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Home to one of the world's most magnificent collections of science, industry, technology and medicine, the Science Museum is one of London's most hands-on and interactive museums. Funded by the profits of the Great Exhibition of 1851, it started life in the 19th century as part of Prince Albert's grand scheme to promote industrial technology.
Today, it occupies a purpose-built gallery and contains some 300,000 objects, covering the entire history of Western science, technology and medicine. Visitors are invited to learn about forces and motion in Launch Pad and discover how aircraft are built in Flight Lab. The Wellcome Wing allows visitors to morph their faces to look older or younger, manipulate their voices and create digital music, or be sucked into the 3D world of the stunning IMAX cinema. The scientific questions of the day are hotly debated in Antenna. |
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Museums Near Science Museum |
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| London Sights and Attractions |
| Natural History Museum |
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Cromwell Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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2 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Interactive, life and earth science museum.
An 8-metre long giant squid, a walrus from Hudson Bay overstuffed by a London taxidermist in the 1880s, the skeleton ...More...
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| London Sights and Attractions |
| Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum |
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Cromwell Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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3 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Museum of decorative and applied arts.
With over 145 galleries to explore and over 4 million items, the V & A is one of the ...More...
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Sights and Attractions Near Science Museum |
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| London Sights and Attractions |
| Brompton Oratory |
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Brompton Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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5 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Flamboyant, High Renaissance, Early Baroque Catholic church.
Built in 1884, in the Italianate Baroque style, the Brompton Oratory is an exact imitation of the Gesu Church ...More...
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| London Sights and Attractions |
| Albert Memorial |
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Kensington Gardens (opposite Royal Albert Hall),
Westminster,
London,
W2
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9 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| 180ft Victorian bronze gilt statue in Kensington Gardens.
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Event Near Science Museum |
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| London Event |
| The Science of Survival |
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Science Museum, Exhibition Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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0 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Kids in classrooms today are the ones who'll inherit the planet in fifty years' time - educating them about the problems that come with it...More...
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Hotels Near Science Museum |
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| London Hotels |
| Gallery Hotel |
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8-10
Queensberry Place,
South Kensington,
SW7
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5 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| The Gallery is housed in a beautiful Victorian building that offers excellent standards of comfort to its guests. The mahogany panelled reception, bar and lounge ...More...
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| London Hotels |
| The Rembrandt |
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Thurloe Place
London,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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6 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| The location of this hotel cannot be beaten. It’s a direct journey from Heathrow on the Piccadilly line and, waking up the next day, you ...More...
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Event Near Science Museum |
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| London Event |
| Rollerstroll |
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East Serpentine,
Hyde Park,
Westminster,
London,
W1J
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26 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Every Sunday, meet on the east side of the Serpentine in Hyde Park for Rollerstroll, London's largest mass skating event. This big, very chilled skating ...More...
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| London Event |
| BUPA Great Capital Run |
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Hyde Park,
Westminster,
London,
W2
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19 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Another addition to the proliferation of London running events (perhaps a testament to Londoners' increasing obsession with health) comes to Hyde Park. This one has ...More...
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Shopping Near Science Museum |
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| London Shopping |
| Gilding the Lily |
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Old Brompton Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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5 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Superior florist directly opposite South Kensington Tube Station. They sell flowers to the great and good of this area and as you might expect, this ...More...
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| London Shopping |
| Few and Far |
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Brompton Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW3
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6 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| A knack for knowing what people want - and retailing it in an appealing way - is clearly in the Conran blood. Priscilla Carluccio - ...More...
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Dining Near Science Museum |
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| London Dining |
| Oddono's |
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Bute Street,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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6 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Italian ice cream as only the Italians know how. This ice cream parlour is hotly tipped by celebrity chefs, Gordon Ramsay and Italian chef Theo ...More...
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| London Dining |
| Racine |
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239
Brompton Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW3
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6 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| A comfortable Brasserie that offers London's most daringly retro French dining experience, from the beautifully presented fruits de mer to the slightly snooty staff. The ...More...
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Education Near Science Museum |
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| London Education |
| Royal College of Art |
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Kensington Gore,
Westminster,
London,
SW7
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7 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| This is one of London's most prestigious art colleges and the world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. You will need at least ...More...
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| London Education |
| Royal College of Music |
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Prince Consort Road,
Westminster,
London,
SW7
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4 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| The music school where Gustav Hoilst, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benjamin Britten, James Galway, Joan Sutherland and Ralph Vaughan Williams learnt their trades also hosts a ...More...
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Leisure Near Science Museum |
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| London Leisure |
| G-Spa |
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63-81
Pelham Street,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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7 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| Downstairs from LA Fitness (keep going past the people who look like they're about to die on the running machines) you'll find G-Spa. A world ...More...
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| London Leisure |
| The Serpentine Lido |
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Hyde Park,
Westminster,
London,
W2
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12 minutes distance from Science Museum
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Pubs Near Science Museum |
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| London Pubs |
| The Anglesea Arms |
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Selwood Terrace,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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12 minutes distance from Science Museum
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| This popular old fashioned British pub may be slightly off the main drag but for young locals it's a well-known watering hole. The outside terrace ...More...
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| London Pubs |
| Duke of Clarence |
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148
Old Brompton Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW5
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13 minutes distance from Science Museum
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Nightlife Near Science Museum |
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| London Nightlife |
| Boujis |
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43
Thurloe Street,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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4 minutes distance from Science Museum
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