Rainy Day Activities for Kids in London
119 indoor and rainy day activities for kids in London. Museums, entertainment centers, and indoor play spaces with age ratings and parent tips.
Highest rated: Lost Earth Adventures, Desert Island Survival, Bookado. 8 are free. 28 are indoor. Every listing includes age ratings, stroller access, and parent tips.
Top Picks

Lost Earth Adventures
5 starsLost Earth Adventures runs outdoor skills and bushcraft sessions that give children real tools, real tasks, and real responsibility — which is rare in

Desert Island Survival
5 starsKids get to test real survival skills — building shelters, starting fires, and finding food — in a hands-on immersive challenge. The teamwork element

Bookado
5 starsBookado makes it genuinely easy to find and book unusual activities across London — from escape rooms to cooking classes to outdoor skills. For childr

Urban Outdoors Adventures in nature Forest school
5 starsUrban Outdoors brings the forest school experience into north London in a way that feels completely genuine — mud, sticks, fire, and freedom. Children

smallcarBIGCITY
5 starsRiding in a tiny, distinctive car through London's narrow streets and alleyways is an adventure that a bus tour simply cannot match. The small size me

Lost Earth Adventures
Ages: 6–16

Desert Island Survival
Ages: 8 and up

Bookado
Ages: 6–16

Urban Outdoors Adventures in nature Forest school
Ages: 2–10

smallcarBIGCITY
Ages: 6 and up

&ART Children's Art Classes
Ages: 4–12

adventuro
Ages: 6–16

London Sightseeing Tours
Ages: All ages

Black Cab Heritage Tours
Ages: All ages

The Art Imaginarium - Hackney
Ages: 2–10

PlayFit Sports Club
Ages: 2–10

Thrill Coaster - Westfield
Ages: 5 and up

The Fairy House by Fairytale Friends
Ages: 1–7

KIDS IN2 SPORTS LTD
Ages: 2–13

Wilderness Weekends
Ages: 5–16

Kids Do Art
Ages: 2–9

Creativity Art Workshops
Ages: 3–12

NOLJAK London Children Art School
Ages: 3–12

Art Stars
Ages: 2–9

Soul Sports Kids Club
Ages: 2–12

Visit London Taxi Tours
Ages: All ages

Walk Eat Talk Eat
Ages: 8 and up

Immersive Gamebox - Southbank, London
Ages: 8 and up

Secret Adventures
Ages: 8–16

Immersive Gamebox - Shoreditch, London
Ages: 8 and up

Moon Lane Books
Ages: Best for ages 0-12

City & Guilds of London Art School
Ages: 13–18

Sportas
Ages: 2–13

ST.ART Gallery
Ages: 3–16

Children's Bookshop London
Ages: Best for ages 0-13

Tower of London River Tour
Ages: 4 and up

Art Play - Shoreditch - Liverpool St - Spitalfields
Ages: 2–10

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
Ages: 8 and up

Stoke Newington Toys & Books
Ages: Best for ages 0-10
$$Ave Mario 🇮🇹
Ages: 5–17

Pingo Pongo
Ages: Best for ages 6-17

Princess of Wales Conservatory
Ages: All ages

Waterlily House
Ages: All ages
FreeThe National Gallery
Ages: All ages

Paperbirds Art with Kids
Ages: 18 months to 8
$$$Circolo Popolare 🇮🇹
Ages: 6–17

Sunny Art Centre
Ages: 5 and up

Foyles
Ages: Best for ages 5-17

Victoria and Albert Museum
Ages: 4–17

E W Marchpane Ltd
Ages: Best for book-loving teens and adult collectors; children aged 10+ may enjoy browsing

Discovery Land at Priory Farm
Ages: 2-10

Euro Sports Camps - Nike Sports Camps
Ages: 5–16
$$Waterstones
Ages: Best for ages 2-17

City Sightseeing London
Ages: 4 and up

The Natural Adventure
Ages: 5–16

Activate at The O2
Ages: 8 and up
FreeImperial War Museum
Ages: 8 and up

The TOY Project
Ages: Best for ages 0-10
FreeThe British Museum
Ages: All ages

Stanfords
Ages: Best for ages 5-17

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ages: All ages

Fallow
Ages: 9–17

Evan Evans Tours
Ages: 6 and up

Mudchute Park and Farm
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age
$$Bill's Covent Garden Restaurant
Ages: All ages

The Postal Museum
Ages: 3–12

Blackburn Pavilion
Ages: All ages

Churchill War Rooms
Ages: 9–17

The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience
Ages: 8 and up

Natural History Museum
Ages: All ages
$$Forbidden Planet London Megastore
Ages: 7–17
$$$Clifton Nurseries
Ages: Under 7s accompanying adults who enjoy garden shopping

Bow Street Museum of Crime and Justice
Ages: 9–17
$Mother Mash Carnaby
Ages: 5–17

Shanghai Family
Ages: 5–17

Twist Museum
Ages: 6 and up

Arts For All
Ages: 3–16
FreeHorniman Museum and Gardens
Ages: All ages
FreeScience Museum
Ages: All ages

Hogshaw Farm & Wildlife Park
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age

Capel Manor Gardens
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age

London Museum Docklands
Ages: 4–15

Elephant Springs
Ages: All ages

London Eye
Ages: All ages

The Paddington Bear Experience
Ages: 2–7

Butterfly Paradise
Ages: All ages

Foundling Museum
Ages: 7–17

National Army Museum
Ages: 5–14

Godstone Farm
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age

The London Time Tour Bus
Ages: 4 and up

Botany Bay Farm Shop
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age

Horniman Aquarium
Ages: 2–12

London City Bus Tours
Ages: 3 and up

Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop
Ages: Best for ages 2-10

The Classic Tour
Ages: 3 and up
$$Bill's London Bridge Restaurant
Ages: All ages
FreeBank of England Museum
Ages: 7 and up

Prison Island London
Ages: 7 and up
FreeYoung V&A
Ages: Under 14

Monopoly Lifesized
Ages: 7 and up

LSBU Active Sports Centre
Ages: 6–17

Funtopia Indoor Amusement Park
Ages: 2-13

Sea Life Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Ages: 1–12

Disney Store
Ages: Best for ages 2-10

See London By Night
Ages: 8 and up
$$Happy London
Ages: 1–9

London Transport Museum
Ages: 2–12
$$Jamie Oliver Catherine St
Ages: 6 and up

Somers Town Community Sports Centre
Ages: 2–17

ZooTown
Ages: 1–10

Hobbledown Heath
Ages: 2–10

Garden Museum
Ages: All ages

The London Dungeon
Ages: 10–17

Hamleys
Ages: 3–12

Funland Games Arcade
Ages: 5 and up
FreeM&M'S London
Ages: All ages

Sealife Adventure
Ages: 1–12
$$$Dalloway Terrace
Ages: 9–17

SEA LIFE London Aquarium
Ages: 2–12

Rainforest Life
Ages: All ages
$$$Heddon Street Kitchen
Ages: All ages

Babylon Park London
Ages: 2–12

Academy Sport
Ages: Best for ages 5-17

Flip Out Canary Wharf
Ages: 5 and up
Common Questions
- What can we do with kids on a rainy day in London?
- London has 119 rainy-day-friendly activities for families. Best options: Lost Earth Adventures, Desert Island Survival, Bookado, Urban Outdoors Adventures in nature Forest school, smallcarBIGCITY. All are indoor or covered.
- How many rainy day activities in London are stroller-friendly?
- 8 of the 119 rainy day activities in London are fully stroller-friendly.
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