideal Location
Disadvantages: Busy road

...of the landscaped garden. The Holiday Inn Kensington is located in the heart of London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The hotel is located on a busy London road and a 2minute walk away from Gloucester road underground station. Holiday Inn offers easy accessibility to all the major London attractions including High Street Kensington, Natural History Museum, London Eye, Albert Hall and Harrods. The hotel also offers a direct link to Heathrow airport via the Piccadilly line and the M4 and A4 are easily accessible. I would recommend this hotel a great deal. It can get booked up quite quickly. A very nice and friendly hotel. The hotel can be booked with train travel by www.superbreak.co.uk superbreak.com Holiday Inn LONDON-KENSINGTON 100 CROMWELL RD LONDON, SW7 4ER ENGLAND... Read review

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