Museum · South Kensington · London
Natural History Museum
Terracotta arches, a whale in flight, children everywhere
When it fits
Best in the morning · about 150 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: V&A South Kensington 275 m · Hyde Park 1.5 km · St James's Park 3.0 km. Not travel times.
Why Aura
A cathedral of terracotta for the natural world: the blue whale skeleton over Hintze Hall, dinosaurs, minerals and the earthquake room. Free; book a free entry ticket for weekends and school holidays, when queues form.
Good with kidsFine in the rainBudgetIconic
Today10:00–17:50Two sources disagree
All hours
Mo-Su 10:00-17:50; Oct 09 off; Dec 24-26 off · valid 2026-09-30 → 2027-10-08 only (last entry 17:30; closed 9 Oct 2026 for a charity gala (validity stops before the same date in 2027)) · OpenStreetMap says “10:00-17:30”Visit lengthAbout 150 min
WeatherIndoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
Sources and dates (5)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: per nhm.ac.uk, read 30 Sept 2026
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
Why, feel, tags and tips are Aura editorial. Hours and positions come from OpenStreetMap; prices only when read from a named source on a date. Ratings and reviews are not shown: no provider is connected in this build, and under EEA terms Google ratings may appear only inside Google’s own place card.
- nhm.ac.uk — visit (free; daily 10:00–17:50; closed 9 Oct 2026) · official · read 30 Sept 2026
- OSM way/24436446 · osm · read 30 Sept 2026
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