Best family days out in London

London keeps families busy all year. Theatres put on shows pitched at younger audiences, museums and arts centres run hands-on workshops, and venues across the city build half-term and weekend programmes that give kids something to do and parents a reason to leave the house. The places worth knowing are the ones with a steady family calendar rather than a single seasonal show.

The places below are ordered by how active they are, counted from the family events each has coming up. It is a measure of activity rather than a ranking of facilities or value, so a venue near the top is simply one with plenty on that the whole family can go to in person.