Natural History Museum

I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. The Dinosaur fossils are good, and the anamatronic T-Rex is cool too, but the rest all seems very crammed into really small areas. It makes it hard to get around and stand by anything long enough to get involved.

The gents toilets STANK and the temperature anywhere other than the main hall was too warm. I would have been happier to have paid a few quid to get in and have this corrected.

This Museum is a great family day out and you need to allow a day to do it all. There is so much to see and it is always really busy.

You can go in the front way or there is a door at the side of the building (on the right) and this entrance we went straight in. At the front people were waiting at least 40 minutes.

It is really hot in there, so try not to go in layers of clothes, it is just because so many people are in there at one time.

It is free to get in and I would advise anyone to buy a programme, as this shows you what way to walk around the Museum.

The only comment I would make is that some people were really struggling with prams and pushchairs, just trying to get through the crowds, also there are a lot of stairs.

This museum is utterly awesome. It is HUGE, my husband declared we could have easily spent two weeks in there rather than 4 hours. How anyone can NOT find something in there of interest is an absolute mystery! I have no interest in war, so I didn't go to the Imperial War Museum. I'm an environmental scientist, so I DID go to the Natural History Museum, and it's fabulous. There is a such a bredth of ground covered that there SHOULD be something for everyone, unless you go in with the wrong attitude. The only let-down was the marine invertebrate section which was woefully inadequate. Even the building is amazing and I feel probably overlooked since the exhibitions are so good! The food and cafes weren't amazing but that is not what museums are about, and since it is central London and entry is free, there's nothing to stop you going out for food then back in again. And therein was another surprise - it was totally free. Our family could have easily gone in there every day for a fortnight and it still wouldn't have cost us anything. I only wish my two young girls were as interested in it all as I was. I don't think I have every been to such a good museum, and that's not because I live regionally in Queensland, because I'm a Brit in Oz who's visited plenty of British museums etc before.

Our snacks at the cafe may have been quite pricey, but the museum was free for goodness sake, and they do provide picnic spots too so there's no obligation to buy at all.