During the Easter holidays, families who visit the award-winning London Transport Museum in Covent Garden can discover momentous moments in London's transport history that have shaped it into how it is today.
From Saturday, 1st to Sunday, 16th April, families can explore the Museum's galleries. They will meet a cast of characters from different times and events during London's fascinating history and relive historic occasions such as VE Day and the 2012 Olympics.
Stories of London's past, present and future will inspire children aged 8 to 14 to get creative and build a futuristic time-travelling vehicle in a hands-on interactive craft workshop. The workshops will take place on weekdays between 10:30 and 16:00.
During their visit to the Museum in Covent Garden, families can also:
- Climb aboard historic trains, trams and buses, including one of the iconic red Routemaster buses and vintage Tube train with 1938 stock;
- Explore the All Aboard family play zone where children can use their imagination to can play as bus a conductor, use toy spanners to repair a mini-Tube train, and work in the ‘Lost Property Office';
- Listen to stories of Caribbean people who have shaped London's transport history and culture by visiting the Legacies exhibition;
- Discover a secret side to the Underground in Explore Hidden London: The Exhibition that is in the Global Gallery until this summer;
- Visit the Future Engineers gallery where they can learn to drive an Elizabeth line train and get hands-on with interactive exhibits;
- Enjoy views over the Covent Garden Piazza after grabbing a bite to eat at Canteen, the Museum's café bar;
- Choose from an exclusive range of transport-inspired toys, gifts, homeware, and vintage posters in the Museum's shop.
Entry for children is free, while adult tickets include free return entry for a whole year.
Tickets can be booked online at www.ltmuseum.co.uk
