Calling all Londoners and people who know about going there!

[SMP1704]

The only time I drove to the NHM was when I knew someone who worked at Imperial College (next door) and would book me a space.....  There is metered road parking but unless you get there before 10am, I very much doubt you will find it easy to get a space and if memory serves, there is a max 2 hour stay and I know from bitter experience that the traffic wardens hid behind the lamp posts watching the expiry time. ::)

I would recommend parking in the burbs and getting the train or tube in, or with petrol being the price it is, why not price up the cost of a family rail ticket from home to bournemouth via central london - you may find there isn't much in it and both museums have cloakrooms to leave your luggage/coats in.

Whatever you decide, have fun ;D

[SMP1704]

[emmy1978]

Thanks-driving in London was not the plan. Think it's fine to do in a day-we're staying overnight in B-mouth remember not doing the whole lot in a day!!!
My plan is to go with my original plan and go for Richmond parking and tube in. Nice and direct.  :)
Also both museums say they have limited disabled parking so no parking anyway. I though it most unlikely that parking in s kensington on a saturday would be easy!!! Thanks for all your advice.  ;D

[reddyreddy]

My OH works in London and has been in every day, he says it's completely normal once you're there, no winter wonderland at all!

[timnsal]

Took autistic 13yo to the Natural History museum last summer. Two visits on consecutive days, as the first time we arrived there at about 10 past 5, with just time to wander through the dinosaur section, wwhich was almost deserted. Went back the next morning and you couldn't move, it was so crowded. And by mid-morning there were huge queues to get in at all.

I suppose it probably won't be as crowded in Feb, but if you want to see the popular stuff, it might be worth trying to be there at one end of the day.

Sally

[emmy1978]

Thanks all! We are going to have a good read through this thread later and gets the maps out and figure it out. I still think for us richmond the best bet so we'll have a look! Thanks for all your advice-  as usual totally fab. XxX