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Museums
London Transport Museum
The Piazza, Covent Garden, London
Children can get a real feel for what it's like to drive buses, trams and trains old and new at this lively museum. There are always themed events around school holidays and special exhibitions, and there are hands-on galleries where children can explore London life through the sounds, textures and experiences of bygone times. There are free, downloadable trails and for smaller children there is a miniature London for them to take over! As well as the Upper Deck cafeteria and bar, there is an indoor picnic area space if you want to bring your own food. Open daily 10am-7pm (11am-7pm Fri, 10am-6pm Sun).
We strongly recommend you ring London Transport Museum before you set off on your family day out, to make sure they are open and to confirm admission prices. It may also be worth visiting the website for London Transport Museum, www.ltmuseum.co.uk, to see if there are any special events on the day for which you may have to book a ticket.
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Reviews
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Amelie, Mother of 1
30 Dec 2010 12:15pm
You don't have to be a trainspotter to find this transport museum interesting. Situated on a corner of Covent Garden's piazza, you are immediately whisked up to the top floor where you can climb aboard a real "Omnibus" and listen to a recording of the "do's and dont's" of bus etiquette, and understand what a competitive business it was running a fleet of buses and the stabling, feeding and care of all the horses. The next level down is all about the steam engine and the first underground trains (and what to do with the steam in the tunnels). Finally, on the ground floor you see the emergence of electric engines, all the way through the wars to the modern day buses, taxis and trains. Throughout the museum are flaps to lift, trains to drive and carriages to walk through or sit in and children are given a special trail card which you stamp at special depots throughout the museum. We didn't try out the cafe, but thought the shop was great for travel gifts. Really worth the visit!
