A hilariously funny family friendly experience has taken over Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold Exhibition. Horrible Histories: Live at the Museum is designed for the whole family with kids aged 5+.
𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨: 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 🧟♂️ 👉 Book your ticket with @Fever and get 10% OFF with code ADVENTURERLDN10 Take a guided tour with the great pharaoh, Ramses II himself and his loyal guard. Discover 3,000 years old artefacts, learn about the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. It’s the history of Egypt with the nasty bits left in! ⚰️ The tour continues with a laugh-out-loud performance of Making Mummies, featuring the infamous Mummy Rap! 🎶 Horrible Histories: Live at the Museum is a perfect blend of education and entertainment little ones will love. #feverambassador#horriblehistories#egypt#kidsactivities#heatwave
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Sing and Dance with Ramses II
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Embark on a terrible tour back in time to the ancient Egypt. Guided by Ramses II himself, you’ll hear awesome facts about Egyptian life, the Afterlife, tales of Tutankhamun and meet the meanest mummies in Egypt.
Get ready for a fantastic and very active 50-minute adventure in the museum with lots of audience participation, sing and dance.
Laugh Through History
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Your journey begins inside the museum where you’ll meet your very special tour guide, Ramses II himself and his loyal guard.
Together, they’ll guide you through original Egyptian artefacts, all over 3,000 years old. You’ll walk among colossal statues, explore ancient jewellery, and even mummified pets, including a scarabaeus and a crocodile.
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You’ll learn why, and how Egyptians mummified their dead and the dangerous journey pharaohs took through Afterlife. You’ll discover all the foul details of mummification explained and demonstrated in the most hilarious way and sing along the famous Mummy Rap.
A Hilarious Family Adventure
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Horrible Histories: Live at the Museum creates a perfect balance between education and entertainment where the youngest members of the family can learn about Egyptian history without even realising.
It’s a perfect mix of gruesome history facts and humour, and those of us who grew up on Horrible Histories books and TV series will certainly enjoy this hilarious family adventure.
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The recommended age is 5+
While adults will definitely enjoy the humour too, little ones will love all the singing and dancing part of the show and the “disturbing” sound effects.
Plus, your ticket allows you to re-visit the Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold: The Exhibition once the performance has finished.
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Family Adventures with Air Conditioning
Spend quality time with your little ones with these fun and entertaining yet educational activities in London. You can now book all of these with 10% off with discount code ADVENTURERLDN10
And the best part is, they all have air conditioning.
Step into the colourful world of bubbles. Explore a whole new world that challenge your imagination. Let yourself amazed by the magic of science and experience bubbles of all shape and form.
Jump into a giant ball pit, travel through fantastic landscapes during a virtual hot air balloon ride, explore an infinity room, submerge into the sea, enjoy a seated immersive VR experience and take fun selfies.
There are 10 rooms to explore and experience with all five senses.
Plus, Bubble Planet Experience is participating in the Summer VAT Savings, meaning there is a temporary VAT reduction on Child + VIP Child + Family Bundle tickets!
Explore 16 immersive dreamscapes each revolving around a motivational quote.
Swing among ethereal clouds, slide into a vibrant pink ball pit, explore a fairy forest, discover the world from a new perspective in the upside down rooms, and use your DreamBand to reveal personalised messages or capture your best moments.
This experience is designed to encourage its visitors to awaken their imagination, stir emotion and celebrate the power of dreams.
Step inside the International Space Station (ISS) through an immersive VR experience.
Discover how astronauts live and work in the Space Station, listen to their personal stories and experience breath-taking views of our planet from space.
It’s a large scale free roaming VR experience featuring real footages taken by legendary astronauts.
Walk through 12,000 years of human history and visit ancient civilisations, like Egypt, Babylon, Mayan and Rapa Nui.
Admire thousands year old original ancient artefacts and discover monumental architecture. Learn about forgotten myths and witness never-before-seen environments thanks to cutting edge technology.
Explore the rise and fall of five civilisations that have changed the world’s history forever.
An unforgettable virtual journey with audio guide available in 25 languages, including a special child-friendly narration.
It’s 1937 and you just boarded a train that is transporting the world’s most valuable diamond, the Jewel of the Empire.
However, soon the diamond disappears and a dead body found. Murdér Express is a hilariously funny murder mystery comedy show with live actors and a food & drink menu to die for.
Family friendly sessions available on Saturday’s at 12:30pm and 3pm and on Sunday’s at 2:30pm. Kids menu available.
Enter a paradox dimension where nothing is as it seems. Learn how optical illusions work, lose yourself in a mirror maze, defy gravity in the Zero Gravity Room, and take fun selfies.
The perfect all day family activity where kids learn while having fun.
This summer there is a limited-time seaside-inspired installation, called Summer Pier where playful surprises await.
There is also a Paradox Postcard Trail across the museum waiting to be discovered.
Plus, you can enjoy an extra 25% off every day between 9am – 10am and 3:15pm – 7:30pm.
It’s the first VR experience that doesn’t just show you the universe, it places you inside it.
Visit an alien planet that has diamonds on its surface, climb aboard the Hubble and the James Webb space telescopes, witness a supernova up close, listen to the Sun’s vibrations and stand on the very edge of a super massive black hole.
A massive heatwave has reached London for this week and the next. Here are 10 indoor activities and exhibitions with air conditioning to escape the hottest days.
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You’ll explore a life-size 3D virtual model of the space station, meet legendary astronauts and embark on your own spacewalk.
House of Dreamers
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Escape reality and step in the magical world of your dreams: House of Dreamers.
Explore 16 immersive rooms, wander through a fairytale forest, have fun in a giant pink ball pit, board on the Dream Train, swing above the clouds and create unforgettable memories.
Boom Lab
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Garb your squad and head to London’s No. 1 group gaming experience, Boom Lab!
Form your team (2 to 16 people), dodge lasers, smash glowing targets, leap over lava and end your experience with a massive colour-exploding blast!
SABRAGE
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SABRAGE is London’s hottest circus-theatre experience that brings vintage glamour, and risqué humour. Enjoy cheeky, high-energy entertainment with a cool champagne in one hand and Southern-style bites in the other. It’s not just a show, it’s a seductive spectacle. It’s your next obsession.
The Murdér Express: Part Deux, The Jewel of the Empire
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This incredible murder mystery comedy theatre is combined with a three-course fine dining menu.
The Murdér Express: Part Deux, The Jewel of the Empireis transporting the world’s biggest diamond, The Jewel of Empire, via Pedley Street station’s Murdér Express. Soon the jewel is missing, and bodies begin to pile up. Will the killer ever be caught? The clock is ticking!
Paradox Museum
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Paradox Museumis one of London’s most popular family destinations.
50+ immersive paradoxes and mind-bending illusions that trick your perceptions and challenge your reality.
Plus, K-POP Sunday brings the K-POP energy into the museums for kids. Expect, dance workshops, styling moments, body art and plenty of surprises. 28 June, from 9am – 12:30pm.
M.C. Escher – The Exhibition
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M.C. Escher is often called ‘The master of illusions’ for his impossible structures, mind-bending illustrations. M.C. Escher – The Exhibition blends geometry and mathematics together to create surreal imagery, infinite patterns and visual paradoxes.
Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold: The Exhibition
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Come face to face with the original wooden coffin of Ramses II. Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold: The Exhibitionis featuring 180 original treasures, each over 3000 years old straight from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Fun fact: Brandon Fraser recently visited the exhibition.
Explore 10 immersive rooms, including a GIANT ball pit with oversized inflatable toys, embark on a virtual hot air balloon flight, have fun in the balloon pit filled with balloons to the ceiling, relax inside a giant colourful soap bubble, enjoy a magical VR experience and so much more!
Cleopatra: The Immersive Experience
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Meet the last Great Queen of Egypt and discover her life, reign and legacy. Get close to real artefacts, learn more about her lifestyle, hair and makeup through magic mirrors, enjoy a 360 degree immersive room, a hologram experience and a free roam VR experience. Cleopatra: The Immersive Experience must end on the 12th July!
+1 Prison Island: The Ultimate Action Game
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Team up in groups of 2 – 5 and take on 31 thrilling challenge cells.
Prison Island: The Ultimate Action Gamewill challenge your stamina, problem solving skills, logic and – of course – team work. You have 90 minutes and the clock is ticking. Can you solve all the challenges? Perfect for families or friend groups.
Queer Britaincelebrates Pride Month with pop-up exhibitions, late night museum visits and ‘Meet the Author’ events.
Celebrating Pride at Queer Britain in 2026
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Patroned by Sir Elton John and David Furnish; Queer Britain is the UK’s national LGBTQ+ museum and is celebrating Pride Month with a series of events.
Following a few weeks closure at the beginning of this year, Queer Britain reopened with refreshed galleries and brand new displays featuring over 200 objects.
The main gallery represents six new themed displays telling the stories of Black Lesbian and Gay Centre.
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The new displays also include a panel from the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Club Kali costumes, and Justin Fashanau’s football shirts, just to name a few. Click here to learn more about the new displays.
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There is also a hand-written letter from Elton John addressed to his 16-year-old self. That letter is part of the permanent exhibition.
Andrew Given, Queer Britain Museum Chief Executive says:
“As we mark 54 years since the very first London Pride, there’s no better time to visit Queer Britain to learn more about LGBTQ history with stories of community, reflection, creativity and join from the UK and celebrate our shared queer stories past and present.”
Fighting with Pride Temporary Exhibition (3rd June – 20th December)
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Did you know that being gay was illegal in the British military till 2000?
In 2000 the UK government lifted the ban opening the opportunity for anyone wanting to join the Armed Forces to serve their beloved country.
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Before 2000, however, if it turned out a service member was gay, all their medals were stripped and dismissed.
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“I joined the RAF in 1985, I didn’t know I was gay. I just wanted to fly and serve my country. When eventually I came out I knew I was hunted and despised and would have to hide to survive. When I was arrested and discharged it was the end of everything, I’d worked so hard for. Taking my case to the ECHR and winning against the government was massive vindication of my right to be my true self.” – Kevin Bazeley, Flight Lieutenant, Navigator, RAF Kinloss, 1985 – 1995.
Fighting with Pride pop-up exhibition with LGBT+ veterans charity explores the stories of those whose lives were devastated by the ban.
Visitors also can scan the QR codes provided and learn more about the LGBTQ+ Armed Forces Community Memorial where they can learn about the ban, how and when it was lifted, read personal stories and experiences and plan to visit the memorial.
Meet the Author
Emily Garside – Rainbow Wales (27th June at 2:30 pm)
Meet queer figures who made Welsh history. Lisa Power interviews Emily Garside exploring past, present, hidden icons and household names.
Ticket: £15/pay what you can
Museum Lates
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Visit Queer Britain after work on the third Thursday every month!
They also host volunteer-led guided tours starting at 7pm, open to anyone.
Next museum lates: 18th June (Thursday) | 16th July (Thursday)
Ticket: £10/pay what you can
Congratulations for Queer Britain Museum for winning the ‘Queer Arts & Culture Award’at the 2026 Gaydio Award in Manchester for providing much needed visibility to LGBTQ+ history, showcasing their culture and creativity.
Queer Britain is an independent museum that relies on the generosity of its supporters through ticket sales, donations,memberships, corporate sponsorships and commercial income.
Ready for your next adventure? Ready for a spicy date night in London? SABRAGE is London’s hottest circus cabaret show with vintage glamour, titillating humour, intoxicating allure and spicy French humour for good measure.
Embark on a journey beneath the waves of the Jurassic oceans and meet the fiercest marine reptiles ever lived. Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep at Natural History Museum dives deep into the lives of prehistoric giants once ruled the oceans.
[BLOG POST IN BIO] 𝙅𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨: 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥 at the Natural History Museum 🌊 @Natural History Museum London Embark on a journey beneath the waves of the Jurassic oceans and meet the fiercest marine reptiles ever lived 🌊🦈 What to expect: • Touch REAL dinosaur fossils, including a Mosasaur tooth, a Baryonyx claw and dinosaur poo • Full dinosaur skeletons, including a full size Plesiosaur • Learn more about how palaeontologists get information from fossils regarding a dinosaur’s speed, eyesight and colour • Interactive panels …and more! 📍Where Natural History Museum | Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD (Nearest station is South Kensington station and Gloucester Road station | Piccadilly, Circle & District lines) 🗓️ When 22nd May 2026 – 3rd January 2027 🕰️ Opening times Entry from 10am – 4:30pm daily 🎟️ Tickets Adult off-peak: £15 Adult peak: £17.50 Child (4-17 years) off-peak: £7.50 Child (4-17 years) peak: £8.75 #dinosaurs#paleontology#fossils#naturalhistorymuseum#dino
When we hear Jurassic Period, we can list a number of dinosaurs that once roamed the lands. But what about the oceans?
Natural History Museum’s new exhibition, Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep, invites kids and adults for a fearless underwater journey to explore gigantic gnarly toothed predators.
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Meet the Mosasaur you probably remember from Jurassic Park Rebirth (2025), also known as the T. Rex of the sea.
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There is an entire section dedicated to sharks, including the greatest shark ever swum in the oceans, the Megalodon. This monster was three times bigger than a Great White Shark and could open its jaw to 2.5 metres wide.
What’s the Connection Between Jurassic Predators and Pokémons?
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Plesiosaur was a long-necked dinosaur with four flippers that Pokémon fans might recognise as Lapras, the water/ice Pokémon.
It’s an interesting fact that although Plesiosaur was a very successful predator that survived long after the end of the Jurassic Period, its body plan hasn’t evolved in any other animal.
Did you know that there is a dinosaur named after a Pokémon?
We’ve seen lots of beasts that inspired fictional monsters, but is there any real-life species actually named after a fictional character? The answer is yes! Aerodactylus is named after the well-known purple Pokémon, Aerodactyl.
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There is a video recreating an underwater attack, skeletons and fossils and even a model of an Ichthyosaur brain moulded (the blue area in the picture above) from the fossil of a skull.
This is how an Ichthyosaur would have looked like
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It’s mind-blowing how much information palaeontologists can get from simply creating a mould of the inside of a dinosaur skull! From that brain mould, we know that Ichthyosaur was fast and had very good eyesight and smell.
Other fossils show that Ichthyosaur haunted in groups and would have camouflaged well in the water.
Touch a Real Mosasaur Tooth and Hold Fossil Dinosaur Poo
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Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep brings you close to prehistoric beasts as you can ever get.
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You have the rare opportunity to touch a REAL Mosasaur tooth, a full Plesiosaur skeleton fossil, hold fossil dinosaur poo (yes, that’s real poo!) and feel what shark’s skin feels like.
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Touch a Baryonyx claw, one of the most massive predators ever walked on Earth and rate the deadliest creatures ever ruled the oceans with a ‘fierce factor’.
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Run your fingers on the teeth of an Ichthyosaur skull and learn why their eye sockets were covered with bone.
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Want to know how big Plesiosaur really was? Measure yourself up against one and feel how its prey would have felt millions of years ago (and whisper a thank you these creatures are no longer lurking in the oceans).
The full skeleton of a full-grown Plesiosaur is on display. This is the exact skeleton high-school student, Tadashi Suzuki found in Japan in 1968 in a riverbank near his home.
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Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep is more than just an exhibition with fossils and skeletons. It’s a real educational adventure where kids (and adults) can learn something new without even realising it.
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Guided audio tour, interactive displays, informative signages and breath-taking displays give visitors an insight into the lives of the creatures lived millions of years ago and how palaeontologists know the dinosaurs’ hunting patterns, diet, eyesight, and even their colours.
It’s a truly hands-on experience designed the way both kids and adults enjoy.
Ready for your next adventure? Hidden medieval museum in London. The Museum of the Order of St John tells the story of an ancient organisation established by knights that exists and operates even today under the same logo.
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Australian-born filmmaker, speculative architect and director, Liam Young, invites us to step into the future and imagine what humanity could look like. ‘In Other Worlds’takes us to an imaginary journey to experience six different possibilities.
[BLOG POST IN BIO] 🌏 What humanity could look like in the future? How the decisions we make today shape your future? 👩🚀 𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙖𝙢 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 at @Barbican Centre • Six immersive rooms • Six different visions 🗓️ When 21st May – 6th September 2026 📍Where Barbican Centre – The Curve | Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS 🎟️ Tickets Standard adult ticket: £20.50 Kids (6 – 15): £7.50 Kids under 5: Free #barbican#future#humanity#liamyoung#CapCut
“Operating in the spaces between design, fiction and futures, these works immerse us in the consequences and opportunities of the decisions we make today. It is about stepping away from dystopia, asking: what if the future could actually be…hopeful?” – says the description of the exhibition at the Barbican Centre.
Having been described as “the man designing our futures” by BBC, Liam Young is best-known for his richly detailed moving image installations, world-building projects and architecture collaborations.
Six Immersive Rooms Predicting Six Different Futures
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There are six different rooms to explore, each predicting a different future for humanity.
One room imagining a monstrous city with 10 billion people and 7,000 different languages which is also a 24/7 party zone as annual celebrations, festivals and carnivals of different communities overlap.
In another imaginary world, a whale swims through the ruins of a flooded AI data centre, while in a 360 degree projection space, you’ll find yourself surrounded by a vast ocean from which a huge carbon capturing machine emerges.
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Huge scale projections, costumes, audio stories, film and soundscape help visitors fully soak up the alternative futures in each room.
‘In Other Worlds’ has been created with the collaboration of famous filmmakers, designers, actors and directors, including Maggie Aderin (host of BBC’s Sky at Night), Adam Young (Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Emmy-nominated costume designer Ane Crabtree (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Sopranos, Westworld), writer Lisa Joy (Westworld, Fallout) and Chen Qiufan (AI 2041), just to name a few.
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As the exhibition breaks new ground in terms of new ideas and experiences, it also takes visitors beyond the regular exhibition spaces. It ends at Barbican’s car park, suggesting there are no boundaries of imagination and ideas.
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“This show is a not collection of solutions, but rather it’s an attempt to re-orientate us around new visions for a future that operate at planetary scales. The crises we face, they’re no longer crises of technology, but rather they’re crisis of the imagination.” – says Young.
Ready for your next adventure? Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition has finally arrived in London. 34 reproduced frescoes are on display using a special technique that allows visitors to see every brushstroke! Licenced and approved by the Vatican Museum.
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[MORE INFO IN BIO] Hidden Medieval Museum in London – Museum of the Order of St John 🏰⚔️ We’ve all heard of St John Ambulance. But did you know that it’s actually an ancient organisation that was established in the 11th century? The museum tells the story of that ancient military Order and how it became an international first aid charity ⛑️ • The museum is free to visit. No booking required. • You have to book a private tour (£15pp), however, to visit the crypt, the Priory Church, the Council Chamber and the Grand Chapel Hall 🏰 The beautiful Cloister Garden is open to the public 🌼🌳 📍Where St John’s Gate, 26 St John’s Ln, London EC1M 4DA (Nearest station is Farringdon) 🕰️ Opening times Mon, Tue, & Sun: CLOSED Wed – Sat: 9:30am – 5pm #hiddengems#hiddengemslondon#medievaltok#londonmuseum#knights
The Museum of the Order of St John tells the story of an ancient military Order from its origins when they cared for sick pilgrims and how it became an international first aid charity.
The museum has two parts: the gatehouse and the chapel. Visiting the gatehouse is completely free and no booking required. You can simply walk in from the street and visit the exhibition.
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You can only visit the chapel, however, if you book a guided tour which run twice a day three time a week.
The gatehouse museum’s unique collection guides you through the story of the Order from its beginning to the modern day St John Ambulance.
By 1080 a hospital was established by monks in Jerusalem under the guidance of Brotherhood Gerard. The purpose of the hospital was to care for travellers and pilgrims fallen ill during their travel regardless their religion, race or social status. The group of men and women volunteers were known as ‘hospitallers’.
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The story of the Order is interwoven with many historical characters, including Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Willam Shakespeare, Willam Hogarth and Dr Samuel Johnson.
A collection of medieval artefacts is on display, including intricately decorated armours, model ships, maps, ancient coins, apothecary, silverware, and medical instruments used by the members of the Order as well as ceremonial wear.
Guided Tours to Visit the Priory Church, the Crypt and the Historic Rooms in St John’s Gate
St John Priory Church
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Follow the footsteps of knight-monks, politicians, philanthropists and even William Shakespeare himself on the guided tour that discovers the many lives of St John’s Gate.
Council Chamber
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TIP: There are a number of different guided tours available. We recommend the ‘Knights, Revellers & Saviours: The Many Lives of St John’s Gate’ as it includes the Priory Church, the crypt and the historic rooms in St John’s Gate. The tour will last 60 minutes and it costs £15pp.
If you go for a guided tour, you have the rare opportunity to literally walk in the footsteps of Willam Shakespeare.
That spiral wooden staircase is the oldest Tudor staircase in London on which Shakespeare walked up to get his plays approved by the Master of the Revels.
Grand Chapel Hall
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Marvel at the beautiful architecture of the Grand Chapter Hall where numerous Royal portraits line on the walls, indicating Royal patronage throughout the centuries.
St John Priory Church
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The Church’s Priory gallery features an exhibition that let visitors get a glimpse into how life was in a medieval priory.
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The Church’s Cloister Garden today provides a tranquil place to the members of the public. In the medieval times, however, it functioned as a medicinal garden where the most different herbs would have been cultivated by Knights Hospitallers to cure illnesses.
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St John’s Gate and the Norman crypt have seen many turmoils throughout the centuries. It survived the odds of the history because the building served various purposes. It served as the English headquarters of the Order in the 12th century, an office of the Master of the Revels during the 16th century (thirty of Shakespeare’s plays were licensed here!), it was also a coffee house run by Richard Hogarth, father of artist William Hogarth and even used as a pub in the 18th century.
When it was a pub, it was called The Old Jerusalem pub and welcomed such visitors like Charles Dickens.
The modern Order of St John in England was granted by Queen Victoria in 1888. The modern Order recognised the need of First Aid and ambulance transport services as no such system existed in the newly industrialised England.
The Iconic Eight Pointed Star
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The white eight-pointed cross on a black background, the symbol of the Order, remained completely unaltered over the centuries.
Today it’s known as the logo of St John Ambulance, but it was also worn on the robes of the first Brother Knights in the hospital in Jerusalem in the 11th century.
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You can also see it on the floor inside the chapel. Black and white is also the colour of the Order’s uniform and you can also see black and white tiles covering the chapel’s floor.
The Crypt
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Under the black and white chapel, there is the crypt with beautiful arches and stained glass windows.
Make sure you spend a few quiet minutes here and absorb the history around you.
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The crypt contains a 16th century tomb effigy believed to be Castilian Knight Hospitaller, named Don Juan de Vergara.
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The stunning stain glasses above the chapel depict St John the Baptist, John Aimoner, St George, Andrew, Patrick and David as well as other knights and priors.
The Order of St John Today
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Today the Order of John is an international charity, providing first aid and healthcare services in over 40 countries.
It has over 25,000 members and 200,000 volunteers around the globe and volunteers from the rural Africa and to areas impacted by natural disasters in Asia.
How to become a volunteer or support the Order:
Want to become a volunteer or support the Order of St John? Click here to see how you can do that.
Venue Hire
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The historic buildings of the Priory Church, the galleries, the crypt and the garden are all available to hire for private events.
If you’re planning a medieval-themed wedding, looking for a hidden jewel for your next conference, lecture, or dinner, the historic rooms and the beautiful garden overflown with flowers during spring and summer are ideal places to celebrate, or host special events your guest will remember.
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To discover all the available venues, rooms and spaces and learn all the details on how to hire them, click here.
The gatehouse is free to visit. No booking required.
However, you do need to book a ticket for a guided tour to visit the Priory Church, the crypt and the historic rooms in St John’s Gate.
Tickets are £15 or £11.25 with a valid Art Pass or Blue Light Card
If you’re an Islington resident, you can visit any public guided tours for only £1!
Ready for your next adventure? Dating back to 1144, The Clink Prison Museum is one of the oldest prisons in England. Enter through the original site and descend to the dark side of history.
New interactive family-friendly experience opened at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich. ‘Astronomers Take Over’gives visitors a rare chance to meet real astronomers, ask their questions, see mind-blowing demonstrations and experience how the Universe really is.
[BLOG POST IN BIO] Astronomers Take Over at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich 🚀🪐✨🧑🏻🚀 ‘Astronomers Take Over’ gives visitors a rare chance to meet real astronomers, ask their questions, see mind-blowing demonstrations and experience how the Universe really is 🪐✨ What to expect: • Galaxy room: It’s a gorgeous infinity room. Perfect for that Instagram moment! • A giant telescope installation you can step inside • Scavenger hunt for kids • Star Huddle: Learn what it really means when we say we are all made of stardust • Moon room • Astronomers Lounge • Lots of interactive elements kids will love + Planetarium experience (that’s extra charge) 📍 Where National Maritime Museum Greenwich | 9NF Romney Rd, London SE10 🗓️ When 27th March – 29th June 2026 🎟️ Tickets Astronomers Take Over + Planetarium ticket: £16 Astronomers Take Over (without Planetarium show): £8 #astronomerstakeover#astronomer#spacethings#familytimefun#familydayout
‘Astronomers Take Over’ opened on the 27th March and is a temporary gallery offering playful hands-on experience for anyone interested in space and astronomy.
Here are the highlights of the experience:
Galaxy Box
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Galaxy Box is an awe-inspiring infinity room designed with Sir Brian May and visual artist and astrophotographer, J-P Metsävainio for visitors to experience how vast and beautiful the Universe really is.
Perfect for that Instagram moment!
Telescope
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Step inside a giant telescope and learn more about major space discoveries through the past 350 years connected to the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Telescope is designed to inspire the next generation of astronomers who could be you!
Cosmic Quest
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Kids will love this very interactive experience where they are invited for a scavenger hunt.
The mission is to find weird hidden objects astronomers have taken into space. Think of a gorilla suit, Luke Skywalker’s light sabre and an espresso machine.
Star Huddle
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What does it really mean when we say we are all made of stardust?
Meet the Royal Observatory’s Head of Astronomy, Liz Avery and the team and take a closer look to the stars using a spectroscope.
Moon Room
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You’ve probably seen the out-of-this-world images of the dark side of the Moon; the crew of the Artemis II mission had taken.
In the Moon Room, you can learn more about how our planet and the Moon move and dance around each other through space.
Land a Mars Rover at a Martian Crater
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Join Professor Sanjeev Gupta and his team and work together on some of the humankind’s most amazing space missions.
Did you know that Mars rovers are operated from the Earth and you can even do that from a kitchen at home?
Well, here’s your chance to operate a Mars rover and try to land it at a Martian crater.
Astronomers’ Lounge
Are you following the Artemis II mission? Fascinated by the newest space discoveries?
Pull up your chair and discuss the latest space news with the Royal Observatory’s astronomy team. Here’s your chance to get your questions answered by real astronomers.
Planetarium Experience
Why not add a Planetarium experience to your ticket and enjoy a 30-minute awe-inspiring show about our solar system or an adorable film about ‘Animals in Space!’ perfect for younger visitors?
Coming Soon: Mirror Moon by Luke Jerram
Celebrating 350 years of studying the Moon, a giant Mirror Moon will arrive at the Royal Observatory this May.
The Mirror Moon is a 2m in diameter scale model of our Moon, designed and created by British artist, Luke Jerram, famous for his large scale art projects (Gaia, Mars, Sun, Moon).
Mirror Moon is a touchable installation created using highly accurate topographical NASA data of the lunar surface.
Feel free to run your fingers on craters, valleys, mountains and million years old lava fields.
How to visit Luke Jerram’s Mirror Moon?
Simply book a ticket to the Royal Observatory online. Your ticket includes the visit of the Mirror Moon.
NOTE:Astronomers Take Over is closed on most Tuesdays and Fridays.
It’s open on all other days from 10am – 5pm
Tickets
Book your ticket on the Royal Museums of Greenwich’s official website.
Astronomers Take Over + Planetarium ticket: £16
Astronomers Take Over (without Planetarium show): £8
Ready for your next adventure? Fairy Tales exhibition at the British Library. This magical exhibition is full of interactive elements kids will love. It explores the origins of fairy tales and how the stories have changed over time. Visit a gingerbread house, sit with the Three Bears, smell portions, look into a magic mirror and make a wish from Aladdin’s Genie.
Did you know that London has a secret underground mail rail and you can actually ride it? Mail Rail is 70ft (21m) under the ground and it transported letters across London for 75 years.
Did you know that London has a secret underground mail rail and you can actually ride it? 🚂📮@The Postal Museum Mail Rail is 70ft (21m) under the ground and it transported letters across London for 75 years 💌 It closed in 2003 and re-opened to the public as a visitor attraction in 2017. 💡As the Mail Rail is a popular attraction, we collected some tips to make the most out of your experience and avoid the crowd and school groups 🔗 LINK IN BIO #mailrail#postalmuseum#dayoutwiththekids#kidsactivities#hiddengem
Explore a hidden railway that once transported millions of letters across London every day.
The Mail Rail was originally established in 1927 to transport mail beneath London for a smoother and quicker service. It was operating for 75 years and moved 4 million letters daily. The tunnels closed in 2003 but opened to the public as a visitor attraction on the 4th September 2017.
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Today you can actually ride on the mini trains and discover the tunnels and platforms once people relied on to deliver their letters before the emails and Internet.
As the Mail Rail is a popular attraction, here are some tips to make the most out of your experience and avoid the crowd and school groups:
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A standard ticket to the Postal Museum gives you unlimited access to the museum’s permanent exhibition for a full year! Plus, one ride on the Mail Rail.
NOTE: The Mail Rail and the Postal Museum exhibitions are in two separate buildings on Phoenix Place. The buildings are just one 1-minute walk from one another connected by a zebra crossing.
2. Do the Mail Rail ride first and visit the exhibition in the other building later, so you’ll have enough time to see everything.
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3. During your Mail Rail ride, the train will regularly stop at stations where you can see projections on the tunnel walls. Sit in the middle of the train for the best view and use a sideway-facing seat if you can.
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4. Be prepared for having to leave you bag in a locker before boarding. There’s not much space on the mini train, so the staff will ask you to leave your bag (regardless of its size) in the locker. Don’t worry, your belongings are safe! The staff will lock the locker and members of staff are always right next to the locker to keep an eye on everything while you’re enjoying your ride.
5. Make sure you visit the Mail Rail exhibition after your ride. It’s in the same building and contains a lot of interactive elements kids will enjoy, including the moving travelling post office where they can race against the clock to sort mail and a full control panel where they experience what it takes to keep a 10km of line running.
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6. After your ride on the Mail Rail and visiting the Mail Rail exhibition, walk to The Postal Museum’s other building to visit their permanent exhibition. Remember, your ticket gives you access to the exhibition for a whole year, so if you don’t have time to do it today, you can come back any time for 12 months from the purchase of your ticket.
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7. Try all the fun, interactive panels and elements during your exhibition journey. You can write a secret message to a friend and sent it through the pneumatic mail system. You can also try on replica uniforms from the Post Masters wardrobe.
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8. Make sure you stop by at the museum café before leaving for a coffee and a sandwich or a cake and have a look around the shop because there are lots of exclusive gift ideas for kids and adults alike.
Mail Rail Venue Hire
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Did you know that you can even hire the Mail Rail venue for your events?
If you’re looking for a truly unique space for your next corporate event, award ceremony, product launch or presentation, look no further!
What could be more unique than the 100-year-old Mail Rail tunnels that served for over 75 years and was the world’s first driverless electric railway?
Your ticket gives you access to the museum’s permanent exhibition for a whole year and one ride on the Mail Rail.
Ready for your next adventure? The Chimney Experience at Battersea Power Stationgives you an epic view of London from 109 metres high. Complement your experience with a glass of themed cocktail and enjoy the interactive exhibition while waiting for your session to start.
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