# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in London

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in London. See which ones have a changing table, room for a stroller and what ages they suit before you go. 46 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-27, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Gloucester Gate Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/gloucester-gate-playground-london) (playground, London). A 50-meter zip wire, natural climbing structures and sand.
2. [Greenwich Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/greenwich-park-playground-london) (playground, London). A big sandpit, a basket swing, a roundabout and logs and ropes to climb, so it works from toddlers right up to about twelve.
3. [Jubilee Gardens Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/jubilee-gardens-playground-london) (playground, London). A nautical ship to climb, a double slide and talking tubes, all fenced, and it suits toddlers up to about 11.
4. [Coram's Fields playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/coram-s-fields-playground-london) (playground, London). Big sandpits to dig in and a newer Junior Play Zone for the youngest.
5. [Kusuma Nature Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/kusuma-nature-play-area-london) (playground, London). Timber beams and rope webs to climb, little nature games tucked around, and a basket swing.
6. [Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace](https://ourplayday.com/places/magic-garden-at-hampton-court-palace-london) (playground, London). Palace garden play area with towers, a dragon, a grotto, sand and a splash pad, for kids under 12 and included with palace admission.
7. [Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/diana-princess-of-wales-memorial-playground-london) (playground, London). A big pirate galleon to board, a treehouse and plenty of sand.
8. [Hanover Gate Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/hanover-gate-playground-london) (playground, London). A giant sandpit, a timber treehouse to climb, ropes and swings.
9. [Holland Park Adventure Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/holland-park-adventure-playground-london) (playground, London). The zip wire is the draw, with swings and slides for kids still working up to it, and accessible equipment too.
10. [Paddington Recreation Ground Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/paddington-recreation-ground-playground-london) (playground, London). Paddington-themed toddler swings, a play train and small row-house slides, with a separate climbing area for older kids.
11. [St James's Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/st-james-s-park-playground-london) (playground, London). Swings, a seesaw and a sandpit, a few steps from the lake.
12. [The Cove Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-cove-playground-london) (playground, London). A ship to climb, a slide through a shark's jaws and sea-themed sensory play for the youngest.
13. [WWT London Wetland Centre](https://ourplayday.com/places/wwt-london-wetland-centre-london) (nature area, London). Timber trails, a zip line and a mud kitchen tucked between the wildlife-watching spots, so kids burn off energy between the quiet bits.
14. [Kew Children's Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/kew-children-s-garden-london) (playground, London). Bamboo to weave through and worm-hole tubes to slide down, all near a giant oak with a canopy walk.
15. [Science Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/science-museum-london) (science center, London). Free museum with a water, light and building play area for ages 3 to 5 and Wonderlab experiments for ages 7 to 14.
16. [Tumbling Bay Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/tumbling-bay-playground-london) (playground, London). Treehouses, rope bridges, zip wires, sand pits and rock pools, with a café next door.
17. [Natural History Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/natural-history-museum-london) (museum, London). Free museum with dinosaur, mammal and volcano galleries, plus baby change, feeding spaces and lifts.
18. [Natural History Museum Dinosaurs Gallery](https://ourplayday.com/places/natural-history-museum-dinosaurs-gallery-london) (museum, London). A roaring T. rex, then Triceratops and Iguanodon fossils up close.
19. [Pattern Pod at the Science Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/pattern-pod-at-the-science-museum-london) (science center, London). Patterns on touchscreens, robot trails to follow and water ripples your kid can play with and stay dry.
20. [The Garden at the Science Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-garden-at-the-science-museum-london) (garden, London). A hands-on gallery for kids up to 6, with water for floating and sinking, a construction area, and light, shadows and sound to play with.
21. [Young V&A](https://ourplayday.com/places/young-v-a-london) (museum, London). Foam bricks to build with, stories to invent, and a mini museum just for under-threes.
22. [AeroPlay! at RAF Museum London](https://ourplayday.com/places/aeroplay-at-raf-museum-london-london) (indoor play space, London). Soft play shaped like aircraft to climb and slide through, with a separate corner for toddlers.
23. [London Transport Museum - All Aboard](https://ourplayday.com/places/london-transport-museum-all-aboard-london) (museum, London). A playzone of little trains, boats and a cable car your kid gets to drive, made for under-fives.
24. [The Postal Museum and Mail Rail](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-postal-museum-and-mail-rail-london) (museum, London).
25. [Wonderlab at the Science Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/wonderlab-at-the-science-museum-london) (science center, London). Race down giant friction slides, watch lightning experiments, then get hands-on with everything else.
26. [Discover Children's Story Centre](https://ourplayday.com/places/discover-children-s-story-centre-london) (museum, London). Two floors of make-believe story worlds to crawl through, then an outdoor garden to spill into when they need air.
27. [London Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/london-zoo-london) (zoo, London).
28. [Sorted! The Postal Play Space](https://ourplayday.com/places/sorted-the-postal-play-space-london) (indoor play space, London). Kids sort pretend mail, run their own post office and take the slide down. Made for the age that loves playing grown-up jobs.
29. [Horniman Museum and Gardens](https://ourplayday.com/places/horniman-museum-and-gardens-london) (garden, London). Free museum and gardens with an animal walk of alpacas and goats, a big walrus, a gallery of musical instruments, a butterfly house and an aquarium.
30. [National Maritime Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/national-maritime-museum-london) (museum, London). Free maritime museum with AHOY, a play gallery for kids up to seven, and a giant map of the world to walk across.
31. [ArtPlay Pavilion at Dulwich Picture Gallery](https://ourplayday.com/places/artplay-pavilion-at-dulwich-picture-gallery-london) (indoor play space, London). A creative play pavilion with sessions for babies, toddlers and kids up to eight, including storytelling for under-fives and sessions for adults with new babies.
32. [Babylon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/babylon-park-london) (park, London). An indoor amusement park with rides, games and mezzanine soft play areas for toddlers, plus a pizza and ice cream restaurant on site.
33. [Cutty Sark](https://ourplayday.com/places/cutty-sark-london) (attraction, London). Old tea clipper where kids take the wheel, spin on a compass roundabout and climb through a Kraken play area.
34. [Ding Dong Fun Bus](https://ourplayday.com/places/ding-dong-fun-bus-london) (indoor play space, London). Indoor soft play sized for children from toddlers up to about four feet tall, run out of a community center.
35. [Discovery Planet](https://ourplayday.com/places/discovery-planet-london) (indoor play space, London). A smaller, long-established indoor soft play inside a shopping center, for toddlers and kids up to ten.
36. [Gambado](https://ourplayday.com/places/gambado-london) (indoor play space, London). A large indoor soft play space with plenty of room to climb, slide and run around, and it hosts birthday parties too.
37. [Hullabaloo Soft Play at The Sherriff Centre](https://ourplayday.com/places/hullabaloo-soft-play-at-the-sherriff-centre-london) (indoor play space, London). Soft play in a community hub with three levels, two slides, crawl tunnels and hidey holes, plus a junior section for young climbers.
38. [Inflata Nation](https://ourplayday.com/places/inflata-nation-london) (indoor play space, London). A giant inflatable arena with an under-4s area and Inflata Tots preschool sessions where toddlers and grown-ups bounce together.
39. [Kidspace Adventures](https://ourplayday.com/places/kidspace-adventures-london) (indoor play space, London). Soft play and adventure park with slides, climbing walls, go-karts, mini golf and UV-lit tunnels, plus a Toddler Village for under-fives.
40. [Little Dinosaurs](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-dinosaurs-london) (indoor play space, London). Adventure soft play with a homemade-food cafe and an outside space, a long-running spot for toddlers and preschoolers to climb and run around.
41. [London Eye](https://ourplayday.com/places/london-eye-london) (attraction, London). South Bank observation wheel with slow enclosed pods for spotting landmarks over the river.
42. [Rainbow Soft Play and Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/rainbow-soft-play-and-cafe-london) (indoor play space, London). A big indoor soft play for toddlers to climb and slide, with a cafe for the grown-ups.
43. [Role2Play](https://ourplayday.com/places/role2play-london) (indoor play space, London). A pretend town for young kids, with role-play spaces set up as a cafe, supermarket, vet, medical center and construction site.
44. [Royal Observatory Greenwich](https://ourplayday.com/places/royal-observatory-greenwich-london) (science center, London). Historic observatory where kids stand with one foot on each side of the Prime Meridian, with the city's only planetarium next door.
45. [Tower of London](https://ourplayday.com/places/tower-of-london-london) (attraction, London). Historic fortress with the Crown Jewels, armor and tower stories, best for kids around 8 and up.
46. [Wavelengths Leisure Centre Soft Play](https://ourplayday.com/places/wavelengths-leisure-centre-soft-play-london) (indoor play space, London). Soft play inside a leisure center for kids up to ten, with a separate area just for the under-fives.

## Other lists for London

- [Restaurants](https://ourplayday.com/united-kingdom/england/london/restaurants) (6)
- [Cafés](https://ourplayday.com/united-kingdom/england/london/cafes) (7)
- [Hotels](https://ourplayday.com/united-kingdom/england/london/hotels) (15)

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) A list needs at least three places to exist.

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