London Transport Museum in Lai

Great place to bring the kids and learn a bit about how this incredible transportation world began in the UK. Very interactive and rich in facts and pictures. Corners for kids to enjoy while they also learn and the stamps collection make it a plus. Thanks for the amazing experience.

It is great museum for kids - under 7yoA nice way to spend a couple of hoursThe price for the not off pick ticket for adults is £21 and it is valid 12 monthsSuggest to buy in advance to avoid queuing to enter

The London Transport Museum is a transport museum based in Covent Garden, London. The museum mainly hosts exhibits related to the heritage of Londons transport, as well as conserving and explaining the history of it. The majority of the museums exhibits originated in the collections of London Transport, but, since the creation of Transport for London (TfLin 2000, the remit of the museum has expanded to cover all aspects of transportation in the city.

For some reason, many visitors think it’s a good idea to bring very young kids to what is supposed to be a museum. By young, I don’t mean 8 years old, but 2 to 5. As a result, many kids running and screaming everywhere, without really understanding what everything is all about. Otherwise the museum is good, well-located and for good price… As long as you are not expecting a museum atmosphere but a kindergarten one.

Visited during half term. We got there early and visited most of it before it got too crowded.The kids had lots of fun, they got up in every bus and train they could and also enjoyed a crafting masks session on the 1st floor.

An informative and enjoyable museum full of London’s rich history of transportation. It took a little over an hour to go through everything and it was great. They have some actual historical vehicles in the museum and you really gain an appreciation for the evolution of how we got to where we are today. The staff was also great, with the lady making sure we only bought the cheaper ticket relevant to tourists.

Its not the biggest museum in London or the most famous, but if you love museums and you have already visited the main ones, I think its worth the cost (20£ for an annual ticket). The actual Museum has a good number of exhibits across three levels and, if I have kids, there are plenty of attractions for them. I would also recommend checking the hidden London tours (separate tickets and booking)

Great Musemn.Friendly And Helpful Staff.Toilets On All Floors And Easy Access Through Lifts For The Disabled.I Do Have A Couple Of Issues With This Musemn Though. That Its Very Dark Inside So Taking Good Pics Was Difficult.Also Its Not Very Well Planned Out.It Seems To Me That Its All A Bit Random.Kids And Adults Alike Will Love This Musemn For The Interactive Games Inside.Me And Partner Loved Driving The Train 🚉.That Was Excellent.Also The Cafe Was A Bit Pricey,But Thats What You Pay When You Are In The Centre Of London.Its Now One Price For The Whole Year Now And Its Done Online.Thats What Put Me Off Before Going To The London Transport Museum Having To Pay That Steep Price Everytime You Want There.Now You Dont Have To.Oh And Take A Packed Lunch.

I have been coming to Londons transport museum for 60 years now, going back to its Clapham, Syon Park early Covent Garden days in 1980. Entry Fee of 10 GBP is a tad higher than my 3/- (15pmany years ago LOL.Personally disappointed that so few vehicles are now on display. (I wish I could get to see Acton Museum on one of its three days a year open days, which will be more my scene).Nevertheless there are still a few vehicles worth seeing.IMHO, although far from disinterested, too much floor space is devoted to informative displays on social history, social commentary, and education for children and school groups.It is more of an exhibition space today than a museum, although one or two of the childrens interactive displays are good fun.(e.g. How to change a brake block on the trains).Exhibits on WW2 and the attempt at displaying Disused tunnel areas was quite interesting. Attaching descriptive cards with roughly torn off duck tape did not inspire me though!Overall I was of course disappointed as I simply wanted to see more preserved vehicles rather than be "educated" about Windrush etc.

Great day out if you enjoy buses and trains. I great look into the history of Londons public transport system. Staff are super friendly and helpful. A card stamping task for kids to take part in. Some good and varied exhibits. The ability to sit in some old carriages and buses to get a sense of how things would have felt travelling decades (and century ago!)Nice gift shop with a wide selection at typical London gift shop prices.Restaurant food was good, though slow to get delivered. Typical canteen style food selection.Children are free and adult tickets give you unlimited entry for 1 year.

Fantastic history, the staff are so so helpful with information and guidance. Brilliant team of polite, friendly, helpful staff. Really made us welcome. Came here with my daughter Saturday 17th September. Highly recommend

This is a must for children. Really interactive lots of real vehicles to jump on and have a look. My 6 year old loved making the old style bus tickets and the lovely man helping was really informative too. Play areas are also throughout so my boy loved fixing the tube with the toy tool kits. I actually learnt a lot too. Tickets are good value as kids are free and adults can come back with unlimited 1 year availability on your ticket!

Engaging place to spend a few hours learning the history of how we got to the transportation system of today. You can get on several of the displays. I appreciate how they included the contributions of minorities and women.

Small, but interesting museum which has a heavy focus on buses and the London Underground. The ticket prices are a little on the high side, however youre buying an annual pass, so if youre able to return within the year it makes it better value.

A family friendly museum that will entertain and occupy little ones for hours.You only pay for adults - and the fee is reasonable.There is so much to see and do inside. Much of it is interactive, and all of it is informative and entertaining, from the old horse drawn trans to the first Underground trains and modern trains and buses. Kids (and grown-upscan climb on and have a go at being a driver, explore the city’s history, and generally have a great old time.

We had a nice few hours at the museum, was well liked by our 9 year old, train mad son. Found it a bit on the expensive side as you are forced to purchase an annual pass, however this is no use when you do not live local to London and wont be visiting again in the next 12 months.

A fascinating collection of exhibits, well presented. Covers London transport from a sedan chair, to horse drawn coaches, trams, subway and buses. If you arrive after 1400hrs, the off-peak annual pass is cheaper than normal entry, and you can subsequently return after 1400hrs for a year.

Another great London museum! Clean and well maintained. Kids are free and adults £21 each. The kids having fun with the real size dummy busses and being the busdriver, simulations with the cockpit. Having a picknic at the tables or buy some snacks at the kiosks. There’s also a game for the kids where they stamp their map by following each checkpoint. And at the end the souvenir shop with the little red busses and black cabs. There is no airconditioning.

Enjoyable place for young kids and families! Informative ! The Staff were kind and very friendly ! It is small museum and needs a bigger play area !! And sadly the sanitation is poor !!

Some great exhibits especially the restored/replica wooden carriages. Interesting to see the history of the underground as well. However, avoid it like the plague during weekends and summer holidays because its more like a creche than a museum at times. Some of the interactive exhibits unfortunately were not working at the time as well.

Day trip to London with my father.I had been wanting to visit this museum for some time. A tremendous area of vehicles and artifacts.Engaging exhibits, interactive displays and a general fun atmosphere made this a very enjoyable visit. Lots of history, tactile experiences and a dizzying array of transport memorabilia.

I visited after doing some of the hidden London tours which get you a discount entry to the museum.I have been before but a while ago.Whilst obviously a lot of things would still be the same there were bits that were new to me.This is a great museum with so much to see and quite a lot of things that you can go into and other things that you can do like simulators and things with buttons and proper working traffic lights.

Amazing place for kids and adults. If you want to know a lot about the history of London and its transport, you have to visit this museum. We were thrilled.

Kids must love this place! Unfortunately the service on receptionist is a little bit disappointing. It took us 30 mins to buy tickets on the spot. It cost £21 but its fine cos it is annual unlimited pass. Meaning, we can come again and again without buying another ticket. And when the next day we come again, we expect a hassle free entrance. Apparently we encountered another chaotic moment. We brought the wrong tickets and the staffs almost prohibit us from entering the premise.

My boyfriend is a huge fan of train ! He was so happy to be here, There ´s so much to see and its very interisting. We enjoyed this place very much :)

Its a lovely way to spend few hours with your child, especially if they like buses and trains. There are 3 levels and loads of stations designed to entertain the kids. There is a play area, cafe and small soft play as well. Its wheelchair accessible throughout.

Interesting museum with quite a lot of vehicles, many you can get on. Lots for kids too. Thought there might have been a bit more London underground stuff but still enjoyed it. Used a London pass to get in, standard admission is a bit pricey if youre only planning on going once at £21 but is valid for a year so good value if you are able to return.

Great museum for kids and nice to see the added play areas. Bits in need of fixing but I think thats normal for all attractions now. I would love to visit without my kids, without an kids there in front, as it is hard to actually read the displays! Loved the Windrush and Hidden London exhibitions particularly.

Its a nice museum that covers many vehicles used for London transport historically. Its best suited for younger children 4 - 7 years old in my mind. There are also spaces for even younger children. There are many buses, trams, trains, and even an omnibus to climb in. With that said, a 9 year old and a 7 year old enjoyed the museum as well. If you come during crowded times, expect queues for the possibility to simulate drive, it would have been lovely to have more of these available. The recent ongoing exhibition is about London tube in WW2 and is quite educational. It would be great to learn in more depth also about escalators (only a small exhibitand other transport related engineering such as traffic lights, although theres probably not enough space to contain everything. There are convenient and consistently styled toilets in the museum.

Loved this place. History of London transport and the undertround. Seems expensive, though, for what it is and book in advance. We queued to pay and absolutely everuone was allowed in front of us for any reason they could think of. Was quite disappointed at the queueing system. .

Good museum a tad boring.The extra features such as listening to the voices of the first train conductor etc was great and going into the hidden underground dungeon. Great activities for kids under 7 to do.THERE NEEDS TO BE A DAY PASS TICKET. Doesn’t make sense to only sell annual tickets. There may be people who want to visit the museum frequently but it would be nice to have a day ticket only.Loads of hand sanitiser stations with NO HAND SANITISER INSIDE. Very disgusting especially as there are loads of things that multiple people would be touching. Out of 5 only 1 had hand sanitiser and this was the one by the front door.Receptionist could be more welcoming.

We visited the London Transport Museum after about 20 years. The changes and updates theyve done was amazing! The special exhibition about the staff who came as part of the windrush scheme was very educational. Only thing we didnt like was the tickets were issued for revisits for a whole year! They didnt ask if we wanted a year long entrance tickets! This is very unfair on foreign visitors.

The London Transport Museum is quite a fascinating museum with the history and the future of Londons Transport.I highly recommend you book in advance, adults are paid but children (up to 17are FREE!!!

Though it was Easter break , it wasnt as busy. Great atmosphere, plenty of interaction for the children. They have a picnic area too, so you can bring your own food.

Attended their event on Caribbean legacies in the TfL and it was great! They had guest speakers which was great and the exhibition materials were relevant and interesting. They had steel pan performers which was a great touch. The food and drinks was MAJORLY over-priced two rolls and a two drinks should not cost 30£Otherwise, I would recommend

My daughter & I went on the Thursday of half term. Where to start? My daughter absoultly loved it, i I thoroughly enjoyed it as well. The museum is on three floors & its a history through time regarding transport with the earlist at the top floor & modern at the bottom. The exhibits are fantastic with most of them you can sit in, there are loads of interactive things to do for the kids, i.e pressing buttons, building things, drive a tube train, the list goes on & on. The children get a card where they have to punch it throughout the musuem on numbered posts which my daughter loved doing.There is a miny play area for children, my daughter loved that. There is a cafe inside but what i founded good was you can eat your packed lunch in there if you have brought one, theres lots of places to sit, which is good. The staff are very friendly & good with the kids. The gift shop, im my opinion is really good, got some really nice stuff in here, i dont personally think it was that exspensive considering that youre in central london.I highly, highly recommend this place, my daughter loved it & to be honest so did I. She is going back next year, taking Nan & Grandad. Lucky so & so.

Family friendly museum, loads to do for kids - there is a play area , even a small soft play corner for babies. Spacious, you can enter some of the trains, buses. Its informative, modern, interactive.

Great place to roam around with kids for a few hours even though ticket prices are high. Food is available inside & clean toilets aswell. Very friendly staff & all the areas were kept clean & tidy. Lots of information is available for all the displays at the Muesum & there were plenty of interactive displays to keep the kids busy. Overall a great day & good experience 👍🚂😁

Kids love it. Over the years they have kept the museums to fantastic standard, constantly upgrading and refreshing. Really find this place one of a kind.

Was very interesting place, but be ready spend a lot time for reading. We was really exited see transports from the past. Friendly staff. Amazing place for kids. Recommend.

Very good museum lots of informative stands/boards & a good collection of vehicles a well planned out Museum. Takes you through the history of transport. Great staff , clean museum and lots to see & do we will definitely be returning 🚍🇬🇧👍🏼

After a quick detour to the depo.... We made it to the museum.It was a really fun interactive experience, but alot smaller than say the train museum at York.We got around it in 2 hours with us making our time. Which is fine but for 2 people it cost us £38 which yes is a annual pass but is alot of money for such a small place.Fun was had though.

One of our favorite places. Great for families with toddlers who are walking. 2 different busses to sit and play on, taxi you can sit on with speakers to speak into. Small play area for little ones on ground floor. Friendly staff. Great space to eat if you bring your own food. Pay yearly membership as you can visit so many times for about £14 a year. Well worth it. We have gone here for cold and rainy days

Great for young families and train enthusiastics. Must do the "hidden" attraction which you could easily walk past. Finding it and doing the hidden attraction part of the charm of the museum and is worth it. The gift shop was fab but on the pricey side for their textiles

A wonderful museum. Great staff. The opportunity to get a ticket for a year! I especially liked the idea of ​​a map and marking it at the control points. both children and adults play. Very interesting exhibits.

Decent museum, especially if you are into transport in any which way. Everything from trains to buses and exhibits on the underground system itself. My only comment is that I hope you do not visit while there are school groups visiting. I think everyone can guess why...kids just running around everywhere. Can be a bit difficult to try to read the well put together signs accompanying the exhibits when you keep seeing kids that look like they are going to run straight into you at full speed in your peripheral vision. The good news at least is the entrance fee is actually an annual ticket, so I guess if it is full of kids, you could always just come back a little bit later.Also, the museum shop is fantastic! Plenty of London transport related things to purchase, and even if you forget to buy something (and live overseas), the shipping rates arent too bad either.

Amazing museum: They have a train simulator on the ground floor, but it takes a long time to do, so the queue can be quite big. Would recommend. Also the shop is great, where you can by pillows with the seat cover patterns and other souvenirsGreat place to go to increase your knowledge of London transport and how tunnels were made. You can sit on a bus as the driver.

Our kids enjoyed playing in the buses that theyre allowed to board (only a couple of themand they liked finding the stamping posts to mark their trail maps. For adults, its interesting too, but there are a couple of sections like the wartime shelters that have limited displays and feel a bit tired. Overall, we spent about an hour and a half here. Definitely worth a visit.

Amazing museum! I love the Tube and so I was very interested in the history of it. The displays are very good and has amazing facts. They have a train simulator on the ground floor, but it takes a long time to do, so the queue can be quite big. Would recommend. Also the shop is great, where you can by pillows with the seat cover patterns and other souvenirs.

Interesting insight into the history of London Transport.Staff were great, welcoming and attentive showing us where to go and where to start.The museum route starts from the top floor and you work your way down, starting in 1800s at the top and working your way up to a near future glimpse into London in 2030.You learn all about the introduction of horse drawn carriage through to the first railway lines that entered London through to building the underground.Really interesting history into London Transport and how things have evolved.Definitely recommend visiting the Hidden London exhibition too which you should find during your tour.