Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL
10am - 5.45pm daily
Tube: South Kensington
1 - 1.5 hours
9+
fully accessible
FREE
Based on 9 reviews
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About The V&A Museum
The V&A is big, beautiful, and bursting with fashion, art, and objects from every era – but it’s way more fun than you might think. With free entry, hands-on exhibits, and a jaw-dropping café, it’s a great indoor day out for curious kids, creative teens, and culture-loving grown-ups.
Top tip from the KidRated team:
Start your visit with the free Explore as a Family trail in the Cast Courts – it’s beautifully paced, engaging for different ages, and gives you a real sense of the building and its treasures.
Quick Inspiration
Nope, just show up. That said, if the queue gets long (30+ mins), people who struggle to wait will be given priority.
It’s ideal for age 9+, especially tweens and teens who like design, fashion or quirky facts. Younger kids might enjoy a quick look around – just don’t expect to be there for hours
It’s got an industrial vibe – glass walls, metal mesh walkways and people doing actual museum work. Super cool, but noisy and no-frills. Trainers over stilettos!
Everything from punk memorabilia and jewellery to Edwardian gowns, weird furniture, and design oddities, plus huge display walls you can wander along and gaze at.
Yes. You can see objects up close, join object-handling sessions, and even use the “Order an Object” system to request something specific. It’s like click-and-collect for museum geeks.
Very. There are lifts to all floors, wheelchairs, ear defenders, and even a Changing Places toilet with a hoist. Plus a quiet space on the ground floor.
Absolutely. Especially ones into design, art or culture. The building’s cool, the objects are fascinating, and they can explore at their own pace.
It’s in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – perfect for combining with a walk, playground or stop at V&A East Museum (coming soon!) or nearby cafes and shops.
Yes, the e5 Storehouse café serves proper coffee, cakes, sandwiches and salads. It’s open all day and stays late a couple of nights a week.
Give it 60–90 minutes if you’re with older kids or teens. Younger kids might max out after 30 minutes unless they’re mini museum obsessives.
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The V&A Museum is super cool! It’s huge and full of amazing stuff like old clothes, shiny jewellery, and sculptures that look super real. My favourite part was the costumes — they looked like something from a movie! There’s so much to see that you could stay there all day and still not finish. It’s like going on a time-travel adventure inside a building. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top tip: Pick one section to explore first — otherwise you might get lost because it’s massive! Oh, and eat your lunch outside by the pond .. go for a paddle to cool those poor feet if you've been clocking up the museum miles. You're welcome :)