Families fun and learning for all
Discover London's river, port and people on a perfect family day out at the Museum of London Docklands.
Discover London's river, port and people on a perfect family day out at the Museum of London Docklands.
Pick up a blank family tree and map from the Family Desk when you arrive and find Riley Ratcliffe's relatives on a visit the museum.
PDFUse this map to find your way around the museum and see the displays, activities and areas especially for families.
PDFExplore the museum’s collections by taking part in our brand new trail for families based on the BAFTA-winning BBC TV series, Dodger.
PDFGet moving with these fun challenges to find, do and pretend in our galleries.
PDFExplore the galleries to find shapes in this simple, accessible trail for little ones.
PDFUse this fun trail for 5+ years to structure your visit around our galleries.
PDFLearn about keeping shop with these fun activities to do in the Sainsbury Study Centre area of the museum during your visit.
PDFChoose a favourite object and see if others can guess it by asking only questions answered ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
Tricky…
Study a single case of objects during your visit, and then turn around and see how many objects within it you can name.
Peep at the end to see what you forgot!
Everyone chooses a colour or material (remember that modern materials like plastic haven’t been around long!). Search galleries for objects the same colour or material.
Younger children might like to look for shapes as well as colours.
Lockers are available, just ask a member of staff for directions
Our café is open for snacks, drinks and hot beverages between 10am-4.30pm
Our Lee Boo Room has seating for those wanting to bring their own food at weekends and in school holidays
We have baby changing facilities to help keep all our visitors happy – even the littlest!
The museum is fully accessible to our buggy and wheelchair users
You will need to book a ticket to access Mudlarks