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London Natural History Museum - What To Know BEFORE You Go

The Basics

The Natural History Museum is one of a handful of prestigious museums located on Exhibition Row, a common stop on sightseeing and hop-on hop-off bus tours of London. Visitors to the museum can tour the galleries independently, see scientists at work at the Darwin Centre, buy tickets for special behind-the-scenes tours, and attend drop-in talks, workshops, and events.

How to Get There

The Natural History Museum has two entrances: one on Cromwell Road and the other on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, opposite the Victoria and Albert Museum and beside the Science Museum. Take the Tube to South Kensington (District, Piccadilly, or Circle line) and follow the underground Exhibition Road tunnel from the station, taking the signposted Natural History Museum exit.

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When to Get There

The Natural History Museum is open daily from 10am, with last entry at 5:30pm. Crowds flock here on weekends and during school breaks; arrive shortly after opening to avoid them. The museum also opens its doors for occasional after-hours events such as movie nights and even sleepovers. Among the most popular annual exhibitions are the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which typically opens in October and closes in May, and Sensational Butterflies, which runs from April to mid-September. In the build-up to Christmas, the museum’s seasonal open-air ice rink is the perfect place to get in the festive spirit.

Highlights of Hintze Hall

Since 1979, the 85-foot-long (26-meter-long) Dippy the Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton has stolen the show in the museum’s magnificent Hintze Hall. That is, until 2017, when Dippy went off on tour and was replaced by Hope, an equally impressive 126-year-old blue whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling.

Recent reviews from experiences in London

A thoroughly enjoyable visit

Kyprianos_G, Jul 2022

The Natural History Museum of London Private Guided Tour

The enthusiasm of our guide Mathilde the variety of the exhibits and the care and loving that went into the displays

Absolutely fantastic experience

Laura_M, Jul 2022

Our tour guide, Becky, was exceptional! She had incredible knowledge and shared it in an interesting and engaging way. We learnt so much and got so much more out of our visit to the museum than we would've visiting on our own. The tour was well worth the money and I highly recommend it.

Great tour guide

Pat_B, Jun 2022

Kid-Friendly Natural History Museum & Dinosaurs Private Guided Tour in London

Our tour Guide Chris was truly excellent. Kept the kids, particularly our 7 yr old son, fully engaged and did not seem to mind the more than occasional interrupting question. Kids' review: "five stars and 👍👍👍👍👍"

Fantastic experience

Bridget_S, Apr 2022

The Natural History Museum London Guided Tour - Semi-Private 8ppl Max

Tony was a very experienced guide. My 2 teenage boys absolutely loved the experience. So pleased we had a guide to show us everything

Excellent

Jacqueline_H, Jan 2022

My grandsons face was a picture he loved all the information he was told Lucy spent time explaining and answering his questions he was captivated as webmail got home told his siblings all about it so I think we may have to do a return visit very soon

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kimprickett, Jun 2022

Luis was an enthusiastic guide, and provided a great overview of the museum highlights. His passion for sharing the museum with us made the visit very enjoyable.

One more thing checked of my list of what I really liked anted to visit!

Sofia_A, Nov 2021

See all the dinosaurs and all the exquisite gem stones! It was very interesting to hear about all the things we were visiting in the museum!

Great experience!

George_F, Apr 2022

Our tour with Tony was really fantastic. He has a way of drawing you in with his excitement about the natural world, as he explains each magnificent specimen before you. I, personally, loved his emphasis on the science behind every dinosaur, fossil and gem we saw, while making it fun. How wonderful to have someone so knowledgeable and personable lead us through the some of the best the Natural History Museum has to offer. We’re so glad we booked this tour.

Fantastic tour at natural history museum London

Vivian_U, Mar 2022

Excellent experience with our tour guide Tony at Natural History Museum of London. He was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic! It was interactive and engaging, we felt comfortable asking questions as well. It was really great being able to see the key features of the museum at a good pace. Highly recommend tour!!

Clare_V, Aug 2021

We had a fantastic tour around the Natural History Museum. Our guide was fantastic and made our experience very informative and enjoyable! Thank you.

Good tour with the children

Marc_G, Feb 2022

We were doing the tour with two young children and Tony (our guide) was very informative and good at keeping the children interested throughout and achieved a nice balance of fun and education

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Denise_P, Jun 2021

We had a great day. Tony was very informative and entertaining my grandson was very interested throughout the tour. Tony was very patient and was with us far longer than he was booked thank you x

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