London Transport Museum Reviews Summary

Category: Museum London

Address: London, WC2E 7BB, United Kingdom

Phone: +443432225000

Rating: 4.5
based on 663 reviews.

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "A day ticket gives you access for the whole year and kids go free which is good value for money if you're in London for a prolonged period of time."
  • "Kids go free adults pay but tickets are valid for 1 year with unlimited visits!!"
  • "The cost of £21 is good as the ticket lasts a year and our child is completely free."
  • "£21 sounds expensive on the surface, but it does entitle free re-entry for 12 months."
  • "Admission ticket is needed but it covers you for a whole year and children can visit here for free."
  • "The tickets were very cheap, £21 for an annual pass and free for kids!"
  • "Price to go in is quite reasonable as it becomes an annual pass, so you can go back as many times as you like, in a year."

Cons:

  • "Can be busy and only criticism is a bit pricey."
  • "All tickets are sold as annual passes, and at £24 per adult, it’s certainly not cheap."
  • "Although i think 24£ for an adult entry ticket is a bit expensive for what it is."
  • "Meh, kind of expensive for what it is, more of a kids’ museum."
  • "The gift shop is very overpriced you can buy same things on ebay for half the price."
  • "Very poor value. As others have said, too many kids even during the weekdays."
  • "Expensive museum £24 for adults."

Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Very nice Museum close to Trafalgar Square."
  • "The museum is very accessible and there is even a lift, which was handy."
  • "Transport to get to the museum is also very good, you have the underground at Covent Garden and lots of local bus services."
  • "Everything was step free and accessible too."
  • "There are convenient and consistently styled toilets in the museum."
  • "The closest Underground stations to the Museum are Covent Garden (2 minutes walk away), Leicester Square (4 minutes), Holborn (5 minutes), Charing Cross (7 minutes) and Embankment (8 minutes)."
  • "Toilets On All Floors And Easy Access Through Lifts For The Disabled."

Cons:

  • "However there is only 1 unisex toilet which has a broken baby change table."
  • "Unfortunately only one of the two small lifts was working, so we had a bit of a wait."
  • "It was really difficult to get parking, so public transport is probably easier and cheaper, if possible."
  • "The only downside is there is no single-entry ticket and the annual pass is 24 pounds which is a bit pricey for a traveler like me."
  • "It's a pity that there was no exhibitions on, the previous one had closed and the next one hadn't started yet."
  • "The only negative was that it took almost half an hour to get served 2 hot drinks in the cafe."
  • "Loads of hand sanitiser stations with NO HAND SANITISER INSIDE."

Family Friendliness

Pros:

  • "There is a little something for everyone in this museum and it has a lot of charm."
  • "Lots of interactive games & transport."
  • "There’s plenty for kids to look at and engage with, but as a result, as an adult I found it a little lacking."
  • "Great activities for kids under 7 to do."
  • "The hands-on exhibits and the train simulator were absolute favorites, providing an engaging and interactive experience."
  • "Family friendly museum, loads to do for kids - there is a play area, even a small soft play corner for babies."
  • "A family friendly museum that will entertain and occupy little ones for hours."

Cons:

  • "For some reason, many visitors think it’s a good idea to bring very young kids to what is supposed to be a museum."
  • "The main issue is that the museum is completely overrun by young children... It is more of a play park than a museum."
  • "However, avoid it like the plague during weekends and summer holidays because it's more like a creche than a museum at times."
  • "As a couple on our own it was very disappointing that the place seemed to be used as a children's playground."
  • "Why do parents take babies and toddlers to such places. They are too young to appreciate or enjoy it."
  • "Also for some reason this place seems to act as a day care centre."
  • "Thought we bought tickets to a nice museum but we actually payed to go walk around a playground."

Exhibits and Activities

Pros:

  • "A very cool and cute museum slap-bang in Covent Garden."
  • "The recent ongoing exhibition is about London tube in WW2 and is quite educational."
  • "An iteractive museum with lots of information for the kids and adults."
  • "They display the very best of a set of extraordinary collection, looking at the past, present, and future of London and its transport system."
  • "The museum offers interesting activities which will help them to gain insightful knowledge of the different transportation in a very fun way!"
  • "Lots of information is available for all the displays at the Museum & there were plenty of interactive displays to keep the kids busy."
  • "A great couple of hours spent there."

Cons:

  • "I've been to transportation museums in many cities but this one felt less interesting."
  • "It was interesting with plenty to see and my son enjoyed himself to a point but then got bored as he said it was all the same sort of thing."
  • "I was expecting a lot more then what I got."
  • "The museum was great, don't get me wrong, it was only a lot smaller than expected."
  • "But for the price (£24 per adult), I expect a bit more advanced, and a few more interactive displays."
  • "Some of the interactive exhibits unfortunately were not working at the time as well."
  • "Quite of few of the interactive exhibits were out of order."

Facilities and Services

Pros:

  • "Food is available inside & clean toilets as well. Very friendly staff & all the areas were kept clean & tidy."
  • "Food was nice, place was clean, staff were lovely and very helpful."
  • "Also, the museum shop is fantastic! Plenty of London transport related things to purchase."
  • "Lovely cafe upstairs."
  • "Nice gift shop with a wide selection at typical London gift shop prices."
  • "The facilities are really clean, they also have a free to use cloakroom."
  • "Friendly And Helpful Staff."

Cons:

  • "The negative is the cost of food, well the cost of a can of coke was £2+ so we didn't bother."
  • "Canteen meals were basic and super expensive."
  • "The service in the cafe was disappointing; there seemed to be plenty of staff, but there were clearly some training or organisational issues."
  • "The gift shop is very overpriced you can buy same things on ebay for half the price."
  • "The toilets near to the number 11 bus and baby changing facilities there need more regular cleaning. Awful. And need to smell better than they do."
  • "Also the cafe staff are rubbish they stopped doing food nearly an hour before the stated time, on a busy weekend."
  • "Not fantastically maintained, some of the hole-punch machines don’t work."

Overall Experience

Pros:

  • "A truly excellent museum."
  • "Very well set up."
  • "A fabulous collection that covers over 200 years of public transport in London."
  • "An informative and enjoyable museum full of London’s rich history of transportation."
  • "Great place to bring the kids and learn a bit about how this incredible transportation world began in the UK."
  • "Really interesting and nicely laid out museum that details much of London's transportation history from steam to electric."
  • "The London Transport Museum is a great place to learn about the history of London's public transport system."

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