National History Museum

Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD
02079425000

Opened everyday until 5:30pm (except 24-26th of dec)

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/

The dinosaur expo is fascinating for kids interested in it.

Greenwich Park

A nice park with woods, playground and beautiful view on London city.


http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Greenwich-Park.aspx

St James Park

Tube : St James
Borough : Westminster

http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/St-Jamess-Park.aspx

Nice playground with sandboxes, bridges-ponds-swans-ducks, a little kitchen/potager garden, and a tons of pigeons!

Beautiful spots for photos for Buckingham palace or the surroundings.

Green Park

Tube : Hyde Park Corner
Borough : Westminster

http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Green-Park.aspx

Hyde Park

Tube : Hyde Park corner
Borough : Kensington & Chelsea

http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/Hyde-Park.aspx

Nice picnic places, rowing boats, swimming pool at the Serpentine etc...

Special events from time to time ie WinterWonderland http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/

V&A Museum of Childhood

Cambridge Heath Road London E2 9PA
020 8983 5200

Tube : Bethnal Green
Borough : Tower Hamlets
Free

http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/

Craft activities for kids during school breaks - but usually quite popular. From experience 3pm is a good time to come queuing (shorter!)

Battersea Park

Lambeth SW8

Borough : Wandsworth

http://www.batterseapark.org/

Large playground, rowing on a lake during summer time, zoo - and from time to time special exhibitions.

Recumbent bikes also from Easter to August - http://www.londonrecumbents.co.uk/ 

National Gallery

Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DN - 020 7747 2870
Tube : Charing cross or Leceister Square
Borough : Westminster
Free

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/

Holiday activities for kids, family trails, storytelling, artworkshop...

National Portrait Gallery

St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE - Entrance behind the National Gallery (Trafalgar Square)
Tube : Charing Cross or Leicester Square
Borough : Westminster
Free

http://www.npg.org.uk/

Activities organized during school break for kids 3+ and 5+ - Need to be there 1hour onsite beforehand to get the tickets - quite popular

Ragged School Museum

46-50 Copperfield Road, London E3 4RR - 020 8980 6405

Tube : Mile End
Borough : Tower Hamlets
Free

http://www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk/nextgen/

A typical ragged school, a small museum with activities during the school breaks.
Visit incl activities for kids is about 1h30.

Educational websites on the topic : http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/introduction/