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Horniman Museum & Gardens
Forest Hill, London
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The Horniman, through its collections and related exhibitions and events, seeks to encourage a wider appreciation of the World, its peoples and their communities.
- Address:
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100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ
Nearby stations:
- Forest Hill Railway Station (0.6 km)
- Honor Oak Park (1.5 km)
- Contact us:
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anthonyfiennes
- Opening hours:
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Monday to Sunday, 10.30am - 5.30pm.
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53 reviews of Horniman Museum & Gardens in English
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Amazon Adventure exhibitions is great. You will see hungry piranhas, giant anacondas and mysterious pink dolphins and many many other exotic creatures. Go there and have fun!
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Horniman Museum is just a lovely place to visit. Me and my girlfriend go there all the time. The great thing about it is that it is absolutely free except for the aquarium but that is not a setback at all. Our personal favourite is the music gallery. It is definitely a great place for kids to hang out since they can learn and see a lot while playing.
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This is by far and away my favourite of all the London free attractions. The Museum is not large but combined with the beautiful garden grounds, it's worth a visit. If you are interested in History of Zoology or African artefacts this is the right place for you.
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This is a great place to visit because there is so much to do and all free! Please try to put a note in the donations box cos they are struggling to stay open!!
There is a great aquarium which is really interesting and a museum full of stuffed animals! There is a honey bee hive where you can see all the bees flying in and out!the grounds are lovely and there is a good tearoom - but it's a little expensive!
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I love this place!
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Top place to take the kids. My 2yo daughter loves the aquarium and the stuffed fox that you can actually stroke. The skeletons and stuffed animals in glass cabinets are fantastic and genuinely educational, the way a natural history museum should be.
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Very interesting place. Your kids will definitely like it. The aquarium is full with interesting fishes.
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An interesting and eclectic museum, with gardens and an acquarium. The gardens offer an interesting view out over the City of London. Much of the core of the museum is a Victorian collection, and you can tell this straightaway - also the exhibits themselves are what I'd term "old school" - however, the acquarium is on a good scale for small children ( and is the only part you pay for), with something for all budding Jacques and ( Jacqui) Cousteaus. Additionally, the temporary exhibits are both interesting and more modern ( there were Wildlife Photography and "The Look of London" - a photo essay and exhibit on fashion- on during our visit), as are many of the later permanent collections. Hugely popular with families.
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Interesting place, i often come here with my son and enjoy the exhibitions
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A wonderful museum set in beautiful gardens. A real treat. The gift shop is delightful as well, and the museum is utterly charming, with many displays dating back a good 40 years or so. It's just beautiful.
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When my kind were little , we used to go here every Sunday. They loved this place.
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Lovely place!
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Lovely place for a holiday afternoon. I took my kids to the museum a few weeks ago and we all had great time. They had many new things to learn. The museum itself need a refreshment in my opinion. I would certainly go back to the place in a year or two.
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I went here with a friend about a month ago, its great for all family, most of its free except for the aquarium, with a busy cafeteria open all day.
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I loved this museum and all its art. First went here in 2005. Wonderful place, take your kids along.
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We love museums. We have lots of great museums close to where we live – the Geffrye Museum, Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Museum of London are all in walking distance. This though is the best of the lot. I could spend a whole summer here with the kids. The East London Line Extension has put the museum in easy reach with a short walk up the hill. This is a real box of lights. An eclectic collection that includes natural history, instruments, an aquarium, voodoo dolls, special exhibitions, kids workshops, great gardens and pond dipping. We would come just for the pond dipping. A mile walk down a country path accompanied by a guide to a small pond where you can dip for bugs and identify them. I enjoy this as much as the kids. Bring a picnic, find some shade under one of the stunning trees and relax. We have done stacks of workshops here – arts and crafts, gardening, up close to the exhibits. Charming staff, nice little shop and cafe. If you have never been you will have great fun with or without kids
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Fantastic museum, excellent gardens. Perfect for a relaxing day out. Must see!
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Simply perfect, the ultimate museum, and this is such spectacular garden!
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I love this museum – I’m now 55 and have loved it since I was 3. The museum has some really gruesome exhibits which tend to be tucked away now rather than highlighted as they were when I was a child (the torture chair being just one example). Just out of interest – does anyone else remember there being live alligators in a pit or did I just imagine that?
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A wonderful museum I have so many happy childhood memories of.
I look forward to seeing it once the redevelopment of the gardens is completed (should be magnificent) but even now it’s more than worth checking out again and again.
The music gallery is a particularly wonderful little gem, but the whole museum is stuffed to bursting with an eclectic and wonderful range of exhibits. As magical today as it was when I was a wee one.
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