Wallace Collection

Brilliant for ages 7 and up, especially if your kids are into knights, treasure or drawing. Teens can roam with their sketchbooks, little ones love the helmets, and grown-ups love pretending they live there.

You’ll find paintings, porcelain, portraits, suits of armour, swanky furniture and even a few hidden swords. It’s like stepping into a historical version of Cribs, if Cribs had cannons.

Yes, the arms and armour galleries are top-tier. Add in the Great Gallery and the full-on fancy state rooms for the full wow-factor. Honestly, it’s the closest you’ll get to a fairytale castle vibe in central London.

There are activity packs, trails and even free sketching materials for kids and teens. Keep an eye out for pop-up events during school holidays, they often run hands-on armour sessions too.

Yes – snap away, just no flash and no pics in the café. There are some great selfie spots too, especially near the armour and in the gold-leaf rooms.

There’s a gorgeous café in the covered courtyard that serves everything from children’s lunchboxes to posh cakes. If you’re after a picnic, you’ll need to head outside – no snacks in the galleries, sorry!

Yes, fully buggy and wheelchair friendly, with lifts, accessible toilets, and helpful staff on hand. The building’s old, but the access is bang up to date.

You’ll need at least 90 minutes to hit the highlights, but if your kids get into the sketching or storytelling, you could easily stretch it to a couple of hours (especially with cake).

It’s tucked just behind Oxford Street, so you’re minutes from Hyde Park, Marylebone High Street, or a quick hop to Regent’s Park. Great for building a mini itinerary.

It’s a five-minute stroll from Bond Street Tube. Or grab any bus along Oxford Street and hop off at Selfridges. It’s closer than you think.