Recreation

Greenwich, Romney Road, London, SE10 9NF [map]

Head to the National Maritime Museum and recall the romance of the great ocean liners, appreciate the elegance of Prince Frederick’s golden barge, delve into the traditions of maritime London and explore the controversial history of trade across the Atlantic.

Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD [map]

Meet dinosaurs, creepy-crawlies, a dodo and see meteors from space! Explore the natural world in London at the Natural History Museum.

Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, DA6 8JF [map]

Commissioned by William Morris in 1859 and designed by Philip Webb, Red House is of international significance in the history of domestic architecture and garden design.

Grahame Park Way, London, NW9 5LL [map]

The Royal Air Force Museum is Britain's only national museum dedicated wholly to aviation and science of flight.

(Flamsteed House), Greenwich Park, London, SE10 9NF [map]

The Greenwich Meridian Line, Longitude 0°, is the centre of world time, defined by transit instrument and line across the Royal Observatory courtyard.

Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG [map]

London's Tate Britain holds the largest collection of British art in the world. You'll find work from the last five centuries, including paintings by Gainsborough, Millais, Whistler and JMW Turner.

2 Willow Road, Hampstead, London, NW3 1TH [map]

National Trust property designed by the `Modern Movement' architect Erno Goldfinger, this small 1930s' house boasts an impressive collection of contemporary furniture, Modernist paintings and sculpture.

Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA [map]

The V&A Museum of Childhood is home to a huge toy collection which includes dolls, doll's houses, games and puppets.

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1U 3BN [map]

The Wallace Collection is a free national museum, displaying superb works of art in an historic London town house.

Churchill House, 64-66 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2TF [map]

Journey back through a realistic and educational adventure to the home front of World War Two Britain.

12 Crooms Hill, London, SE10 8ER [map]

This unique museum houses the world's finest collection of fans including exquisite examples from the 18thC and 19thC.