Natural History Museum

About

A cathedral-like Victorian building with dinosaur skeletons, a blue whale and gems in free galleries.

Good to know

• Free entry
• Queues are shorter after 14:00

Nearby while you’re here

Combine Natural History Museum with Victoria and Albert Museum, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens and Leighton House Museum for a full day around South Kensington.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Free2 hrs

300 m · 5 min walkAdd: Victoria and Albert Museum

Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

Free2h 30m

1.4 km · 22 min walkAdd: Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

Leighton House Museum

~£121h 15m

1.8 km · ~12 min by metro/taxiAdd: Leighton House Museum

Buckingham Palace and Changing of the Guard

Free1h 30m

2.4 km · ~14 min by metro/taxiAdd: Buckingham Palace and Changing of the Guard

Little Venice and Regent’s Canal Walk

Free2 hrs

2.9 km · ~16 min by metro/taxiAdd: Little Venice and Regent’s Canal Walk

Eat and drink nearby

Neal’s Yard

Free30 min

4.0 km · ~20 min by metro/taxi

Camden Market

Free2 hrs

5.4 km · ~25 min by metro/taxi

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

• Westminster Grand (Westminster), about 3.6 km away. Sample listing.
• The Thames Reach Hotel (South Bank), about 4.0 km away. Sample listing.
• Bloomsbury Garden Rooms (Bloomsbury), about 4.3 km away. Sample listing.