Our Natural History Gallery first opened in 1901, the design influenced by the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements of the time. Many of the original showcases remain, packed full of taxidermy, skeletons and specimens preserved in fluid, giving the gallery a unique historic feel. Most of the specimens, including our taxidermy mount of a walrus were collected over 100 years ago during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. This was a time when naturalists and collectors were exploring the globe.

Bekonscot Model Village & Railway is the world’s oldest original model village, opening for the first time in 1929.

Chel-Ski is London’s largest indoor ski centre offering the very best hi-tech slopes. A fun, safe and controlled environment where you can learn to ski or snowboard as well as advance existing skills - the speed and angle of the slopes are adjusted to match your ability. Off the slopes our Alpine Bar is the perfect place to relax and enjoy something to eat or drink.

Every Sunday throughout the exhibitions, families are invited to drop-in to the Drawing Studio and gallery spaces to take part in free, creative and fun activities led by our Family Artist-in-Residence, Emily Stapleton-Jefferis.

Cirque du Soleil return to London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2020, bringing their dazzling luminous spectacle, LUZIA to Europe for the first time.

Daily parade!

This tennis coaching service is offered in Ravenscourt Park for a range of age groups every Saturday. No need to book, just drop in!

Westway is an accredited LTA Performance Centre and our programme follows the LTA Mini Tennis structure and beyond. The programme provides a structure and pathway for players to develop and maximise their potential at all levels.

Westway is an accredited LTA Performance Centre and our programme follows the LTA Mini Tennis structure and beyond. The programme provides a structure and pathway for players to develop and maximise their potential at all levels.

Since 2011, we introduced the Abacus course to Hua Hsia Chinese School students and extended the service to non-school students.

The Animal Walk lets visitors walk through the center of the enclosures for a close encounter with its furry and feathered residents.

The Grant Museum is a natural history collection covering the entire animal kingdom, including many rare and extinct specimens.

Our Grow-Make-Eat children’s club inspire and excite young minds through hands on cooking activities using organic whole ingredients. Each session the group will be guided to work together to make small dishes and bites that give them ownership and confidence to try at home. Of course they will get to share their creations with their new friends and parents. All clubs are drop off and include organic dishes that the children prepare and share with friends and family.

Become a real scientist !

Clapham Pottery is a busy self-funding and not-for-profit community pottery, offering pottery classes for all ages and all abilities.

Inspire your children with a good tennis course!

On the 30th and 31st, Codetoday in Finchley is running half-term coding courses by age group, teaching budding Python programmers aged 7 and up how to create their own games and animations.

Bring your kids to follow the mouse on an adventure through the dark and scary woods in a stage adaptation Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's popular children's book.

You know it’s officially Christmastime in the capital when the Natural History Museum opens its ice rink.

Shifting Colour and Space with artist educator Alexandra Hughes

The museum comes alive with music. Enjoy our singalong session with David Gibb for 0-5 year olds, make your own amplifier workshop for 6-10 year olds, DJing workshop for 10-16 year olds and a silent disco for all the family!

Have fun celebrating the new book release with activities and refreshments!

Fashion stations are go!

The Unit Skatepark is a coummnity skatepark which has been open for over 3 years and comprisies of a 7,500 sqft indoor skatepark and a large proshop attached. We specialise in offering advice in regards to scooter and skate related products and also stock a large range of both. See below for information about opening times, Skate Coaching and about how to get to us.

Art, Craft & Pottery for Kids