📍 South London 🎂 8+ year olds

Things To Do With 8+ Year Olds in South London

48 activities tried and tested. Real costs. Honest reviews.

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Week 14
Medium ☀️ Outdoor

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Hunt for life-sized Victorian dinosaur sculptures hidden around the lake. A unique bit of weird history.

Horniman Museum & Gardens Week 15
Low 🌤️ Flexible

Horniman Museum & Gardens

Eclectic natural history museum with an aquarium, butterfly house, and interactive musical instruments.

Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station Week 16
Low 🏠 Indoor

Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station

A glass elevator experience that rises through one of the iconic chimneys for a 360-degree skyline view.

Stockwell Skatepark Week 17
High ☀️ Outdoor

Stockwell Skatepark

One of London's most famous concrete skateparks. Great for biking, skating, or just watching the pros.

Royal Observatory Greenwich Week 18
Low 🌤️ Flexible

Royal Observatory Greenwich

Stand on the Prime Meridian Line and explore time and space in the historic home of GMT.

Cutty Sark Week 19
Low 🌤️ Flexible

Cutty Sark

Climb the decks of the world's last surviving tea clipper and walk beneath its massive hull.

Putt in the Park Battersea Week 20
Medium ☀️ Outdoor

Putt in the Park Battersea

Adventure golf set in the beautiful grounds of Battersea Park, featuring creative and challenging holes.

Imperial War Museum Week 21
Low 🏠 Indoor

Imperial War Museum

Explore tanks, aircraft, and immersive war exhibits in a very well-curated, thought-provoking space.

TeamSport Go Karting Mitcham Week 22
High 🏠 Indoor

TeamSport Go Karting Mitcham

High-octane indoor karting on a multi-level track. Ideal for testing competitive father-son racing skills.

WWT London Wetland Centre Week 24
Medium ☀️ Outdoor

WWT London Wetland Centre

Spot otters and birds in a peaceful urban oasis. Features great outdoor adventure play zones.

Southbank Skate & Graffiti Week 25
Medium ☀️ Outdoor

Southbank Skate & Graffiti

Hang out at the Undercroft to watch incredible skaters and check out the world-class street art.

The Golden Hinde Week 26
Low 🌤️ Flexible

The Golden Hinde

Step aboard the full-scale reconstruction of the ship Sir Francis Drake used to circumnavigate the globe.

Dulwich Picture Gallery Week 27
Low 🏠 Indoor

Dulwich Picture Gallery

England's oldest public art gallery with a stunning permanent collection and family-friendly workshops.

Garden Museum Week 28
Low 🌤️ Flexible

Garden Museum

A museum of gardening history set in a converted medieval church with a stunning garden.

Florence Nightingale Museum Week 29
Low 🏠 Indoor

Florence Nightingale Museum

Discover the story of the founder of modern nursing through interactive displays and her actual artifacts.

Old Operating Theatre Museum Week 30
Low 🏠 Indoor

Old Operating Theatre Museum

Europe's oldest surviving operating theatre, hidden in the attic of a Baroque church. Atmospheric and fascinating.

Tate Modern Week 31
Low 🏠 Indoor

Tate Modern

World-class modern art in a stunning former power station. Brilliant family trails and interactive Turbine Hall installations.

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tour Week 32
Low 🌤️ Flexible

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tour

Guided tour of the reconstructed Elizabethan playhouse with stories of Shakespeare's London.

The Clink Prison Museum Week 33
Low 🏠 Indoor

The Clink Prison Museum

Explore the original site of the notorious Clink Prison with torture devices and gripping escape stories.

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Week 34
Low 🏠 Indoor

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

Interactive museum at the home of tennis, featuring historic kit, VR experiences, and Centre Court.

Museum of Croydon Week 35
Low 🏠 Indoor

Museum of Croydon

Local history museum showcasing Croydon's story from medieval market town to modern city.

Brockwell Lido Week 36
High ☀️ Outdoor

Brockwell Lido

Grade II-listed 1930s outdoor swimming pool with art deco styling and a buzzing café culture.

Tooting Bec Lido Week 37
High ☀️ Outdoor

Tooting Bec Lido

Europe's largest freshwater swimming pool — a massive 91 metres of bright blue water.

Beckenham Place Park Swimming Lake Week 38
Medium ☀️ Outdoor

Beckenham Place Park Swimming Lake

London's first purpose-built swimming lake — wild swimming in a beautifully landscaped park.

Dulwich Park Boating & Playground Week 39
Medium ☀️ Outdoor

Dulwich Park Boating & Playground

Beautiful Victorian park with pedal boats on the lake, a great playground, and a charming café.

Peckham Rye Park Week 40
High ☀️ Outdoor

Peckham Rye Park

Historic park with ornamental gardens, woodland areas, a splash pad in summer, and excellent playground.

Wimbledon Common Week 41
High ☀️ Outdoor

Wimbledon Common

1,140 acres of heath and woodland, famous for the Wombles and the windmill. Perfect for den-building.

Cannizaro Park Week 42
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Cannizaro Park

Grade II* listed gardens with ornamental Italian garden, scented garden, and sculptures hidden among the trees.

Morden Hall Park Week 43
Medium ☀️ Outdoor

Morden Hall Park

National Trust property with meadows, wetlands, a natural play area, and the historic Snuff Mill.

Clapham Common Playground & Paddling Pool Week 44
High ☀️ Outdoor

Clapham Common Playground & Paddling Pool

220 acres of parkland with excellent playgrounds, a paddling pool (summer), and wide open spaces for ball games.

SEA LIFE London Aquarium Week 45
Low 🏠 Indoor

SEA LIFE London Aquarium

Huge aquarium with sharks, rays, penguins, and the glass ocean tunnel beneath your feet.

Go Ape Battersea Week 47
High ☀️ Outdoor

Go Ape Battersea

High ropes adventure course in Battersea Park with zip wires and tree-top obstacles.

Battersea Park Children's Zoo Week 48
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Battersea Park Children's Zoo

Small, friendly zoo perfect for younger kids with monkeys, lemurs, farm animals, and a playground.

Brixton Windmill Week 49
Low 🌤️ Flexible

Brixton Windmill

One of only two surviving windmills in inner London, now restored and open for tours.

Peckham Levels Week 50
Low 🏠 Indoor

Peckham Levels

Multi-storey car park converted into creative workspace with street food, art, and weekend markets.

Pop Brixton Week 51
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Pop Brixton

Community project built from shipping containers housing local food businesses, bars, and events.

Brixton Village & Market Row Week 52
Low 🏠 Indoor

Brixton Village & Market Row

Victorian market arcades packed with independent food vendors, vintage shops, and live music.

Borough Market Week 53
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Borough Market

London's oldest food market with artisan producers, street food, and fresh produce under Victorian railway arches.

Greenwich Market Week 54
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Greenwich Market

Historic covered market with arts, crafts, antiques, and incredible street food from around the world.

Southbank Centre Food Market Week 55
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Southbank Centre Food Market

Weekend street food market behind the Royal Festival Hall with global cuisines and riverside views.

Vauxhall City Farm Week 56
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Vauxhall City Farm

Working farm in the heart of London with pigs, goats, horses, and a riding school.

Windrush Square & Black Cultural Archives Week 57
Low 🌤️ Flexible

Windrush Square & Black Cultural Archives

Public square commemorating the Windrush generation with the Black Cultural Archives museum nearby.

Croydon Airport Visitor Centre Week 58
Low 🏠 Indoor

Croydon Airport Visitor Centre

Museum in London's first airport terminal, telling the story of early aviation and Art Deco travel.

Shirley Windmill Week 59
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Shirley Windmill

Restored 19th-century windmill with working machinery and views across South London.

Wimbledon Village Stroll Week 60
Low ☀️ Outdoor

Wimbledon Village Stroll

Charming village atmosphere with boutique shops, historic pubs, and the Wimbledon Common windmill.

Polka Theatre Week 61
Low 🏠 Indoor

Polka Theatre

World-class children's theatre with dedicated play areas, garden, and café alongside the performances.

National Theatre Week 62
Low 🏠 Indoor

National Theatre

Free daily backstage tours, exhibitions, and family workshops in one of London's most iconic theatres.

The Scoop at More London Week 65
Low ☀️ Outdoor

The Scoop at More London

Open-air amphitheatre next to City Hall hosting free film screenings, theatre, and music in summer.

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